The W.Media Asia Pacific Cloud & Datacenter Awards is the region’s flagship awards programme, recognising achievements and excellence across all mission critical technology sectors.
Any company within Asia Pacific, whether public or private sector can enter, regardless of size or industry. The awards have a range of categories suited for any successful organisation or individual to tell their story; from large private and public companies through to thriving entrepreneurial businesses, promising start-ups and established SMEs.
Since 2018, W.Media’s industry following has grown exponentially across Asia Pacific. IT and Data Center Professionals from established and emerging markets have poured forward in tens of thousands to network and learn through W.Media’s platforms.
W.Media will be presenting 5 Awards, one for each sub-region – Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Australasia and Middle East. Each Award will feature 16 categories. With up to 61 winners, this will be the largest Awards series in 2023 for the Cloud & Datacenter Community in Asia Pacific.
The Asia Pacific’s most prestigious data center Awards conclude in style with Gala Dinner & presentation ceremony.
Thursday 24th November 2022 – W.Media’s annual Awards Gala Dinner took place on Thursday 24th November at the Marina Bay Sands Convention Center, Singapore. Over 200 people enjoyed the spectacular black-tie event complete with a 3-course banquet dinner, networking drinks and entertainment…
Click Here for the Full List of 2022 Award Winners.
Sponsoring these Awards offers your organisation the opportunity to be centerstage throughout the Awards Season from June through December–not just at the Gala dinners.
Align your brand and offerings with an Award Category that simplifies your marketing message. Throughout your marketing campaign, you’ll have opportunities to deliver premiere digital keynote addresses to curated audiences, featured video at our Awards Digital Summits, editorial content on W.Media Digital Platforms, category branding on Awards night, and much, much more.
Attendance to the Awards Ceremony and Gala is on invite only.
Want to know more?
Sponsorship slots are limited so do get in touch with our organising committee at [email protected] or fill in this Online Form below to get involved and take advantage of this unique branding opportunity.
*Note: Gala Dinner & Digital Summit is not applicable for South Asia & Middle East Region
In the lead up to our Awards Gala, we are thrilled to announce the launch of our Awards Special Edition Editorial: Issue #1. In this beautifully crafted memento, we take the time to reflect on our inaugural 2021 Awards, hear from our previous winners and see how even through global unforeseen circumstances, creativity and innovation can rise. We take a glance at the market outlook across SEA and NEA, as well as some of the challenges we face moving forward. With sustainability being at the forefront of this year’s Awards, we also look at the road to a greener future.
We have received over 200+ nominations across all 5 regions. The competition is fierce this year. Our panel of esteemed judges across all regions have received the nominations and have begun the judging process. Winners will be announced at our spectacular black-tie Gala Dinner in Singapore in November. Our gala event is a must-attend for anyone in the technology world.
Judging Process
The Awards Judges have come from around the globe to participate on our esteemed jury panels. Judging is carried out independently by each regional panel of judges made up of reputable industry experts. The majority of our Awards Judges will be anonymous as they hold procurement responsibilities and are strategic influencers in our industry. It is essential that the evaluation is focused on the submissions themselves to ensure a fair and equitable assessment process.
Thursday 24th November 2022, 5.30pm-10.00pm (GMT+8)
Marina Bay Sands Convention Center Singapore
Our Award winners will be announced at our spectacular black-tie Gala Dinner to be held in Singapore on 24th November 2022. Over 200+ C-level executives and award nominees will be gathering to celebrate together and reflect on the outstanding achievements of the industry this year. This exclusive event will be the highlight of the year and feature live entertainment, a 3-course banquet dinner and networking drinks sessions.
Seats and tables can be purchased but are limited. To ensure your place at this premier event sponsorship is highly recommended.
Wednesday 23rd November 2022, 5.00pm-8.30pm (GMT+8)
ONE°15 Marina Sentosa Cove, Singapore
In the lead up to our Gala Dinner, we are hosting an exclusive Sunset Networking Cruise on the beautiful waters of Singapore’s Marina Bay the night before the event.
This event is limited to 50pax and is on a first-come-first-served basis. To purchase your combined Gala dinner and Cruise tickets, click the link below.
Data center equipment and servers produce a lot of heat, which means a large portion of expenditures come from cooling. IT equipment must remain at a safe temperature, which calls for proper ventilation and cooling in the data center. Power consumption can be lessened by optimizing or innovating not just the cooling operations, but also the technology adoption.
This category is open to any recent (<18 months) data center project that resulted in significant benefits to the data center owner where the energy efficiency of the facilities concerned.
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Join the Awards Summit as Enterprise Users and Industry Experts get together for a virtual conversation on this topic. They will be sharing their excitement and expert opinions leading up the Winners Announcement.
Sustainable design is about building the future, not just a structure. Sustainability is as much about process as it is about product. Seeing sustainable design as a process empowers “green” designers and constructors to better evaluate and anticipate the environmental, economical and social impacts and costs. Many data centers have made a commitment to sustainable energy solutions by turning to sources of renewable power.
This category is open to any recent (<18 months) project involving the design and build of a new data center anywhere in the region.
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Join the Awards Summit as Enterprise Users and Industry Experts get together for a virtual conversation on this topic. They will be sharing their excitement and opinions leading up the Winners Announcement.
Establishing low latency network is not just a technical engineering job – time and effort needs to be invested in developing trust, common understanding and mutual agreements in the local community. On-demand software defined connectivity for local and international operators provide cost-effective and convenient configuration.
This category is open to any recent (<18 months) project involving the expansion or innovation of connectivity anywhere in the region.
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Join the Awards Summit as Enterprise Users and Industry Experts get together for a virtual conversation on this topic. They will be sharing their excitement and opinions leading up the Shortlist Announcement.
Recognising an organisation that is reducing greenhouses gas emissions resulting from technology use.
This category is open to any recent (<18 months) project.
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Join the Awards Summit as Enterprise Users and Industry Experts get together for a virtual conversation on this topic. They will be sharing their excitement and opinions leading up the Winners Announcement.
Celebrating organisations that have fundamentally changed their business models to be more sustainable.
This category is open to any recent (<18 months) project.
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Join the Awards Summit as Enterprise Users and Industry Experts get together for a virtual conversation on this topic. They will be sharing their excitement and opinions leading up the Winners Announcement.
A combination of factors contributes to the success of digital transformation in enterprises. This category evaluates the following aspects to determine a successful digital transformation project: digitizing core processes and systems; building resilient operations, applications, and infrastructure; driving data-driven decision-making and culture; and cybersecurity.
This category is open to any recent (<18 months) digital transformation project.
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Join the Awards Summit as Enterprise Users and Industry Experts get together for a virtual conversation on this topic. They will be sharing their excitement and opinions leading up the Winners Announcement.
How security threats are managed will have an impact on everything from operations to reputation. It should go without saying that protecting employees and client data should be a top priority.
This category reviews cybersecurity plans in organizations from a holistic approach including but not limited to network security, security culture, governance, optimization of cybersecurity budget and spend, and your IT team.
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Join the Awards Summit as Enterprise Users and Industry Experts get together for a virtual conversation on this topic. They will be sharing their excitement and opinions leading up the Shortlist Announcement.
With increasing public cloud outages, cloud customers began to realize that a single-cloud strategy can be risky and expensive. Adopting a multicloud strategy that allows companies to spread out where their data lives so that an outage on one infrastructure doesn’t completely cripple the business.
This category is open to any project relevant to a recent (<18 months) multi cloud strategy either for their organisation or external customers that result in a significant business benefit.
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Join the Awards Summit as Enterprise Users and Industry Experts get together for a virtual conversation on this topic. They will be sharing their excitement and opinions leading up the Shortlist Announcement
In the face of pandemic, technology and leadership are exceedingly important as we are plagued with uncertainty, difficulties arising from remote work, and more. The Technology Leader award aims to recognise outstanding achievements and leadership qualities of technology professionals who have gone above and beyond their call of duties tomake innovations happen.
Nominate your colleagues by sharing their recent (<18 months) success stories.
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Join the Awards Summit as Enterprise Users and Industry Experts get together for a virtual conversation on this topic. They will be sharing their excitement and opinions leading up the Winners Announcement.
Business landscapes are constantly changing and increasingly competitive. It takes strong business acumen and leadership to navigate through complex challenges, inspire innovation and build an excellent team. The Business Leader award aims to recognise outstanding achievements and leadership qualities of business professionals in the technology sector who have gone above and beyond their call of duties to steer a direction of success.
Nominate your colleagues by sharing their recent (<18 months) success stories.
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Join the Awards Summit as Enterprise Users and Industry Experts get together for a virtual conversation on this topic. They will be sharing their excitement and opinions leading up the Shortlist Announcement.
| Time (GMT+8) | Programme |
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| 4.45PM | Boarding Time |
| 5.00PM | Briefing and Cruise Out Passing by St John, Sisters Island & Kusu Island |
| 5.45PM | Anchor at Lazarus Island |
| 6.50PM | Cruise towards the city area Soak in the view of the city lights |
| 8.30PM | Boat Docks, Cruise Adjourned |
| Time (GMT+8) | Programme |
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| 5.30PM | Arrival and Champagne Reception by Onion Technology |
| 6.45PM | Welcome Speech by – W.Media |
| 6.50PM | Speech by Industry Partner – Socomec |
| 6.55PM | 1st Course + 2nd Course Dinner Service: Jazz Band – Summertimes Hotshots feat. Imelda Teo |
| 7.40PM | Special Entertainment – Comedian Sam See |
| 8.00PM | Award Winners Announcement – NEA Region |
| Award Winners Announcement – APAC Leaders | |
| 8.20PM | 3rd Course Dinner Service: Jazz Band – Summertimes Hotshots feat. Imelda Teo |
| 8.50PM | Award Winners Announcement – SEA Region |
| 9.20PM | Closing Speech by – W.Media |
| 9.25PM | Drinks Reception |
| 10.00PM | Session Adjourned |
*Not applicable for South Asia & Middle East Region.
