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Episode Summary:

In this episode of Cloud Reset, Jono and Naran are joined by Warwick Boulter, co-founder and CEO of Collaboro, an Australian SaaS company leading the way in digital asset management. Warwick shares his journey from TV production to building a rapidly scaling tech company focused on enabling brands to reclaim control of their content, ensuring it’s ready for the future of marketing.

In this episode you’ll hear about:

• How Collaboro is navigating rapid growth and acquisition in a sluggish market.

• The importance of data sovereignty for Australian businesses and how it influences customer decisions.

• Collaboro’s bold move to embrace cloud repatriation to optimise costs, increase data control, and enable AI use cases.

• The rise of hybrid and containerised environments to improve scalability and portability for SaaS platforms.

• Insights on preparing IT strategies to handle acquisitions and the unknowns of new data types.

• Practical advice for business leaders on spotting red flags in partnerships and attracting top talent through innovative approaches like Employee Share Options Plans (ESOPs).

This episode is packed with real-world examples and actionable insights for Australian SaaS businesses, IT leaders, and anyone navigating the evolving digital and cloud landscape.