Fortinet announces winners of 2024 Australia Partner Awards

Cybersecurity company Fortinet has announced the winners of its Australia Partner of the Year Awards for 2024.

The awards highligh the critical role these partners play in advancing cybersecurity solutions and customer engagement.

The awards honour partners for their achievements in areas such as revenue growth, Fortinet training investments, and innovative solution delivery. The recognition also applauds successful collaborations on customer engagements that contribute to Fortinet's mission.

John Milionis, Director of Channel and Distribution, Australia, at Fortinet, stated, "The 2024 Australia Partner of the Year Awards celebrate Fortinet's partners for their outstanding contributions to advancing cybersecurity.

"These partners play a vital role in Fortinet's mission of providing effective cybersecurity solutions and have excelled in addressing customer challenges with precision, innovation, and dedication," he said.

"From mitigating cyber threats to securing hybrid IT environments and protecting critical infrastructure, their efforts help organisations build resilience and operate with confidence. Fortinet remains committed to equipping partners with the tools, training, and support they need to continue delivering exceptional outcomes in a rapidly evolving threat landscape."

Among the winners, Telstra was awarded the Australia Partner of the Year. Other notable recipients include NTT DATA as the Enterprise Partner of the Year, CBR Cyber as the Government Partner of the Year, and LAB3 as the Growth Partner of the Year.

Additional accolades were given to mcr IT as the Managed Security Services Provider of the Year, Ip.Glass as the Operational Technology Partner of the Year, Scyne Advisory as the Security Operations Partner of the Year, Aussie Broadband as the Telco Partner of the Year, and Wavelink as the Distributor of the Year.

Accordng to the company,  Fortinet remains focused on fostering productive relationships with partners, aiming to distinguish them from competitors. The Fortinet Engage Partner program helps partners acquire the industry knowledge they need to increase business opportunities, deliver digital acceleration for customers with customisable programs, and accelerate partner growth.

Fortinet is committed to helping partners meet new and evolving customer challenges created by work-from-anywhere models, hybrid IT environments, and the evolving threat landscape through Fortinet's Engage Partner Program and enablement tools for partners. The program is focused on enabling growth opportunities that are unique with Fortinet's expansive portfolio built around the Fortinet Security Fabric, designed to secure customers' entire infrastructure from the data centre to the cloud.

Fortinet has expressed its gratitude to the award winners and intends to continue building on the successes achieved together in the future.