26 Companies That Prove The Cloud Is Dominating Globally

Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) - For many consumers the cloud seems like a nebulous place to store photos and email, but in reality more of the information that impacts our daily lives is stored, processed and analyzed in the cloud. The Business Intelligence Group’s 2016 Stratus Awards for Cloud Computing (http://www.bintelligence.com/stratus-awards/) today recognized 26 companies as leaders in the cloud.

“Every year we see a trends emerge in the nominations we receive and this year is no exception. ‘Global domination’ is this year’s theme as we received unique entries from across the globe and in virtually every industry,” said Russ Fordyce, Managing Director of the Business Intelligence Group. “From solutions to enhance sales and marketing, to platforms that improve operational capabilities, to services that transform our health, the spectrum of companies that are now leveraging cloud technology for scale, simplicity and speed is truly staggering. Congratulations to all of our 2016 winners and finalists.”

The 2016 Stratus Award Winners are:

Cloud Collaboration    
Enterprise - TraceLink Life Sciences Cloud
Small Company - TraceGains, Inc.
Startup - Ribose Secure Collaboration Platform

Cloud Company    
Enterprise - QAD Inc.
Small Company - SnapLogic

Cloud Disruptor
Enterprise - CylancePROTECT
Small Company - CognitiveScale

Cloud Executive
Rob Hull, Adaptive Insights

Cloud Integrator
Liaison Technologies

Cloud Security Service
Enterprise - Radware Cloud Security Services
Small Company - Prevoty Runtime Security Monitoring & Protection

Hosting Provider
Toshiba VIPedge

Hybrid Cloud Provider
Fonality Hybrid

Infrastructure as a Service
Array Networks AVX Series Virtualized Appliances

Managed Service Provider
Masergy's Unified Enterprise Security

Platform as a Service
Enterprise - IgnitionOne Engagement Score
Small Company - Numecent Cloudpaging Content Delivery Network

Private Cloud Provider
Coho DataStream

Storage Technology
NetApp Flash Storage Systems

Managed Service Provider (Tie)
iCloudHosting
BlackMesh's Managed Cloud and PaaS Offerings

Software as a Service - Enterprise (Tie)
Everbridge Mass Notification
Seismic

Software as a Service - Small Company (Tie)
ContentBridge Systems
Pitcher
Impartner PRM

The 2016 Stratus Awards panel of judges also recommended that the following companies and services be recognized as “Finalists”: AgilePoint, ClinCapture, Clinerion Ltd, Cybera, Datapipe, Dynatrace, IPC Systems, Solidfire, Spectra Logic, Tintri, and Workiva Inc.

For more information on the 2016 Stratus Awards for Cloud Computing, visit the Business Intelligence Group. The company hosts several global awards programs, including the Best Places to Work, the BIG Awards for Business, the BIG Innovation Awards and the PR and Marketing Excellence Awards. New to the lineup is the Sustainability Awards, which seek to recognize corporate sustainability programs.

About Business Intelligence Group

The Business Intelligence Group was founded with the mission of recognizing true talent and superior performance in the business world. Unlike other industry and business award programs, business executives—those with experience and knowledge—judge the programs. The organization’s proprietary and unique scoring system selectively measures performance across multiple business domains and then rewards those companies whose achievements stand above those of their peers.