Annual awards recognize customers setting the pace for AI, cyber resilience, and cloud-native innovation

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – October 2, 2026 – Druva, the resilience foundation for the AI enterprise, today announced the winners and honorees of its 2026 Druva North Star Awards, recognizing customers demonstrating leadership and impact across AI, cyber resilience, and cloud-native transformation.

AI is becoming embedded across the enterprise, changing how organizations operate, how cyber threats unfold, and what businesses demand from their data environments. The Druva North Star Awards recognize a select group of customers turning that change into meaningful progress.

Each of this year’s recipients has carved out a distinct path through AI innovation, cyber resilience, or cloud modernization, translating that vision into measurable impact for their organization. Together, they represent the kind of forward-looking leadership the Druva North Star Awards were created to recognize.

2026 Druva North Star Award Categories, Winners and Honorees

AI Luminary – Leadership in AI Innovation and Impact

Recognizing organizations pioneering new approaches to AI with Druva that create measurable value, accelerate insight, and transform how work gets done.

Winner: Tenable

Honorees: KPMG, Caterpillar

Cyber Resilience Trailblazer – Advancing Cyber Defense and Recovery

Recognizing organizations strengthening their ability to prepare for threats, respond to incidents, and recover critical operations with confidence.

Winner: Regeneron

Honorees: Rite-Hite Holdings, Matrix Service Company

Cloud Navigator – Excellence in Cloud-Native Transformation

Recognizing organizations driving operational excellence and resilience across multi-cloud environments.

Winner: Mission Australia

Honorees: Research Affiliates

“What stands out about this year’s recipients is how clearly they connected technology to the resilience challenges facing their businesses,” said Madhup Nagpal, senior vice president of global customer success at Druva. “They made deliberate choices, tried new approaches, and delivered results their organizations can see. Their stories offer a practical playbook for other teams navigating the same changes.” 

To hear from customers, security leaders, and technology experts on how organizations are preparing for the next era of AI and resilience, view on-demand sessions from Druva’s AI + Data Security Virtual Summit.