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Arthur Gimisis, Synnex Australia: "Achieving these Microsoft specialisations is more than recognition of our technical capabilities; it reflects our ongoing investment in the expertise, services and enablement that help our partners grow."

The platform will serve as a centralised assurance framework allowing the NSW Department of Primary Industry and Regional Development to demonstrate compliance, manage risk, and maintain accountability across its systems.

The countdown is on. Entries for the 2026 Benchmark Security Awards, powered by iTnews and techpartner.news, close on Thursday, 6 August. From MSPs and consultancies to technology partners delivering outstanding cyber security solutions, the awards recognise the businesses and individuals making a real impact across Australia's IT channel. If you've helped customers strengthen their cyber resilience, delivered measurable outcomes or led innovative security projects, now is the time to have your work recognised. Technology Partners – enter now: https://lnkd.in/gPunhSik Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e7wKduZ5 Join Australia's leading technology partners and cyber security professionals at the Benchmark Security Awards Conference & Gala Dinner on 11 November, where this year's finalists and winners will be celebrated. Entries close Thursday, 6 August.

Hope McGarry, Ingram Micro: “We will look to enable our partner community from a sales and technical perspective, and provide them with the resources that they need to be able to take the Oracle solution stack to market to solve for their customers' challenges, which are becoming increasingly complex.” Stephen Bovis, Oracle: “Ingram Micro have a strong presence in terms of mid-market and serving mid-enterprise with their partner ecosystem. That, for us, represents a high-growth opportunity because we're getting lots of requests from our customers to serve that market segment better."

Andrew Lai, SMEC AI: “We built this under the AI Adopt program so that trustworthy AI assistance isn’t a privilege of big companies with big budgets. It’s a free, national front door to AI for every small business in the country.”

Khurram Shahzad, Gartner: “Adoption is accelerating rapidly as services move beyond early trials and into broader commercial availability, demonstrating how satellite connectivity can extend mobile coverage without the need for traditional infrastructure."

Karl Napper, Macquarie Cloud Services: “Australia’s third-level institutions deal with a range of threats, from malicious or accidental insider breaches to nation states looking to compromise one of our top export industries or researchers supporting healthcare, defence, and other critical industries." CAUDIT Macquarie Technology Group

Anneliese McDowell: "What attracted me to the business is its strong technical capability, customer-first culture and commitment to delivering sovereign cyber security services backed by local expertise." Alexandra Coates: "Anneliese brings deep industry experience, strategic expertise and a proven track record of helping organisations strengthen their cyber resilience.” Interactive

Last chance to secure current Pipeline 2027 pricing. Pipeline isn't just another conference—it's where Australia's IT channel comes together to reconnect, build partnerships, exchange ideas and shape what's next. If you're planning to join us on Hamilton Island in 2027, now is the time to register your interest. By registering before 31 July, you'll: ✔ Lock in current registration pricing before it moves to the next tier ✔ Be among the first to receive event updates and announcements ✔ Secure your place at Australia's premier IT channel conference 📍 Hamilton Island 📅 12–14 May 2027 Register your interest: https://lnkd.in/g_t9bztv Current pricing ends 31 July.

Manav Khurana, GitLab: “This partnership with Google Cloud gives enterprises access to the right deployment option, models and cost controls that they need to run DevSecOps at scale, on infrastructure they control, with governance that their compliance teams can audit.” Brian Goldstein, Google Cloud: “By deepening our integration with GitLab, we are making it easier than ever for developers to leverage our most capable models on the platform where they already do their daily work."