Salesforce announces winners of 2024 ANZ Partner Awards

Salesforce has announced the winners of its 2024 ANZ Partner of the Year Awards, recognising the significant contributions made by its partners across Australia and New Zealand.

Research by IDC projects that Salesforce and its ecosystem in Australia are expected to generate over 245,000 jobs and USD $46 billion in business revenues by 2028. The awards honour these partners for their notable impact, focusing on innovation and solutions transformative to Salesforce customers within the region.

The Partner Summit gathered partners and leaders within the Salesforce ecosystem to strategise on how Agentforce could provide new success pathways for companies in the region. Agentforce serves as a layer for deploying AI agents across various business functions, integrating with Salesforce's platform to optimise customer success.

Deloitte received the ANZ Partner of the Year award, acknowledged for its overall contribution to customers, ecosystem participation, and leadership within the local partner community.

Accenture was honoured with the Innovation Award for its collaboration with the Queensland University of Technology's Digital Connections programme. The Impact Award went to DXC, recognising its support for Solar Victoria's objectives in equality, sustainability, and workforce development.

Team Circle was named as the Rising Star for its achievements and growth within its first year as a consulting partner in the Salesforce network.

NRI was awarded the Growth Award due to its rapid expansion and the notable increase in credentialed consultants trained and supported throughout the year.

Kaizen ICT received the Customer Success award, celebrated for its dedication to customer experience and the high level of positive feedback from its clients.

Erin Williams, Regional Vice President, Alliances & Channels, ANZ, highlighted the significant role of Salesforce partners: "Up to 70% of all Salesforce implementations are led by consulting partners and we're incredibly proud of the role they play in being enablers and accelerators for our customers across Australia and New Zealand. Their innovations are helping to set a new standard in delivery, growth and impact, and the quality of award submissions reflect this."

Williams also stated: "These awards have shown just how important our community of partners are in underpinning Salesforce customer success stories. Our partners are not just delivering transformative solutions; many of them are implementing Agentforce for their own businesses and demonstrating to our customers the power of empowering employees with a digital labour force firsthand."

Angelo Paonne, Partner and National Salesforce Alliance lead at Deloitte, expressed pride in receiving the award: "We are honoured to be recognised as the ANZ Partner of the Year for 2024, celebrating our second consecutive win. This accolade underscores our unwavering commitment to excellence and reflects the dedication of our remarkable team."

He further commented, "Our strong partnership with Salesforce continues to drive transformative success for our clients, and we look forward to achieving even greater milestones together."