Cloud computing jobs
Minneapolis-based enStratus chooses Edinburgh for European HQ
A leading cloud computing company has chosen Edinburgh for its European base, the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs has announced.
enStratus plans to create up to 30 highly-skilled jobs in Scotland by the end of 2014 and is currently recruiting key staff in preparation for its Edinburgh office opening later this year. The company’s expansion to Scotland is supported by a Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) grant totalling 240,000 pounds.
Fiona Hyslop made the announcement during a visit to Chicago for Scotland Week 2012, where she is meeting enStratus Chief Technology Officer George Reese.
Ms Hyslop said: "Scotland is globally renowned for innovation, enterprise and technology. The quality and skills of our workforce in the digital sector have played an important part in the company’s decision to locate its European office in Edinburgh, as has the research excellence of our institutions and the competitiveness of our business environment.
"This investment by enStratus demonstrates commitment to Scotland and confidence in what we have to offer. It can only enhance our international reputation for creativity – in this, our Year of Creative Scotland - and as a fantastic investment location.
“The Scottish Government and our enterprise agencies are doing all we can to build sustainable economic growth for Scotland, including providing relevant support where appropriate, and the hard work by our partners at Scottish Development International and Scottish Enterprise deserves praise.”
George Reese, enStratus Chief Technology Officer, said: “enStratus is excited to work with Scottish Development International to open our new office in Edinburgh, Scotland, to serve our expanding customer base as well as our development and support needs. We have selected Scotland to establish our new European Office because of the excellent development resources, transport infrastructure, and the favourable exchange rate.”
Anne MacColl, chief executive, Scottish Development International, said: "That a world-leading cloud computing company such enStratus has chosen Edinburgh as its European base it testament to Scotland's growing reputation as the ideal place to invest and do business.
“Scottish Development International and Scottish Enterprise have worked closely with enStratus to provide an integrated package of support towards the opening of this new office, including RSA funding, helping establishing potential site locations and assistance with staff recruitment.
"We look forward to helping the company realise its ambitious growth plans in Scotland - driving long-term sustainable growth back into the Scottish economy."
enStratus™ is a cloud infrastructure management solution for deploying and managing enterprise-class applications in public, private and hybrid clouds. For the enterprise, managing multiple teams delivering tens or hundreds of applications to the cloud requires consistent governance and automation, as well as the independence to choose the clouds and operations tools that meet business needs.
RSA is the main national scheme of financial assistance to industry. It provides discretionary grants to investment projects that will create and safeguard employment in areas designated for regional aid under European Community law. Payment of RSA is made in instalments, typically over several years as job and capital expenditure targets are met. Not all projects will proceed, and nor do all accepted offers result in full payment, as projects are sometimes scaled down or abandoned before payments are made. The figures quoted represent the maximum grant potentially payable if the project is satisfactorily completed, and not the amount actually paid to date. All job numbers are firms’ forecast figures, and are subject to change depending on future economic conditions and other factors affecting the businesses concerned. For more information on RSA go to http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/rsa
Scotland Week 2012 will run from April 6 -14, with Ministerial engagements taking place in New York, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, Chicago, San Francisco and Houston. For a full programme of events and for further information on Scotland Week, please visit www.scotland.org or keep up to date with #scotweek on Twitter.
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Scottish Development International (SDI) works to attract inward investment and knowledge to Scotland to help the economy grow. It also helps Scottish based companies to trade overseas and promotes Scotland as a good place to live, work and do business. It is a partnership between the Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise and its work is guided by the Scottish Government’s strategy for economic development in Scotland.
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