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GEC MEDIA GROUP RINGS IN 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS AT THE GEC AWARDS 9.0
GEC Media Group hosted the 9th edition of the GEC Awards on 10th October 2022 at The Shangri-La in Dubai, UAE. The event was attended by over 200+ ICT players and decision makers in the region. The cherry on the cake was the 10th year anniversary celebration of GEC Media Group, as a part of which many funfilled and nostalgic acts stole the hearts and minds of the delegates present.
The awards evening felicitated 75 Top ICT solution providers and project executioners of 2022 (more details inside).
Ronak Samantaray, Co-Founder and CEO of GEC Media Group addressed the audience and said, “It is an extremely sentimental at the same time a joyous moment for all of us at GEC Media Group as we look back to the decade that has gone by. The journey definitely had its own share of delights, proud moments and challenges, but was definitely worth every moment of it. A big shout out to all my team mates at GEC Media Group, who made this journey possible. I would also like to extend my gratitude to all the partners who have stood with us throughout the journey and trusted us.”
GEC Media Group also revealed GEC 2.0 and its new brand identity with three core pillars – Productivity, Profitability and Persistence.
As an industry first, GEC Media Group introduced the Hall of Fame ‘Legends of the Decade’ Award as a part of its tenth anniversary celebration that felicitated the Top 10 Legends of the ICT Industry who have stood the test of time and emerged as Role Models for the industry, leading their organization by example.
The event was co-partnered by- StarLink, Aruba HPE, Emitac Enterprise Solutions, Help AG, HPE, Logitech, SentinelOne, 3i Infotech, Amstergi, Atos, D-Link, FVC, GBM, Sophos, Riverbed, Asbis, Finesse, Icewarp, ManageEngine, Naizak, Rittal, SendQuick, Synology, Whitelabel.
The event, through many attractions like the GEC’s Journey in a Decade Rampwalk, breathtaking act by Mind2Mind duo James and Marina, full-blown perfor mances and much more made this event carve yet another niche in the industry.
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10 OCTOBER 2022 SHANGRI-LA DUBAI, SHEIKH ZAYED ROAD, DUBAI-UAE
ORGANISED BYBROUGHT BY
Hall of Fame
LEGENDS OF THE DECADE
Dr. Ali Baghdadi Ingram Micro Mohammed Amin Dell Technologies Sanjeev Walia Spire Solutions
Hesham Tantawi Asbis
RENDEZVOUS 2022
Cyber Champion Of The Decade
Nidal Othman StarLink
Philippe Jarre Mindware
Stephan Berner
Help
AG
Sunil Paul Finesse
Sayantan Dev Redington
Suren Vedantham StorIT
Hadi Anwar CPX
2022 RENDEZVOUS
THE WINNERS
TOP
TOP RESELLER
TOP RESELLER
Peripherals and Parts Trading LLC Storage
RESELLER TOP RESELLER
TEK SALAH
LLC Digital Risk Protection Centre Systems Group Business Continuity &
Risk Management
HEDGES
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY LLC
Infrastructure
“We are thrilled to receive the distinguished GEC Award. It’s a great feeling to be recognized for all the work we have done in data storage, and we will continue to strive to do even better”. -Akash Jain
“The race for excellence has no finish line. Hedges Information Technology is proud our expertise in ICT domains such as infrastructure, data storage, information security, network, cloud and storage solutions was recognized.
We promise to continue aspiring to achieve highest standards in IT, ELV and Automation projects gearing companies in their digital transformation journey”.
RENDEZVOUS 2022
“We are excited to have been recognized as the ‘Top System Integrator – Security’. Our three decades of expertise and partnerships have allowed us to become a trusted advisor and build the most advanced end-to-end cybersecurity offering in the region. This award comes at a pertinent time as we have just introduced ‘GBM Shield’, our most comprehensive cyber defense program to date.” -Hani Nofal
RESELLER
TOP SI
TOP SI
Cyber
Gate Defense -
Sole
Proprietorship L.L.C Security
GBM (Gulf Business Machines)
Security
RNS Technology Services DMCC
MSP
Zero&One Cloud Migration
TOP RESELLER TOP
2022 RENDEZVOUS
Data Centre Infrastructure MDS Dubai MDS Dubai Data Centre Infrastructure Potensia Systems Surveillance Emitac Enterprise Solutions LLC Managed Service CloudBox Technologies LLC Infrastructure “MDS Dubai’s award as Top Systems Integrator of the Year at the GEC Awards 2022 is a crowning achievement for the company. For the team working at full steam over the last few years to ensure their clients’ infrastructure met the rapid, unprecedented business disruptions driven by the pandemic, it is a justified acknowledgment of our talents.” -Harshil Sheth TOP SI TOP SI TOP SI TOP SI TOP SYSTEM INTEGRATOR RENDEZVOUS 2022
T14. “We thank GEC media for recognizing us for GEC Awards 2022, Top System Integrator - BI Specialization. Data Analytics, Hyper Automation, and Inte gration have been our main focus areas, and the efforts we’ve made have produced results. This award is a testament to the value we have delivered to our clients and our hard work. The company will continue to provide solutions that help businesses utilize data and make informed decisions based on it”. - Subhashish
TechnePlus BI Specialization Raqmiyat LLC Enterprise Business Solutions Atos Middle East Digital Workplace Bits Secure IT Infrastructure LLC Networking
TOP SI TOP SI TOP SI TOP SI 2022 RENDEZVOUS
OPX Technologies Digital Transformation TOP SP Help AG Managed Security Services Provider TOP SP Spectrum Networks DMCC Re-Skilling Partner TOP SP Nuummite Consulting RPA TOP SI RENDEZVOUS 2022
TOP SP Finesse Secured Digital Transformation Vendor StarLink DMCC Security
“This
is an extremely exciting moment for us
as
this award is timely and reinforces our position as a leader in the distribution landscape. Thank you, GEC Media, for
this
recognition.”
- Ahmed Diab
TOP DISTRIBUTOR First Video Communication Customer Experience TOP DISTRIBUTOR Newcom Computer Systems Audio Visual Solutions TOP DISTRIBUTOR 2022 RENDEZVOUS
Spire Solutions Enterprise Security TOP DISTRIBUTOR TOP DISTRIBUTOR AmiViz B2B Enterprise Marketplace “We are proud to get recognized by GEC Media in the category ‘Top Distributor – B2B Enterprise Marketplace’. We believe that the concept of B2B Marketplace focusing on security technologies is unique, offering a combination of human touch and automation in our B2B engagement”. - Shahnawaz Sheikh TOP DISTRIBUTOR SecureNet FZE Cybersecurity VAD Technologies Market Disruption “Winning one of the prestigious GEC Awards in 2022 in the category of “Top Distributor - Market Disruption” makes us very proud, as it confirms our Mission and Focus has been set correctly. We will continue to disrupt the Distribution Landscape by establishing innovative Technologies in the Region.” -Mario M. Veljovic TOP DISTRIBUTOR RENDEZVOUS 2022
“Thank you, GEC Media, very much for the recognition. StorIT Team takes great pride in being awarded by GEC as The Top Distributor for AI and Automation. It is StorIT’s constant endeavor to keep up with the changing trends in technology which proportionally provides our reseller channel with an edge over their competition. The entire team is very appreciative of this achievement, and StorIT would like to thank all our clients and resellers for their ongoing support”. - Manju Mathew
TOP
Distribution
ASBIS Middle East PC & Compute TOP DISTRIBUTOR Mitsumi
FZCO Convergence and Infrastructure TOP DISTRIBUTOR StorIT Distribution FZCO AI & Automation
TOP DISTRIBUTOR emt Distribution Specialized Cyber Security Solutions
DISTRIBUTOR 2022 RENDEZVOUS
Mindware Infrastructure TOP DISTRIBUTOR AMSTERGI HOLDINGS FZE Surveillance & Access Control TOP DISTRIBUTOR Ingram Mirco Cloud Security Redington Gulf Cloud Aggregator TOP DISTRIBUTOR TOP DISTRIBUTOR RENDEZVOUS 2022
“We would like to thank GEC Media for recognizing our efforts and commitment to our partners and end clients in the GCC region. We reiterate our commitment to focus on the niche areas within the Cyber Security space and will continue to help our partners by being their extended arm to disseminate these technologies to their clients.” -Pradeep TOP VENDOR VEEAM SOFTWARE Enterprise Solutions TOP VENDOR NUTANIX Hyper Converged Infrastructure Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company Networking FORCESPOT Privileged Access Management TOP DISTRIBUTOR TOP VENDOR Hyper Converged Infrastructure NUTANIX TOP VENDOR 2022 RENDEZVOUS
Cloudflare DDoS Protection TOP VENDOR Pure Storage Enterprise Storage TOP VENDOR LinkShadow Cyber Security TOP VENDOR TOP VENDOR Infoblox DNS Security RENDEZVOUS 2022
“We are thrilled to have received the award of the best Endpoint Security Vendor at the GEC Awards, a reflection of the positive experience that our customers and partners have experienced while using the SentinelOne Singularity XDR platform to proactively prevent breaches and protect their environment. Thank you GEC for such an esteemed award”. -Charline Fahed “Being named an emerging leader in the cloud and edge technologies space is indeed an honour and privilege. It validates our roadmap as an orchestrator of digital transformation, from end to end of our customers’ journey. We are pleased that we offer all that human skills and technology can bring together for a future fit solution spectrum, as a challenger in a highly competitive digital space. -3i Infotech Sophos Email Security TOP VENDOR SentinelOne Endpoint Security TOP VENDOR Epicor Enterprise ERP TOP VENDOR 3i Infotech Emerging Solutions Leader - Cloud and Edge Technologies TOP VENDOR 2022 RENDEZVOUS
TOP VENDOR
VENDOR
“As network complexity and transformation continues across multi-cloud environ ments, assuring customer experience becomes just that much more important, and difficult. Accedian’s Skylight platform unifies the network by converging performance and security visibility into a single solution, giving organizations more control and flexibility, and reducing downtime. We are thrilled to win this award and for the recognition of our innovative Skylight solution!” -Gerhard Auer
TOP VENDOR
TOP VENDOR
Intelligent Security Systems Surveillance
Infinite Blue Business Continuity Management Accedian SDN & VIRTUALIZATION
“We are very happy to be awarded the Top Vendor Surveillance category during GEC Awards 2022 ceremony. Another distinct accolade and another outstanding moment on stage to recognize the tremendous efforts and success of ISS in driving the IT industry in the Middle East fast-forward”. -Intelligent Security Systems
Riverbed Technology Network Performance Management
TOP
RENDEZVOUS 2022
Arcon Techsolutions Pvt Ltd Enterprise Security D-Link Middle East & Africa Smart Switches HUMAN Security, Inc. Application Security HTP Global Technologies LLC Enterprise Application TOP VENDORTOP VENDOR TOP VENDOR TOP VENDOR Enterprise Application HTP Global Technologies LLC TOP VENDOR 2022 RENDEZVOUS
TOP VENDOR
“It is my honour and privilege to accept the Top Vendor-Enterprise Network Monitoring award.
I sincerely thank the sponsors & GEC Media for hosting this GEC Awards 2022 function.
It is a very proud and humbling experience for me & my team.
I especially want to thank all my teammates and colleagues, who always helped and guided me with their knowledge, experi ence, and expertise and kept me motivated to achieve my goals.
This award will always have a place of honour in our organization.
I wish GEC media & the entire crew for their 10th Anniversary and their wonderful contribu tion to the industry”. -Suresh Venkataraman
VENDOR
Supermicro ServerPAESSLER Enterprise Network Monitoring TOP
Automation Anywhere RPA TOP VENDOR AMD IOT TOP VENDOR
RPA Automation Anywhere TOP VENDOR RENDEZVOUS 2022
Corelight Network Security Bespin Global Cyber Security TOP VENDOR Codebase Technologies Digital Financial Services TOP VENDOR TOP VENDOR Veritas Disaster Recovery TOP VENDOR 2022 RENDEZVOUS
“Kingston Technology is proud and honoured to have won the Top Vendor - End point Security category at the GEC Awards 2022. Another celebration to add to our 35th anniversary. Investing into the Kingston IronKey line improved the products security specifications, satisfying a wide range of industry needs and offering peace of mind for SMB customers looking for security solutions”. -Antoine Harb
TOP
Logitech Enterprise Communications TOP VENDOR Rubrik Inc Cloud Security
VENDOR Rittal OT Solutions/IT Sustainability TOP VENDOR Kingston Technology Europe Co LLP Data Security
TOP VENDOR RENDEZVOUS 2022
TOP PROJECT EXECUTION Aster Hospitals UAE Healthcare TOP PROJECT EXECUTION Zulekha Hospital Healthcare Dell Technologies Digital Transformation Vendor of the Year TOP VENDOR Armis Asset Vulnerability Management TOP VENDOR Asset Vulnerability Management Armis TOP VENDOR Healthcare Zulekha Hospital TOP PROJECT EXECUTION Healthcare Aster Hospitals UAE TOP PROJECT EXECUTION 2022 RENDEZVOUS
Ministry Of Youth & Sport Affairs
Abu Dhabi Health Data Services (Malaffi) Healthcare TOP PROJECT EXECUTION “MORO Hub is honored to receive such a great recognition from GEC Media Group. We are so keen to be part in the celebrations of GEC Media Group’s glorious 10th anniversary. As well as, it’s a chance for MORO HUB services to be introduced to the Contact Center word through such event”. -Dr. Esam AlFalasi MORO HUB Government TOP PROJECT EXECUTION Ministry Of Youth & Sport Affairs Government TOP PROJECT EXECUTION Ittihad International Investment BFSI TOP PROJECT EXECUTION Government
TOP VENDOR RENDEZVOUS 2022
Sharjah
Finance Department Government
Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group
Conglomerate Dubai
Investments PJSC
Conglomerate TOP PROJECT EXECUTION TOP PROJECT EXECUTION TOP PROJECT EXECUTION 2022 RENDEZVOUS
40 COUNTRIES 4000 C-LEVEL EXECS 300+ SESSIONS 200+ EXHIBITORS 2022 ROADSHOW AUGUST-NOVEMBER 2022 POWERED BY GRAND FINALE 23rd NOV 2022 THAILAND WHERE TECHNOLOGY IS BORDERLESS, AMBITIONS ARE FEARLESS, AND LEADERSHIP IS LIMITLESS