Gigamon celebrates partner excellence at ANZ awards ceremony
Gigamon recently hosted its ANZ Partner Awards ceremony at W Hotel Melbourne, offering a chance to industry leaders and partners to celebrate the achievements and innovation in the regional cybersecurity and networking sector.
The dazzling gala was celebrated with the gracious presence of numerous international guests such as Dee Dee Acquista, Vice President of Worldwide Channel and Alliances, Eli Jacobson, Senior Director of Sales & Channel Operations, and Kenny Tan, Senior Director of Channel Sales APAC, all representing Gigamon. They were all there to salute the remarkable accomplishments of Gigamon's partners in the Australasian region.
The pinnacle of the event was the pronouncement of the awards for individuals and partners showcasing exceptional commitment, proficiency, and success in propelling Gigamon solutions that both secure and manage hybrid cloud infrastructure for a range of ANZ customers. Among the proud recipients were:
- ANZ GigaChampion, Sales: Shelby Friedman of Datacom
- ANZ GigaChampion, Sales Engineering: Matthew Shelley of InferenceIT
- ANZ Largest Deal Closed: NTT Data NZ
- ANZ Largest Cloud Deal Closed: Datacom
- ANZ Partner of the Year, Service Provider: MCR IT
- ANZ Partner of The Year, Enterprise: NTT Data
- ANZ Partner of The Year, GSPP: Prescient Solutions
- ANZ Partner of The Year, Federal: Datacom
- ANZ Distributor of The Year: NextGen Group
Commenting on the awards, Dee Dee Acquista stated, "These awards recognise the exceptional contributions and achievements of our partners in driving innovation and delivering value with Gigamon solutions to customers in the ANZ region. We are proud to collaborate with such outstanding partners and extend our heartfelt congratulations to all the winners."
Ross Salisbury, Director of Product Solutions Group (PSG) at Datacom, delineated, "Observability has become essential for assessing system performance and maintaining reliability across complex cloud environments - which is a battle conventional IT monitoring techniques just couldn't win. Datacom and Gigamon share a common goal for equipping our customers and partners with innovative tools that cut to the cause and fuel success. It's a proud moment to attend and accept three Gigamon awards as a reflection of our partnership achieving those ambitions. As we continue to live our mantra of 'Always Solving' we look forward to delivering even more successes together."
The event concluded with a gala dinner and a networking session, which provided attendees with the opportunity to create fresh associations and celebrate the accomplishments of the industry's top performers. Nexgen Group generously sponsored these welcome drinks.
Simon Oliver, Gigamon's Head of Channel for ANZ, said that the most striking part of the evening was indeed the acknowledgement of worthy award winners at the Gigamon ANZ Partner Awards. However, the significance of the night wasn't limited just to celebrating the achievements but also to creating stronger bonds and converging on shaping the future of digital resilience in synergy with their partners.
