2021 Overview

Our first awards ceremony took place in 2021 and was hosted by Maxine Nwaneri. With Covid-19 restrictions still in place around much of the world, the event took place virtually—with nominees, winners and judges all joining us online to celebrate their success in the first ever Digital Revolution Awards.

Our 2021 Sponsors

The Digital Revolution Awards is proud and grateful to be supported by leading, innovative organizations that are as passionate about the tech industry as we are.

2021 Winners

The winners in the 2021 Digital Revolution Awards all showed some of the creativity, innovation and force for good that technology can offer the world.

SumUp Business Pioneer of the Year Award

With its new integrated cloud and infrastructure operations management platform, Trianz provides enterprises with a unified, holistic view of their IT operations. Concierto.cloud is revolutionising infrastructure management and responding to the growing need for unified oversight in an age where businesses are operating a multitude of next-gen ISV solutions.

Rebura
Outstanding Leadership Award, CTO

Hannah Wolfe is CTO and co-founder at Ghost, an open-source, non-profit publishing platform. Hannah has shown outstanding leadership and innovation in her role, and has made a significant impact not only on Ghost, but on the lives of those independent creators who are empowered by the use of this platform. Launched in 2013, Ghost remains inherently open source, and everything Hannah and Ghost does is in the sole interest of building the best product, supporting sustainable journalism, publishing and more open web.

Revolent Diversity and Inclusion Employer of the Year, Business Award

American Express values and embraces the diversity of thought, backgrounds and experiences of all employees. Through its Employee Networks scheme, Amex is helping employees broaden their associations with other employees while expanding their knowledge of the business. Some of these networks include Asian Network at Amex, Women in Technology, Black Engagement Network, Disability Awareness Network, Millennial Network and the Veterans Network, to name just a few.

Copado Cloud Technology Product of the Year Award

ThreatModeler is an automated threat modelling solution that secures and scales the enterprise software and cloud development life cycle. In 2020, the company launched its AWS Security EPICS Automated offering, developed to automate and accelerate the design of secure AWS cloud environments—a critical tool at a time when more business are making the move to the cloud.

Rebura Rapid Business Innovation Champion Award

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Ontario, EdTech organisation Ink Smith launched The Canadian Shield to address the shortage of PPE. The company quickly grew to meet demand, developing a face shield that could be produced and manufactured at scale, using existing resources and capabilities. The company now employs over 300 people and produces 200,000 shields a day, not only helping to solve the PPE shortage problem, but reinvigorating the local manufacturing sector with full-time, living wage jobs.

Aligned Technology Group Outstanding Contribution to the AWS Ecosystem Award

An education leader, speaker, and event organiser, Vicky Seno is paving the way for women in the cloud space by helping others upskill and learn more about subjects like containers, serverless, networking, and security. Dedicated to creating more learning opportunities for those looking to learn more about AWS, Vicky has developed an AWS Cloud Computing college degree, has trained staff from countless colleges, and leads coding courses for those looking to break into the industry.

Brown Girl Tech World Tech Star of the Year Award

An author, speaker, and change leader, Chaitra Vedullapalli is the President and Co-founder of Women in Cloud, a community-led economic development initiative that is driving global conversations with the United Nations and tech corporations to ensure an inclusive technology industry and economy.

Elements.cloud Outstanding Leadership Award, CIO

Gertrude’s outstanding recent work includes overseeing two huge and impactful implementation projects at NCH Corporation; rolling out Oracle across 36 countries, and launching Salesforce on Force.com using NCH’s own proprietary software. Delivering these projects has enabled the company to focus on processes that have empowered the entire business. Despite her expertise as a tech leader, Gertrude’s focus is always people, and fostering a true team atmosphere where trust is paramount.

ClickDimensions Diversity and Inclusion Employer of the Year, Partner Award

Founded by Meg Quinn and Bryan Dobson, Bower House Digital is home to a team of almost forty Salesforce Marketing Cloud professionals. Through their core values of inclusiveness and a focus on developing a great cultural understanding of what makes a great team member, Bower House Digital has built a cloud tech consultancy with a near 50/50 gender split, zero gender pay gap, and zero turnover.

Frank Recruitment Group Fast Growth Cloud Business of the Year

eCloudvalley launched in 2014 and obtained AWS Managed Service Partner status in its first two years. Since its inception, eCloudvalley has attained more than 500 AWS certifications and served more than 1,000 customers. In 2019, eCloudvalley’s cloud services revenue reached $85m USD, accounting for nearly 40% of its consolidated revenue. The company’s recent success earned it a place on the Financial Times’ Top 10 High Growth Companies; the only Asia Pacific Company to do so in early 2020.

Code First Girls Most Diverse and Inclusive Board of the Year Award

Verizon’s commitment to D&I is evident in its US workforce—59.3% of employees and half of its board members are women or people of colour. Alongside a diverse workforce, Verizon are also committed to creating a diverse supply chain, spending $5.8 billion in goods and services with diverse suppliers, including minority, women, veteran, service-disabled veterans, LGBT, and disability-owned businesses in 2019 alone.

PolSource Outstanding Contribution to the Salesforce Ecosystem Award

In the midst of last year’s economic turmoil, Salesforce MVP Gemma decided to share with others what she already knew: that Salesforce could help people develop rewarding new careers. And so Gemma created a series of YouTube tutorials, every week for 28 weeks, aiming to teach people all about Salesforce, and offering people who had been furloughed or lost jobs access to expert-led Salesforce training for free. Participants in the course have gone on to be named Salesforce Champions, gained certifications, and started on new career paths in the Salesforce ecosystem.  

Barclays Women in Technology Outstanding Leadership Award, CEO

Will co-founded Unily in 2006, and has led the company to become a globally recognised brand in the SharePoint marketplace. Last year, Will not only designed, produced, and distributed 3D printed visors to the NHS and other organisations, but he also supplied his employees with 3D printers so they could scale up production. At the same time, Will and his team were steering the business through the ongoing pandemic and a spike in demand. In 2020, Unily saw sales rise by 30%, and the team still found the time to make and supply over 3,000 masks to hospitals, hospices, and ambulance services across the UK.

Migrant Leaders Tech for Good Award

Polaris is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation that works to fight and prevent modern-day slavery and human trafficking. Polaris analysed more than 32,000 cases of human trafficking documented between December 2007 and December 2016 through the National Human Trafficking Hotline. Through this data, Polaris was able to release The Typology of Modern Slavery, a report helping people identify instances of trafficking and modern slavery. The organisation continues to make its datasets available to other groups committed to combating trafficking.

IBM Cloud Technology Deal of the Year Award

Adobe acquired cloud work and project management software firm Workfront in early 2020. The move will enable marketers to create and deliver the best customer experiences through one central system, revolutionizing how they plan, collaborate on, and oversee their workflow.

Natterbox Digital Transformation Project of the Year Award

Main Street Digital is helping local businesses access and exploit digital transformation through a single economic development platform using cloud and AI technologies. The solution is already helping businesses in Kirkland, Washington fast-track their economic recovery through Shop Local Kirkland, a hyper-local, digital marketplace housing more than 270 storefronts on a virtual high street and connecting businesses to customers. Meylah aims to replicate model to various cities in Washington State to ignite economic recovery.

Arbela Technologies Outstanding Contribution to the Microsoft Ecosystem Award

Using the Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft partner Barhead Solutions developed a solution to help automate YMCA Victoria’s application process for the Australian government’s JobKeeper program. Developed in just two days, the solution ensured over 5,000 staff were paid their wages that month.

Revolent Excellence in Learning and Development Award

Trailhead’s accessible, bite-sized, and gamified upskilling community has inspired a learning movement within the tech space. At a time when tech skills are in high demand, and the cloud space presents enormous career opportunities, Trailhead is democratising learning and empowering more budding technologists to break into the Salesforce space.

SumUp Business Pioneer of the Year Award

With its new integrated cloud and infrastructure operations management platform, Trianz provides enterprises with a unified, holistic view of their IT operations. Concierto.cloud is revolutionising infrastructure management and responding to the growing need for unified oversight in an age where businesses are operating a multitude of next-gen ISV solutions.

Rebura
Outstanding Leadership Award, CTO

Hannah Wolfe is CTO and co-founder at Ghost, an open-source, non-profit publishing platform. Hannah has shown outstanding leadership and innovation in her role, and has made a significant impact not only on Ghost, but on the lives of those independent creators who are empowered by the use of this platform. Launched in 2013, Ghost remains inherently open source, and everything Hannah and Ghost does is in the sole interest of building the best product, supporting sustainable journalism, publishing and more open web.

Revolent Diversity and Inclusion Employer of the Year, Business Award

American Express values and embraces the diversity of thought, backgrounds and experiences of all employees. Through its Employee Networks scheme, Amex is helping employees broaden their associations with other employees while expanding their knowledge of the business. Some of these networks include Asian Network at Amex, Women in Technology, Black Engagement Network, Disability Awareness Network, Millennial Network and the Veterans Network, to name just a few.

Copado Cloud Technology Product of the Year Award

ThreatModeler is an automated threat modelling solution that secures and scales the enterprise software and cloud development life cycle. In 2020, the company launched its AWS Security EPICS Automated offering, developed to automate and accelerate the design of secure AWS cloud environments—a critical tool at a time when more business are making the move to the cloud.

Rebura Rapid Business Innovation Champion Award

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Ontario, EdTech organisation Ink Smith launched The Canadian Shield to address the shortage of PPE. The company quickly grew to meet demand, developing a face shield that could be produced and manufactured at scale, using existing resources and capabilities. The company now employs over 300 people and produces 200,000 shields a day, not only helping to solve the PPE shortage problem, but reinvigorating the local manufacturing sector with full-time, living wage jobs.

Aligned Technology Group Outstanding Contribution to the AWS Ecosystem Award

An education leader, speaker, and event organiser, Vicky Seno is paving the way for women in the cloud space by helping others upskill and learn more about subjects like containers, serverless, networking, and security. Dedicated to creating more learning opportunities for those looking to learn more about AWS, Vicky has developed an AWS Cloud Computing college degree, has trained staff from countless colleges, and leads coding courses for those looking to break into the industry.

Barclays Women in Technology Outstanding Leadership Award, CEO

Will co-founded Unily in 2006, and has led the company to become a globally recognised brand in the SharePoint marketplace. Last year, Will not only designed, produced, and distributed 3D printed visors to the NHS and other organisations, but he also supplied his employees with 3D printers so they could scale up production. At the same time, Will and his team were steering the business through the ongoing pandemic and a spike in demand. In 2020, Unily saw sales rise by 30%, and the team still found the time to make and supply over 3,000 masks to hospitals, hospices, and ambulance services across the UK.

IBM Cloud Technology Deal of the Year Award

Adobe acquired cloud work and project management software firm Workfront in early 2020. The move will enable marketers to create and deliver the best customer experiences through one central system, revolutionizing how they plan, collaborate on, and oversee their workflow.

Arbela Technologies Outstanding Contribution to the Microsoft Ecosystem Award

Using the Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft partner Barhead Solutions developed a solution to help automate YMCA Victoria’s application process for the Australian government’s JobKeeper program. Developed in just two days, the solution ensured over 5,000 staff were paid their wages that month.

Brown Girl Tech World Tech Star of the Year Award

An author, speaker, and change leader, Chaitra Vedullapalli is the President and Co-founder of Women in Cloud, a community-led economic development initiative that is driving global conversations with the United Nations and tech corporations to ensure an inclusive technology industry and economy.

Elements.cloud Outstanding Leadership Award, CIO

Gertrude’s outstanding recent work includes overseeing two huge and impactful implementation projects at NCH Corporation; rolling out Oracle across 36 countries, and launching Salesforce on Force.com using NCH’s own proprietary software. Delivering these projects has enabled the company to focus on processes that have empowered the entire business. Despite her expertise as a tech leader, Gertrude’s focus is always people, and fostering a true team atmosphere where trust is paramount.

ClickDimensions Diversity and Inclusion Employer of the Year, Partner Award

Founded by Meg Quinn and Bryan Dobson, Bower House Digital is home to a team of almost forty Salesforce Marketing Cloud professionals. Through their core values of inclusiveness and a focus on developing a great cultural understanding of what makes a great team member, Bower House Digital has built a cloud tech consultancy with a near 50/50 gender split, zero gender pay gap, and zero turnover.

Frank Recruitment Group Fast Growth Cloud Business of the Year

eCloudvalley launched in 2014 and obtained AWS Managed Service Partner status in its first two years. Since its inception, eCloudvalley has attained more than 500 AWS certifications and served more than 1,000 customers. In 2019, eCloudvalley’s cloud services revenue reached $85m USD, accounting for nearly 40% of its consolidated revenue. The company’s recent success earned it a place on the Financial Times’ Top 10 High Growth Companies; the only Asia Pacific Company to do so in early 2020.

Code First Girls Most Diverse and Inclusive Board of the Year Award

Verizon’s commitment to D&I is evident in its US workforce—59.3% of employees and half of its board members are women or people of colour. Alongside a diverse workforce, Verizon are also committed to creating a diverse supply chain, spending $5.8 billion in goods and services with diverse suppliers, including minority, women, veteran, service-disabled veterans, LGBT, and disability-owned businesses in 2019 alone.

PolSource Outstanding Contribution to the Salesforce Ecosystem Award

In the midst of last year’s economic turmoil, Salesforce MVP Gemma decided to share with others what she already knew: that Salesforce could help people develop rewarding new careers. And so Gemma created a series of YouTube tutorials, every week for 28 weeks, aiming to teach people all about Salesforce, and offering people who had been furloughed or lost jobs access to expert-led Salesforce training for free. Participants in the course have gone on to be named Salesforce Champions, gained certifications, and started on new career paths in the Salesforce ecosystem.  

Migrant Leaders Tech for Good Award

Polaris is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation that works to fight and prevent modern-day slavery and human trafficking. Polaris analysed more than 32,000 cases of human trafficking documented between December 2007 and December 2016 through the National Human Trafficking Hotline. Through this data, Polaris was able to release The Typology of Modern Slavery, a report helping people identify instances of trafficking and modern slavery. The organisation continues to make its datasets available to other groups committed to combating trafficking.

Natterbox Digital Transformation Project of the Year Award

Main Street Digital is helping local businesses access and exploit digital transformation through a single economic development platform using cloud and AI technologies. The solution is already helping businesses in Kirkland, Washington fast-track their economic recovery through Shop Local Kirkland, a hyper-local, digital marketplace housing more than 270 storefronts on a virtual high street and connecting businesses to customers. Meylah aims to replicate model to various cities in Washington State to ignite economic recovery.

Revolent Excellence in Learning and Development Award

Trailhead’s accessible, bite-sized, and gamified upskilling community has inspired a learning movement within the tech space. At a time when tech skills are in high demand, and the cloud space presents enormous career opportunities, Trailhead is democratising learning and empowering more budding technologists to break into the Salesforce space.

The 2021 Shortlist

SumUp
Business Pioneer of the Year Award

Capgemini | VRP Consulting | Ladorian | Trianz

Brown Girl, Tech World, Tech Star of the Year Award

Tiffany Spencer | Amanda Beard-Neilson Chaitra Vedullapalli

Barclays Women in Technology, Outstanding Leadership Award, CEO

Will Saville | Neha Sampat | Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon, MBE

Rebura
Outstanding Leadership Award, CTO

Hannah Wolfe | Debra Danielson | Abby Kearns

Elements Cloud
Outstanding Leadership Award, CIO

Gertrude Van Horn | Teena Piccione | Shaun Le Geyt

Migrant Leaders
Tech for Good Award

TechMums | Polaris Project Chaitra Vedullapalli – Women In Cloud

Revolent
Diversity and Inclusion Employer of the Year, Business Award

PwC | American Express | Palo Alto Networks | Amazon

ClickDimensions
Diversity and Inclusion Employer of the Year, Partner Award

Bower House Digital | Vertex | Deloitte Mathematica Policy Research

IBM
Cloud Technology Deal of the Year Award

Adobe acquires Workfront

Copado
Cloud Technology Product of the Year Award

IBM Watson AIOps | Meylah Corporation | ThreatModeler

Frank Recruitment Group
Fast Growth Cloud Business of the Year

GuidePoint Security | eCloudvalley

Digital Transformation Project of the Year Award

Countdown | Meylah Corporation 

Rebura
Rapid Business Innovation Champion Award

Ink Smith/Canadian Shield | RedBit  | Microsoft

Code First Girls
Most Diverse and Inclusive Board of the Year Award

Slack | Stitch Fix | Verizon | Drift

Arbela Technologies
Outstanding Contribution to the Microsoft Ecosystem Award

Akari Solutions | Concurrency | Barhead

Aligned Technology Group
Outstanding Contribution to the AWS Ecosystem Award

Lynn Langit | Corey Quinn | Vicky Seno

PolSource
Outstanding Contribution to the Salesforce Ecosystem Award

Cloud for Good | Gemma Blezard – The Architech Club | Enrico Murru

Revolent
Excellence in Learning and Development Award

Microsoft Learn | Salesforce Trailhead | AWS Tech U

The 2021 Shortlist

SumUp
Business Pioneer of the Year Award

Capgemini
VRP Consulting
Ladorian
Trianz

Rebura
Outstanding Leadership Award, CTO

Hannah Wolfe
Debra Danielson
Abby Kearns

Revolent
Diversity and Inclusion Employer of the Year, Business Award

PwC 
American Express
Palo Alto Networks
Amazon

Copado
Cloud Technology Product of the Year Award

IBM Watson AIOps
Meylah Corporation
ThreatModeler

Rebura
Rapid Business Innovation Champion Award

Ink Smith/Canadian Shield
RedBit  
Microsoft

Aligned Technology Group
Outstanding Contribution to the AWS Ecosystem Award

Lynn Langit
Corey Quinn
Vicky Seno

Brown Girl, Tech World, Tech Star of the Year Award

Tiffany Spencer
Amanda Beard-Neilson
Chaitra Vedullapalli

Elements Cloud
Outstanding Leadership Award, CIO

Gertrude Van Horn
Teena Piccione
Shaun Le Geyt

ClickDimensions
Diversity and Inclusion Employer of the Year, Partner Award

Bower House Digital
Vertex
Deloitte
Mathematica Policy Research

Frank Recruitment Group
Fast Growth Cloud Business of the Year

GuidePoint Security
eCloudvalley

Code First Girls
Most Diverse and Inclusive Board of the Year Award

Slack
Stitch Fix
Verizon
Drift

PolSource
Outstanding Contribution to the Salesforce Ecosystem Award

Cloud for Good 
Gemma Blezard – The Architech Club
Enrico Murru

Barclays Women in Technology, Outstanding Leadership Award, CEO

Will Saville 
Neha Sampat
Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon, MBE

Migrant Leaders
Tech for Good Award

TechMums
Polaris Project
Chaitra Vedullapalli – Women In Cloud

IBM
Cloud Technology Deal of the Year Award

Adobe acquires Workfront

Digital Transformation Project of the Year Award

Countdown 
Meylah Corporation 

Arbela Technologies
Outstanding Contribution to the Microsoft Ecosystem Award

Akari Solutions
Concurrency
Barhead

Revolent
Excellence in Learning and Development Award

Microsoft Learn
Salesforce Trailhead
AWS Tech U