Jan-Feb-Mar 2021

AWARDS
NETWORK PROJECT OF THE YEAR
WINNER: The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust / Zyxel
Non-profit organisation, the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust, helps disadvantaged young people make informed choices about their education
and careers. The trust recognised the need to transform its London centre into a coworking space with a faster, more stable network and
approached IT support provider, Vibrant Networks, for help. After assessing the centre's needs, Vibrant advised the deployment of the
Zyxel Nebula system, along with access points and a switch to provision a fast and secure network.
Since installing the Zyxel Nebula system the Wi-Fi is stronger, faster and more reliable. The network has been able to support more users.
Thanks to extra revenue generated through coworking,the trust has been able to spend more on the important work it does for young people.
THE ONE TO WATCH COMPANY - CATEGORY SPONSORED BY EXAGRID
WINNER: e-bate
RUNNER UP: EfficiencyIT
As a team of technologists and pricing specialists in award-winning Evolve-IT Consulting Limited, we had built bespoke rebate solutions
for seven years, across multiple sectors. We recognised that there was a gap in the market for an affordable solution that helped decision
makers digitise their rebate process within weeks and regain control.
In 2018, the calculation engine IP was transferred to e-bate Limited and a full end-to-end SaaS solution that offers a great user experience
was created. e-bate is highly configurable and can be implemented in as little as 16 weeks. Our team is passionate about customer service
and achieving results for our clients.
THE INSPIRATION AWARD
WINNER: Andrew Stevens - CNet Training
RUNNER UP: Ian Moyse - Natterbox
Andrew has been involved in the international telecommunications and data centre industries for the past 26 years, starting his career within the
manufacturing and distribution arenas. He joined CNet Training in 1997 as Sales Director and has been CEO since 2004. Andrew has always
been an active member of numerous industry trade bodies including the AFCOM, TIA, Uptime Institute, Green Grid, BCS and DCA. He created
the global data centre education framework and has been instrumental in the development of the only truly mapped qualifications and
certifications for the data centre industry.
Andrew has also been awarded a number of industry accolades for his work including the legacy associated with working with the ODA
Employment & Skills Team for the 2012 Olympic Delivery Authority, educating unemployed individuals with the Certified Network Cable Installer
(CNCI®) certification and, as a result, providing certified network cable installers to the Olympic project. Today the CNCI® certification has
been adopted by the industry as the standard certification for network cable installers.
Andrew has also accepted an invitation to become a Trustee of the Edge Foundation, an independent education charity dedicated to raising
the status of technical, practical and vocational learning via UTC's and Career Colleges.
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
WINNER: ExaGrid
RUNNER UP: Allied Telesis
ExaGrid provides the industry's only Tiered Backup Storage solution. Its disk-cache Landing Zone for backup and restore performance is
tiered to a long-term retention repository for cost efficiencies as well as a scale-out storage architecture that scales as data grows.
ExaGrid supports more than 25 backup applications and utilities heterogeneously in an environment, so that customers can retain their
investment in existing backup processes. ExaGrid's 330+ published customer success stories demonstrate how satisfied customers are with
ExaGrid's unique architectural approach, differentiated product, and unrivalled customer support. Customers consistently state that not only
is the product best-in-class, but 'it just works.'
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