EMC

Type
Business expansion
Country
Ireland
Region
Ireland; Southern; South-West
Location of affected unit(s)
Cork
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
200 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
14 June 2013
Employment effect (start)
1 August 2013
Foreseen end date
31 December 2013

Description

American IT multinational EMC has announced 200 new jobs at a new office in Cork due to open in August 2013. The new posts will be in engineering, customer support, sales, finance, research and development and IT. EMC has commenced recruiting for the posts, with a view to completing the recruitment and selection process by the end of 2013.

Cork is seen by the company as a 'critical innovation hub' relating to its global growth strategy focused on 'cloud, Big Data and trusted IT'. EMC has also been engaging in collaborative partnerships with third-level education institutions like Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) on cloud, Big Data and data centre transformation research programmes.

Sources

  • 14 June 2013: The Irish Examiner

Citation

Eurofound (2013), EMC, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 75553, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/75553.