Best of VMworld 2018 U.S. Award winners

Judges didn't accept nominations for the Disruptive Technology category but had the option to recognize an innovative product that has the potential to create a new market or disrupt an existing market with a new technology. Judges considered all nominated products, as well as products on display at VMworld 2018 that weren't nominated for the awards -- including products that haven't been released yet.

Winner: Amazon Web Services RDS on VMware

What the judges said: They're changing their tune and finally extending their reach into the data center.