Hyderabad| 25 February 2026: US-based enterprise storage company Nasuni has expanded its Research & Development Global Capability Center (GCC) in Hyderabad, scaling from a 2025 pilot operation to a planned 125 engineering professionals by the end of 2026.

The center will focus on AI-enabled file data infrastructure, semantic indexing, metadata intelligence, and ransomware resilience positioning Hyderabad as a core product engineering node within Nasuni’s global operating model.

Nasuni serves over 800 enterprise customers across 70+ countries with its cloud-native file data platform. The company specializes in managing unstructured enterprise data, documents, media files, design files, and other distributed content that increasingly underpins AI adoption across industries.

A Strategic Node for Enterprise AI Readiness

Nasuni’s Hyderabad center is focused on core product architecture.

“AI initiatives depend on access to trusted, well-governed file data. Our roadmap is centered on extending the value of Nasuni’s unique architecture to activate enterprise unstructured data for teams and the AI that empowers them.”

– Nick Burling, Chief Product Officer at Nasuni

The engineering mandate includes:

    • Semantic indexing and contextual modeling to make unstructured file data AI-readable
    • Metadata lineage and version intelligence to preserve auditability and historical context
    • Zero-trust security architecture integrated directly into file infrastructure
    • Advanced ransomware detection and recovery capabilities

Engineering as Operating Leverage

The Hyderabad center operates alongside Nasuni’s Massachusetts and Ireland teams in a continuous development model. This structure:

  • Extends development cycles across time zones
  • Reduces product release latency
  • Increases engineering velocity without proportionate headcount inflation

Strategic Implications

“Enterprise AI is not limited by models. It is limited by file data readiness. Organizations cannot scale AI on fragmented file infrastructure. Our expansion in Hyderabad strengthens the engineering backbone behind our unified file data platform and accelerates our ability to deliver secure, resilient, and analytics-ready file data services to enterprises worldwide.”

– Sam King, CEO of Nasuni

Nasuni’s expansion reflects three deeper market realities:

  • AI Readiness Is an Infrastructure Problem: Enterprises cannot operationalize AI without restructuring how file data is stored, governed, and accessed. Vendors solving this foundational layer occupy defensible positioning in the AI stack.
  • Security Is Embedded, Not Add-On: Ransomware targeting enterprise file systems has escalated materially. Integrating detection and resilience at the storage layer, rather than as a separate overlay, increases system integrity and customer stickiness.
  • GCCs Are Becoming Product Engines: Scaling an R&D center within one year of pilot launch indicates Hyderabad is being treated as a core development site. The shift from pilot validation to product engineering ownership marks transition from experimental offshore unit to strategic capability hub.

“Hyderabad has steadily evolved into a location where global companies anchor core product engineering, not peripheral support functions. Nasuni’s decision to deepen its R&D presence here reflects confidence in the state’s ability to support advanced data infrastructure and enterprise technology development.”

 – Shri Sanjay Kumar, IAS, Special Chief Secretary, Government of Telangana

Way Forward

The expansion to 125 engineers by end-2026 is modest in absolute headcount but significant in functional scope. The real measure of success will be product velocity and adoption impact. By embedding specialized delivery and AI-native engineering into its operating model, Nasuni is not merely expanding headcount; it is securing a future-ready operating backbone for the era of agentic AI.

The broader signal is clear, as enterprises move from AI experimentation to production deployment, infrastructure-layer innovation becomes critical. Hyderabad’s role in that shift is increasingly architectural, not peripheral. 

Curated by SSF Global to track developments shaping the future of GCCs, enterprise ecosystems, and India’s commercial real estate landscape.

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