{"id":43105,"date":"2020-12-23T07:49:44","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T15:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/?p=43105"},"modified":"2020-12-23T07:49:47","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T15:49:47","slug":"ricoh-usa-named-a-finalist-in-2020-21-cloud-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/news\/2020\/12\/ricoh-usa-named-a-finalist-in-2020-21-cloud-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Ricoh USA Named a Finalist in 2020-21 Cloud Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Exton, PA (Dec. 22, 2020)<\/em> \u2014 Ricoh USA, Inc. has been declared a finalist in the international Cloud Computing Awards program, The Cloud Awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2011, The Cloud Awards has sought to promote and celebrate excellence and innovation in cloud computing. Entries are accepted throughout the globe and across multiple industry sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ricoh has been shortlisted in three categories, \u201cBest Cloud Hosting Provider,\u201d \u201cBest Cloud Consultancy or MSP,\u201d and \u201cBest Cloud Infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an honor to be a finalist in three categories of the Cloud Awards,\u201d said Bob Lamendola, vice president, infrastructure and engineering services, Ricoh USA, Inc. \u201cOur customers\u2019 needs have been a driving factor in our ability to support them as they move forward on their cloud journey. Ricoh has adopted an innovative strategy for cloud infrastructure services that embraces flexibility and creativity, and we strive to provide leading cloud technology to help our customers tackle obstacles and meet the challenges of today\u2019s IT environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Head of Operations for the Cloud Awards James Williams said, \u201cRicoh employs cloud technologies to deliver outstanding results \u2013 and is a deserving finalist in the 2020-21 Cloud Awards program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis year has been one unlike any other, posing uniquely non-trivial challenges across every sector of industry. As we have seen across so many of this year\u2019s awards entries, the cloud has been pivotal in increasing organizational efficiency to meet demands both anticipated and unforeseen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFrom call centers to online shopping carts, cloud technologies have been the grease that keeps the global wheel of industry turning. They have been at the center of considerable behavioral change and new, innovative ways of working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hundreds of organizations entered, with entries coming from across the globe, covering the Americas, Australia, Europe and the Middle East. You can view the full shortlist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloud-awards.com\/2020-shortlist\/\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Winners will be announced on Jan. 28, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cloud Awards will return with a new Cloud Computing program in late 2021 to continue its recognition of excellence in cloud computing. The Software as a Service Awards program is currently accepting entries for its Spring 2021 program <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloud-awards.com\/software-as-a-service-awards\/\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the Cloud Awards<\/strong><br>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloud-awards.com\/\">Cloud Awards<\/a> is an international program that recognizes and honors industry leaders, innovators and organizational transformation in cloud computing. The awards are open to large, small, established and start-up organizations from across the entire globe, with an aim to find and celebrate the pioneers who will shape the future of the Cloud as we move into 2021 and beyond. The Cloud Awards currently offers two awards programs, the Cloud Computing Awards and the Software-as-a-Service Awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Categories for the Cloud Computing Awards include Most Promising Start-Up, Best SaaS, and \u201cBest in Mobile\u201d Cloud Solution. Finalists were selected by a judging panel of international industry experts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>###<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Ricoh<\/strong><br><a href=\"http:\/\/ricoh.com\">Ricoh<\/a> is empowering digital workplaces using innovative technologies and services enabling individuals to work smarter. For more than 80 years, Ricoh has been driving innovation and is a leading provider of document management solutions, IT services, communications services, commercial and industrial printing, digital cameras, and industrial systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Headquartered in Tokyo, Ricoh Group operates in approximately 200 countries and regions. In the financial year ended March 2020, Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 2,008 billion yen (approx. 18.5 billion USD).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exton, PA (Dec. 22, 2020) \u2014 Ricoh USA, Inc. has been declared a finalist in the international Cloud Computing Awards program, The Cloud Awards. Since 2011, The Cloud Awards has sought to promote and celebrate excellence and innovation in cloud computing. Entries are accepted throughout the globe and across multiple industry sectors. Ricoh has been shortlisted in three categories, \u201cBest Cloud Hosting Provider,\u201d \u201cBest Cloud Consultancy or MSP,\u201d and \u201cBest Cloud Infrastructure.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s an honor to be a finalist in three categories of the Cloud Awards,\u201d said Bob Lamendola, vice president, infrastructure and engineering services, Ricoh USA, Inc. \u201cOur customers\u2019 needs have been a driving factor in our ability to support them as they move forward on their cloud journey. Ricoh has adopted an innovative strategy for cloud infrastructure services that embraces flexibility and creativity, and we strive to provide leading cloud technology to help our customers tackle obstacles and meet the challenges of today\u2019s IT environment.\u201d Head of Operations for the Cloud Awards James Williams said, \u201cRicoh employs cloud technologies to deliver outstanding results \u2013 and is a deserving finalist in the 2020-21 Cloud Awards program. \u201cThis year has been one unlike any other, posing uniquely non-trivial challenges across every sector of industry. As we have seen across so many of this year\u2019s awards entries, the cloud has been pivotal in increasing organizational efficiency to meet demands both anticipated and unforeseen. \u201cFrom call centers to online shopping carts, cloud technologies have been the grease that keeps the global wheel of industry turning. They have been at the center of considerable behavioral change and new, innovative ways of working. Hundreds of organizations entered, with entries coming from across the globe, covering the Americas, Australia, Europe and the Middle East. You can view the full shortlist here. Winners will be announced on Jan. 28, 2021. The Cloud Awards will return with a new Cloud Computing program in late 2021 to continue its recognition of excellence in cloud computing. The Software as a Service Awards program is currently accepting entries for its Spring 2021 program here. About the Cloud AwardsThe Cloud Awards is an international program that recognizes and honors industry leaders, innovators and organizational transformation in cloud computing. The awards are open to large, small, established and start-up organizations from across the entire globe, with an aim to find and celebrate the pioneers who will shape the future of the Cloud as we move into 2021 and beyond. The Cloud Awards currently offers two awards programs, the Cloud Computing Awards and the Software-as-a-Service Awards. Categories for the Cloud Computing Awards include Most Promising Start-Up, Best SaaS, and \u201cBest in Mobile\u201d Cloud Solution. Finalists were selected by a judging panel of international industry experts. ### About RicohRicoh is empowering digital workplaces using innovative technologies and services enabling individuals to work smarter. For more than 80 years, Ricoh has been driving innovation and is a leading provider of document management solutions, IT services, communications services, commercial and industrial printing, digital cameras, and industrial systems. Headquartered in Tokyo, Ricoh Group operates in approximately 200 countries and regions. In the financial year ended March 2020, Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 2,008 billion yen (approx. 18.5 billion USD).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[86],"tags":[2723],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43105"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43105"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43106,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43105\/revisions\/43106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}