Here are the best products, most intriguing people and most exciting trends in cloud computing this year. Most Intriguing Newcomer: mmhmmIf there were a prize for the most bizarre cloud company name, mmhmm might win that, too. At the center of the breach, believed by some officials to have been perpetrated by Russia, was a little-known Texas-based network management software company called SolarWinds. And drumroll, please …The Forbes Person Of The Year In Cloud Computing: Eric Yuan, CEO of ZoomWhen schools shut down worldwide in March 2020, Yuan made waves by announcing that Zoom would be made free for students and teachers. We selected our inaugural Forbes Cloud Computing Awards in consultation with Todd McKinnon, cofounder and CEO of Okta, a San Francisco-based enterprise identity software company that went public in 2017.

Source: Forbes December 30, 2020 11:26 UTC