Announcing the 2020 Data Impact Awards Finalists

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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