Dell has announced Dublin as the site for the company’s first Cloud Research and Development (R&D) Centre, and the company’s campus in Limerick as home to the first Dell Solution Centre built globally.

These announcements were made in Dublin by Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Irish Minister for Finance Michael Noonan and Jeff Clarke, vice chairman, Global Operations & End User Computing Solutions, Dell. These technology investments in Dell’s global solutions and services capabilities are supported by the Irish Government through the Irish Development Agency (IDA).

The Dell Solution Centre in Limerick was part of Dell’s previously-announced plans to invest $1 billion globally in new technology solutions and services while the Dublin Cloud R&D Centre is a new announcement. These facilities are part of the company’s investment strategy designed to help Dell customers worldwide innovate and drive business results through new solutions, services, and cloud-based delivery options. Recruitment is currently underway at both sites for world class software engineers, IT architects, engineers and developers.

It is expected that a total of 150 people will be recruited across both sites in the next two years.