Onel designs, builds and runs infrastructure for organisations where downtime is not an option and every change is audited.
Most people arrive here via a referral. If that's you, here's who to call.
Partner of the Year
HPE Hybrid IT Gold
2025
Recognition
CRN Fast 50
Five times · 2017–2025
Panel member
MAV · DPC
+ Procure Australasia
Sector
Local and state government
Victoria
Independence
Multi-vendor
No sales quota
Partnerships across the platforms we build on, and no sales quota on any of them. We recommend what fits your environment, not what is paying us this quarter.
Solutions
Four practice areas where we lead: cloud, security, data centre and network. Four supporting capabilities that show up in every build. All delivered by the same senior team, with no hand-offs.
End-to-end infrastructure for public, private and hybrid cloud. Strategy, migration, managed operations and FinOps discipline.
AWS · Azure · Nutanix · VMware
Read more →From threat assessment to Essential Eight uplift to 24/7 monitoring. Pragmatic security that holds up to audit.
Palo Alto · Fortinet · Microsoft
Read more →Storage, virtualisation, backup, DR and business continuity, designed for organisations that can't afford to be down.
HPE Gold · NetApp · Rubrik · Cohesity
Read more →Campus, wide-area and wireless networks. Built for performance, designed for the cyber posture you actually need.
Cisco · Meraki · Aruba Silver · Fortinet
Read more →Vendor-neutral advisory to design the right solution before committing to implementation. The phase every build should start with.
Vendor-neutral · Pre-build
Read more →Modernise legacy applications and automate software delivery: CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes and DevSecOps.
CI/CD · IaC · Kubernetes
Read more →A dedicated cloud environment designed, built and fully managed by Onel on a monthly fee. Private infrastructure without the overhead.
Fixed monthly fee · 24/7
Read more →Expert third-level support across infrastructure, network, cloud, security and DevOps. SLA-backed escalation alongside your internal team.
Third-level · SLA-backed
Read more →Who we work with
View case studies →
Local government
Water authority
State government
Higher education
Local government
Water authority
Health
Major venue
Recent work
Three client stories. What we built, what changed, and why they're still here.
Local government · ongoing since 2018
Complete replacement of 6-year-old infrastructure with HPE Nimble all-flash, VMware and Veeam. Cutover completed with only 4–5 minutes of downtime. Auditors rated their disaster recovery sector-leading.
Read the case study
State government · no unplanned downtime
The platform the state borrows through, migrated during business hours with no unplanned downtime. On time and on budget.
Read the case study
Local government · Network modernisation
End-of-life network switches replaced with Aruba infrastructure across multiple council sites. Deployed without interruption to council services. Zero-trust network access via Aruba ClearPass now prevents unauthorised devices from accessing the network.
Read the case studyHow we work
Most integrators sell strategy by a senior partner, then quietly hand delivery to juniors. We don't. The consultants who scope your work also design it, implement it, and support it. White-glove service. Not white-glove pricing.
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Every engagement starts with a senior consultant, not a salesperson or a graduate billing senior rates. The same person stays through delivery and support.
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We hold partnerships across the major infrastructure and security platforms, so we can pick the right one for your environment, not the one with the best rebate this quarter.
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Go-live isn't the finish line. Bayside, P&O Maritime and Gippsland Water have stayed with us for over a decade, by choice rather than by contract.
Two questions behind every engagement
Eight solutions, but every client conversation reduces to one of two questions: what should we build next, and how do we keep what we have running? Onel does both, with the same senior team across both halves - increasingly as a service, on three to five year terms with a monthly fee rather than a capital purchase.
For organisations facing a major investment: replacing ageing infrastructure, moving to cloud, modernising legacy applications, hardening security posture, or starting a transformation programme.
For organisations that need senior engineering on tap. Third-level escalation alongside your internal team, disaster recovery as a service, or a private cloud platform on a fixed monthly fee - hardware, services and support bundled into one term, run by the same engineers who designed it.
Featured story
An HPE dHCI upgrade that replaced ageing hyperconverged infrastructure. Zero downtime against five maintenance windows in the previous six months, and 30% lower cost over five years.
"Thanks to Onel's strategy, we're well-prepared to meet our capacity and performance requirements for the next five years."
A low-commitment way to start
If you're sitting on an infrastructure decision and want a second opinion, book a 60-minute review with one of our senior consultants. We'll walk through what you're trying to solve, ask the questions a vendor wouldn't, and follow up with written recommendations, including the things we can't help with.
60 minutes, video or in-person
Wherever you are in Australia. Office hours, AEST.
A senior consultant, not a salesperson
One of our principals, matched to your topic.
Written follow-up within 48 hours
Recommendations, vendor-agnostic. Yours to act on however you see fit.
Free for any organisation. We ask one question on the booking form: what are you trying to solve? It helps us send the right consultant.
What clients say
“They are not a ‘drop and run’ organisation. They are beyond a sale - it’s a solution with support for the life of the contract. We can call them at any time and they’ll respond promptly.”
Kathryn Tozer
Manager Information Services, Bayside City Council · Client since 2018
“Onel worked with us at a strategic and operational level. They provided guidance on trends in technology that helped to shape our thinking to come up with the right solution.”
Jim Papazoglou
Manningham City Council · Client since 2013
“We have developed a strong relationship where we know Onel will provide the best advice and service. What makes Onel stand out is their ability to add value.”
Andrew Ross
Gippsland Water · Client since 2014
“We’ve had a long relationship with Onel, so we were happy to use them for this project. They brought lots of expertise, and worked with us to plan and deliver the solution.”
Steven Weingartner
P&O Maritime · Ongoing
Credentials
Industry awards since 2017, current vendor accreditations, and pre-qualification on the panels Victorian government actually buys through.
Industry recognition
Also: HPE Hybrid IT Gold Partner of the Year, 2025.
Vendor partnerships
Current accreditations with the platforms we build on. Each tier is earned through certified engineers, project history, and ongoing vendor scrutiny.
Accreditations & panels
MAV · DPC · Procure Australasia
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