The Disclaimer

The below shortlist announcement was originally published on The Cloud Awards website.

The Article

We are pleased to announce the shortlist for the Cloud Awards 2022-23.

The 2022-23 Cloud Awards shortlist includes some incredibly creative cloud computing organizations. Head of Operations James Williams, said:

Indeed, the shortlisted applicants released today have surpassed a fiercely competitive initial round.  They exemplify truly inventive thinking, whether they are newly-funded disruptors or well-known businesses.

Entries for the Cloud Awards’ sister programs, the SaaS Awards and the Security Awards, are now being accepted. The SaaS Awards are a business software award that recognizes the best in software innovation. The Security Awards will hold its first edition in 2023, rewarding success among the top cloud security solutions.

Full Shortlist:

Best Software as a Service (USA-Enterprise)

• Accela
• EPAM SYSTEMS
• Collibra – Data Intelligence Cloud
• CYPHER LEARNING – MATRIX LMS
• Tray.io
• Stack Overflow – Stack Overflow for Teams
• Pipefy
• Styra – Declarative Authorization Services (DAS)
• Regology – Regulatory Intelligence Platform
• LogicGate – LogicGate’s The Risk Cloud
• G-P
• Workato
• Bloomreach – Bloomreach Discovery
• Socrates AI – Return on Experience (ROX) Platform
• Fuel50 – AI Workforce Architecture Solution

Best Software as a Service (USA-SMB)

• Pilot
• Tanium – XEM
• LinkSquares
• Pipedrive – CRM and Revenue Management Software
• ActiveCampaign – Customer Experience Automation Platform
• Center
• ADP – Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Intelligence
• Retool
• Pushpay
• LineLeader by ChildcareCRM
• Wolters Kluwers – Tax and Accounting CCH Access Tax
• Aptean – Food & Beverage ERP
• Filevine
• Truckstop – Rate Insights
• Electric – Electric Turbine

Best Software as a Service (outside USA)

• GuideCX
• Exclaimer
• LogicMonitor – LM Envision
• Uberflip
• Showpad
• Phenom
• Locafy – Limited Proximity Booster and Proximity Network
• Zesty
• Aporia

Best Cloud Infrastructure

• AMD – Pensando
• Megaport
• OpenMetal
• Otava
• DBS – Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
• OrionVM – Cloud Platform
• IBM Cloud – Bare Metal Servers for VPC
• Gr4vy
• Summit Hosting
• Atlantic.net – Open Source Cloud Platform (ACP)

Best Platform as a Service / Cloud Middleware

• VMware
• EY – EY Fabric, Trusted Data Fabric, EY Cloud Risk View
• Celonis – Execution Management System (EMS)
• Boomi
• Platform.sh
• HiringThing, Inc.
• Robin.io
• Tackle.io

Most Innovative Use of Data in the Cloud

• DataStax – AstraDB
• EY – EY Fabric, Trusted Data Fabric, EY Cloud Risk View
• Red Sift
• Egnyte
• Cisco ThousandEyes – Internet Insights: Application Outages
• Wolters Kluwers – Tax and Accounting CCH Access Tax
• SingleStore
• Pilot
• NIO, Inc. – NIO Power Cloud

Best Cloud Data Management Solution

• Sentra
• Commvault Metallic® – Data Management as a Service (DMaaS)
• CTERA – Smart Connections PR
• Komprise – Intelligent Data Management
• LineLeader by ChildcareCRM
• Cyera
• ATTOM – Cloud
• TIBCO – EBX®
• Ascend.io
• Informatica
• DoControl – No-Code SaaS Security Platform
• Veeam Software – Veeam Backup & Replication™ v12
• Spectra Logic – Spectra Vail Distributed Multi-Cloud Data Management Software
• Qumulo – Cloud Q

“Best in Mobile” Cloud Solution

• Phenom
• HelloYello LLC
• Pushpay
• LineLeader by ChildcareCRM
• ITC INFOTECH USA, Inc.
• Infor

Best Hybrid Cloud Solution

• Ricoh USA, Inc.
• Megaport
• Forward Networks – Forward Enterprise
• ColorTokens – Xshield
• Alludo – Parallels RAS 19
• Ping Identity – PingOne Cloud Platform
• Vcinity, Inc.
• SolarWinds – Hybrid Cloud Obervability
• NetApp – ONTAP
• Virtana
• CTERA – Smart Connections PR
• Qumulo – Cloud Q
• Ellucian

Best CRM Solution of the Year

• Databook – Strategic Relationship Management Platform
• LineLeader by ChildcareCRM
• Act!

Best Cloud HR / HRMS Solution

• BambooHR
• Phenom
• Harri
• Socrates AI – Return on Experience (ROX) Platform
• ITC INFOTECH USA, Inc.
• Legion Technologies – Legion WFM
• ADP – Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Intelligence

Best Cloud ERP / Payroll Solution

• CloudPay
• VAI – VAI Cloud

Best Cloud Automation of the Year

• Robocorp – Control Room
• Digitate – ignio
• DoiT – International Flexsave
• Zesty
• DBS – Evolve PavedCloud
• BigPanda
• Next Pathway Inc. – SHIFT
• LineLeader by ChildcareCRM
• StormForge
• Vonage – AI Studio
• KnowledgeLake

Best Cloud Management Solution of the Year

• Couchbase Inc. – Couchbase Capella
• Snow Software – Snow Commander
• DBS- CloudOps ( Technology Marketplace)
• StormForge
• Zesty
• DBS – Evolve PavedCloud
• Qumulo – Cloud Q
• Apptio – Cloudability
• EY – EY Fabric, Trusted Data Fabric, EY Cloud Risk View
• Lucid Software – Lucidscale

Best Cloud Migration or Systems Integration Solution

• Cirrus Data Solutions – Cirrus Migrate Cloud
• Wavicle Data Solutions – Cloud Data & Analytics Migration
• Techwave
• Automation Logic – Workload Migration Solution
• LEAP – Legal Software
• ZigiWave AD – ZigiOps Integration Platform
• CTERA – Smart Connections PR
• Petronas & Accenture – Petronas Cloud Transformation Programme
• LineLeader by ChildcareCRM
• MasterControl – Cloud Migration Project
• WANdisco – Edge to Cloud, Data Migrator

Best Use of the Cloud in a Multicloud Environment

• MinIO
• Petronas & Accenture – Petronas Cloud Transformation Programme
• Cyera
• Aviatrix – Cloud Networking Platform
• Landis + Gyr – Workspot Enterprise Desktop Cloud™

Best Open Source Cloud Solution

• DataStax – Stargate
• TDengine
• Starburst
• Imply – Polaris
• OpenMetal
• Atlantic.net – Open Source Cloud Platform (ACP)
• Databricks – Delta Lake 2.0

Best Use of Artificial Intelligence in Cloud Computing

• algolia
• Rev – Sales Development Platform
• Phenom
• Benchmark Digital Partners LLC – Benchmark Executive AI Advisor
• Dialpad
• Infor
• StormForge
• Cloudastructure, Inc.
• Legion Technologies – Legion WFM
• Qlik – AutoML™
• Red Hat – OpenShift Data Science
• Vonage – AI Studio

Best Cloud-Native Project / Solution

• Aporia
• DBS – Evolve PavedCloud
• Petronas & Accenture – Petronas Cloud Transformation Programme
• Cloudastructure, Inc.
• Ahana, Inc. – Ahana Cloud for Presto
• Rafay Systems
• Cyera
• Buoyant – Linkerd

B2B Customer Strategy

• Center
• LineLeader by ChildcareCRM
• MasterControl – Cloud Migration Project
• Pilot

Security Innovation of the Year (Enterprise)

• Aqua Security – Aqua Cloud Native Security Platform
• Adaptive Shield
• Gigamon
• Solvo
• Obsidian Security – Obsidian SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) Platform
• Dig Security – Dig Data Security Platform
• Illumio – CloudSecure
• Legit Security
• Teleport
• Lookout – The Lookout Cloud Security Platform
• LogRhythm
• Red Sift
• Infoblox – BloxOne Threat Defense
• Privacera
• DBS – Evolve PavedCloud

Security Innovation of the Year (SMB)

• Barracuda – Networks Barracuda CloudGen WAN
• Perception Point
• Egnyte
• JumpCloud – JumpCloud Directory Platform
• Cloudastructure, Inc.
• LineLeader by ChildcareCRM
• ThreatModeler Software, Inc. – ThreatModeler 6.0 + IaC Assist

Best Cloud Consultancy or MSP

• LightEdge Solutions
• ClearDATA
• Otava
• ECI

Best Cloud Payment, Finance or Billing Solution

• Aptean – Aptean Pay
• AvidXchange – AvidXchange’s API Integration with Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
• Center
• Infor
• Recurly
• Vic.ai
• Pushpay
• LineLeader by ChildcareCRM
• 2Checkout (now Verifone) – Monetization Platform

Best Cloud Business Intelligence or Analytics Solution

• Starburst
• Vertafore – RiskMatch
• ADP – Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Intelligence
• Alteryx Analytics Cloud
• CelerData – StarRocks 2 Community Edition
• Planful – Planful Predict
• Apptio – Cloudability
• Domo – Data Apps
• Rotageek – Rotageek’s Autoscheduling Solution
• ITC INFOTECH USA, Inc.
• Ahana, Inc. – Ahana Cloud for Presto
• SingleStore

Most Promising Start-Up

• Cyera
• Logik.io
• XY Retail

Cloud Innovator of the Year

• XY Retail
• Phenom
• Alkira Inc.
• Cloudticity
• Aporia
• SingleStore
• Shield

Best Cloud DR / Business Continuity Solution

• Redstor – InstantData™
• FirstLight – Fiber
• Nasuni – Ransomware Recovery and Protection
• Catalogic Software – CloudCasa
• Otava
• CTERA – Smart Connections PR
• N-able – Cove Data Protection

Cloud Development Innovation of the Year

• VI NA DATA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – SERVICE JOINT STOCK COMPANY VNG Cloud
• DBS – Evolve PavedCloud

Cloud Project of the Year

• Richelieu Foods – Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
• Vmware – Tanzu Labs and Healthy Heads
• Ulta Beauty Inc. – Redis Enterprise Cloud
• ClearScale – Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) Recommendation Engine
• DBS – Evolve PavedCloud
• Petronas & Accenture – Petronas Cloud Transformation Programme

Best Use of Telephony / Unified Communications in Cloud Computing

• LineLeader by ChildcareCRM
• TCN – TCN Operator

Best Environmental or ‘Green’ Use of the Cloud

• Benchmark Digital Partners LLC – Benchmark Describe it AI Advisor
• StormForge
• LineLeader by ChildcareCRM

Best Use of the Cloud in the Internet of Things (IoT)

• Viakoo – Action Platform
• WANdisco – Edge to Cloud, Data Migrator
• Cloudastructure, Inc.

Cloud Disruptor of the Year

• Starburst
• AMD – Pensando
• Filevine
• Databricks – Delta Lake 2.0
• Alkira Inc.
• OpenMetal
• DoControl – No-Code SaaS Security Platform
• Synthace
• StormForge
• Nerdio
• Aporia
• Softiron – HyperCloud Intelligent Cloud Fabric

Best Place to Work in the Cloud

• Petronas & Accenture – Petronas Cloud Transformation Programme
• Vertafore
• Tackle.io
• LineLeader by ChildcareCRM
• SingleStore
• DataStax
• Tanium – XEM
• Phenom