Framed by sundown views of the Thames and St Paul’s, London’s landmark OXO Tower supplied a glowing new backdrop for this yr’s Knowledge Centre Evaluate Excellence Awards.
The ceremony marked the awards’ first yr as a solo occasion after beforehand being colocated with Electrical Evaluate, however with the information centre business rising at an astronomical tempo – it was solely becoming that the business gained the popularity it deserved. The cut up with Electrical Evaluate additionally led to “the very best variety of entries we’ve ever seen,” in accordance with Emily Szweda, Advertising and marketing Supervisor for the DCR Excellence Awards, giving the judging panel its hardest process to this point.
Shifting from Christ Church, Spitalfields to the fashionable riverside venue OXO2 underlined the organisers’ want to “add a contemporary twist” to the standard awards dinner – giving these within the business a chance to mingle with fellow visitors and community with key business figures.
In fact, the occasion had one other key function – and that was discovering out who can be taking dwelling an award. The winners of the Knowledge Centre Evaluate Excellence Awards have been as follows:
- AI-Prepared Knowledge Centre of the 12 months – Conapto
- Knowledge Centre of the 12 months – Penta Infra
- Cloud Undertaking of the 12 months – Pulsant
- Knowledge Centre Energy Distribution Resolution – Starline – M70 Important Energy Monitor
- Knowledge Centre Energy Undertaking of the 12 months – Centiel & Holborn Tasks
- Colocation Supplier of the 12 months – Digital Realty
- Knowledge Centre UPS Product of the 12 months – Hubnetix – Modular UPS
- Knowledge Centre Backup Energy Resolution – EnerSys – Embedded Chip Tech for DataSafe® batteries
- Edge Undertaking of the 12 months – 2bm – nLighten Chester
- Knowledge Centre Consultancy of the 12 months – Cundall
- Inexperienced Knowledge Centre of the 12 months – Conapto – Stockholm 4 South
- Knowledge Centre Cooling Product of the 12 months – Aegis (Airsys) – TurboPlate
- Clever Knowledge Centre Undertaking of the 12 months – EfficiencyIT – Wellcome Sanger Institute
- Knowledge Centre Design Undertaking of the 12 months – atNorth – ICE03 Ecosystem
- Knowledge Centre Vitality Resolution of the 12 months – UK Energy Networks – SHIELD
- Web Zero Hero – Clear Vitality Capital
- Sustainable Undertaking of the 12 months – DICTU & Work together DC
- Lifetime Achievement Award – Andy Hirst – Sudlows
