Announcing the finalists of the Data Impact Awards is always a highlight in our annual Cloudera calendar, and this year is no different. The 2020 entrants have shown incredible data-driven innovation, problem-solving ability and have proven real-world impact.
Our independent judges certainly had their jobs cut out for them, as they were faced with an overwhelming number of outstanding entries. We’re glad to say that with vigour, dedication and a good deal of passionate discussion, they have worked tirelessly to select the shortlist. Each of the finalists embodies what the Data Impact Awards stand for — recognizing organizations that have through a data-led culture, superior technology, a pioneering spirit and the belief that things can be done differently, and better, showcased that what is thought impossible today, can be possible tomorrow.
We are thrilled that the finalists include organizations from a wide variety of industries and come from all corners of the globe. And we’re even more thrilled that each of them has a valuable story to tell. So without further ado, the 2020 finalists are:
Connect the Data Lifecycle
- Globe Telecom
- Mobile TeleSystems (MTS)
- Reliance Industries Ltd.
- Severstal
- United Overseas Bank
Read more about the Connect the Data Lifecycle here
Data Champions
- Bank Mandiri
- Commerzbank AG
- OVO (PT Visionet Internasional)
- Southern California Edison
Read more about the Data Champions category here
Data for Enterprise AI
- Bank of America
- Certilytics
- Experian
- Gazprombank OAO
Read more about the Data for Enterprise AI category here
Data for Good
- Discovery Health
- Keck Medicine of USC
- Reliance Jio
- Rush University Medical Center
Read more about the Data for Good category here
Data Security & Governance
- Carrefour Spain
- Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
- Nord/LB
- PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk.
Read more about the Data Security & Governance category here
Enterprise Data Cloud
- DBS Bank
- PwC
- Service Management Group
- West Midlands Police
Read more about the Enterprise Data Cloud category here
Industry Transformation
- ExxonMobil
- Manulife
- Telkomsel
- Vodafone Automotive
Read more about the Industry Transformation category here
This year we are also excited to announce a new award category — the Data Impact Achievement Award. This new award will recognize one customer who has consistently achieved transformation across their business, pursuing a diverse set of use cases and creating a culture of data-driven innovation. The winner of this brand new award will be announced during the virtual celebration.
We cannot express enough gratitude to our judging panel (see below), who have given up their incredibly valuable time. Each individual on the panel has a sharp perspective on technology trends and industry momentum, given their backgrounds as industry analysts and journalists focusing on data management, advanced analytics, and data science. To hear more from the winners, and our judges, please join our virtual celebration on November 18 — 9:00am Pacific/12:00pm Eastern/5:00pm BST/6:00pm CEST — during which we will celebrate the winners, learn more about their stories, and accomplishments and find out who will join the Cloudera Wall of Fame. You can register your attendance here.
| Judge | Category |
| Mike Barlow, Author “Learning to Love Data Science” (O’Reilly 2015) and Co-Author “Smart Cities, Smart Future” (Wiley 2018), Cumulus Partners | Connect
the Data Lifecycle |
| Nick Heudecker, VP Analyst, Gartner | Connect
the Data Lifecycle |
| Sanjeev Mohan, Vice President, Research, Gartner | Connect
the Data Lifecycle |
| Danny Mu, Principal Analyst, Forrester | Connect
the Data Lifecycle |
| Shiv Putcha, Founder and Principal Analyst, Mandala Insights | Connect
the Data Lifecycle |
| Bob Gourley, CTO, OODA LLC | Data
Champions |
| Doug Henschen, Vice President and Principal Analyst, Constellation Research | Data
Champions |
| Roy Illsley, Chief Analyst | IT & Enterprise, Omdia | Data
Champions |
| Daniel Newman, Principal Analyst and Founding Partner, Futurum Research | Data
Champions |
| John Santaferraro, Research Director, EMA | Data
Champions |
| Jen Stirrup, Data Whisperer, Data Relish | Data
Champions |
| Andrew Brust, Founder & CEO at Blue Badge Insights; ZDNet Contributor and GigaOm Analyst, | Data
for Enterprise AI |
| Jessie Cai Danqing, Senior Research Manager of IDC Asia Pacific, IDC | Data
for Enterprise AI |
| Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, InformationWeek/informatech | Data
for Enterprise AI |
| Bertrand Gare, Chief Editor, L’Informaticien | Data
for Enterprise AI |
| David Schubmehl, Research Director, IDC | Data
for Enterprise AI |
| Philip Carnelley, AVP, IDC | Data
for Good |
| Philip Howard, Research Director, Bloor Research | Data
for Good |
| Cornelia Lévy-Bencheton, Principal, CLB Strategic Consulting | Data
for Good |
| Yves Mulkers, Industry Analyst, Data & Analytics Architect, 7wData | Data
for Good |
| Brian Wood, Research Director, Dresner Advisory Services | Data
for Good |
| Paige Bartley, Senior Analyst, 451 Research | Data
Security and Governance |
| Michael Hülskötter, IT blogger & B2B Influencer, IT-techBlog.de | Data
Security and Governance |
| Tony Lock, Distinguished Analyst and Director of Engagement, Freeform Dynamics | Data
Security and Governance |
| Patrick Moorhead, Founder, President, Principal Analyst, Moor Insights & Strategy | Data
Security and Governance |
| Alex Woodie, Managing Editor, Datanami | Data
Security and Governance |
| Jim Curtis, Senior Research Analyst, Data, AI & Analytics, 451 Research | Enterprise
Data Cloud |
| David Menninger, SVP & Research Director, Ventana Research | Enterprise
Data Cloud |
| John Pardey, Chief Editor, IT-Administrator Magazine | Enterprise
Data Cloud |
| Agatha Poon, Research Director, 451 Research | Enterprise
Data Cloud |
| Adam M. Ronthal, Research VP, Gartner | Enterprise
Data Cloud |
| Tony Baer, Principal, dbInsight | Industry
Transformation |
| Doug Laney, Principal, Data & Analytics Strategy, Caserta | Industry
Transformation |
| Chris Marshall, Associate Vice President | Data, Analytics and AI | Future of Intelligence, IDC | Industry
Transformation |
| Nick McQuire, Vice President and Head of Enterprise and Artificial Intelligence Research, CCS Insight | Industry
Transformation |
| Holger Muller, VP and Principal Analyst, Constellation Research | Industry
Transformation |
| Carl Olofson, Research VP, Data Management Software, IDC | Industry
Transformation |
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