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Announcing the shortlist for the Cloud Excellence Awards 2025
We are pleased to announce the shortlist for this year’s Cloud Excellence Awards.
The Computing Cloud Excellence Awards spotlight the absolute best in the UK’s cloud computing industry – celebrating groundbreaking products, visionary vendors and transformative use cases that are reshaping businesses across the nation.
We will be honouring the finalists’ success at the stunning One Moorgate Place in London on Thursday 18th September. Attendees will enjoy an evening of celebration and networking, with a drinks reception, live entertainment and of course the awards ceremony itself.
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After careful consideration and rigorous evaluation, our panel of judges has selected the following companies and individuals for their exemplary contributions:
Company & Individual Categories
Best Cloud Support Provider
- Kascade
- OneAdvanced
- Payara Services Ltd
- RFA
- Transputec Ltd
- Wavenet
Cloud Professional of the Year
- George Ralph – RFA
- Sarah Hayward – Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
- Suvojit Chakraborty – Aviva UK
Cloud Vendor of the Year
- Exclaimer
- IRIS Software Group – IRIS Elements
- PeaSoup Cloud – PeaSoup managed cloud with immersion-cooled S3 storage
- RFA
- Tessell – Oracle-to-Azure migration for UK-based Fortune 100 professional services firm
- Xiatech Ltd – Xiatech accelerates growth with Xfuze – its innovative cloud integration, data and analytics platform
MSP of the Year
- ANS Group – Elevate
- Art of Cloud – Maddox Gallery – how choosing a managed service ensured a smooth digital expansion
- Hyve Managed Hosting
- LoopUp – Multinational Teams Telephony
- Select Technology
- Stripe OLT – Complete managed IT support
- Texaport – Architecting IT excellence: Texaport’s transformation for Cooper Cromar
- Transputec Ltd – IT service desk for Woodland Trust
- Wavenet – 25 years of leadership
Product & Solution Categories
Best Cloud Automation or AI Solution
- Aviva Plc – Synthesizer synthetic test data generator
- Bridgeworks – Spectra Logic
- Drata – Trust Management Platform
- ITC Infotech – DEVFABRIK
- POPX – POPX MSP Platform
- Progress Software – AI-powered automation and enhanced customer experience
- Propeller Studios Ltd – EasyPQQ AI
- UBIO – UBIO A3
- Vanta
- Version 1 – AI for Fraud Detection
Cloud Data Management/Engineering Solution of the Year
- dbt Labs
- Fivetran
- John Snow Labs – Generative AI Lab
Cloud DR and Continuity Product of the Year
- Crises Control – Cloud-based disaster recovery and mass notification software
- Tata Consultancy Services Ltd – Resilience engineered intelligent gateway
- Tesco Bank – Ops & service continuity
Cloud Management Solution of the Year
- Confluent Cloud – Confluent and Booking.com – building for the future
- Epsilon Telecommunications – Global Cloud Connectivity Portfolio, enhanced by NaaS Platform Infiny
- HCLSoftware (HCLTech) – HCL MyCloud
- Payara Services Ltd – Payara Qube
- Tata Consultancy Services Ltd – Adaptive Cloud Management Suite
Cloud Security Product of the Year
- Aviatrix – Distributed Cloud Firewall (DCF)
- Checkmarx – Checkmarx One
- CyberArk
- Darktrace – Darktrace / CLOUD: Next-generation AI-driven security for dynamic hybrid cloud environments
- Hornetsecurity GmbH – Single-platform email security, backup and GRC for M365
- Salt Communications
- Strand Intelligence
Most Innovative Cloud Product or Service
- Codemakers Ltd – Metrotech Permit+
- Epsilon Telecommunications – Global cloud connectivity portfolio, enhanced by NaaS Platform Infiny
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- Forterro – Launching Orderwise Cloud to bring all the benefits of cloud ERP to the midmarket
- LND Consulting Services – AI PCaaS™ Partner Campaigns as a Service
- PeaSoup Cloud – PeaSoup liquid cooled S3-compatible storage
- RELAYTO
- Strand Intelligence
- Tata Consultancy Services Ltd – Enterprise Customer Insight & Response Platform
- Totalmobile – Field First Platform
Multi/Hybrid Cloud Product of the Year
- CloudBees – CloudBees Unify
- Epsilon Telecommunications – Global Cloud Connectivity Portfolio
- LoopUp – Multinational Teams Telephony
- Payara Services Ltd – Payara Cloud
- SolarWinds® – SolarWinds® Observability SaaS
Project Categories
Best Cloud Project
- ANS Group – PRIME
- Finova – Gatehouse Bank accelerates Sharia-compliant lending with Finova’s Lending platform
- Manchester Metropolitan University – Research Cloud Platform
- Pulsant – Pulsant Private Cloud, delivering resilience, security and scale for Witherslack Group
- Tata Consultancy Services Ltd – Elevating intelligent gateway through cloud adoption
- Version 1 – Cloud transformation for global financial risk management platform
Best use of AI in the Cloud
- Accedia – OmniPort: AI-powered lending transformation for Castle Trust Bank
- Civo – CivoAI
- PodManager – PodManager.AI
- Tyto – Poundland: Transforming retail ops at scale with Workato
- UBIO – UBIO A3
- Version 1 – AI for Fraud Detection
Honour these remarkable individuals and businesses and their contributions to technology by reserving your place at the event now.