NC Sep-Oct 2022

AWARDS 2022
NETWORK PROJECT OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Boras Stad / Extreme Networks
RUNNER-UP: The Inspiration Trust/Zyxel Networks
In partnership with NetNordic, Extreme Networks has established one of the largest cloud-managed network infrastructures in Borås Stad,
Sweden, transforming the municipality into a smart city. The new infrastructure delivers faster and more advanced connectivity, extending
secure public Wi-Fi for its citizens, local government, schools, and services, while automating and simplifying network management for the
IT team. The transition to smart cities is designed to provide more sustainable resources to residents, while improving quality of life and
fueling business innovation.
BENCH TESTED PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
WINNER: ExaGrid - EX84 RUNNER UP: Progress - Progress WhatsUp Gold 2022
ExaGrid stands tall in the enterprise data backup and disaster recovery market as its Tiered Backup Storage family of EX appliances deliver a
unique data protection solution with a sharp focus on performance and reduced storage costs
Enterprises looking for new ways to energise their data protection strategies and reduce ongoing storage costs will find this ExaGrid and
Commvault team provides an innovative solution. ExaGrid's scale-out architecture delivers huge, cost-effective backup capacities, its smart
Landing Zone provides a boost in performance, and combining its Adaptive Deduplication with Commvault's own highly efficient data
reduction technologies offers industry-leading storage savings.
HARDWARE PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Vertiv - Vertiv VRC-S Edge-Ready Micro Data Center System
RUNNER-UP: Endace - EndaceProbe Analytics Platform
Vertiv VRC-S is a micro data centre solution, fully assembled at the factory and designed specifically for IT edge applications. Available in
various configurations, the Vertiv VRC-S is delivered in days and installed in hours. Choose from four different cabinet sizes with two
separate cooling methods (split and self-contained) with back-up, and the option to integrate a UPS. Plus, an intelligent switched PDU,
including monitoring of all components, and a comprehensive software package completes the offer.
SOFTWARE PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity - R&S®Browser in the Box
RUNNER-UP: ExaGrid - ExaGrid Cloud Tier to AWS
Developed with the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), the fully virtualised R&S®Browser in the Box surfing environment
offers an innovative, multi-level concept for secure and convenient Internet surfing and optimum protection against malware for public
authorities and companies.
The virtual browser closes the "Internet" security gap by enabling a digital quarantine for attacks: malware is isolated before it even comes to
execution. Instead of detecting malicious code - as with antivirus programs - execution is prevented from the outset. All potentially
dangerous activities are isolated in a closed virtual browser.
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