Dublin is such a hub for big tech companies that you might think ‘if we come to Dublin, we’re going to be competing with all of them, we won't be able to get good staff’. But I think the opposite is true. Because we’ve got such a base of well recognised brands in Dublin, that actually brings qualified people from all over Europe here.
Cork has become the global hub of choice for international headquarters of technology companies, home to over 100 technology companies. With over 40,000 students across Cork’s two universities, NetApp’s decision to base its international headquarters in Cork provides access to a talent pool that is truly worthy of supporting the robust and evolving technology market. As well as being a part of the vibrant emerging business scene in Cork, NetApp’s hybrid working model means there are opportunities for technical and non-technical candidates across Ireland.
ServiceNow is a leading cloud-based platform whose solutions help digitise and unify organisations so that they can find smarter, faster, better ways to make work flow. Its solutions enable employees and customers to be more connected, more innovative, and more agile. Founded in 2004, it now has a customer base of approximately 7,700 global enterprise companies including ~85% of the Fortune 500.
We think that Ireland has really become the gateway to the European Union. There’s so many things that US companies gain from their relationship with Ireland.