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Cyber security specialist Palo Alto Networks has recognised the outstanding achievements and contributions of its partners during 2024, with Spark and Datacom collecting four of the eight awards.
The winners included systems integrators, distributors, telcos, managed service providers and cloud providers who had shown exceptional innovation and agility, Palo Alto said.
Head of channel and commercial business Vasely Sapunov said the dedication of Palo Alto’s partner community had enabled the delivery of solutions to organisations of all sizes across New Zealand.
“At Palo Alto Networks, our partners are integral to our success,” Sapunov said. “Through close collaboration, we are able to reach more organisations and advance cyber resilience and capabilities as we safeguard our customers’ businesses.”
The winners were:
Technical excellence award: Datacom
Growth partner of the year: Lexel Systems
Rising star: Spark
MSSP of the year: LinearStack
Cortex partner of the year: PwC New Zealand
SASE partner of the year: One New Zealand, in partnership with Defend
Deal of the year: Datacom
Sales excellence award: Spark
The awards were held at the SO/ in Auckland after the 2024 Technology Summit with Ingram Micro sponsoring the dinner.
The annual summit and partner awards night was also preceded by Innovate 2024, the New Zealand localisation of Palo Alto Networks’ global roadshow.
The Technology Summit 2024 was supported by Westcon, as platinum sponsor, with Ingram Micro as gold sponsor.