Isilon
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- HQ
- United States
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- Data storage
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- Acquired
Elon Musk's Starlink swagger, SpaceX vs. the cloud giants, and Seattle’s tech universe revisited
This week: SpaceX reports its first quarter as a public company, and Elon Musk says Starlink could deliver a majority of the world's internet within a decade, leveraging production facilities in Redmond. Musk also explains the company's data center ambitions, calling terrestrial infrastructure a trivial problem next to reusable rockets. Plus: we bring two Washington tech universe posters into the studio, 17 years apart. The 2009 original turns up gems including Boeing's unlikely connection to Classmates.com, a 1990s forerunner to Facebook. The 2009 poster also brings back memories of Teledesic, the Craig McCaw venture backed by Bill Gates that tried…
2026 GeekWire Awards Celebrate Seattle Tech Scene with Over 300 Attendees and Winners Including Carbon Robotics, HouseWhisper AI, and Omeros
The 2026 GeekWire Awards celebrated Seattle's vibrant tech community with over 300 attendees honoring top startups, founders, and leaders across multiple categories at Showbox SoDo. The event highlighted Seattle as a hub for innovation with winners like Carbon Robotics, HouseWhisper AI, and Omeros recognized for their contributions.
Qumulo Opens AI-Focused R&D Hub in Cork, Ireland, Creating 50 Jobs Over Three Years
Seattle-based data management company Qumulo is opening a new R&D and customer success hub in Cork, Ireland, expected to create 50 jobs over three years as it focuses on AI-driven global data infrastructure. This expansion reflects Qumulo’s strategy to leverage AI demand and grow internationally under CEO Douglas Gourlay.
People
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Paul Mikesell Founder, Co-founder
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Sujal Patel Founder, Co-founder, Former CEO
