Global Distribution Appointed as Partner for Qumulo

CAMBRIDGE, UK – Jan. 21, 2020 – Global Distribution, a value-added distributor focused on the media and entertainment (M&E) markets, today announced that it has added Qumulo’s Scale-Across NAS file and hybrid cloud file storage solution to its portfolio. Qumulo brings the first Scale-Across NAS solution to Global Distribution’s enterprise portfolio and provides its channel with expanded options to meet the challenges of M&E workflows.

“Qumulo’s hybrid file software meets the demands of today’s data-driven media and entertainment organisations for massive content production and storage.  Qumulo provides a modern infrastructure that can handle the toughest 4K, Rendering and VFX workloads, with limitless scalability on-prem or in the cloud,” said Molly Presley, Qumulo’s head of global product marketing. “Our partnership with Global Distribution allows us to accelerate our strong momentum within the M&E market while providing easy access and availability of Qumulo’s NAS file systems to more users and resellers around the globe.”

Qumulo provides cloud-native, enterprise-proven file storage with real-time visibility, scale, and control of file data that scales across on-prem, hybrid and cloud environments. The simplicity of the Qumulo experience, from installation to upgrades and ongoing administration, allows users to focus on their data-driven businesses, rather than on managing their storage. Qumulo is trusted by Fortune 500 companies, large video surveillance and security organisations, major film and animation studios, and some of the largest research facilities in the world.

“We are excited to add Qumulo’s high-performance storage solutions to our enterprise portfolio of class-leading technologies and solutions,” said Nick Warburton, WW Director of Enterprise Storage at Global Distribution. “Qumulo’s Scale-Across NAS and hybrid cloud file storage solutions will allow our partners to deliver truly modern storage solutions to their customers and enable them to meet the ever more taxing needs of M&E applications.

Availability

Qumulo is available immediately from Global Distribution, and the company has available technical experts fully-trained on Qumulo, available to assist with service and support.

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About Global Distribution

Global Distribution, headquartered in the University City of Cambridge, UK, is a specialist distributor for digital content acquisition, production, storage, management and archival solutions within the Media and Enterprise industries. With offices in LA – US, Munich – Germany, Global is dedicated to delivering class-leading products and solutions with support and development that is second to none. Global works closely with its vendors, partners and extensive reseller network in EMEA, North America, and APAC to meet the growing needs of the media and entertainment industry. With a clear focus on understanding the ever-changing requirements of the industry, Global is excellently positioned to provide technology to fulfill the current and future demands of users.

About Qumulo, Inc.
Qumulo is the leader in enterprise-proven hybrid cloud file storage, providing real-time visibility, scale and control of your data across on-prem and the cloud. Qumulo’s real-time analytics help save time and money while increasing performance. Built to scale across the data centre and cloud, Qumulo’s software-defined file system enables programmatic configuration and management of usage, capacity and performance. Qumulo has completely redefined customer success by continuously delighting customers with new capabilities, 100 percent-usable capacity and direct access to experts. For more information, visit www.qumulo.com.

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