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Best of VMworld 2018 Europe User Awards: Shortlist announced

Find out who made the shortlist for this year's Best of VMworld Europe User Awards, with the winners set to be announced at VMworld next week

The shortlist for the Best of VMworld 2018 Europe User Awards has been finalised, with the winners set to be announced at VMworld Europe in Barcelona next week.

Hosted by Computer Weekly and SearchServerVirtualisation.com, the Best of VMworld Europe User Awards shine a light on the technological prowess demonstrated by enterprises across the continent that have made cloud technologies the cornerstone of their digital transformation strategies.

Our independent panel of judges were inundated with entries for the 2018 awards from a wide range of industries, spanning aviation, automotive, healthcare, entertainment, financial services, social enterprise and manufacturing.

The winners in each category will be announced on the second day of VMworld 2018 Europe, with all set to receive a certificate to honour their achievements.

In the weeks following the event, the winners and their projects will also be profiled by Computer Weekly.

The firms that made the shortlist can be found below.

Best cloud project

Editions Lefebvre Sarrut – nominated by Unitrends

Notting Hill Genesis – nominated by Amido

Liberty Global – nominated by Computacenter

The European Bioinformatics Institute – nominated by Red Hat

Public Health England – nominated by Red Hat

Best desktop virtualisation and mobility project

Vector Software – nominated by Tocario

Delmenhorst City Government – nominated by ThinPrint

The United States Army Command and General Staff College 

Best data security and data protection project

The Agriculture and Rural Economy (ARE) Directorate – nominated by Rubrik

ASL Airlines – nominated by Rubrik

MeDirect (Malta)

Ignite Business Communications

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