Thomas Duryea Logicalis, Xpanse, NTT score NetApp awards

NetApp last week announced its top performing Australian partners during its annual Partner Awards in Sydney.

Seven partners took home prizes, and five individuals who were recognised for their efforts.

In addition to the following winners, former Arrow ECS ANZ managing director Nick Verykios was entered into NetApp’s Hall of Fame, while Thomas Duryea was given special recognition for not only winning NetApp’s Gold Partner of the Year, but also achieving the highest tier possible in NetApp’s partner program.

Click through to see the full list of winners.

Alliance Partner Champion - Andy McInnes, NTT

Pictured: Andy McInnes and NetAPP CEO George Kurian

Alliance Partner Champion - Rob Ironmonger, Equinix

Pictured: Rob Ironmonger and George Kurian

Cloud Provider of the Year - Nexon Asia Pacific

Pictured: George Kurian, Barry Assaf, Justin Bailey

Converged Infrastructure and HCI Excellence - Yell IT

Pictured: Mike Hawley and George Kurian

Data Visionary of the Year - Justin Bailey, Nexon Asia Pacific

Pictured: Justin Bailey and George Kurian

Global Systems Integrator of the Year - NTT

Pictured: Nathan Vandenburg and George Kurian

Gold Partner of the Year - Thomas Duryea Logicalis

Pictured: Evan Duryea, Chantelle Cao and George Kurian

Marketing Excellence - James Bright, Comstor

Pictured: James Bright and George Kurian

New Partner of the Year - Global Storage

Pictured: Gavin Hoffman and George Kurian

Platinum Partner of the Year - Xpanse

Pictured: Brock Rhodes, Jay Turner and George Kurian

Sales Excellence - Frank Arena, Cube

Pictured: Stan Papageorgiou (accepting on Frank Arena's behalf) and George Kurian

Technical Excellence - Talor Holloway, AdventOne

Pictured: Talor Holloway and George Kurian