A Leader with an Expanding Vision
We feel being named a Leader for the seventh time in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for File and Object Storage Platforms is no accident. We see this as a testament to our commitment to innovation, customer satisfaction, and building a future-proof data platform and believe that what makes Qumulo unique is the ability to deliver a unified experience across any environment—whether on-premises, in the public cloud, or hybrid cloud architectures. Qumulo’s Cloud Data Platform allows enterprises to manage and scale unstructured data, no matter where that data resides.
We hold the belief that our high score for vision reflects our foresight in meeting the evolving needs of today’s AI-driven enterprises. But our vision goes beyond data storage and management—we are spearheading a shift toward a “Data Everywhere” architecture. This means enabling dynamic access, management, and utilization of data across the enterprise, ensuring that our clients can fully harness the potential of their data, whether on-premises or in the cloud.
Broad Industry Coverage: Over 1,000 Customers Strong
One of Qumulo’s core strengths is the diversity of our customer base. We’re proud to support over 1,000 customers in transforming their businesses and delivering new services by managing exabytes of data on our platform. From healthcare and media to advanced manufacturing and scientific research, Qumulo’s solutions resonate across various industries. This broad customer base demonstrates our platform’s scalability, reliability, and versatility, providing stability while allowing for innovation across diverse market needs.
Our customers choose Qumulo for our unique combination of enterprise-grade features, ease of use, and unwavering focus on customer success. With our cloud-native implementation, organizations can efficiently manage their data across public and hybrid cloud environments with consistent operations and optimized costs. This flexibility has driven our momentum, making Qumulo a top choice for organizations facing the challenge of managing unstructured data in complex environments.
As one of our biotech customers succinctly stated, “We believe that in our data set is the cure for cancer. We need you to store it, curate it, and ensure it is accessible to the myriad of modeling, simulation, and analysis tools we are using to identify and unlock it.”
Unmatched Flexibility and Compatibility: “Run Anywhere”
A key driver of Qumulo’s leadership is our unmatched flexibility to “Run Anywhere.” Our platform can operate as software on ARM and x86 architectures—a rare capability in the data management space. Whether customers leverage ARM for power-efficient computing or x86 for more traditional deployments, Qumulo’s software ecosystem runs on hardware from leading server vendors such as Dell, Cisco, HPE, Arrow, SuperMicro, and Fujitsu. This ensures that customers have the freedom to align infrastructure preferences with supply chain choices, all while maintaining the high performance of Qumulo’s cloud data platform.
Our “Run Anywhere” strategy extends to the cloud, with native integrations on AWS and Azure. As our support for cloud-native Qumulo offerings expands, customers can better manage their data at scale across varied platforms. By integrating directly with leading cloud providers, Qumulo enables seamless data migration and offers robust data management and analytics within cloud environments.
Delivering a Global Data Fabric: Bringing “Data Everywhere”
Qumulo’s vision isn’t just about managing data across different platforms—it’s about making that data work in concert with the entire IT stack. We’re evolving traditional network-attached storage (NAS) into a sophisticated, network-aware, globally distributed data fabric. Our Global Data Fabric, powered by a strictly consistent Global Namespace, enables enterprises to unlock the full potential of their unstructured data. The “Data Everywhere” concept transforms how data is managed, ensuring that it’s no longer siloed and is, instead, accessible globally.
This architecture is crucial for modern enterprises that require real-time data access across data centers, campuses, regions, and clouds. By offering a consistent namespace, Qumulo provides a unified view and management capability for unstructured data, no matter where it physically resides. It’s a significant step forward from legacy NAS systems, enabling a globally distributed architecture that ensures data is always available when and where needed.
Integration Across the Enterprise Stack: A Network-Aware Storage Foundation
Ensuring coherent and consistent data access is critical as organizations become increasingly distributed. Qumulo’s Global Data Fabric integrates seamlessly with enterprise infrastructure, transforming traditional NAS into a network-aware, scalable storage solution that enhances enterprise workflows. This systems-level approach intertwines data storage, movement, and management with networking, computing, and applications to create seamless, efficient data operations.
Qumulo extends its value beyond traditional storage by integrating across the enterprise infrastructure stack. Our platform enables data to be securely and efficiently used in various applications, from AI and machine learning to backup and disaster recovery. This deep integration across IT environments is why Qumulo stands out as a leader in both capability and strategy.
Gartner Recognition: Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute
We believe that Qumulo’s continued recognition as a Leader by Gartner underscores the success of our strategy and execution. However, having a visionary roadmap is not enough—effective execution is equally important, and at Qumulo, we excel at both.
The demand for robust, scalable, and flexible solutions is greater than ever as the unstructured data landscape evolves. Qumulo’s ability to innovate while maintaining simplicity and performance is why we’ve been consistently recognized as a leader. Our success is ultimately measured by the success of our customers and partners, who rely on us to manage their most valuable asset—their data.
Looking Ahead: Unleashing the Power of Data Everywhere
Qumulo remains focused on transforming the unstructured data landscape. With a network-aware, highly integrated, and truly flexible platform, we help organizations unlock the full potential of their data, from data centers to AI initiatives to the public cloud. As we look to the future, we are driven by our relentless commitment to executing our vision and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in data management. Our goal is to ensure that our customers remain at the forefront of innovation, no matter where their data resides.
Gartner, Magic Quadrant for File and Object Storage Platforms, Chandra Mukhyala, Julia Palmer, Jeff Vogel, 8 October 2024
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