Top local partners honoured at Palo Alto Networks awards

Palo Alto Networks’ top partners across Australia were honoured at the vendor’s NextWave Partner Gala Dinner Awards in Sydney last night.

According to Palo Alto Networks, the awards recognise “the outstanding achievements and contributions of Palo Alto Networks’ partners towards securing the digital future of customers against cyber threats”.

“At Palo Alto Networks, our partners are integral to our success and I’m proud to have celebrated their achievements last night,” said Janet Docherty, Palo Alto Networks’ director for channel sales and alliances for Australia and New Zealand.

“Australia remains one of the most targeted countries globally by cybercriminals but thanks to the effort from our partners, we are able to reach more organisations and help them safeguard their businesses.”

She also said the winners showcase the “exceptional range of partner excellence across the region”.

“Our partners – including systems integrators, distributors, telcos, managed service providers, and cloud providers – all share a common dedication to protecting our customers from cyber threats. The success of our partners underscores the strength and importance of our collaboration. I extend my heartfelt thanks to all our partners for their outstanding contributions and for helping achieve these remarkable achievements,” Docherty added.

The recipients of this year’s awards are:

• NextWave Partner of the Year 2024 – Data#3
• NextWave Service Provider Partner of the Year 2024 – Telstra
• NextWave MSSP Innovator Partner of the Year 2024 – Superloop
• NextWave Cortex Partner of the Year 2024 – NTT Data
• NextWave Prisma Cloud Partner of the Year 2024 – Bastion
• NextWave Network Security Partner of the Year 2024 – Cube Networks
• NextWave Rising Star Partner of the Year 2024 – Secure Agility
• NextWave Sales Professional of the Year 2024 – Shelby Friedman at Datacom
• NextWave Technical Professional of the Year 2024 – Andrew Colliver at Secureware
• NextWave Marketplace of the Year 2024 – AWS
• NextWave Distributor of the Year 2024 – Arrow ECS

The awards were held after the vendor’s Ignite on Tour global roadshow event, which took place earlier in the day.