The global Tech Trailblazers Awards announced winners and runner-ups last night, creating a who's who of tech firms to watch in 2014. A list of the winners, in categories such as big data, cloud and mobile, can be found below.

Big Data Trailblazers:

Winner
-Parstream (@Parstream), www.parstream.com - Cologne, Germany

Cloud Trailblazers:

Winner
-Nutanix (@Nutanix), www.nutanix.com   - San Jose, CA, USA

Emerging Markets Trailblazers:

Winner
- Ideacentric (@Ideacentric), www.ideacentricglobal.com - Lagos, Nigeria

Mobile Trailblazers:

Winner
-PharmaSecure (@PharmaSecure) www.pharmasecure.com - New Delhi, India

Networking Trailblazers:

Winner
-Aryaka (@AryakaNetworks), www.aryaka.com - Milpitas, CA, USA

Security Trailblazers:

Winner
Zscaler (@Zscaler), www.zscaler.com - San Jose, CA, USA

Storage Trailblazers:

Winner
-PernixData (@PernixData) www.pernixdata.com - San Jose, CA, USA

Virtualization Trailblazers:

Winner
-VMTurbo (@VMTurbo), www.vmturbo.com  - Burlington, MA, USA