Behind the win: Dirk & Stuart on ‘Cloud Technology of the Year’
Three weeks after being named Cloud Technology of the Year at the BCS UK IT Industry Awards 2025, we’re excited to share a new interview featuring our co-founders, Dirk Anderson and Stuart Anderson, in conversation with Computing’s Editor, Tom Allen.
In the interview, Dirk and Stuart share the journey behind BlakYaks’ rapid growth and discuss how our Azure Accelerator Packs came to life - initially created as internal tools when they realised that 80–90% of enterprise Azure architectures were being rebuilt from scratch for every project.
By codifying this common architecture into reusable, modular components, the team was able to accelerate delivery dramatically and improve consistency, and eventually turn these internal accelerators into the productised solutions our customers now rely on.
For us, this win reflects years of focused Azure engineering, a commitment to doing everything with code, and a clear vision for how cloud platforms should be built.
About UK IT Industry Awards
The UK IT Industry Awards - organised by BCS The Chartered Institute for IT, and Computing - celebrate the organisations, teams, projects, and individuals shaping the future of IT in the UK.
Now in its 15th year, the awards are the most respected in the industry, recognising achievements across leadership, innovation, digital transformation, and sustainability.
Taking home ‘Cloud Technology of the Year’ highlights the innovation and R&D behind our Azure Accelerator Packs - solutions designed to simplify and accelerate enterprise Azure cloud adoption by using automation, repeatable patterns, and secure-by-default design.
With simplicity, security, and customer ownership at the core, our Accelerator Packs aim to offer a user-friendly, transparent, and ready-for-production solution - something especially important for regulated industries.
Want the full story? Read our win announcement here.