2025 FINALISTS
We’re proud to present this year’s outstanding finalists; trailblazers who are pushing boundaries, driving innovation, and setting new standards of excellence in the cloud sector.
Congratulations to all those shortlisted! Your groundbreaking work is not only shaping the future of our industry but also inspiring others to follow in your footsteps.
Finalists – it’s time to celebrate! Explore our finalist packages available to show off your achievement and secure your table for you and your team to attend the live ceremony on Thursday 18 September in London. Book your package today!
Now, without further ado… let’s unveil our 2025 Cloud Excellence Awards finalists!
Company & Individual Categories
Best Cloud Support Provider
Kascade
OneAdvanced - Managed IT Services
Payara Services
RFA
Transputec - Cloud Services
Wavenet - Anchored in Excellence: Empowering Organisations to Thrive and Lead Through Enduring Cloud Support
Cloud Professional of the Year
Aviva UK - Suvojit Chakraborty
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency - Sarah Hayward
RFA - George Ralph
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 - IT Service desk for Woodland Trust
Wavenet - 25 Years of Leadership: Empowering UK Business Growth with Innovation, Exceptional Service, and Unmatched Customer Trust
Product & Solution Categories
Best Cloud Automation or AI Solution
Vanta
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
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 - 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
Exclaimer
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