Flash Memory Summit 2022 Opens Best of Show Awards Nominations

Nominations are open for the Flash Memory Summit (FMS) 2022 (produced by Conference ConCepts, Inc.) Best of Show Awards.

In its 16th year, FMS will be held August 2-4 at the Santa Clara Convention Center, and is an event showcasing the trends, innovations, and influencers driving the multi-billion-dollar memory/storage industry.

 FMS Best of Show Awards categories are:

• Most Innovative Startup Company
• Most Innovative Consumer Application
• Most Innovative Enterprise Business Application
• Most Innovative Customer Implementation
• Most Innovative Memory Technology
• Most Innovative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Application
• Most Innovative Hyperscaler Implementation
• Most Innovative Sustainability Technology (New Award Category)

New this year, the awards committee is expanding the Most Innovative Memory Technology category to include all high-speed memory technologies. Additionally, it is adding a new category for Most Innovative Sustainability Technology to address new architectures and products with innovations such as efficiencies in power, cooling, and footprint.

“FMS is where we shine a light on new technology innovations that will drive the next wave of applications which demand high-speed data performance, massive scale of data capacity, and the highest data availability levels,” said Jay Kramer, FMS co- founder and awards program chair. “By highlighting market-leading products, companies, and customer solutions, FMS Best of Show Awards continue to be a coveted recognition of next-gen, high-speed memory and storage technology excellence.“

The Awards Program is open to all FMS sponsoring companies and addresses a spectrum of technologies and solutions in high-speed memory and storage ecosystems.

Winners will be announced, and prizes awarded on August 3, 2022, during the evening reception in the exhibit hall.

Nominations are due by July 8, 2022, and may be submitted online.