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.

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.

Cloud Backup & Replication Product of the Year
CA Technologies ARCserve Replication

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.

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.

Fonte: http://www.storage-awards.com/