SQL SERVER MAGAZINE CONGRATULATES THE WINNERS OF Best of TechEd 2011

Abstract

Database Development Red Gate Software SQL Developer Bundle SQL Developer Bundle is an essential collection of 10 SQL Server development tools, including SQL Prompt (which helps you write T-SQL scripts), SQL Source Control (which facilitates team development), SQL Compare and Data Compare (which compare and synchronize databases), and SQL Search (which locates database objects). Breakthrough Product Xiotech Hybrid ISE The Hybrid ISE Storage Blade is a highperformance storage device that fuses together traditional hard disk drives and solid state disks (SSDs) to provide more than 60,000 I/O operations per second (IOPS), as well as a stunning 14.4TB of usable capacity.

Headnote

In downtown Atlanta, we narrowed an impressive field of more than 300 submissions down to 15 winners

Microsoft TechEd took place in Atlanta, Georgia, this year - and a month earlier in the year, avoiding the oppressive heat that afflicted last year's humid New Orleans event. The Best of TechEd Awards recognize Microsoft partners that offer innovative products and services in the marketplace. Our judging panel narrowed an impressive field of more than 300 submissions down to 46 finalists in 16 categories. Onsite in Atlanta, the team interviewed the finalists and evaluated the products to determine a final list of winners. Show attendees also cast their votes to determine the winner of the prestigious Attendees' Pick Award. It was a fun week, capped off with a wonderful awards party at the aquarium. Congratulations to our 201 1 winners!

Backup/Recovery

CommVault Simpana 9

Simpana has evolved into a comprehensive, onestop suite of data-protection functionality. Version 9 brings an impressive array of new features to the table, including "universal de-duplication," snapshot protection, and fast-migration options - as well as smooth Exchange/SharePoint and VMware/ Hyper-V virtualization integration.

Business Intelligence

ComponentOne OLAP for Silverlight

OLAP for Silverlight enables you to create interactive reports, charts, pivot tables, and dashboards. This product fills an important need by bringing OLAP data-analysis capabilities to businesses without the need for complex BI infrastructures.

Database Administration

Jdera SQL toolbox

Idera SQL toolbox is a powerful collection of database-management tools that perform system monitoring, diagnostics, and troubleshooting. SQL toolbox includes the SQL admin toolset, SQL comparison toolset, SQL safe lite, and SQL virtual database. One feature that sets ldera's SQL toolbox apart is its SQL doctor feature.

Database Development

Red Gate Software SQL Developer Bundle SQL Developer Bundle is an essential collection of 10 SQL Server development tools, including SQL Prompt (which helps you write T-SQL scripts), SQL Source Control (which facilitates team development), SQL Compare and Data Compare (which compare and synchronize databases), and SQL Search (which locates database objects).

Hardware/Storage

Cisco Unified Computing System B250 M2 Blade

Cisco UCS is a high-density, highly scalable, awesomely powerful network, computing, virtualization, and management backbone that re-architects the notion of the blade chassis. The B250 M2 Blade exemplifies Cisco's ubiquitous nature in the server room.

Messaging

Messageware OWA Desktop

Messageware OWA Desktop is the first desktop client for Microsoft Outlook Web Access (OWA), bringing web mail functionality to the desktop with a thin client. The product's small footprint, time-saving features, and low cost make it stand out.

Microsoft

Windows Intune

Windows Intune makes systems management easy. Companies of all sizes can begin managing their clients in hours rather than weeks or months. Windows Intune will change the way we manage everything.

Mobile/Wireless

Odyssey Athena for Configuration Manager 5.0

Athena is a mobile device management product that integrates with System Center Configuration Manager to provide administrators a "single pane" view of all the smartphones and tablets they have to manage. It has close competition, but Athena won because of its lower cost and focus on being compatible with the full range of modern devices.

Networking

Spiceworks

Combining network, PC, and Help desk management with a robust online community, Spiceworks has become a one-stop resource for 1.7 million IT professionals. Spiceworks points the way to a future in which content, community, and product are seamlessly integrated into one platform.

Security

Accellion Secure Collaboration

Providing secure access to valuable files and data inside and outside of organizations has become a vital concern for businesses of all types, especially those that have a raft of regulatory, compliance, and auditing demands to meet. Accellion Secure Collaboration provides a solution to that problem.

SharePoint Administration

Colligo Networks Contributor Pro

Contributor Pro is client software for SharePoint that aims to extend SharePoint's collaboration and content-management features. Its emphasis on increasing user adoption of SharePoint and on metadata management turns SharePoint into an easy-to-use tool.

SharePoint Development

K2/SourceCode K2 blackpearl

K2 blackpearl is a business process management solution for SharePoint that lets you automate and streamline business processes, including workflows. It's a Silverlight-based solution that offers three design environments in which devs, admins, and power users can create SharePoint workflows, processes, and applications.

Software Development

DevExpress DXperience Universal

DXperience Universal is an enterpriselevel component suite that enables developers to build WinForms, ASP.NET, WPF, and Silverlight applications. DXperience includes all of the company's UI controls, as well as the Object Relational Framework and productivity tools.

Systems Management/ Operations

Specops Deploy 4.2

Specops Deploy rises to the top of the softwaredeployment field, handling the entire range of software deployment, from simple user self-service to unattended re-imaging of an entire department's computers.

Virtualization

Citrix XenDesktop

XenDesktop manages desktop virtualization. It handles both VDI and application virtualization. The product's longstanding reputation as a leader in desktop virtualization and its commitment to keeping up with the latest trends and platforms make it a clear leader in virtualization.

Cloud Computing Product/ Service

Windows Intune

Windows Intune is a major milestone for Microsoft and the avatar of a new category of products: management as a service. By using the advantages of the Windows Azure public cloud, Microsoft has brought systems management and software assurance to thousands of companies that couldn't previously afford it. Take note of this product! It's a herald of things to come from Redmond.

Breakthrough Product

Xiotech Hybrid ISE

The Hybrid ISE Storage Blade is a highperformance storage device that fuses together traditional hard disk drives and solid state disks (SSDs) to provide more than 60,000 I/O operations per second (IOPS), as well as a stunning 14.4TB of usable capacity. The product's Continuous Adaptive Data Placement (CADP) feature moves data from hard disk to SSD on an as-needed basis, avoiding hot spots and providing unprecedented performance.

Attendees' Pick

Xiotech Hybrid ISE

Congratulations to Xiotech for capturing the Attendees' Pick award! We felt very good about the popular choice, which only confirmed our view that Hybrid ISE is one stylish, powerful, revolutionary piece of technology.

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