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Kilo Code Inc.
Postman API Platform
Postman
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Sonar
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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
Submissions open
Submissions close
Finalists announced
Winners announced
Deadlines and Fees
Friday, April 3, 2026
Super Early Rate $595
Super Early Rate $595
Friday, April 24, 2026
Early Rate $695
Early Rate $695
Friday, May 29, 2026
Regular Rate $795
Regular Rate $795
Friday, June 26, 2026
Extended Deadline $845
Extended Deadline $845
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Last Chance Deadline $895
Last Chance Deadline $895
For companies submitting multiple entries, each additional category entered beyond the first has a fee of $395. This applies to all deadlines.
2026 Finalists by Category
Theme: Built for What’s Next: The Technologies Powering the AI Era
AI Governance & Responsible AI
ArgusAI
Bedrock Data
Confidential Agents
OPAQUE Systems
Polygraf AI Behavioral Control Plane
Polygraf AI
AI Infrastructure & Systems
The NetBox Labs Infrastructure Intelligence Platform
Netbox Labs
FiftyOne
Voxel51
WEKApod
WEKA
Autonomous, Adaptive & Agentic AI Systems
Boomi Agentstudio
Boomi
Resolve AI for Prod
Resolve AI
Talkdesk Customer Experience Automation
Talkdesk
Customer Experience AI Solutions
Customer Experience Platform (CXP)
ASAPP
Quiq Agentic AI Platform
Quiq
RingCentral AI Conversation Expert (ACE)
RingCentral
Enterprise AI Platforms
Gravity™ by Innovaccer
Innovaccer
Motive AI Dashcam Plus
Motive
ZEDEDA Edge Intelligence Platform
ZEDEDA
Operational AI Solutions
UKG Rapid Hire
UKG
Voxel’s Industrial Intelligence Platform
Voxel
Walt Smart Radio
Weavix
Vertical AI Solutions
Marmot™
Komodo Health®
Matlantis
Matlantis
CINDE, Symphony Risk Intelligence, IRIS Foundry
SymphonyAI
AI Copilots & Assistants
SAS Viya Copilot
SAS Institute
AI-Powered Threat Detection
Kindling
Blumira
Doppel Platform
Doppel
Skyhawk Synthesis Security Platform
Skyhawk Security
Cloud Security
ExtraHop RevealX
ExtraHop
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Fastly
Paramify Cloud
Paramify
Data Protection
Bedrock Data Platform
Bedrock Data
Confidential AI
Fortanix
Infoblox Threat Defense
Infoblox
Identity & Access Security
1Password® Unified Access
1Password
Okta for AI Agents
Okta
Silverfort Identity Security Platform
Silverfort
Security Operations & Response
Axoflow Platform
Axoflow
Finite State Product Security OS
Finite State
Splunk SOAR, native capability within Splunk Enterprise Security
Splunk, a Cisco Company
Cloud Infrastructure & Hybrid Platforms
VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1
Broadcom
LucidLink Connect
LucidLink
Quantum Container
Q-CTRL
Cloud-Native Platforms & DevOps
Native, the Cloud Security Control Plane
Native
Rakuten Cloud
Rakuten Symphony
Selector
Selector
FinOps & Cloud Optimization Solutions
B2 Neo
Backblaze
Cloud & AI Cost Management
Harness
Kion FinOps+
Kion
AI-Driven Cloud Infrastructure
Spacelift Intelligence
Spacelift
Virtana AI Observability Platform
Virtana
SaaS
Foxit PDF Editor
Foxit
HERE Enterprise Browser
here.io
AI-Optimized Data Platforms
Nexar Atlas: AI-Optimized Mobility Data Platform
Nexar
Starburst Enterprise Intelligence Platform
Starburst
VAST Data AI Operating System
VAST Data
Analytics & Data Intelligence Solutions
Harness AI DLC Insights
Harness
OpenSearch Platform – latest version is 3.7
OpenSearch Software Foundation
The Riverbed Platform
Riverbed Technology
Database Systems
EDB Postgres® AI
EnterpriseDB (EDB)
Harness Database DevOps
Harness
Meko
Yugabyte
Data Integration & Data Engineering Solutions
Neurpac
Atombeam
Pentaho Data Integration
Pentaho
SnapLogic Agentic Integration Platform
SnapLogic
Data Storage & Management
EXAScaler
DDN
Everpure Platform
Everpure
Hammerspace Data Platform
Hammerspace
ANNUAL PUBLICATION
Buyer’s Guide
The 2025 - 2026 TechForward 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
Ready to Apply?
Submissions close July 10th
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.
Dave Vellante
Co-founder and Co-CEO
SiliconANGLE Media
John Furrier
Co-founder and Co-CEO
SiliconANGLE Media
Rob Hof
Editor-in-Chief
SiliconANGLE
Kristen Martin
Chief of Staff
SiliconANGLE & theCUBE
Bob Laliberte
Principal Analyst
theCUBE Research
David Linthicum
Principal Analyst
theCUBE Research
Paul Nashawaty
Principal Analyst, Application Development and Modernizatio
theCUBE Research
Brian Householder
Senior Advisor
Blackstone
Amanda Katona
Director of Developer and Open Source Engagement
NetApp
Andrew Brust
Founder & CEO
Blue Badge Insights
Dave Russell
SVP, Head of Strategy
Veeam
Steve Kenniston
Sr. Cybersecurity Evangelist
Dell Technologies
Etienne Gauthier
Vice President
Inovia Capital
Harold Sinnott
Tech Influencer & AI Thought Leader
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Liz Miller
VP and Principal Analyst
Constellation Research
Milana Kotova
Senior IT Business Analyst (AVP)
Barclays
Anar Israfilov
Cybersecurity Researcher & CISO
Cyberoon Enterprise
Robin Andruss
Privacy & AI Governance - CTO Org
PayPal
Moinish Alur Gowdru
Security Consultant, Associate Tech Lead
UltraViolet Cyber
Artem Shitov
Knowledge Specialist / Jr. Engagement Manager
McKinsey & Company
Durga Prasad Kathula
Software Architect
Innova Solutions
Maksim Tumakov
Founder DefenScope LLC
DefenScope.io
Maksim Kachurin
Chief Technology Officer, Software Architect
Reforma.ai
Shivam Gupta
Software Development Engineer
AWS
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.
Sai Therala
Sr. Engineer/Architect
OpenTable
Vishnu Gatla
Senior Professional Services Architect – Enterprise Security & Cloud
F5
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
Abhijit Chanda
Director, Data Analytics & AI
Tredence Inc.
Himanshu Goel
AI Research Engineer
Independent AI/ML Consultant
Ugala Matta
Application Architect
Bank of America
Pradeep Narayan
Manager, Tech Consulting
EY
Artem Kuznetsov
Software Engineer
Meta
Anshul Bansal
Senior Manager - Sourcing & Procurement
Accenture
Sandeep Kumar
Principal Software Engineer
Fidelity
Oleksandr Pliekhov
Senior Android Developer
Mercury Intermedia, Inc.
Viacheslav Simonov
Senior Software Engineer
Vanta
Anant Subramanian
Research Engineer
Waymo
Anna Kovalova
CEO
Anbosoft
Richard Govada Joshua
IT Project Manager
TEKsystems, Inc.
Bhanu Singh
Lead Technical Architect
Ameren Services Company
Parth Joshi
Software Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services
Rishab Bansal
Sr. Software Engineer
Tesla
Valentin Telegin
Technical Director of Mobile Engineering
Rostelecom Information Technologies LLC
Sandeep Sonawane
Sr. Business Analyst
Nutanix Inc.
Harsh Parnerkar
Software Developer II
JP Morgan Chase
Bohdan Savchuk
CTO
Anbosoft
Jon Buckthorp
Director of Growth and Ventures
Differentiated
Teimur Gasanov
Member of Technical Staff
Speechify
Sridhar Rangu
Senior Program Manager
XSell Resources
Ashish Garg
Principal Product Manager
Walmart
Sourav Khandelwal
Sr. Software Engineer
Databricks
Ravi Mayuram
CTO, EVP Engineering
Uniphore
Juliet McGinnis
Founder & CEO
Gowing Communications
Jim Walker
Principal
marketmessage.io
Ben Woo
Principal Analyst
Neuralytix
Neha Heera
Senior Engineer Manager
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