Organisations playing a pivotal role in the development of the ICT sector in the Middle East came together to attend the iconic Intelligent CIO Technology Excellence Awards 2016, hosted by Lynchpin Media and sponsored by CNet Training, Fortinet, ITSec, Citrix and Equinix. This ceremony, being the first of its kind in the region, marked the beginning of celebrating industry experts and companies who work tirelessly to push the margins of excellence and implement best practices across the technology spectrum.
The award ceremony took place at the Westin Hotel in Al Habtoor City, Dubai, on May 11, 2016, and honoured companies and end-user individuals that have shown outstanding examples of IT implementation excellence and pioneering spirit in their chosen field of specialisation in the past year. A nomination process was put into place to identify candidates for various categories, thereafter, a prestigious panel of judges convened to select winners. The panel consisted of Eliot Beer, a regional industry expert who has worked across some of the region’s most respected IT publications; Ivan Kraemer, former regional leader of HP and Potential and Chris Moore, former consultant and regional expert for numerous companies (including Trend Micro).
A total of 22 awards were presented at the event, the details of which are as follows:
Vendor awards:
Intelligent Cabling Vendor of the Year
Excel Networking Solutions
Intelligent Cloud Vendor of the Year
Dell
Intelligent Data Centre Vendor of the Year
Datamena
Intelligent Green Technology Vendor of the Year
Cisco
Intelligent Mobile Technology Vendor of the Year
Nokia
Intelligent Networking Vendor of the Year
Riverbed Technologies
Intelligent Enterprise Security Vendor of the Year
Fortinet
Intelligent Software for Businesses Vendor of the Year
Veeam Software
Service Provider Product Awards:
Intelligent Training Provider of the Year
CNet Training
Intelligent Security Integrator of the Year
Help AG
Intelligent System Integrator of the Year
EMW Middle East
Intelligent Managed Service Provider of the Year
eHDF
Intelligent Cabling Project of the Year
Oman Data Park (ODP)
Intelligent Cloud Project of the Year
Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company
Intelligent Data Centre Project of the Year
UAE Exchange
Intelligent Green Technology Project of the Year
Etisalat
Intelligent Mobile Technology Project of the Year
GCAA
Intelligent Networking Project of the Year
Dubai World Trade Centre
Intelligent Enterprise Security Project of the Year
BMTC
Intelligent Software for Businesses Project of the Year
The Electronic Government (EGA) of Ras Al-Khaimah
End-user Awards:
Intelligent IT Team of the Year
Gulf Air
Intelligent CIO of the Year
Ali Abdul Aziz Al Ali at ADNOC
