Aiming to solve the major challenges for data management at enormous scale and scope for global business, an enterprise leader in unstructured data management and provider of cloud data platforms, Qumulo, has announced the official launch of its European software R&D hub in Cork.
Information, derived from data, is now the core asset driving the modern global economy. The success of autonomous AI systems integrated into business operations depends on their ability to make real-time decisions with instant, trustworthy access to colossal datasets. Through this strategic expansion, Qumulo will create 50 highly skilled R&D positions in the coming three years.
“After actively reviewing a wide variety of options for our second R&D centre, we found that the stellar third-level institutions in the South-West were the basis for a deep talent pool in Cork,” said Qumulo Chief Technology Officer Kiran Bhageshpur. “Additionally, the excellent support infrastructure for companies like Qumulo provided by IDA Ireland made Cork the obvious choice for us to build a team focused on leveraging AI to help businesses manage global-scale data infrastructure.”
A STATEMENT OF AMBITION
For Qumulo’s global customers, this new site in Cork will also see an expansion of its Customer Success team in the region as a commitment to the long-term partnership and the outcomes that customers expect.
This new R&D and Customer Success hub is a recognition of the challenges and opportunities presented by this new global, digital landscape. This team will research and develop solutions to enable the secure, frictionless, and instantaneous transfer of exabyte-scale workloads across the globe, delivering the trusted, AI-ready data requirement to power next-generation enterprise applications.
“Qumulo’s establishment in Cork is a statement of the ambition of Qumulo to continue its growth to meet customer demand, and Cork’s capacity to deliver on that future with the talent base and ecosystem to drive innovation,” said Qumulo Engineering Director Diarmaid Hogan. “Building and growing a European Hub for R&D is the next chapter in Qumulo’s already exciting story.”
CEO of IDA Ireland Michael Lohan said, “Ireland offers a compelling combination of talent, research excellence, and an open, collaborative business environment, and Qumulo’s expansion in Cork is another example of how that proposition continues to resonate with global technology companies.”
The project is supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland.
