Hicham Guelai is the winner of the Data Virtualization Solution of the Year award for his outstanding leadership in simplifying data layer accessibility and enhancing multi-source, multi-technology data crossing capabilities within the GEODIS ecosystem. By implementing Starburst as the primary tool for building reports and federating data from the data layer and data warehouse, Hicham and his team achieved significant improvements in performance, security, and stability. Additionally, Hicham successfully increased user adoption and engagement on the data layer platform, leading to the removal of Impala environments for data consumption and the creation of new use cases within GEODIS.