The Data Centre World Awards 2025 has unveiled its shortlist, spotlighting exceptional leaders and innovators who are transforming the data centre sector. This year’s finalists, chosen in partnership with Dunwoody, demonstrate remarkable achievements in sustainability, energy efficiency, security, operations, and artificial intelligence (AI) across 10 categories.
Shortlisted Finalists & Award Categories
- Special Contribution to Improving Energy Efficiency
This award recognises organisations that have developed innovative strategies to enhance energy efficiency within data centres. Finalists in this category have successfully reduced energy consumption and improved sustainability in critical infrastructure.
- Finalists: EkkoSense, Vertiv, Vertiv
- Most Successfully Delivered Data Centre
This award celebrates projects that excel in execution, teamwork, and efficiency. Finalists have overcome the challenges of modern data centre development, optimising cost, performance, and speed of deployment.
- Finalists: Technimove, Vantage Data Centres, Vertiv
- Green Data Centre of the Year
This category honours data centres that prioritise environmental sustainability through responsible design, reduced emissions, and the use of renewable energy sources. These leaders set industry standards for eco-friendly operations.
- Finalists: Atos, nLighten, OVHcloud
- Best Data Centre Operator
This award recognises operators that maintain Service Level Agreements (SLAs) while upholding high standards of resilience, security, and operational excellence. Finalists demonstrate strong regulatory compliance, customer satisfaction, and inclusive workplace cultures.
- Finalists: CBRE, Scala Data Centres, Vantage Data Centres
- Environmental Product of the Year
This category celebrates products designed to reduce emissions, waste, or energy consumption in data centres. The finalists have developed products that contribute to zero-carbon goals and support sustainability.
- Finalists: Centiel, Leil Storage, Vertiv
- Special Contribution to Improving Resilience Through Innovation
Awarded for breakthrough strategies that improve data centre resilience, this category recognises innovations that enhance uptime, security, and overall system robustness.
- Finalists: Buckingham Magnetics Ltd, VATTANI LTD – Check to Win, World Humanitarian Support Foundation
- Best Talent Developer
This award honours organisations that excel in developing, recruiting, and training talent for the data centre industry. Finalists have demonstrated significant efforts in fostering diversity, inclusion, and continuous learning.
- Finalists: BCS Data Centres Ltd, Colt Data Centre Services, Cundall
- Innovation Product of the Year
Celebrating pioneering products that improve cost efficiency, emissions reduction, and operational effectiveness, this award highlights solutions that change the way data centres function.
- Finalists: ECL, Finchetto, XYZ Reality
- Security of Tech Award (NEW for 2025)
This new category recognises organisations that have developed cutting-edge security solutions to protect data centre infrastructure. Finalists showcase excellence in preventing cyber threats and securing critical systems.
- Finalists: Pure DC, Scintacor, Praesidiad
- Technology Product of the Year (NEW for 2025)
This award recognises transformative technology that enhances data centre performance, efficiency, and scalability. The finalists are introducing solutions that meet the evolving needs of the sector.
- Finalists: AdaniConneX, bp Castrol, Technimove
- AI Excellence Award (NEW for 2025)
As AI revolutionises data centre operations, this category honours the most innovative AI-driven solutions that optimise efficiency, enable predictive maintenance, and improve resource management.
- Finalists: AdaniConneX, RiT Tech, Vertiv
- Best Reuse or Recycling of Products, Energy, or Data Centre Infrastructure
This category recognises initiatives focused on integrating reuse, recycling, or repurposing strategies in data centre operations. Finalists demonstrate a commitment to circular economy principles, reducing waste and improving sustainability.
- Finalists: MiCiM, OVHcloud, Redcentric plc
Celebrating Excellence in Data Centre Innovation
The winners of the Data Centre World Awards 2025 will be revealed during a special event that brings together industry leaders to celebrate outstanding achievements in data centre innovation, sustainability, and resilience. The event provides an opportunity to honour those shaping the future of the sector through technological and environmental advancements
