The last of the 22nd DorukCloud Golden Spider Awards (AÖ), held annually without interruption since 2002, rewards the most innovative web/mobile projects in Turkey and will be held for the 22nd time this year under the main sponsorship of DorukNet’s cloud computing brand DorukCloud. The application deadline has been extended to September 24 due to popular interest.

Şenol Doyranlı, Member of the Board of Directors of DorukNet, shared the details of the Golden Spider and DorukCloud, for which 5,985 brands and 426 agencies have applied with 39,314 projects since 2002, and in the 2023 edition, 1 million people have applied to determine Turkey’s most innovative internet projects.

Witness the adventure of the internet

Şenol Doyranlı pointed out that the Golden Spider Awards, which have been presenting a comprehensive archive of the development of the Internet in Turkey and the project results of new web technologies and mobile infrastructures since 2002, have been held continuously for 22 years with volunteer jury members, without the support of any association or foundation.”Golden Spider Awards have been adopted by brands and agencies for the past 22 years and have become an industry standard. This prestigious award comes to life this year with the main sponsorship of DorukCloud. Due to the great interest in the awards ceremony, where web, mobile and digital marketing projects will compete in 28 different categories, the deadline for applications has been extended to September 24.“he said.

Şenol Doyranlı said that over the past twenty years it has become quite difficult to keep up with the speed of developments in Internet technologies.Established in 1993 and positioned as the first Internet service provider, DorukNet is one of the brands that has taken the lead in creating an established Internet culture in Turkey. Today, we offer DorukNet’s cloud computing solutions under our DorukCloud brand. Golden Spider Awards, which has witnessed the adventure of Turkish Internet history with the archive it has acquired over the years, establishes a direct partnership with DorukNet and its sub-brand DorukCloud, which contribute to the widespread adoption of the Internet in our country. We are proud and excited to be the main sponsor of Golden Spider Awards, which has become the gold standard for innovation.“he said.

It will open its fifth data center in the first half of 2025

Şenol Doyranlı underlined that DorukNet has gone beyond being a service provider and has developed into an infrastructure architect in this process: “Three months ago, we put the fourth data center into operation. The fifth data center will become operational in the first half of next year. With our geographically distributed data center strategy, we prove the importance we attach to the business continuity of our customers. Today, DorukNet maintains the infrastructures that run critical workloads by providing uninterrupted service to more than 1,200 customers, 35% of which are small and medium-sized businesses and 65% of which are large-scale enterprises. In addition to these activities, we support innovative projects with the main sponsorship of the Golden Spider Awards of our DorukCloud brand and strive to make these projects reach more people. Both AÖ and DorukNet have witnessed the development of technology, distinctive design approaches, communication and marketing trends since their inception. DorukNet, with the DorukCloud brand, is the powerhouse of the Internet journey in our country, both at the front line and in the infrastructure.he said.

Artificial intelligence makes the cloud indispensable

Şenol Doyranlı, Member of the Board of Directors of DorukNet, stated that Gartner’s forecasts show that global IT spending will grow by 7.5% in 2024 compared to the previous year and concluded his evaluations with the following statements:

“Artificial intelligence is one of the main reasons for the steadily increasing investments in information technologies, cloud computing and digital transformation. Data center infrastructures are growing all over the world as websites, mobile applications and the infrastructures that these systems use become more complex and evolve with new capabilities. As DorukNet, which has 30 years behind it in the industry, we offer 360-degree managed cloud solutions regardless of scale, and address the infrastructure needs of enterprises end-to-end regarding digital transformation, with our DorukCloud brand, the first brand to offer Hyper-V services in Turkey.”

Developments are shared on the Golden Spider LinkedIn account

All new developments regarding the DorukCloud 22nd Golden Spider Awards application process, the competition calendar and Golden Spider, which was initially announced on September 6 but was extended until September 24, are shared via the Golden Spider Awards LinkedIn account. During the ceremony, which awards websites, mobile applications and digital marketing campaigns in 28 different categories, the project with the highest score will be honored with Erdoğan Sarma’s traditional handmade sculpture.