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Australia’s Managed AI & IT Provider

Your technology should reduce risk, save time and support better decisions. With managed AI & IT from First Focus, Australian businesses get AI, cyber security, cloud and managed IT working together to turn technology into measurable business value.

Local support. Semi-dedicated pods. Same-day SLA coverage. F-Connect Client Portal. ISO 27001 accredited.

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Managed AI & IT Services

Your AI & IT Department

Your technology needs have moved beyond traditional IT support, but a full in-house technology team still doesn’t make sense.

One team running strategy, security, support, cloud, and AI for Australian businesses with 20 to 200 staff.

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One Managed Model for AI, IT & Security

CORE gives growing businesses a complete technology function without the cost of building one in-house.

Support, security, cloud, data, AI and automation are managed together in one accountable service, helping your business stay secure, run smoothly and work smarter.

Less technology noise. Stronger security. More productivity. Better return from your technology investment.

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How First Focus Delivers

A Managed AI & IT Model
Built For Accountability

The return only shows up when support is easy to access, advice is commercially sound and someone owns the whole environment.

First Focus brings local support, semi-dedicated pods, clear reporting and security governance together, so managed AI & IT works in day-to-day business, not just in a proposal.


Local Support

Work with an Australian team, backed by wider First Focus specialists, systems and service processes when extra depth is needed.

Known Team

Semi-dedicated support pods designed to provide consistent people, deeper business familiarity and responsive support as we scale.

Teams Portal

F-Connect is our Microsoft Teams-based support portal for logging tickets, chatting with support and checking progress in one place.

Keep IT Simple

Same-day SLA

Standard support requests raised during business hours are covered by same-day service levels, based on priority, impact and complexity.

No Commissions

Consultants and account managers are not paid sales commissions, so advice stays focused on fit, value and business need.

ISO 27001

ISO 27001 accredited to support secure, governed AI and IT environments, giving leaders more confidence around risk, compliance and reporting.

What happens next

From Onboarding To ROI

Changing IT providers or introducing AI should not create more noise for your team. First Focus gives you a managed path from review to rollout, with a dedicated onboarding and transition team responsible for getting the first six months right.

That team is measured against a 10/10 satisfaction score after six months, so success is judged by how well the change works for your people, leaders and business.

From there, the same cycle continues: review what is changing, deliver the work that matters and track the return in plain business language.

 

Review

We assess your IT, security, cloud, support and AI use to find where time, productivity, spend or risk is being lost.

Prioritise Return

We agree which issues matter most, from staff interruptions and cyber risk to waste, reporting gaps or AI and automation opportunities.

Deliver the Work

We carry out the agreed work across support, security, cloud, devices, projects and AI, with clear ownership and communication.

Track Return

We track time saved, risk reduced, spend under control and next actions, then explain progress in plain business language.

Proof in practice

What Better AI Outcomes Look Like

AI should create measurable business value, not another set of disconnected experiments.

See how real businesses are using practical AI projects to save time, improve decisions and solve specific workflow problems with the right controls in place.

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Your AI, IT, and security 

Recognised. Certified. Recommended.

First Focus is certified to ISO 27001 for information security, with annual external audits of how we manage and protect data. We also hold ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications for quality and environmental management.

We are a Microsoft Partner and an OpenAI Services Partner for Australia and New Zealand, with practical experience rolling out the platforms and AI tools many NZ businesses already use.

Across Australia and New Zealand, we support 800+ businesses and 35,000+ end users. First Focus has also been ranked Australia’s #1 Managed Service Provider by Cloudtango for nine years running. Our teams on both sides of the Tasman work to the same high standards.

What customers tell us

Why Australian Businesses Are Choosing First Focus

Most Managed Service Providers (MSPs) look the same on paper. The differences show up in how the work actually gets done. Four things our customers tell us made the difference.

01

A team that knows your business

Every customer is assigned a semi-dedicated pod. The same people, looking after the same business, week after week. Your pod gets to know your systems, your staff, and the way your business actually runs. It feels like having an internal IT team, with the depth of a much larger provider behind it.

Most of our new customers tell us this is the reason they switched.

02

Advice that isn’t tied to a sales quota

Our account managers aren’t paid commissions. That one decision shapes every conversation you’ll have with us. The advice you get is about your business and what it actually needs to become more productive or secure, not about hitting someone’s number at the end of the quarter.

We’ll tell you when you don’t need to spend money, not just when you do.

03

See what’s happening, right inside Teams

F-Connect is our customer portal, built into Microsoft Teams. Your staff log tickets, chat with support, and check the status of open issues without leaving the app they already use all day. You get clear reporting on what’s been raised, by whom, and how it’s tracking. No new login to remember. No platform to train people on.

Around 30% of support tickets come in through F-Connect, because it’s the path of least friction.

04

A same day response, every time

Standard support requests raised during business hours get a same day response. Not a same day target. A same day commitment. It’s one of the reasons our customers stop thinking about IT as a source of stress and start thinking about it as something that just works.

Urgent issues get prioritised ahead of the queue, so critical problems don’t wait behind routine ones.

Want to see how the pod model works in practice?

Watch the walkthrough of how we work on YouTube.

How We Work

First Focus - Australias best managed service provider

Who We Work With

You’re an Australian business with 20 to 200 staff, without a full in-house technology team.

You want more than reliable IT support. You want stronger security, clearer visibility, smarter ways of working and technology that delivers a return.

You want a partner that understands your business, brings ideas forward and helps you get more from AI, automation and the technology you already use.

You don’t need another IT vendor. You need a technology partner.

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Testimonials

35,000+ Supported

End Users


David Abela

Finance Manager, Proximo Spirits Australia

First Focus has been helping this business with our IT needs for almost 10 years. As we have grown and gone through changes, First Focus have helped every step of the way and ensured our systems are up to date with a constantly evolving IT environment. Their service and knowledge is exceptional and their constant monitoring of our IT environment means we can all focus on our core business.

Michael Feliciano

Director of Corporate Services, Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons

When COVID hit, First Focus swiftly implemented a number of projects to improve the security and stability of our IT systems and support a remote work environment. I highly recommend First Focus to any company that wants a future-facing IT infrastructure managed by people you can trust.

Chen Chen

IT Infrastructure Manager at Australia Post FDS

As a division of Australia Post we must maintain a high level of security to protect customer data and the First Focus’ Managed network and Firewalls provide us with this. The level of support they provide for our cloud infrastructure is second to none, which is crucial to the continued day-to-day operations of our business.

Nayyar Ghaznavi

CIO at Rexel Holdings Australia

The team at First Focus have developed a strong relationship with Rexel Holdings Australia which has led to us outsourcing a number of services to them, the largest of which is the SD-WAN. The First Focus team are collaborative and engage extremely well with our team and our extended partner network to deliver quality outcomes.

Drew Auld

CIO, Nesuto Australia and New Zealand

First Focus provides excellent technical support, and I can always count on friendly and expert advice from the whole team.

CI Australia

Executive Assistant, CI Australia PTY LTD

CI Australia started working with First Focus in 2019. We were looking for an MSP that could deliver increased service quality with pricing that matched our budget. First Focus was originally in our top three preferred providers. What really helped them stand out was their proposal – there was no over- or under-scoping – and their reputation for good people and services.

Kate Smart

Renu Energy

We are happy with First Focus' attentiveness and availability of TAMs and support techs. Their ability to identify problem areas and working to resolve in a timely manner exceeds our expectations. Although we have been faced with some on-boarding issues, First Focus have been dedicated to working with us to rectify these issues and undertaking process improvement where needed.

Caitlin Hughes

Corporate Services Manager, Harrier Group

Our people now trust their IT. They don’t have to spend hours researching IT answers because they trust that when a call is logged it will be resolved. I’ll recommend First Focus to anyone because I know that they’ll be in good hands.

Adam Butler

Technology Manager, Redlands College

First Focus aren’t just suppliers, they think about the desired outcome and suggest the best way to overcome the problem.

Ready to See What Managed AI & IT Could Look Like for Your Business?

IT support, cyber security, data, cloud and AI are increasingly connected. Managing them well means looking at the whole picture, not each part in isolation.

We’ll talk through how your business is using technology today, where the biggest risks and opportunities are, and what you want to improve next.

You’ll get clear, practical advice on your options and whether First Focus is the right technology partner for your business.

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