Championing innovation in the face of great competition. This category showcases cloud networking products and services that are forward thinking and have the greatest opportunity to have a big impact on the industry. 

Utilizing automation to shape the industry. This category highlights cloud automation products and services that are using innovative automation solutions to better serve the industry and promote innovation. 

Utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) to shape the industry. This category highlights products and services that are using innovative cloud AI solutions to better serve the industry and promote innovation. 

Utilizing cloud-native 5G to shape the industry. This category highlights cloud-native 5G products and services that are using innovative cloud-native 5G solutions to better serve the industry and promote innovation. 

Innovative cloud data center solutions tools enable organizations to maximize performance, improve customer satisfaction and bolster efficiencies through smarter management of resources, risk assessment, quality measurement and resources. 

Excellence in cloud sustainability achievements. This category recognizes greatness in sustainability through innovation in network design, services and solutions. 

This category recognizes individuals at any corporate level who have impacted their organization through cloud technological advancement, revenue generation, customer experience or company culture.