Unisys announces Cloud 20/20 contest winners

BANGALORE, INDIA:Dharmesh Kakadia from International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad, has been declared winner of the Cloud 20/20 Version 3.0, the latest edition of India’s largest technical paper contests organised by Unisys.

Kakadia bagged the first prize for his entry on ‘Network Virtualization and Cloud Computing’, according to Unisys India announcement.

The Cloud 20/20 contest is designed to encourage innovative ideas and recognize emerging technical talent from amongst the country’s leading engineering colleges.

Sridhar S. from Anna University, Chennai, was declared the first runner-up for his entry on ‘Client Centric Multi Tenancy For Cloud Services’, and Poornima J.R. from M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, was declared second runner-up for her paper on ‘Cloud Applications in Supply Chain of Agro Products’.

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In addition, Unisys India will offer the deserving candidates employment opportunities within the company, subject to their eligibility and availability within the organization.

According to a Unisys announcement, the contest received more than 3200 registrations from 2423 prominent colleges across the country for Unisys Cloud 20/20 Version 3.0. Educational institutions whose students submitted entries included Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), International Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs), and other leading engineering colleges.

Students contributed papers that delved into cloud-computing issues such as automation, server virtualization, storage and networks, application development, security, moving workloads from the data center to the cloud, the impact of consumerization of IT, and the solutions and benefits of cloud computing for airports.

This year, Unisys conducted more than 30 webinars on effective technical writing to assist entrants in submitting the best possible presentations.

Bob Supnik, Vice President and General Manager, Engineering and Supply Chain Operations (ESC), and Chief Technology Officer of Unisys Technology, Consulting and Integration Solutions (TCIS), said: “After two very successful contests, we are happy to be back with Cloud 20/20 Version 3.0. Needless to say, our biggest challenge every year isn’t finding the best papers but, rather, narrowing down the final contestants to just a few. With each successive year our task becomes harder, but this is one challenge we gladly welcome.”

“Unisys views cloud computing as an IT trend that can disrupt the status quo in IT organizations. However, we believe that, managed properly, cloud computing can help enterprises transform the way they do business. We value the ideas and insights we gain from the Cloud 20/20 contestants as we shape solutions to help our clients capitalize on the promise of cloud computing.”

For further information on Unisys Cloud 20/20, log on to:

http://www.app3.unisys.com/common/about__unisys/Cloud20-20V3/index.html