Rubrik Opens Bengaluru R&D Center to Solve Cloud Data Management Challenges for Global Enterprises

by Suman Gupta

The multi-cloud data control company opens R&D center to help global businesses harness the value of their data with local, high-caliber engineering talent

Bengaluru, India, October 23, 2019: Rubrik, the Multi-Cloud Data Control™ Company, today announced the opening of a new and expanded Bangalore R&D center, to accommodate Rubrik’s rapidly growing global engineering team. To commemorate the new center, Rubrik CEO Bipul Sinha and Board Advisor John Chambers attended the opening ceremony on October 22. 

“With the new R&D center, Rubrik is proving it’s unique dual development center strategy and strengthening strategic business and trade ties between the US and India,” said John Chambers, Board Advisor of Rubrik. “As Rubrik expands to remedy data management pain points for global enterprises, we expect Rubrik Bangalore to continue to attract the very best technical talent.”   

As global businesses pursue Digital Transformation and Cloud, demand for Rubrik’s industry defining Data Management solution has grown significantly. Rubrik’s Bangalore R&D Center is a strategic investment for the company, with a focus on key products. Rubrik has also invested in resources in Bangalore to address the Global System Integrator (GSI) ecosystem. 

“Investing and growing our capabilities and our business in the Indian market is a strategic step to ensuring we can develop the best solutions possible for our customers,” said Bipul Sinha, co-founder and CEO of Rubrik. “Rubrik’s new R&D center will allow us to reach top global engineering and product talent as we strive to support and address customers’ most pressing data management challenges.” 

On the heels of recognition as a leader in the Forrester Wave for Data Resiliency Solutions™, top 10 on the highly competitive Forbes Cloud 100 List and the release of a joint solution with NetApp, Rubrik’s new R&D center is a strategic next step in continued innovation and product development for global enterprise customers’ data management challenges. Rubrik has grown the Indian team to over 250 employees across engineering, sales, IT services, customer support, HR and finance.

Additional Quotes:“Our expanding Bangalore center is not only a regional success story for technology innovation, but also a reflection of our success in building relationships and solving complex problems for GSIs and enterprise businesses in India” said Kamal Brar, Rubrik VP of APJ Rubrik. 

“The R&D team in India is a key contributor to Rubrik’s global product development,” said Ashish Gupta, Rubrik VP Engineering and Head of India R&D. “The India team has helped solve some of the largest and most cutting-edge engineering problems across all sides of the business and are critical to the company’s success.”

About Rubrik: Rubrik, the Multi-Cloud Data Control™ Company, enables enterprises to maximize value from data that is increasingly fragmented across data centers and clouds. Rubrik delivers a single, policy-driven platform for data recovery, governance, compliance, and cloud mobility. For more information, visit http://www.rubrik.comand follow @rubrikInc on Twitter. Rubrik is a registered trademark of Rubrik, Inc. Other marks may be trademarks of their respective owners.