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Thursday October 1, 2026

Editor's Note

We are pleased to reveal which businesses earned a place in the 2026 Fast50, before we reveal their rankings, revenues and growth rates at the W Hotel in Sydney on November 19. See the list.

This year’s group ranges from AI and automation specialists to business application consultancies, data security and compliance specialists, managed services providers, analytics specialists and others.

Ten businesses on the list reported more than $20 million in revenue in the 2026 financial year. Seven earned more than $50 million and two reported more than $100 million in revenue.

Thank you to every business that applied to be in this year’s Fast50. We appreciate the time and effort that goes into that. Even if you didn‘t make the list, your entry contributes to our analysis of the Australian ICT channel - and our awareness of your business.

We also thank the sponsors of the 2026 Fast50 Awards: Dicker Data, Macquarie Bank, Westcon-Comstor, Amazon Web Services (AWS).

If your company is in this year's Fast50, check your inbox for your invitation to the awards. We look forward to joining you there to reveal the rankings, revenues and growth rates.

- William Maher, Editor

 

Announcing the 2026 techpartner.news Fast50 companies

Announcing the 2026 techpartner.news Fast50 companies

Seven companies earned more than $50 million in revenue in FY26.

 

Govt orders legacy tech stocktake to counter AI-enabled cyber risks

Govt orders legacy tech stocktake to counter AI-enabled cyber risks

Frontier AI capabilities have already targeted the Commonwealth's technology estate.

 

Anthropic unveils partnerships leader for ANZ

Anthropic unveils partnerships leader for ANZ

Following earlier 2026 ANZ hires.

 

Ingram Micro Experience to land in Auckland in October

Ingram Micro Experience to land in Auckland in October

Bringing together more than 1,000 technology customers and vendors.

 

Nic Ferraro becomes AIONIX's inaugural chief growth officer

Nic Ferraro becomes AIONIX's inaugural chief growth officer

Departing Pia, the MSP service delivery automation platform he founded in 2022.

 

Peacock Group opens 8,000 sqm facility to unite Melbourne operations

Peacock Group opens 8,000 sqm facility to unite Melbourne operations

Increasing combined warehouse and production footprint by 66%.

 

Delinea adds runtime authorisation for AI agents to its identity security platform

 

Qualys expands TotalAI with governance tools for enterprise AI risk

 

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Events

 
 

Event Name

Location

Date

 
 

MSP Index Roadshow New Zealand

Sofitel Auckland Viaduct Harbour

October 21, 2026

 
 

techpartner.news Benchmark Security Awards 2026

W Hotel in Sydney

November 11, 2026

 
 

Fast50 2026

W Hotel in Sydney, Region not specified (NSW)

November 19, 2026

 
 

Channel Executive Retreat – Leadership & Growth Edition

Château Élan, Hunter Valley, NSW , Region not specified (NSW)

November 23, 2026

 
 

MSP Index Roadshow Perth

QT Perth, 133 Murray Street, Perth WA 6000

December 01, 2026

 
 

MSP Index Roadshow Syndey

Doltone House Jones Bay Wharf, Region not specified (NSW)

December 03, 2026

 
 
 

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