The Champions of Scale awards, introduced by Aerospike, aim to recognize and celebrate engineers who develop resilient, efficient, and high-performance real-time data systems that meet modern infrastructure demands. The program is open to professionals working on internet-scale challenges across various sectors like fraud detection, FinTech, and AI-driven workloads, regardless of whether they use Aerospike or other technologies. The judging panel consists of industry experts and engineers who evaluate entries based on innovation, cost-efficiency, throughput, and latency. Notable examples include Fidelity Investments and PayPal, which have implemented advanced data architectures to meet stringent performance and compliance requirements. The awards highlight the growing importance of scalable infrastructure as enterprises process increasing volumes of data with heightened user expectations. Nominations are open until August 29, 2025, with winners to be announced starting September 10, 2025.