The Leonardo Blog

The Compelling Origins of Containers A number of years ago, it become clear that the rise of container platforms was more than just a passing technology trend. A genuine technology shift was taking place that would undoubtedly change the IT industry forever. Early indicators were everywhere. Investment by the largest software industry giants was significant, as was their marketing positioning. Pivotal and IBM were aggressive with Cloud Foundry and Blue Mix. Red Hat was progressive with Openshift and receiving industry praise. Docker Inc stormed onto the scene. Then Google started the Kubernetes opensource project with immediate impact. Locally, there were also strong indicators. MeetUp groups were started and quickly became well-attended - especially the Docker meetups based in Australia. In the early days, the meetings were sold-out, and eager attendees weren't able to secure a spot. After a humble start, the Kubernetes MeetUp was became very popular and continues to be so to this day. There was something brewing, and everyone wanted to be a part of it.

If the past five years have proven anything, it is the need for organisations to evolve and transform or die. Regardless of whether the organisation is governmental, large corporation, small business, sole trader, regulator, or anything in between, the need to transform service and value delivery to meet changing expectations now appears to be the pre-eminent strategic challenge.

Regardless of the industry, sector or market, every regulatory sector contains a wide range of participants, each with different motivations and drivers that influence their intent, behaviour, preferences, reactions, and willingness to comply with rules and policies. For regulators of these industries and markets, maintaining a balance between the interests of the industry, and the interests of the consumer has always been a perpetual challenge. Arguably, the bigger challenge for regulators has been an inability to adapt their strategy and approach to address differences in human behaviour and intent within the applicable industry. These agencies have struggled to understand who their stakeholders are and how they are motivated today in this market.

Red Hat announced Leonardo as their 'ANZ Professional Services Partner of the Year'. This is the third year in a row Leonardo has been recognised at these regional awards, and we're extremely honoured again for this acknowledgement. Well done to Team Leonardo for your superb work delivering great outcomes for clients - and to Red Hat Asia Pacific for their amazing partner growth and results over the past year.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – 7 July 2020 – Leonardo today announced its investment in Apromore - a leading developer of open-source, AI-driven process mining technology. The investment forms part of a Series A round of funding totalling $A6.8 million, led by German business process management specialist GBTEC, and also included The University of Melbourne, which helped to incubate Apromore prior to spin off.