Milestones
We have bought together some of the most trusted technology services businesses in Australia to meet the growing needs of our clients. Today, we offer end to end services from advisory to managed services and have offices across the country. Our team combines deep technology expertise with industry knowledge to deliver outcomes for clients.
Use the arrows to navigate the timeline below and discover key milestones in NCS Australia's history.
NCS enters Australia
2000
NCS made its mark in Australia more than 20 years ago, launching in partnership with Optus Enterprise not long after the sparkle settled on the fireworks from the Sydney Olympics. We were proud to begin delivering end-to-end ICT and digital services to the enterprise market, beginning local relationships and partnerships that have kept evolving, as we have, to support our clients’ changing needs.
NCS acquires Riley
2021
We acquired leading Australian cloud-based solutions consultancy Riley, strengthening our expertise in digital services for Google Cloud applications, as well as across cloud-native transformation, data supply chain and cloud operations for mid-market and enterprise clients.
DSpark integrates into NCS
2021
DSpark, operating as DataSpark abroad, was integrated into NCS regionally – supporting growth in our broader capabilities across end-to-end advanced analytics and big data solutions, including mobility intelligence services.
NCS acquires majority of Eighty20 Solutions
2021
We acquired a majority investment in cloud transformation specialist and leading Microsoft partner, Eighty20 Solutions, which offers end-to-end solutions across Azure cloud, business applications, workplace modernisation and managed services.
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NCS acquires Dialog
2022
We acquired Australia’s largest privately-owned IT services company, The Dialog Group, adding further domain expertise core IT and digital services for government and enterprise clients. The Dialog Group of companies expanded our capabilities across cloud, ERP, CRM, licensing, data, testing, staff augmentation and digital experience.
NCS acquires Arq Group
2022
We acquired digital services company Arq Group, broadening our footprint across key industries including the public sector. Specialist skills and services including cloud, digital experience, applications, data, advisory, security and managed services.
NCS Australia appoints senior leadership
2023
Our senior leadership team, led by Managing Director Marcus Salouk, were appointed, sharing a commitment to embracing our culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence as we leverage our legacy across technology services and look ahead to new possibilities for collaboration and co-creation with our people, partners and clients.
NCS and Google Cloud reveal strategic partnership
2023
NCS and Google Cloud revealed a strategic partnership to accelerate AI-led transformation for public and private sector organisations across Australia, as well as more broadly in Singapore and the wider Asia Pacific (APAC) region, with Riley Founder Tom Bernadou, now Global Google Alliance Lead at NCS, leading the strategic partnership.
NCS expands collaboration with Microsoft
2024
NCS announced an expanded collaboration with Microsoft with a focus on accelerating AI and cloud innovation, with the creation of a dedicated growth engine in NCS, as well as new end-to-end solutions and intellectual property, set to unlock more value for clients in Australia, as well as across the region.