SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global Cloud Xchange (GCX), a subsidiary of Reliance Communications, has scored honors at the prestigious Datacloud Asia Awards 2018 event in Singapore, winning the ‘Excellence in Data Center Services Award, South East Asia’. In addition, GCX Chairman and CEO Bill Barney was honored with the ‘Data Center Thought Leadership Award’ in recognition of his significant contributions to the Data Center industry.
The Datacloud Asia awards, one of the most revered accolades in the technology sector, recognize innovation and excellence in the flourishing Asia digital infrastructure market. Winners of this year’s awards in all categories were chosen by an independent expert panel of Judges from across the Data Center and Cloud industry segments, with the objective of recognizing excellence in Data Centre and Cloud Services and Operations.
"Bill Barney is someone we have observed over many years—an industry veteran with tremendous insight and experience, a brilliant exponent of Cloud, and possessing remarkable depth of insight into the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead in the sector. For all these reasons, he was rightly awarded ‘Thought Leader of the Year at Datacloud Asia 2018’,” said Philip Low, Chairman, BroadGroup.
“As the Cloud revolution continues and innovation becomes even more rapid and breath-taking, there will be a rising tide in Data Center requirements, especially in the emerging markets,” said Bill Barney. “We are honored to accept these prestigious awards, which are a testament to the entire GCX team and our commitment to achieve and deliver customer service excellence and technological innovation in network infrastructure, supporting the dynamic Data Center and Cloud ecosystems.”
Datacloud Asia 2018, now in its second year in Asia, has evolved as a well-recognized and acknowledged beacon of high-quality content, offering thought leadership across the critical IT infrastructure markets.
