Australian partners recognised in the 2026 Barracuda Partner Awards

Barracuda Networks has announced the Australian channel partners that have been recognised in the 2026 Barracuda Partner Awards.

The awards celebrate organisations and individuals that have achieved customer and business success with Barracuda over the past year, driving innovation, growth and cyber resilience.

The awards recognise partners that are not only driving growth, but actively helping customers achieve measurable cyber resilience outcomes through innovation, service excellence and strong alignment with Barracuda’s platform strategy.

They were presented at Barracuda’s flagship regional partner event, the Barracuda ANZ Partner Summit, hosted this year in Melbourne’s Docklands in front of representatives of managed service providers, resellers, VARs, distributors and hybrid partners.

Partner of the Year went to Winthrop Australia, recognising outstanding overall performance, revenue growth, customer outcomes and alignment with Barracuda’s strategic priorities.

MSP Partner of the Year was given to Alliance Business Technologies, recognising strong adoption of the Barracuda platform to deliver scalable, recurring security services and improved cyber resilience.

Synnex Australia won the Distributor of the Year award, recognising exceptional enablement, pipeline growth and partner engagement, while Swapnil Jain of NEXTGEN was named Distributor Champion of the Year, recognising outstanding contribution to channel success, growth and engagement.

Email Security Partner of the Year was given to Datacom Systems, recognising excellence in helping customers reduce email security risk and strengthen their security posture, while 
Accucom Systems Integration was honoured as Collaboration Partner of the Year, recognising strong collaboration with Barracuda teams to drive better customer outcomes.

The Compliance & Risk Leadership Award went to Cymax, recognising leadership in compliance-driven security solutions and helping customers meet frameworks including SMB1001 and Essential Eight.

The Technical Excellence Award was given to GPK Group, recognising deep technical expertise in the Barracuda portfolio and the ability to design, deploy and support high-impact security solutions, with NetStrategy being honoured as XDR/Managed Security Services Partner, recognising leadership in XDR and managed security services, including advanced threat detection and rapid response capabilities.

“Our partners are at the heart of our growth across Australia and New Zealand, and these awards recognise the important role they play in helping customers build stronger cyber resilience,” said Dan McLean, country manager for ANZ at Barracuda.

“We are seeing tremendous momentum across the local channel, with partners continuing to invest in their capabilities and find new ways to deliver value to customers. Our focus is on giving them the expertise, tools and opportunities they need to grow their businesses while delivering better security outcomes.”

The awards come as Barracuda continues to invest in its partner ecosystem across Australia and New Zealand. In addition to its ongoing focus on partner enablement and engagement, Barracuda recently announced a strategic alliance with CyberCert, certifier of the SMB1001 international cybersecurity standard. The alliance provides MSPs and their small-to-medium business customers across Australia with a simple, affordable path to cyber resilience and certification.

Barracuda has also recently advanced its Partner Success Program, introducing new offerings and experiences designed to help MSPs and channel partners deepen expertise, improve efficiency and unlock new growth opportunities. Enhancements include advanced demand generation and marketing resources, enhanced partner portal experiences, expanded training and certification through the Barracuda Mastery Program, and new visibility initiatives to help partners differentiate and generate qualified opportunities.

The latest investments build on Barracuda’s broader partner program modernisation and are designed to make it easier for partners to activate, engage customers, co-sell and scale their businesses with Barracuda.