DataDirect Networks to launch “Make in India” data storage products

DataDirect Networks (DDN), a high-performance computing (HPC) and multi-cloud data management solutions company, announced local manufacturing of their data storage solutions in India.

This move comes after it was “inspired” by the Government of India's (GOI) Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan (Self-reliant India campaign), DDN will start its local manufacturing of Unified Storage Appliances, and Tintri Vmstore line of products.

"DDN would be the first enterprise data storage company to deliver "Make in India" storage products to its customers," Atul Vidwansa, general manager, India and South East Asia, DDN Storage, said.

India is a strategically important market for us, and we see tremendous growth in data generation linked to the adoption of 5G, data localization policies, and digitization efforts by enterprises. We would be increasing our workforce in India by 50% in the next two years to support "Make in India" and the development of next-generation products, he added.

DDN started its largest software research & development centers in India in 2016, it has augmented its workforce with hardware design and manufacturing capabilities.

The company also plans to build a supply chain in India by tying up with local contract manufacturers, component vendors, and logistics partners to take full advantage of the Government of India's Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Schemes.