Leading global managed hosting, connectivity, cloud and cybersecurity provider to the global iGaming industry recognised for developing cutting-edge solutions that leverage the company’s data centre technologies

Fujitsu has named Continent 8 Technologies as the recipient of its coveted Rising Star of the Year Award at its recent Future Proof Event in London.

The awards ceremony formed part of the company’s flagship event where attendees could learn more about Fujitsu’s data centre expertise and how it can be used to help iGaming operators and suppliers position their businesses for future growth and success.

The judging panel crowned Continent 8 as Rising Star of the Year for joining the Fujitsu ecosystem as a service provider and quickly building market-leading services for the global iGaming industry that leverage Fujitsu’s data centre technologies.

The award was presented by Graham Bromham, Channel & Midmarket Sales Director at Fujitsu UK

to Continent 8 Technologies Regional Sales Director, Aidan-Rees Williams, and Regulatory Account Director, Graham Foster, at the glitzy event held at Pullman London St Pancras.

Fujitsu provides a wide range of solutions to operators and suppliers, from data centres and infrastructure to powerful data tools powered by the latest technologies. This includes its Private GPT, an AI-driven solution that allows organisations to securely chat with their data.

Graham Bromham, Channel & Midmarket Sales Director at Fujitsu UK, said: “We have been delighted to welcome Continent 8 as a Fujitsu partner with the collaboration providing to be incredibly valuable to both companies.

“Collaborations like this present tremendous opportunities and result in shared successes, which we have already enjoyed with Continent 8. But we have only just scratched the surface of what we can achieve together and look forward to strengthening the partnership moving forwards.

“Continent 8 is a really deserving winner of our Rising Star award and we couldn’t be happier to have presented the trophy at our awards ceremony.”

Michael Tobin, Founder and CEO at Continent 8 Technologies, added: “Fujitsu has been an invaluable strategic partner for Continent 8, collaborating closely with us to deliver secure, high-availability and zero-compromise hosting, connectivity and cloud solutions to operators and suppliers in the global iGaming and online sports betting industry.

“To be named Rising Star of the Year is a testament to what we have been able to achieve through this partnership in a short space of time, and I would like to thank Fujitsu and the Continent 8 team for their efforts in maximising the potential of our collaboration.”

Continent 8 Technologies is delighted to have won the award at the Isle of Man Energy Awards 2017 in the category of “Best Energy Saving”
The award is for the implementation of an innovative cooling solution at our Isle of Man data centre which has resulted in a 65% saving in energy usage.

Pictured is Continent 8’s Finance Director Paul Watterson receiving the award from the Isle of Man Government’s Director of Corporate Services Ken Milne at a presentation on 2nd August.