London 12th March 2012: DataCentre Awards Europe (www.datacentreawards.com) the top regional event covering the UK, EU and CEE for the datacentre and cloud sector, will take place in London, June 13. With some of the biggest movers and shakers in the industry in attendance last year, this year’s event promises to recognise an even wider range of datacentres across the region.

Entries for Submission close on March 31, 2012 and the organizers are encouraging companies across all countries to nominate their facilities and leadership team within time.

“The Awards are a tremendous opportunity to measure where your business sits in relation to your competitors,” commented Ashley Davis, chairman of the Judges Panel. “They also offer outstanding recognition and marketing kudos both to the winners and those companies who are shortlisted.”

This year’s categories are designed to reflect changes in markets and technologies, but retain their focus on recognising excellence across the datacentre and cloud sector.  The categories for the Awards 2012 are as follows:

    European Award for New Datacentre Facility 

    European Award for Colocation

    Modular Datacentre Solution

    European Award for Cloud Infrastructure 

    European Award for Cloud Services

    European Award for Managed Services Provider

    European Award for Energy Efficiency in DataCentres

    European Award for Data Centre Entrepreneur

    European Award for DataCentre Technology Architect

    CxO Award

    Datacentre Change and Innovation Award

The Awards will be presented in a gala ceremony and dinner at the Merchant Taylors Hall in the City of London on the evening of June 13. Companies are also encouraged to book early for tables to avoid disappointment.