"We view partners as critical to our strategy for growth and delivering strategic business outcomes for our customers. We are committed to work closely with our strategic partners and support them to gain expertise around Apptio solutions to help customers maximise return on their technology and cloud investments," said Apptio APAC vice president and general manager Ben Allard.
"The combination of Marie's extensive understanding of the ANZ partner community and proven expertise in building, reinvigorating, and expanding partner services offerings will be key to achieving this."
Nalty previously managed channel business at HPE, Stibo Systems, Websense, Oracle, and Sun Microsystems.
She holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from the Institute for European Studies, VUB.
"Partners are tied directly to customer transformation projects – particularly in areas like government and financial services – where their expertise is crucial to drive technology-enabled business strategies," said Nalty.
"Cost efficiency is among the top priority for CIOs and business leaders alike today, and Apptio provides partners with solutions to supporting the planning, execution and ongoing tracking of benefits associated with technology investments, including the surge in cloud initiatives on both sides of the ditch."