Versent accelerates AI-driven enterprise modernisation with five-year AWS partnership

Versent’s new agreement with AWS signals a shift towards programmable networks and agentic AI, aiming to revolutionise mid-market enterprise services with rapid application assessment and modernisation tools amidst the evolving network landscape.

Versent has deepened its long-running relationship with Amazon Web Services through a five-year agreement aimed at bringing agentic AI and modernisation services to mid-market customers, as the Telstra-owned consultancy looks to push artificial intelligence deeper into enterprise infrastructure.

The deal comes as Telstra and Versent increasingly frame network infrastructure as something that can be programmed and consumed on demand, rather than treated as a fixed utility. Telstra’s own programmable network offering is built around secure, flexible connectivity with rapid provisioning, while its adaptive network products combine networking choices with integrated security to support faster change.

Speaking in the Arnnet report, Telstra group executive for product and technology Kim Krogh Andersen described this as a shift towards “network as a product”, arguing that the next phase of software-defined networking will require systems in which agents continuously request and use compute, AI and network capacity. He said security built into that programmability is central to how future solutions will work.

Versent is presenting App Xray as one of the clearest examples of that AI-first approach. The tool is designed to assess legacy applications quickly, replacing a process that once took weeks with a turnaround of roughly 24 to 48 hours, according to the company. It generates a business case, risk analysis and recommendations against frameworks such as SOC 2 and financial-services standards, which Versent says could help customers avoid large consulting bills tied to manual assessment work.

That pitch reflects a broader challenge for enterprises wrestling with old systems: whether to keep spending on legacy modernisation or to bolt new capabilities on top. Versent argues that too many organisations have accumulated layers of applications over time, creating complexity that AI-assisted delivery could help simplify.

AWS Australia and New Zealand country lead Pip Gilbert said the company has seen Versent deliver across complex cloud and AI environments in Australia, and that agentic AI is already beginning to reshape how organisations operate. In her view, the new agreement gives customers a more structured route from early experimentation to production deployment, while keeping operational responsibility and scale in focus.

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