Qumu Named a Finalist in 2021-22 Cloud Awards

Global Cloud Computing Awards Program Makes Shortlist Announcement

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Qumu Corporation (Nasdaq: QUMU), a leading provider of cloud-based enterprise video technology, has been declared a finalist this week in the international cloud computing awards program, The Cloud Awards.

Now in its tenth year, The Cloud Awards seeks to identify, promote, and celebrate innovation in cloud computing. The awards program welcomes global entrants from organizations of any scale.

Categories for the 2021-22 Cloud Awards include “Cloud Project of the Year,” “Most Innovative Use of Data in the Cloud,” and “Best Place to Work in the Cloud.”

Qumu has been shortlisted in the category Best Software as a Service – USA (Enterprise).

Chad Sears, chief customer officer of Qumu, said: “The Cloud Awards is the foremost recognition platform for the cloud computing industry, so it’s an honor that Qumu’s superior enterprise video platform is recognized as a Best Software as a Service (SaaS) finalist.”

Head of Operations for the Cloud Awards, James Williams, said: “Qumu is a clear example of an organization using innovative technologies to achieve excellence – and, most importantly, provide value to its clients.

“After a decade of identifying and celebrating leading figures in the cloud sector, The Cloud Awards team is still unearthing new and remarkable uses of cloud technology. In the best examples, these innovations unlock transformative business practices and efficiencies. These celebrated organizations and individual innovators continue to disrupt existing markets and create new ones.

“The Cloud Awards team has a difficult time ahead marking out the organizations and business leaders at the very pinnacle of the stratum of excellence represented by today’s shortlist announcement. Those final winners will be announced in the New Year.

“For any organizations wishing to take part in next year’s awards, the Cloud Awards will return in 2022-23. Our separate software awards program, The SaaS Awards, will soon accept entries with a May 20, 2022 deadline.”

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: https://www.cloud-awards.com/2021-shortlist/.

Final winners will be announced on Tuesday 8 February 2022.

The Cloud Awards will return with a new Cloud Computing program in late 2022 to continue its recognition of excellence in cloud computing. The Software as a Service Awards program will soon accept entries for its Spring 2022 program at https://www.cloud-awards.com/software-as-a-service-awards/.

For more information about Qumu or the Partner Program, please connect with us or visit Qumu.com.

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About the Cloud Awards

The Cloud Awards is an international program which 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. 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 “Best in Mobile” Cloud Solution. Finalists were selected by a judging panel of international industry experts. For more information about the Cloud Awards, please visit https://www.cloud-awards.com/.

About Qumu Corporation

Qumu (Nasdaq: QUMU) is a leading provider of best-in-class tools to create, control, deliver, experience and analyze live and asynchronous video at scale. Backed by an experienced team of software and video experts, Qumu’s software enables globally distributed organizations to drive employee, customer and partner engagement, modernizing business by providing more efficient and effective ways to communicate and collaborate.