And the winner of the One Percenters Competition 2023 is...

Tech Data and IBM are very excited to announce our finalists for
the 2023 Tech Data One Percenters Competition.

These are the partners our judges have chosen as the highest rated within the scorecard criteria from the dozens of entries we received. We aimed to have four but the quality and quantity of the submissions were such that this year our judges have selected five finalists.

The finalists are:

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  DataSenz

  Smart Virtual Assistant

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  ISW

  Emissions Reduction Collective Platform

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  BPD Zenith

  MaxiCloud Asset Management Platform

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  AUP IT

  Intelligent Recruitment System

• 
  Advent One

  Sustainable Data Management

Congratulations to all our finalists, they are just one compelling pitch away from being named the One Percenter and receiving over AU$30,000 in marketing support, global recognition and the ultimate bragging rights.

We have assembled a world class jury to judge this year's competition.

Tech Data and IBM are very proud to be running the One Percenters competition again this year.

One Percenters is about you showing our judges what extraordinary IBM powered solutions look like. The competition in 2023 will be more competitive than ever, but also more intelligent, as IBM’s market leading AI technologies create huge opportunities for embedding AI within your solution.

Over the coming weeks we will be holding Leadership webinars and releasing more details about the competition and how you can enter.

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One Percenters is open to new and existing IBM partners including MSPs, ISVs, service integrators and resellers, who want to build, are building or have delivered a commercially and technically viable solution that solves a specific problem or opportunity for customers.

Your solution can be just an idea, be in the design stage, or already launched in the market.

Your solution need include at least one product from the IBM portfolio (Data & AI, Automation, Security, Cloud, Sustainability, Power & Storage, IoT, and AI Apps).

The Grand Prize

By winning the One Percenter competition your company will receive money-can’t-buy opportunities to fuel awareness of your solution and business to help drive strategic growth including:

Funding
Marketing funding for a best practice annualised GTM brand and lead generation program and contribution towards foundational assets such as case studies, thought-leadership material, PR and more up to a total value of $30,000 AUD.

Exposure
Invitations to speak and share your solution at relevant global and local IBM events to grow your exposure.

Networking & global reach
Direct introductions and facilitated networking opportunities to account executives, sales leaders, partners and prospective customers across the Tech Data and IBM local and global ecosystems.

Bragging rights
PR both during and post event along with the industry recognised One Percenters winner’s badge for you to use on your own site, social media, presentations and emails.

August

One Percenters leadership sessions kick off

17 August

Entry to the competition opens 

18 October

Four finalists will be announced 

2 November

Finalists pitch to judges in person at the One Percenters awards night, held at IBM’s Sydney office