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India Innovation Hero Awards 2022


Thank you for your overwhelming response and nominations.
Entries are being evaluated by Open Source Expert Jury Panel.
We will be announcing winners soon. Stay Tuned!

SUSE recognizes the importance of innovation. We have been enabling our customers in their efforts to innovate and prosper for 30 years as the innovative heroes!

IIHA creates an opportunity for us to celebrate the achievements of companies and individuals that have harnessed the power of SUSE products and technologies to become an Innovative enterprise, establishing scalable secure infrastructure to transform digitally and create a positive impact on the India 2.0 landscape.

The IIHA program last year experienced a great deal of success, and was a first-of-its-kind program.

We are thrilled to launch IIHA 2022 Edition 2.


How does the awards process work?


SUSE customers and partners will be recognized for their transformative projects and technological achievements experienced through the use of SUSE open source solutions.

From any of the below categories, customers and partners from both enterprises and government organizations can nominate some of their most outstanding open-source stories.


Award categories

Primary Categories Sub Categories
Kubernetes Innovators SUSE Rancher, Harvester, K3S, K8S
Linux Champions SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, SUSE Enterprise Linux for SAP, SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro, SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time
Innovators with Scale SUSE Manager
Innovative Guardians SUSE NeuVector

Judges

  • Dr. Thomas Di Giacomo
    Chief Technology
    And Product Officer
    SUSE


  • Phillip Mitiades
    President,
    Asia Pacific and Japan
    SUSE


  • Vishal Ghariwala
    CTO,
    Asia Pacific, Japan
    and Greater China
    SUSE


  • Greg Muscarella
    General Manager,
    Enterprise Container Management Business Unit
    SUSE


Chief Advisor

  • Neeraj Athalye

    Managing Director,

    Indian Subcontinent,

    SUSE

Judging Criteria - Winner determination and awards

Upon the conclusion of the entry period, our panel of judges will review all eligible entries and will select three finalists from each category according to the following guidelines:

  • Innovation: How compelling and disruptive is the innovation use case described in the entry? Does the use case involve a big idea or innovative approaches? Can it drive significant change?
  • Outcome: What is the impact on customers, employees, community and the economy? How compelling are the quantified results?
  • Innovate Everywhere: How demonstrative is the company's journey to becoming an innovative enterprise? Is the company effectively using advanced SUSE technologies and best practices to transform its technology infrastructure, to become more sustainable, and how has deploying SUSE technologies helped create a smart business.

What’s in it for you?


Winners will receive:

  • India Innovation Awards 2022 trophy
  • India Innovation Awards 2022 certificate
  • Inclusion in the SUSE India customer awards winner announcement
  • Promotion through SUSE website, social media channels, and marketing campaigns
  • Success stories will be created and presented in the form of case study/ video/ snapshot

Check out the program brochure

Overview

Imagine if you could get close to 100% availability and enable non-stop productivity for your organization? This wouldn’t just help your business dramatically and free up valuable time for IT teams, it could also make your organization stand out in your industry and among customers — for being ultra dependable.


Amid the current economic uncertainty, there’s a great story happening with organizations which are using SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications. They’ve been able to minimize service outages and simplify maintenance, ensuring their business lines stay productive with continuous uptime.

Sponsors

  • fugiat
  • magna
  • fresh
  • fresh
  • fugiat
  • magna

SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE

  • Tuesday, May 4

    10:00 - 17:00 CEST

    Co-Located Events
  • Tuesday, May 4

    10:00 - 17:00 CEST

    Co-Located Events
  • Tuesday, May 4

    10:00 - 17:00 CEST

    Co-Located Events
  • Tuesday, May 4

    10:00 - 17:00 CEST

    Co-Located Events
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Glimpse from the past (IIHA2021)

Glance from the past: IIHA 2021

Watch a recap and summary from last year. Get to know what our customers and winners had to say about IIHA 2021.