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Qumulo Cloud Data Platform
What Qumulo Cloud Data Platform is
Qumulo Cloud Data Platform manages file data across on-premises, edge, and cloud environments. It supports SMB, NFS, and object workloads, with listed protocols including S3, REST, FTP, and FTPS. Deployment options include cloud, on-premises, and edge, with hybrid deployment and elastic scaling; Qumulo describes capacity at exabyte scale and dynamically adjustable performance and capacity. Cloud Native Qumulo is available on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Cloud Data Fabric unifies edge sites, data centers, and public clouds in a strongly consistent global file system, while NeuralCache provides AI-enabled predictive caching and prefetching. On AWS, Cloud Native Qumulo includes POSIX and ACL permissions, encryption, and data protection. Other listed capabilities include snapshots, managed backups, replication, erasure coding, Kubernetes support, and S3-compatible access. Qumulo provides a REST API and lists partners across data protection, migration, security, analytics, infrastructure, storage, and search. Pricing is on request, with a 30-day trial. AWS CloudFormation deployments are limited to 24 nodes.
Who it suits
Qumulo targets workloads in AI, media and entertainment, healthcare, finance, higher education, life sciences, energy, and the public sector. It may suit organizations managing file data across cloud, on-premises, and edge environments.
What it does well
- Cloud, on-premises, and edge deployment options
- Supports SMB, NFS, S3, REST, FTP, and FTPS
- Cloud Native Qumulo available on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud
- Snapshots, managed backups, replication, and erasure coding
- 30-day trial
What to know first
- Paid product with pricing on request
- AWS CloudFormation deployments are limited to 24 nodes
Limits
The AWS CloudFormation deployment of Cloud Native Qumulo is limited to 24 nodes. Azure Native Qumulo Pay-as-you-go includes a 7-day free trial for new ANQ Hot customers; billing is monthly and metered by the minute for storage and throughput usage.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Azure Native Qumulo Pay-as-you-go | monthly, metered by the minute · storage and throughput usage · progressive pricing · 7-day free trial for new ANQ Hot customers | On request |
As qumulo.com lists them, read 1 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Open the Qumulo Cloud Data Platform website
- Request pricing or start the 30-day trial
- Choose a cloud, on-premises, or edge deployment
- Select AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud for Cloud Native Qumulo
- Connect workloads through supported protocols or the REST API
Verdict
Qumulo brings multiple deployment environments and protocols into one file-data platform, with additional data protection capabilities. Review the AWS deployment limit and request pricing before choosing it.
Questions
Does Qumulo offer a free plan?
No. Qumulo lists paid pricing, with a 30-day trial and a 7-day Azure Native Qumulo trial for new ANQ Hot customers.
Which deployment models are available?
Qumulo offers cloud, on-premises, and edge deployments, including hybrid deployment.
Which clouds support Cloud Native Qumulo?
Cloud Native Qumulo is available on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
Which protocols does the platform support?
Supported protocols include SMB, NFS, S3, REST, FTP, and FTPS.
What support does Qumulo provide?
The Qumulo Care Team provides Monday-to-Friday 24×5 support, with an on-call team member 24×7 during off hours.
Facts from Qumulo Cloud Data Platform's own pages
- API
- Qumulo provides a REST API and a REST API guide for managing its offerings. · docs.qumulo.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Qumulo targets AI, media and entertainment, healthcare, financial services, higher education, life sciences, energy, and public-sector workloads. · qumulo.com, 1 Oct 2026
- AWS limit
- CloudFormation deployments of Cloud Native Qumulo on AWS are limited to 24 nodes. · docs.qumulo.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Cloud Data Fabric
- Cloud Data Fabric unifies edge, data center, and public clouds into a single strongly consistent global file system. · qumulo.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Cloud deployment
- Cloud Native Qumulo is available on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. · qumulo.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Company footprint
- Qumulo was founded in Seattle and supports customers and partners across global regions. · qumulo.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Deployment models
- Qumulo offers cloud, on-premises, and edge deployment options. · qumulo.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2012 · qumulo.com, 23 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Seattle, Washington, United States · qumulo.com, 23 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- Qumulo lists technology partner categories covering data protection, migration and archive, security and compliance, inventory and analytics, network infrastructure, storage, and unified search. · qumulo.com, 1 Oct 2026
- NeuralCache
- NeuralCache is an AI-enabled predictive caching and prefetch engine. · qumulo.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Protocols
- The platform supports SMB, NFS, and object workloads with multi-protocol access. · qumulo.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Qumulo provides one platform to manage file data across on-premises, edge, and cloud environments. · qumulo.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Scale
- Qumulo provides exabyte-scale capacity and dynamically scales performance and capacity. · qumulo.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Security
- Cloud Native Qumulo on AWS provides POSIX and ACL permissions, encryption, and data protection. · qumulo.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Support
- The Qumulo Care Team provides Monday-to-Friday 24×5 support with an on-call team member 24×7 during off hours. · docs.qumulo.com, 1 Oct 2026
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