Nominations

Name of company you are nominating

Remember, this is not a Streaming Vendor. It is a company utilising data streaming to enhance their own business, not to sell streaming technology.

Please provide a short sentence setting out what the company does

Keep it short and descriptive. We just want to know the main function of the business. (max 250 characters)

Please confirm that the nominee company is not a data streaming vendor:

If you represent or want to nominate a data streaming vendor, please, instead, nominate a specific company that uses your product, software or technology in a cool way to do amazing things.

For example: in 2023, the United States Postal Service (nzominee) won the award for Innovation. They used Confluent (vendor) for part of their project - instead of nominating Confluent (vendor), you would nominate USPS (nominee), as they used Confluent technology to execute their incredible case study!

Name and Email for someone who leads or is part of the nominated team/company.

Not required. Please don’t provide an email without permission from the contact.

Select the statement which best describes the case study

Write a short summary of the case study you are nominating

One or two sentences, (max 300 characters)

List the key technologies/products/services used for this project

Separate them by comma eg: Apache Kafka^®, Apache Iceberg^®, Confluent Cloud, Kubernetes, Kafka Streams, etc.

Problem Statement: What was the specific problem, challenge, or goal the nominee company wanted to address using data streaming technology?

Please describe the issue, obstacle, or objective the nominee company aimed to address or achieve with the help of data streaming technology. Feel free to include any background information to help us understand the importance of the problem.  (No longer than 3-5 Paragraphs <2500 char.)

Solution: How did the nominee company use data streaming technology to solve the problem, overcome the challenge, or achieve their goal?

Share how data streaming technology was used to tackle the problem, overcome the challenge, or achieve the goal. Describe the tools, methods, and techniques used, and highlight any innovative or unique approaches taken during the implementation. Don't worry if you can't cover every detail; just focus on the notable aspects.  (No longer than 3-5 Paragraphs <2500 char.)

Results and Impact: What were the results of using data streaming technology to solve the problem, overcome the challenge, or achieve the goal?

If possible, provide any evidence or outcomes to support this. Describe how this solution positively affected end-users, including customers, employees, or other stakeholders, and improved their experience or benefits gained. If this has a positive impact on the world, we want to hear about that here too! (No longer than 3-5 Paragraphs <2500 char.)

Appeal for the judges: What makes this data streaming project particularly unique, notable, innovative, or impactful?

Judges will be reviewing many nominations and seeking standout examples of innovation and impact. Consider what makes your case study special or groundbreaking. Whether it tackles a critical challenge, introduces a novel approach in your industry, has substantial scale, and improves (or even saves) lives. (<1000 char)

Feel free to recycle content from your answers above.

Supporting Links

These Links can include blogs, videos, architectural diagrams, and more. Architecture diagrams would be especially helpful.

NOTE: Please remember that this information should be supplementary. Ensure all key details for evaluation are covered within the main text fields above.

(At least 1 valid link required)

Please confirm the following statements about your nomination