CEO. AI Consultancy. Australia.
I am James Diekman. I run Accelerate Tech, an award-winning, advanced specialised Microsoft Partner in Australia. We deploy AI for enterprise and government clients. I also use it to run my own business: operations, proposals, delivery, intelligence. A growing proportion of it.
Most business leaders have spent money on Claude, OpenAI, or Microsoft Copilot and are not seeing the return. This site is where I show senior leaders (CEOs, CTOs, CIOs) exactly where the opportunity is and what to do first. No theory. The actual systems, the actual results.
What you will find here
Most AI content tells you why AI matters. I would rather show you how it works.
I run a consultancy that deploys AI for councils, utilities, and enterprise clients across Australia. I also use it to run my own business, from proposal generation to employee onboarding to client delivery. This site is where I open up the whole system.
Weekly Videos
Screen recordings, walkthroughs, and deep dives on the tools and workflows I use every day. Claude, Claude Code, OpenClaw, Microsoft Copilot. Real builds, real results.
Watch on YouTube →Blog & Newsletter
Written versions of every video, plus exclusive insights and behind-the-scenes notes. Published weekly, no filler.
Read the blog →Work With Me
Start with an AI Audit: a paid week-long diagnostic of your business. From there, a 90-day implementation engagement or the community for ongoing support.
Learn more →19 March 2026 · 9 min read
Full walkthrough: OpenClaw on a Linux VM, connected to Microsoft 365 via Graph API and Bot Framework. What I built, what broke, and what I'd do differently.
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24 February 2026 · 2 min read
It used to take half a day. Now it takes 45 minutes. The interesting part isn't the time saving.
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17 February 2026 · 1 min read
We started with timesheets and invoice chasing. That was backwards.
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Who this is for
You are a CEO, CTO, CIO, or CFO at a business with a real team (15 to 200 people). You have made AI investments. You are not getting the return. Your competitors are moving faster, your board is asking questions, and every AI vendor is telling you theirs is the answer.
I work with leaders in this position. In one week I map your business, identify every real AI opportunity, and tell you exactly what to do first. No fluff. A prioritised roadmap your team can act on.
This is not for price-shoppers or people who want to do it all themselves. It is for leaders who value expertise and want results.
Microsoft Solutions Partner | AI & Data Consultancy | Working with Australian government, utilities, and enterprise since 2019
The short version
I have founded multiple companies. The current one is Accelerate Tech, a Microsoft Partner working with enterprise and government clients across Australia. We go deep on Azure, Microsoft 365, Copilot, Claude, and OpenClaw.
Three years ago I started going all-in on AI across every part of the business. Not just for clients. For how we operate internally. I built agent workflows, automated our proposal pipeline, created a prompt library that has become a company playbook, and set up an always-on AI assistant running on a Mac Mini in my office.
This site is where I share all of it.
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