CloudSigma’s Advanced Hybrid Cloud Offering Recognized for its Industry-First Private Patching and Secure Data Access

Zurich, Switzerland – December 23, 2013 – CloudSigma, a public cloud IaaS provider with advanced hybrid hosting solutions, has been shortlisted in the 2013-2014 Cloud Awards Program, marking the third consecutive year that the company has been acknowledged for its customer-centric public cloud platform. Honored as a finalist in the Best Hybrid Cloud Solution category, CloudSigma is being recognized for its hybrid hosting offering, which grants customers all the flexibility, scalability and accessibility of a public cloud without the security concerns.

CloudSigma’s hybrid hosting capabilities are enabled by transparent private patching technology that eliminates the need for data to traverse over public IP connectivity. As such, sensitive company information is not only safe from cyber-attacks, data leakage and malicious hacking, but can be accessed quickly and efficiently in the event of downtime or disaster. In conjunction with CloudSigma’s open platform, which poses no deployment restrictions, CloudSigma’s public cloud has truly become an extension of customers’ on premise environments, enabling a seamless hybrid experience.

CloudSigma CEO and co-founder Robert Jenkins commented, “Being recognized by the Cloud Awards for our innovation in the hybrid cloud market further validates the advances we’ve made in combining the best of both public and private cloud environments. And, we will continue our mission to offer our customers a next-generation public cloud platform that’s able to meet the most complex compute demands for industries ranging from media and entertainment to research science and financial services, and beyond.”

Cloud Awards organizer Larry Johnson said, “Every year, we think we must have met the ceiling on how high the standard of entries will get. Every year those expectations are smashed, as a new wave of Cloud pioneers and innovators shows us their successes – and more importantly, their drive for success. Cloud technologies are like no other, showing a remarkable ability to act as a catalyst for scalable, intuitive, hardworking solutions for business and modern life. We are lucky enough to be able to showcase some of the brightest and best.

“We’re seeing entries from Europe and the UK, from Canada, from the Middle East – and they’re matching pace with US offerings. It’s always sad for those who can’t make the final shortlist, even after splitting awards into geographic regions where necessary, but I can say that every single entry would have been worthy of a place in the final list. We have no idea what the 2014-15 Cloud Awards program will bring next year, but it looks like the only way is up.”

Final winners will be announced on Tuesday 28 January 2014 and the Cloud Awards will return in 2014-15 for a fresh awards program seeking excellence in cloud computing.

Full Shortlist

Best Cloud Infrastructure

JobDiva
Voxeo
CloudByte
DocuSign
Abacus Group LLC
Strikeiron
Cbeyond
DOSarrest Internet Security
Best Platform as a Service / Cloud Middleware

MessageSolution, Inc
DocuSign
Abacus Group, LLC
OpenShift by Red Hat
Eccentex
MuleSoft
VASCO Data Security
Mendix, Inc
B2B Customer Strategy

Panasonic / Marketo
TechQuarters
Identified
Cbeyond, Inc.
Unitrends
TOA Technologies
TeamSupport.com
Security Innovation of the Year

Accellion
Intralinks
CloudPassage
HOB GmbH & Co KG
PerspecSys, Inc.
AccelOps
Prolexic Technologies
Zscaler
Duo Security
Best Cloud Consultancy or Systems Integrator

Appirio
Simplion Technologies India Private Ltd.
TechQuarters
2nd Watch
Idealist Consulting
Blue Wolf Group LLC
Best Cloud Payment, Chargeback or Billing Solution

PEX Card
Magnaquest Technologies Ltd
Ensim Corporation
Best Cloud Business Intelligence or Analytics Solution

Anaplan
Identified
FirstRain
InsightSquared
Glassbeam
Birst
Alteryx Inc
XRS Corporation
Best Cloud Hosting Provider

FireHost
MessageSolution, Inc
Abacus Group LLC
GreenQloud
AirWatch
iWeb
Infinitely Virtual
PEER 1 Hosting
Most Innovative Use of “Big Data in the Cloud”

Identified
MapR Technologies
“Best in Mobile” Cloud Solution

AppFolio
MyMusicCloud
Cbeyond, Inc
Workshare
ServiceMax
Broadview Networks
Brainshark, Inc
Citrix / Citrix Sharefile
HOB GmbH & Co KG
MyCase
Perfecto Mobile, Inc
AirWatch
Best Software as a Service (US)

ShopVisible, LLC
QuickSchools School Management System
Cvent Inc
Securimate
iCIMS, Inc
NetSuite, Inc
Talent Rover
Citrix Podio
etfile
Protech Associates, Inc
RiverMeadow Software
Best Software as a Service (outside US)

BeGlobal - SDL (UK)
HRBoss (Singapore)
ECmanaged (Spain)
Xero (NZ, Aus, US, UK)
Workshare (UK)
Data Innovation of the Year

Identified
DocuSign
StrikeIron
MuleSoft
Best Cloud Accounting/Payroll/HR Solution

SurePayroll Inc
Thomsons Online Benefits
FinancialForce.com
Best Hybrid Cloud Solution

Voxeo, an Aspect company
University of Derby, UK
TechQuarters
Quorum
CloudSigma
iWeb
Radware, Inc
Cloud CRM Solution of the Year

Enrollment Rx
Veeva Systems
NetSuite, Inc
Best Cloud Reseller / Reseller Program

NetSuite, Inc
Infinitely Virtual
CloudByte
PEER 1 Hosting
Most Promising Start-Up

ITinvolve
UberConference
Contract Room, Inc
Identified
Talent Rover
GreenQloud
360incentives
Cloud ITSM (IT Service Management) Solution of the Year

SysAid Technologies
FrontRange HEAT
Supportworks – myservicedesk.com
Best Cloud Automation Solution

Juju - Canonical / Ubuntu
QualiSystems
Ensim Corporation
Web Services Excellence

StrikeIron
GreenQloud
UberConference