Awarded by region. Pure Storage has recognised its top partner systems engineers (SEs) across Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ). Presented at the sixth annual Purely Technical partner conference, held in the Yarra Valley, Victoria, the conference gave SEs insights into Pure Storage's product roadmap with product updates and live demonstrations. Awards were presented by region at the 'TV Stars' themed gala night. New Zealand Partner SE of the Year went to Rob Ebner of Softsource, with Sempre’s Layton Aplin awarded Partner Rookie SE of the Year. The award for NSW and ACT was handed to Matt Chan of Sekuro and to Kris van Dyk of Centum Services for QLD and NT. Scott McKenzie of Data#3 took home the award for VIC, SA and TAS, and Cirrus' David Cahill won the award for WA. An internal award was also given to Daniel Pendlebury for A/NZ Pure SE of the Year. "Purely Technical is one of the many fantastic events that Pure Storage organises for our partner community to keep them updated on the company's latest innovations, listen to their feedback, have some fun and recognise the partners that have gone above and beyond," said Adam Rosham, Pure Storage director of channels, A/NZ. Pure Storage announced a host of all-flash solution updates at its global conference in June, including an expanded disk replacement-focused Pure//E family of products, the next generation of FlashArray//X and FlashArray//C, a new ransomware service level agreement (SLA) guarantee for Evergreen//One and enhanced AIOps capabilities. Related content news ServiceNow hires Barry Dietrich for A/NZ and David Thodey as advisor Both hires are integral to the company. By Sasha Karen 03 May 2024 2 mins Careers Enterprise Applications Software Development news Broadcom hints "more to come" post-VMware Sums up the last few months after the November acquisition closing. By Sasha Karen 03 May 2024 3 mins Mergers and Acquisitions Cloud Computing Vendors and Providers news The Instillery targets costs to make cyber security services more accessible Service aims to encourage use of Microsoft licenses many businesses have already paid for. By Rob O’Neill 02 May 2024 2 mins Small and Medium Business Managed Service Providers Security news Enprise Group sales surge after resolution of MYOB dispute Enprise's board expects the improved performance to continue. By Rob O’Neill 02 May 2024 2 mins Small and Medium Business Enterprise Applications Vendors and Providers