Pictured above: Guy Holmes (Tape Ark CEO & Founder) with Tracey Spicer AM (Journalist & Author of an AI-focused book titled Man-Made: how the bias of the past is being built into the future)
Australian Export Awards
The Australian Export Awards celebrates and showcases the achievements of extraordinary Australian exporters succeeding on a global stage. Now in its 62nd year, it is one of Australia’s longest running business awards.
After taking out the top position for the WA Export Awards – Professional Services category, Tape Ark were invited to attend the 62nd Australian Export Awards. Winners were announced at the Australian Export Awards national ceremony on Wednesday 20 November, 2024 at Parliament House in Canberra. It was a night of celebration hosted by Minister for Trade and Tourism, Senator the Hon Don Farrell, and attended by over 450 business leaders, diplomatic, senior government guests, together with representatives from the finalist businesses.
Thanks to Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade), together we celebrated the achievements of Australia’s top exporters. Whilst Tape Ark | Global Experts in Tape to Cloud Migration didn’t walk away with a win, Tape Ark did receive the Judges commendation – which recognises the outstanding work similar to that of the category winner.
“I congratulate all winners across the 13 categories and recognise the 88 outstanding national finalists who are winners in their home state or territory.”
“The calibre of finalists this year was exceptional, collectively employing more than 24,300 people and generating more than $7.8 billion in export earnings in the last financial year.” – Senator the Hon Don Farrell, Minister for Trade and Tourism.
Find out more about the 62nd Australian Export Awards winners in each award category – read here
Deloitte Tech Fast 50
The next evening, November 21st, 2024 – Tape Ark attended the annual Deloitte Tech Fast 50 awards ceremony in Sydney and was pleased to be announced as the 40th fastest-growing technology company in Australia (up from 41st place in 2023).
The awards recognize and profile Australian technology companies – public or private – that have achieved the highest rates of annual revenue growth over the past three years. The Deloitte Tech Fast 50 Australia program, sponsored by ASX, Atlassian, Baker McKenzie and Workday – not only celebrates the success of Australia’s fastest-growing tech companies but also connects enterprise owners to connect with potential investors, helping put businesses on the map, here and overseas.
Tape Ark Founder & CEO, Guy Holmes, expressed, “Being named in the Deloitte Tech Fast 50 again, is a true reflection of the dedication our team has shown in overcoming significant scaling challenges. Tape Ark is now enabling the transfer of multi petabytes of data per day to public cloud hyperscalers like AWS and Azure. This capability is empowering businesses and governments worldwide to create vast data repositories that serve as the foundation for some of the largest AI and ML initiatives. Every day, I am excited to see how we can make a meaningful impact, and I am confident that Tape Ark will play a key role in groundbreaking discoveries in fields such as healthcare and climate research.”
According to Deloitte, this year’s winners achieved impressive growth in an environment where access to capital and investment has continued to fall. This year’s focus has shifted from topline growth to sustained performance, with operational discipline and positive cash flow becoming key metrics for valuations.
The full list of winners for 2024 can be found here:
“The Tech Fast 50 awards shine a spotlight on the innovation, resilience and opportunity for Australia’s tech sector. In a backdrop of economic challenges, declining productivity and higher capital costs, these trailblazing companies are not just navigating, but excelling.
“This year we showcase tech innovators who are setting new benchmarks and exemplify the strength and potential of Aussie tech innovation, demonstrating that with strategic investment and overcoming growth barriers, we can and are continuing to take Aussie tech innovation to the global stage, and adding to national prosperity.
“A new report from the Tech Council of Australia, ‘From Research to Reality: Lifting Tech Investment in Australia’, based on modelling provided by Deloitte Access Economics, shows increasing tech investment will bring substantial benefits to our economy and we look forward to seeing higher tech investment in R&D and tech adoption in coming years.” – Deloitte Technology Sector Leader Bec McConnochie
Tape Ark is enabling companies by liberating massive collections of historical data, removing legacy infrastructure requirements, and putting content into an accessible platform where the restraints of scale are removed.
