Deloitte New Zealand enters alliance with Databricks
The alliance brings together Deloitte’s deep industry experience with the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to solve the toughest data management challenges
Auckland, 04 November 2025 – Deloitte New Zealand has announced a strategic alliance with Databricks, the data and AI company, designed to empower organisations across New Zealand with advanced data, analytics, and artificial intelligence capabilities.
This partnership brings together Deloitte’s industry expertise and Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to help New Zealand businesses unlock new value from their data, drive innovation, and accelerate their digital transformation journeys.
Through this alliance, Deloitte clients will gain access to leading cloud-based data solutions, enabling them to manage, analyse, and derive actionable insights from complex datasets at scale. By leveraging Databricks’ technology, Deloitte will deliver enhanced data engineering, machine learning, and analytics services, supporting organisations to make faster, smarter decisions and respond to market opportunities with agility.
This partnership strengthens Deloitte’s commitment to helping clients navigate the evolving digital landscape. Deloitte’s deep sector knowledge, combined with Databricks’ powerful Lakehouse architecture, will facilitate the development of tailored solutions that address specific industry challenges from optimising supply chains and improving customer experiences, to supporting regulatory compliance.
Deloitte New Zealand Partner and AI & Data Lead, Roger Lee, states “our alliance with Databricks marks a significant step in our mission to support New Zealand organisations in harnessing the full potential of their data and AI. Together, we will empower our clients to innovate with confidence, build resilient businesses, and shape a digitally enabled future.”
By providing the necessary tools, people, and accelerators, coupled with vast experience in implementing and scaling the most innovative technologies, Deloitte and Databricks will deliver proven experience, elevated capability and accelerated efficiency.
The ANZ region is experiencing huge growth. Databricks New Zealand Country Manager, Carol Brown, said: “Data and AI are the building blocks for businesses in today’s landscape, and our partnership with Deloitte New Zealand will help accelerate their adoption across sectors, equipping organisations with tools like the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform and Agent Bricks that make it easier for them to harness the power of their data for analytics and AI apps and agents.”
As demand for data-driven insights continues to grow, Deloitte’s enhanced capabilities will ensure clients can modernise their data platforms, streamline operations, and unlock new opportunities for growth. The strategic alliance signals Deloitte New Zealand’s ongoing investment in digital innovation and its commitment to delivering transformative outcomes for clients nationwide.
“Our clients can present their most complex business and data requirements, and we will be able to rapidly enable a target-state data and AI platform to not only meet their immediate needs but also create a foundation to serve their most strategic and long-term business goals,” continues Lead Alliance Director, Fred Rushmer.
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