BroadGroup, the information media technology and professional services company, today announced the winners of the prestigious 11th Datacloud Awards. Recognised as the annual bellwether for the data centre and cloud industry, the awards recognise the leading individuals and companies shaping the global data economy and honour innovation, service excellence and diversity.
A precursor to the Datacloud Europe congress in The Grimaldi Forum Monaco, the awards evening took place at the breath-taking Salle des Etoiles, Le Sporting Club, Monaco and was hosted by comedian, writer and actor Ellie Taylor.
The winners of the 2018 Datacloud Awards:
- Best Data Centre Energy Solution Award – DigiPlex
- Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility Award – 4D Data Centres
- Data Centre Above and Beyond Award – CBRE Data Centre Solutions – DXC London Team
- Excellence in Data Centres Architecture and Design Award – Altice Portugal
- Data Centre Geographical Location Award – Nigeria represented by Rack Centre
- Circular Economy Leadership Award – EvoSwitch
- Connectivity Provider of the Year Award – GlobeNet
- Best Programme for Data Centre Training and Professional Development – CNet Training
- Excellence in Cloud Service Award with Global Impact – SAP Cloud ERP
- Excellence in Cloud Service Award with Local Impact – EBRC
- Excellence in Data Centre Service Award with Global Impact – Equinix
- Excellence in Data Centre Service Award with Local Impact – EvoSwitch
- Hyperscale Award – AirTrunk
- Marketer of the Year Award – Fredrik Jansson, DigiPlex
- Young Engineer of the Year Award – Mercy Mahinda Wangari of Safaricom, Kenya
- Data Centre Leader of the Year Award – Knut Molaug, Green Mountain
- Cloud Leader of the Year Award – Diane Greene, Google
- Individual Industry Contribution – Ambassador Award – Emma Fryer, Tech UK
- Lifetime Achievement Award – Peter Hannaford, Datacenter People
- Infrastructure Masons Diversity Award – Rob Roy, Founder and CEO of Switch
- Award for Services to The Datacloud Awards – Gerd Simon