EnStratus opts for Edinburgh as European HQ

A UNITED States start-up firm specialising in cloud computing has received £240,000 of Scottish Government money to establish its European headquarters in Edinburgh.

Office in the city later this year

Minneapolis-based EnStratus Networks will open an office in the city later this year, and aims to employ as many as 30 people there by the end of 2014. The firm's innovation is used to manage cloud computing, which allows businesses to outsource data, software and other IT tasks to the likes of Amazon, Google, HP and Sun Microsystems.

The government has identified cloud computing as part of its broader strategy to boost economic growth by concentrating on new technologies. Financial support for the EnStratus expansion is being provided via regional selective assistance.