Back to All Partners Qumulo INVITE Networks is a Qumulo unstructured data storage partner, deploying hybrid cloud file storage for enterprise and mid-market organizations in Salt Lake City and Phoenix. INVITE handles platform deployment, capacity management, and integration with edge, on-premises, and cloud workloads — so customers get a single, scalable file system for their unstructured data without managing the storage layer themselves. TL;DR: INVITE Networks deploys and manages Qumulo’s software-defined file storage platform to give organizations a single namespace for unstructured data across on-premises, edge, and cloud environments. This page is for IT directors and infrastructure leaders evaluating a Qumulo partner who can own the storage environment, not just resell the license. What does INVITE Networks deliver as a Qumulo partner? INVITE Networks deploys and manages Qumulo’s software-defined distributed file system, which gives organizations a single, multi-protocol namespace for unstructured data spanning on-premises hardware, edge locations, and public cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Qumulo replaces the traditional model of siloed NAS appliances with one platform that scales to exabytes while supporting SMB, NFS, S3, and REST access from a single environment. INVITE’s role is to translate that platform into a working environment tailored to a customer’s data profile: sizing and deploying the right combination of on-premises and cloud nodes, migrating data off legacy NAS systems, and managing ongoing capacity and performance as data volumes grow. Customers get exabyte-scale file storage without dedicating internal staff to run and tune the platform. Why do Salt Lake City and Phoenix organizations choose INVITE for Qumulo file storage? Organizations in Salt Lake City and Phoenix generating large volumes of unstructured data — engineering files, medical imaging, research datasets, video and media assets — often end up with that data scattered across multiple legacy NAS appliances that don’t scale well and are difficult to manage consistently. INVITE brings the local infrastructure expertise to consolidate that sprawl into a single Qumulo environment and keep it running as data volumes grow, rather than leaving customers to manage capacity and performance tuning on their own. Research and data-heavy organizations typically come to INVITE with datasets scattered across legacy NAS systems that have outgrown capacity and bottleneck compute-heavy jobs. INVITE consolidates those systems into a single Qumulo namespace — on-premises, extended into the cloud where workloads need it — eliminating the manual data shuffling teams do just to run analysis. How does INVITE manage Qumulo as part of its cloud and infrastructure services? Qumulo deployments are typically delivered through INVITE’s managed services practice, which covers ongoing capacity planning, performance monitoring, and data lifecycle management so the platform keeps pace with a customer’s data growth instead of requiring a forklift upgrade every few years. For customers extending Qumulo into hybrid or multi-cloud environments, INVITE also draws on its broader cloud solutions practice to architect the network connectivity and cloud-native deployment that make a hybrid Qumulo environment perform consistently, whether data is being accessed on-premises or from a cloud-based application. What Qumulo products and services does INVITE deploy and manage? INVITE architects and manages Qumulo deployments based on where a customer’s data and workloads live. On-premises deployments run on qualified industry-standard hardware platforms sized to the customer’s capacity and performance requirements. Cloud Native Qumulo extends that same file system natively into AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or OCI, giving customers elastic scalability for workloads that spike or migrate to the cloud. For organizations spanning both, INVITE configures Qumulo’s global namespace so data is visible and accessible in real time regardless of where it physically resides. INVITE handles the ongoing management that makes a hybrid file environment actually work in practice: snapshot and replication policies, quota management, and performance tuning as workloads and data volumes evolve. Looking for a Qumulo partner who manages the storage environment, not just sells the license? Contact INVITE to discuss a Qumulo engagement for your organization. Frequently Asked Questions: Qumulo Unstructured Data Storage Is INVITE an authorized Qumulo partner? Yes. INVITE Networks is an authorized Qumulo partner, with engineers trained to design, deploy, and manage Qumulo’s software-defined file storage platform across on-premises, edge, and cloud environments. Can INVITE manage Qumulo if we don’t have an internal storage team? Yes. Most organizations running Qumulo don’t have staff dedicated to managing the storage platform full-time. INVITE handles deployment, capacity planning, performance tuning, and day-to-day management as part of a managed services engagement, so customers get exabyte-scale file storage without building out internal infrastructure staff. What makes Qumulo different from traditional NAS appliances? Qumulo’s core differentiator is its software-defined architecture, which presents a single global namespace across on-premises, edge, and cloud locations instead of requiring separate, siloed appliances for each site or environment. INVITE configures that namespace so customers get one consistent view of their unstructured data, regardless of where it’s physically stored. How long does a Qumulo deployment take with INVITE? Timelines depend on data volume and whether migration from legacy NAS systems is involved, but a typical initial deployment — covering sizing, hardware or cloud provisioning, and baseline configuration — runs four to six weeks. Migrating existing data off legacy systems is usually phased in afterward to minimize disruption to active workloads.
