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SiliconANGLE Media is proud to introduce the SiliconANGLE TechForward Awards, recognizing the technologies and solutions driving business forward. As the trusted voice of enterprise and emerging tech, SiliconANGLE applies a rigorous editorial lens to highlight innovations reshaping how businesses operate in our rapidly changing landscape.
This program honors both established enterprise solutions and breakthrough technologies defining the future of business, spanning AI innovation, security excellence, cloud transformation, data platform evolution and blockchain/crypto tech.
Recognition + Buyer's Guide Exposure: A Powerful Combination
The SiliconANGLE TechForward Awards provide more than industry recognition, they serve as a trusted guide for enterprise decision-makers, offering curated insights into the latest technologies solving today’s most pressing business challenges.
In addition to receiving exclusive industry recognition, finalists and winners are featured in the SiliconANGLE TechForward Buyer’s Guide, a definitive resource that helps buyers evaluate market-leading solutions.
Key Dates
Deadlines and Fees
Super Early Rate $595
Early Rate $695
Regular Rate $795
Extended Deadline $845
Last Chance Deadline $895
2025 Winners & Finalists by Category
Theme: From Innovation to Implementation: The Year AI Became Operational
ANNUAL PUBLICATION
Buyer’s Guide
The 2025 - 2026 TechFoward Buyer’s Guide features the leading technologies and solutions that emerged from the 2025 TechForward Awards Program. Each company featured in this guide earned their placement through evaluation by SiliconANGLE’s judging panel.
Best in Category (Winners) earned:
- Full-page feature in their respective category in the Buyer’s Guide (AI Tech, Security Tech, Cloud Tech, Data Platform Tech, Blockchain/Crypto Tech) based on the content from each vendor's original award submission
Top Picks (Finalists) earned:
- Half-page features in their respective category in the Buyer’s Guide (AI Tech, Security Tech, Cloud Tech, Data Platform Tech, Blockchain/Crypto Tech) based on content from each vendor's original award submission
Awards Categories
Choose from 5 categories and 25 subcategories when applying for the TechForward Awards. To view previous winners and finalists, visit the official awards archive.
AI
- AI Copilots & Assistants
- AI Coding & Developer Assistants
- AI Governance & Responsible AI
- Customer Experience AI Solutions
- Autonomous, Adaptive & Agentic AI Systems
- AI Infrastructure & Systems
- Enterprise AI Platforms
- Operational AI Solutions
- Vertical AI Solutions
Security
- AI-Powered Threat Detection
- Cloud Security
- Data Protection
- Identity & Access Security
- Security Operations & Response
Cloud
- AI-Driven Cloud Infrastructure
- Cloud Infrastructure & Hybrid Platforms
- Cloud-Native Platforms & DevOps
- Cloud Data Management
- FinOps & Cloud Optimization Solutions
- SaaS
Data Platform
- AI-Optimized Data Platforms
- Analytics & Data Intelligence Solutions
- Data Storage & Management
- Database Systems
- Data Integration & Management
Blockchain/Crypto
- Blockchain & Decentralized Technology
- Other
Judges
The TechForward Awards are judged by a diverse, independent panel of experts, including representatives from SiliconANGLE Media, industry analysts, journalists, venture capitalists and B2B tech practitioners. Entries are evaluated based on technical innovation, market differentiation and proven customer impact to identify the technologies shaping the future of business.
Rob Strechay
Managing Director, Principal Analyst
theCUBE Research
Andrew Brust
Founder & CEO
Blue Badge Insights
Christine Deakers
Global Head of Content
Bessemer Venture Partners
Shivesh Ganotra
Senior Manager, Wireless Engineering
Cisco
Alastair Goldfisher
Journalist & Podcaster
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Rob Hof
Editor-in-Chief
SiliconANGLE
Brian Householder
Senior Advisor
Blackstone
Vittal Jadhav
Technical Delivery Manager
Akkodis
Amanda Katona
Director of Developer and Open Source Engagement
NetApp
Steve Kenniston
Sr. Cybersecurity Evangelist
Dell Technologies
Sourav Khandelwal
Sr. Software Engineer
Databricks
Matt Kimball
Vice President & Principal Analyst - Datacenter
Moor Insights & Strategy
Robert Kramer
Vice President & Principal Analyst - Enterprise Data Technology, ERP & SCM
Moor Insights & Strategy
Kishy Kumar
Director of Engineering
Oracle
Bob Laliberte
Principal Analyst
theCUBE Research
Ravi Laudya
Development Expert
SAP Concur
David Linthicum
Principal Analyst
theCUBE Research
Kristen Martin
Chief of Staff
SiliconANGLE & theCUBE
Ulf Mattsson
Security Strategist
Security Advisor
Ravi Mayuram
CTO, EVP Engineering
Uniphore
Juliet McGinnis
Owner
Gowing Communications
Jackie McGuire
Principal Analyst
theCUBE Research
Paul Nashawaty
Principal Analyst, Application Development and Modernizatio
theCUBE Research
Advait Patel
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
Broadcom
Saurabh Phaltane
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
Evan Reiss
VP of Marketing
Foxit
Dave Russell
SVP, Head of Strategy
Veeam
Tushar Sonawane
Software Development Engineer
Amazon
Will Townsend
Vice President & Principal Analyst - Networking & Security Practices
Moor Insights & Strategy
Jim Walker
Principal
marketmessage.io
Ben Woo
Principal Analyst
Neuralytix
Erin Zehr
Senior Advisor to the CEO
Moor Insights & Strategy
Harold Sinnott
Tech Influencer & AI Thought Leader
Liz Miller
VP and Principal Analyst
Constellation Research
Milana Kotova
Senior IT Business Analyst (AVP)
Barclays
Anar Israfilov
Cybersecurity Researcher & CISO
Cyberoon Enterprise
Ashwin Subramanian
Principal Software Engineer
Microsoft
Manjunath Venkatram
CEO and Founder
Thoughtdata
Annamalai Annamalai
Senior Manager, Product Management
Walmart
Mahati Kumar
Meta Platforms, Inc
Sr. Staff Software Engineer
Oleg Danyliuk
Founder and CEO
Duanex
Maryna Bautina
Senior AI Consultant
SoftServe
Varun Misra
Director, Technical Architect
Salesforce
Vikramraj Sitpal
Senior Development Manager, Oracle Database
Oracle
Artem Miloserdov
Senior Product Manager
Walmart
Andrei Miloserdov
Senior Product Manager - Technical
Amazon
Mohit Panwar
Sr Lead Product Manager - AI
Honeywell
Maksim Romanchuk
Analytics Engineer
WMCHealth
Timur Vasilev
Tech Lead
Paybis Ltd.
Vishnu Gatla
Senior Professional Services Architect – Enterprise Security & Cloud
F5
Sai Therala
Sr. Engineer/Architect
OpenTable
Ajinkya Kadam
Principal Software Engineer, AI and HPC
Microsoft AI
Sireesha Pulipati
Staff Data Engineer
Shopify
Oleksandr Bondar
Founder & Product Innovation Strategist
Jazters AI Lab
Siri Varma Vegiraju
Senior Software Engineer
Microsoft
