Phil Goldie - Director of Partner Development, Microsoft
Microsoft has unveiled finalists for its upcoming Microsoft Australia Partner Awards (MAPA), emphasising the vendor’s growing Cloud footprint across the channel.
To be recognised during the Australia Partner Conference (APC) on September 5-8 in the Gold Coast, the awards showcase examples of partner innovation within the Microsoft channel, with new and emerging technologies such as Cloud and mobility featuring heavily.
“Our partner network is transforming with the Cloud at its core and it’s having an incredible impact on our customers,” Microsoft Director of Partner Development, Phil Goldie, said.
“From the large national players located in metropolitan areas, to smaller yet equally vital partners in regional Australia; this year’s MAPA submissions are a real showcase of the diverse yet powerfully interconnected tapestry that is our partner network.”
Goldie said partners are pushing the envelope in terms of Cloud innovation, with ground-breaking products and services brought to life through the “power of partnership”.
“From an app that counted and tracked tomatoes for the country’s largest tomato processing company, to an Internet of Things solution that saves lives of outdoor workers,” he said.
“The abundant number of submissions this year that build on unique partner IP is undeniable proof that creativity and transformative work is thriving in Australia.”
As previously reported by ARN, MOQdigital took out the 2016 Microsoft Australian Country Partner of the Year award, and will be recognised at the upcoming Worldwide Partner Conference in Toronto.
The Microsoft Australia Partner Awards finalists are as follows:
Emerging Partner Award:
- Engagis
- Quorum
- SixPivot
Excellence in Business Insights and Data Award:
- BizData
- Empired
- Expose
Excellence in Cloud Customer Relationship Management Award:
- Empired
- Oakton Services
- UXC Eclipse
Excellence in Cloud Platform Award:
- Ignia
- Kloud Solutions
- Satalyst
Excellence in Cloud Productivity Award:
- Ensyst
- Readify
- Thomas Duryea Consulting
Excellence in Customer Lifecycle Management Award:
- Adopt & Embrace
- EPM Partners
- Sensei Project Solutions
Excellence in Enterprise Social Award:
- IComm Australia
- Kloud Solutions
Excellence in Industry and Platform Innovation Award:
Four winners will be announced at APC
Excellence in Learning Award:
- DDLS
- MGT
- New Horizons Learning Centres
- Sensei Project Solutions
Excellence in Licensing Award:
- Data#3 Limited
- Insight Enterprises Australia
- rhipe
Excellence in Managed Service Award:
- Kloud Solutions
- Mexia
- XCENTRAL
Excellence in Marketing Award:
- Empired Ltd
- rhipe
- UXC Eclipse
Excellence in Mobility and Devices Award:
- Dilignet
- iCareHealth
- Thomas Duryea Consulting
Excellence in Regional Area Customers Award:
- Advance Computing
- Mexia
- XCENTRAL
Excellence in Small and Mid-Market Cloud Solutions Award:
- GCITS Technology
- ONGC Systems
- TTS
Excellence in Solution Sales Specialisation Award:
- Datacom Systems
- Kloud Solutions
Excellence in Surface Resale Award:
- Data#3 Limited
- Datacom Systems
- Ethan Group
- Staples
Excellence in Technology Solutions Specialisation Award:
- Empired
- Ignia
- Mexia
Excellence in Wholesale Distribution Award:
- Dicker Data
- Ingram Micro
- rhipe
Technology for Social Impact Award:
- Avanade
- Kloud Solutions
- Readify
Winning Together Award:
- Avanade & Sitecore
- Modality Systems & Telstra
- Velrada Capital Pty Ltd & Sodexo Remote Sites Australia
