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STORAGE STORAGE AWARDS
Storage Distributor of the Year
WINNER: CMS Distribution
CMS Distribution is trade only, selling to over 3,000 business to business and business to
consumer reseller partners. CMS employs 350 people across six locations in the UK and
Ireland, plus locations in the Netherlands, Sweden, Spain, Australia and China.
CMS Distribution helps IT vendors and channel partners grow their business, by taking
emerging technologies to market whilst growing established brands using a range of value
added services.
Storage Product of the Year
WINNER: Nexsan - Unity
Nexsan Unity is the first and only Hyper-Unified Storage platform. Hyper-Unified Storage starts with
support for advanced block and file workloads and then adds the rich capabilities modern IT teams
demand and their users require. For Nexsan, this “Unified Plus” mindset means adding Dropbox-like
sync and share, real-time file synchronization among distributed sites, and secure archive - all fully
compliant with security protocols. The new Second Generation Unity systems offer up to 40%
performance improvement over previous similar models, more flexible configurations, and cost
reductions. New all-flash configurations are now available to meet the demands of customers' high
performance applications, as well as hybrid configurations for the more cost conscious.
Storage Company of the Year
WINNER: Oracle
With more than 420,000 customers and deployments in more than 145 countries, Oracle offers a
comprehensive and fully integrated stack of cloud applications, platform services, and engineered
systems.
Oracle's application-engineered storage is designed to accelerate application performance,
increase efficiency, and improve management. These advanced storage solutions let enterprises
simplify IT environments so they can operate more cost-effectively and be more responsive
to dynamic business needs.
The Storage Hall of Fame
WINNER: Seagate
"Seagate is deeply rooted in the history and heritage of the storage industry. Over the past 35
years, we have evolved the way storage technology works, progressing from the mass production
of the 5.25" disk drive — which allowed the accessibility of the personal computer — to
innovating cloud storage solutions.
"Seagate recognises that data has evolved from static information stored and forgotten, to a
living entity that drives every interaction of every day. We are creating solutions to fit the
increasing needs and demands of our data-driven society, and we invite you to explore our
solutions and share the journey."
www.storagemagazine.co.uk
@STMagAndAwards July/August 2017
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