VMware customers accelerate innovation and transform business in a multi-cloud world. Nominate an industry-leading customer and join VMware to celebrate their transformational journeys.
Know someone who deserves to win? Is it your organization? Deadlines have been extended for EMEA and APJ customers!
(Nominations close June 14th for EMEA and 21st for APJ)
HEROES
VMware Heroes strive to improve our evolving, complex world by employing VMware technology for the greater good. Leaders in their field, our Heroes champion new technology, continually seeking to improve the customer experience.
Weathering the Change Hero
Weathering the Change Heroes embrace comprehensive digital transformation to survive and thrive in a multi-cloud world. They have overcome challenges around scale, security, cost or time-to-market through investment in multi-cloud solutions.
Customer Experiences Hero
Customer Experiences Heroes put customer satisfaction at the heart of everything they do. They have transformed the customer journey by providing premium, innovative and personalized experiences.
Hero for Good
Heroes for Good pioneer modern, innovative technology for the greater good, increasing awareness and focus on sustainability for the economy, society and/or the environment.
INNOVATORS
VMware Innovators are visionary customers. They have worked with VMware to revolutionize their businesses through a fundamental technology shift. They bring extraordinary value to their customers and employees as they advance along their VMware journeys.
Modern Apps Innovator
Modern Apps Innovators have accelerated app delivery significantly by implementing faster, more secure paths to production; by automating Kubernetes operations at the application layer; or by applying centralized, multi-cloud governance at the infrastructure layer, helping them control costs, increase scalability and deliver at velocity, bringing greater value to their customers more quickly.
Cloud Infrastructure Innovator
Cloud Infrastructure Innovators embrace the cloud by taking the fastest, most cost-effective path to public cloud. They have established more efficient, automated data centers and/or have improved protection against ransomware and other cybersecurity threats.
Hybrid Workforce Innovator
Hybrid Workforce Innovators elevate the capability of their workforce to work from anywhere, improving the user experience while reinforcing security for devices and applications. Their efforts yield more effective security, reduced operational costs, and higher employee experience scores.
FAQs
Who can I nominate?
All nominees must have a live VMware deployment and demonstrate an improved outcome, impact, ROI or TCO. Initiatives that have yet to launch, are proof-of-concept (POC) or that have not demonstrated outcome are ineligible.
How does it work?
After preliminary screening, customer nominees will be evaluated by our awards partner, TechTarget and a select group of VMware executives. Award winners will be informed prior to VMware Explore, with a video story and written assets created prior to the event. These assets can be created in the language our winners speak most comfortably.
How will the winners be honored?
Each VMware Customer Achievement Award winner receives an exclusive winner’s package which includes a celebration at VMware Explore 2023, accelerated VMware Reward points for Rewards members, a press release, an executive meet and greet, a trophy and more.
*Subject to Ethics & Compliance Business Courtesies approval. Public Sector customers may be excluded from portions of the awards package that carry monetary value.
To learn more, contact the VMware Customer Achievement Awards Team.
Meet the Judges
