The Qumulo blog
Industry news, research, and articles about data storage and cloud computing.
For IIHS, data is precious cargo and Qumulo is the technology of choice
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is dedicated to reducing the losses — including deaths, injuries and property damage — from motor vehicle crashes. “Our primary focus here at the VRC [Vehicle Research Center] is consumer education. We’re trying to get...
A look at our lock’s efficiency
Today I’d like to talk about one particular day’s work that I found interesting. Our team was recently in the middle of investigating read performance for small but numerous requests, which had shown to be CPU-bound. About half of our CPU time was spent contending on...
Qumulo’s hybrid storage solution for ADAS development and simulation
The development of technologies for autonomous driving is currently the hottest topic in the automotive industry. Billions of dollars and Euros are being spent to develop a new generation of sensors and technologies that collect, process, correlate and analyze sensor...
Is your storage ready for serverless?
Serverless computing promises to usher in an era of auto-scaling, pay-as-you-go software design that aligns perfectly with SaaS business models. While significant hurdles remain for serverless compute platforms, we believe serverless application design patterns will...
In storage “Survivor,” winners are chosen because of their values and doing the hard, right thing
“I’ve been watching you for the last few years, and now is the time to choose Qumulo.” I’ve heard this statement said in three separate customer meetings last month alone. It’s terrific news! Those customers will join hundreds more who have entrusted Qumulo with their...
Qumulons giving back for the holidays
Since 2016, Qumulo has been participating in United Way’s Adopt-a-Family program by purchasing gifts for the families of children in need at Pike Market Child Care and Preschool in Seattle. During this recent holiday season, Qumulons from nearly every team...
2018’s must-read list: Qumulo’s top storage industry blog posts
As 2018 comes to a close, we can’t help but reflect on how far we’ve come here at Qumulo this year. It’s been a fantastic 12 months! Just look at these milestones: In January, we expanded operations in EMEA with offices in the UK and Germany, and closed $93M in our...
Starting a new job? Tips for success in the onboarding process
You know the feeling. You’re excited, nervous, and ready to dive head-first into your new job. When I joined Qumulo’s executive team in August, I felt these feelings and more. Joining Qumulo has been an incredible experience; I’m thrilled to find that it is even...
Top 10 reasons why I joined Qumulo
I am beyond thrilled to now call Qumulo home! Whether you are a technology partner, reseller, prospective employee, analysts or journalist, Qumulo is a company to learn more about. There is so much that is positive about this company, both on the surface and behind...
SAN can scale, but there’s a catch
Since Storage Area Networks (SAN) were introduced in the mid-90s, they have been the storage solution of choice for IT admins looking for fast storage that could scale with their organization’s capacity requirements. SAN vendors around the world promise the ability...
Data storage and hybrid cloud computing: The era of scale-across is here
Tens of thousands of AWS re:Invent attendees will be traveling to Las Vegas next week - ranging from longtime cloud-native organizations to “cloud curious” companies. All of them will be seeking answers to the same question: “How can I take advantage of the cloud in a...
A day in the life: Qumulo Demo Day
It’s 4 p.m. in Seattle on a Friday during a release week. The new release branch has been cut and handed off to the certification team. It’s time to take a look at what new goodness made it in! Engineers and curious team members gather in the cafe, with snacks and...
Qumulo named a leader
Qumulo has been named a Leader on the Gartner 2018 Magic Quadrant for Distributed File Systems and Object Storage. Download your complimentary report today!