CDCXA
CDCXA: Is it a research initiative? An awards program? A source guide for firms looking to identify
relevant suppliers?
Yes!
The Canadian Data Centre Excellence Awards (CDCXA)
responds to community requests for a fact-based, credible approach to identify, recognizing
and celebrating excellence in the Canadian data centre industry.
CDCXA consists of three discrete phases. The first centres on a survey of the Canadian (and
global) data centre industry, in which respondents - approached directly by GCDCS19 organizers,
through community partner AFCOM, and through more than 140 suppliers based in Canada, the US and
other countries - are asked to weigh in on the impact of industry trends on their operations,
and to nominate and assess leaders in three categories:
- Data centre management and operations: Excellence in facility design, excellence in
facilities operations, excellence in edge data centre operations, excellence in hybrid
computing, and excellence in sustainable data centre operations.
- Click here to celebrate excellence in the Canadian data centre community by nominating a leading innovator!
- Data centre suppliers: Leadership in power solutions, cooling solutions, cloud,
colo, data centre servers, data centre storage, data centre software, data centre
networking, racks/cabling/other infrastructure hardware, DCIM, SDx, edge computing, and data
centre design, engineering and professional services.
- Click here to provide your feedback on key trends and suppliers!
- Data centre visionaries: One award for an academic visionary, and one for an
industry visionary.
The second stage of the process involves the 'celebrating' aspect of CDCXA: a gala awards
dinner, held at McMaster on the evening of June 19th. The gala will bring together nominees in
all three categories, plus additional industry professionals and academic researchers. We will
recognize excellence in the Canadian data centre community - while reinforcing the bonds that
make the community a milieu for innovation.
The third stage involves post-event publication(s). The CDCXA research will produce information
that forms the basis of a DC Vision report that will be distributed to delegates and
sponsors at the Symposium, and which will be available from sponsors (and GCDCS itself) after
the event.
In addition, the research will be used to define the CDCXA100 - a source guide containing links
to 100 key suppliers - "some you have been doing business with for years - some who you are
probably just getting to know - and some who are positioned to deliver capabilities that will be
important as the future arrives." The print version of CDCX100 will be distributed at the
Symposium as part of the event guide, and an online version will be hosted for 12 months - until
we are ready for the 2020 edition!
About the CDCXA Awards and Awards
Dinner
The CDCXA Gala
The CDCXA19 Awards Gala is scheduled for
June 19th, 2019 at McMaster University in
Hamilton, Ontario. We have limited seats
(maximum of 120)...but we are happy to hold
one for you, if you want to join the celebration
of excellence and innovation in the Canadian
data centre community!
June 19th, 2019 at McMaster University in
Hamilton, Ontario. We have limited seats
(maximum of 120)...but we are happy to hold
one for you, if you want to join the celebration
of excellence and innovation in the Canadian
data centre community!
GCDCS19 wishes to thank Rittal for its
Welcome Sponsorship for the CDCXA19 gala.
Welcome Sponsorship for the CDCXA19 gala.
More info on the awards process
GCDCS19 organizer InsightaaS is actively engaged with both reviewers (buy-side professionals
involved in data centre operations/management) and suppliers (sell-side firms supporting data
centre facilities and/or operations). Please contact us if you'd like to be involved!
More info on the CDCXA100 source guide
The source guide will be published in print and online. There are adversiting and other visibility options available to suppliers. Please contact us if you'd like to learn more!
- Click here to investigate opportunities for complimentary or enhnaced listings in the CDCXA100 source guide
Please direct all CDCXA inquiries to i
nfo@cdcxa.com.
