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The Storage Awards 2011
June 23rd
The Grand Connaught Rooms, London
Click Here For 2011 Awards Photos.
This year's Storage Awards (the Storries VIII) was for many the best awards yet. With 400 of the industries finest in attendance at the new home of the Storries, The Grand Connaught Rooms, once again the readers of Storage Magazine rewarded outstanding products, services and people.
The 2011 Awards saw, in excess of 6500 (a new record) readers vote (32,000+ votes cast in total/another record) for their favourite products, people and companies.
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The biggest winners of this year's event were Neill Burton of Computacenter and Frank Salmon of CMS Peripherals who received a standing ovation when the Contribution to Industry awards were announced. CA Technologies, Nexsan, B2Net& ExaGrid who each won two awards and Quantum winning Storage Product of the year, Oracle winning Editors Choice and finally IBM scooping the coveted Storage Company of the year for the second year running.
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On the channel side, Sarah Morgan was awarded the Channel Excellence award, Hammer PLC won their fourth Storage Distributor of the year award and Q Associates won their first award, Storage Reseller of the year.
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The evening kicked off with the traditional Champagne reception in the grandest of arena's, dinner followed and the audience were entertained by the madcap, Jim Tavare who finished his very funny set by playing a harmonica using a Henry vacuum cleaner.
Nominations are now open - to make a nomination, please click the nomination now icon on the top left of this page.
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At the end of his set, Jim was joined on stage by Stuart Leigh (Event Director) and they rattled through the awards, announcing winner after winner, as soon as the awards were finished, the evening turned into the single largest networking event seen by the storage industry, with old friends mingling and new friendships formed.
The evening came to close at 1.00am but I can confirm as well as, a few winners ending up in Little Italy, various parties were being hosted all over the West End. Any chances of a Friday morning meeting were lost when Jim Tavare announced and the winner is....
I would like to thank all of sponsors, all of whom are scattered around these pages; I look forward to welcoming you all to the Storries IX.
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For More information about the Storage Awards
2012, please contact:
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Stuart Leigh
Publisher
E: Stuart.Leigh@btc.co.uk
T: +44 (0)1689 616 000
F: +44 (0)1689 826 622
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Abby Penn
Event Manager
E: Abby.Penn@btc.co.uk
T: +44 (0)1689 616 000
F: +44 (0)1689 826 622 |
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