Azul stepping up its channel investments to meet strong growth in demand for high performance and more cost-efficient Java alternatives SINGAPORE, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ Azul, the only company 100% focused on Java, today announced its first distribution deal in Australia/New Zealand (ANZ) and the ASEAN region with the appointment of NEXTGEN. The appointment follows the recent expansion of Azul's global partner program, "Partner with Purpose". The program provides comprehensive resources that enable channel organisations to solve top-of-mind customer use cases such as cloud cost optimisation, Java licensing alternatives, as well as application performance and security enhancement across industries. "We're seeing rapid growth in demand for the Azul Platform in A/NZ and parts of the Asia-Pacific region," said Dean Vaughan, Azul's vice president of APAC, a role he took up in August this year. "Organisations across the region are struggling with out
Azul helps customers solve the cloud cost paradox and reduce Oracle Java licensing costs by up to 70 percent SINGAPORE, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ Azul, the only company 100% focused on Java, today announced the appointment of Dean Vaughan as vice president to drive the company's expansion throughout Asia Pacific. Vaughan joins Azul from Aruba Networks, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, following its acquisition of Silver Peak where he served as vice president, APAC. At Silver Peak, Vaughan spearheaded the company's rapid growth throughout APAC; previously he ran Oracle's high-growth, Oracle Linux and Virtualization global business unit. "Asia Pacific presents a significant growth opportunity for Azul, and we are investing in our people, the channel and new product development to drive customer value," said Ian Whiting, chief revenue officer, Azul. "With more than 25 years of experience in the technology industry, strong open-source background and a prov