Silver Lining for Cloud World Forum Winners

London, 18 June 2014 – The Cloud World Series Awards recognised industry leaders from around the world last night (17 June), at an award ceremony which took place in London as part of the Cloud World Forum conference and exhibition. The Awards, which consist of six categories encompassing services from across the Cloud ecosystem, acknowledge and celebrate drive and innovation in the global Cloud computing industry.

Ewa Campbell, Head of Marketing, Cloud World Series, said: “Rewarding the excellence of our winners by acknowledging their hard work and what it brings to the Cloud industry is hugely important. These companies are laying the groundwork for the future of Cloud, which is becoming an increasingly significant part of business today. The calibre of our shortlist this year was impressive and our winners deserve the recognition they receive.”

The Awards were judged by world class experts in Cloud Computing, including: Professor Mark Skilton, Professor of Practice in Information Systems & Management, Warwick Business School; Chris Wray, Partner, Kemp Little Consulting; Kerem Arsal, Manager, Africa & Middle East, Pyramid Research; and Camille Mendler, Principal Analyst and Head of Enterprise Verticals, Informa Telecoms & Media.

The full list of winners:

• Best Cloud Service – WINNER – AWS
• Best Cloud Application – WINNER – PEPPERMINT
• Best Cloud Platform – WINNER – Microsoft Azure
• Best Cloud Security Solution – WINNER – Cohesive FT
• Best Cloud Data Centre & Storage Solution – WINNER – Egynte
• Best Big Data Analytics Solution – WINNER – Sales-I

Cloud World Forum is taking place at the Olympia National in London, (17-18 June 2014). For more information about the event, please visit http://cloudwf.com. Alternatively, keep up to date with the event on Twitter using @CloudWSeries or #CloudWF.

ENDS

About Cloud World Forum

Cloud World Forum is EMEA’s leading Cloud event with the industry’s most comprehensive agenda of all things Cloud. Over 8000 delegates come from more than 70 countries around the world to meet the industry’s leading solution providers. Now celebrating its sixth year, the show gathers the pivotal payers of the Cloud revolution and features 12 theatres led by Cloud end-users. More than 300 speakers from multinationals, SMEs, public sector organisations, online players, regulators, telcos and analysts are set to take the floor in engaging, thought-provoking keynotes, hands-on labs, brainstorming sessions and live demos over two days.

About Informa Telecoms & Media

Informa Telecoms and Media (www.informatandm.com) organises more than 120 global annual events, attended by more than 70,000 executives worldwide. With a focus on quality content, Informa Telecoms and Media deliver a key audience of decision-makers from the mobile, fixed, alternative, wholesale, MVNO, broadband and satellite operator communities. Informa Telecoms and Media is also the leading provider of business intelligence and strategic services to the global telecoms and media markets. Driven by constant first-hand contact with the industry, its 90 analysts and researchers produce a range of intelligence services including news and analytical products, in depth market reports and datasets focussed on technology, strategy and content.

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