Perifery Appoints Jonathan Morgan to Lead Edge and Storage Product Offerings

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. — July 25, 2023 — Perifery, a division of DataCore, today announced Jonathan Morgan as senior vice president of product and technology. Morgan is a well-known technology evangelist, innovator, and product visionary with more than two decades of experience in storage, infrastructure, and vertical markets within the media and entertainment sector. In his new role, Morgan will be responsible for product innovation, engineering, and customer support efforts as Perifery ramps up for accelerated growth. Based in Wales, Morgan will report to Perifery General Manager Abhijit Dey.

“Jonathan’s thought leadership, decades of product development expertise, and strong alliances with technology partners will be invaluable as we continue innovating and growing our product family,” said Dey. “He has an impressive track record of successfully bringing new products to market, including pioneering the object storage solution MatrixStore. We’re excited for Jonathan to bring his expertise in edge, container storage, and object storage products to Perifery.”

Morgan is charged with aligning Perifery’s engineering roadmap with the company’s product vision and strategy. He will also ensure that the Perifery appliance is successfully delivered across core and edge markets, working closely with product management and the company’s partners and integrators globally. Morgan is the co-founder and former CEO of object storage pioneer Object Matrix. Prior to founding Object Matrix, Morgan was a consultant at EMC, Ubiquity, and Accenture.

“I’m a passionate advocate of the benefits that object storage technology offers to any industry,” said Morgan. “When Object Matrix was acquired by Perifery, I saw a significant opportunity for growing our state-of-the-art on-prem, cloud, and hybrid media storage solutions. Taking on this new role at Perifery will help me bring that vision to life.”

Perifery offers cost-predictable storage, AI services, and pre-processing technology for high-growth edge markets. More information about Perifery is available at www.perifery.com.

About Perifery, a Division of DataCore

Perifery, a division of DataCore, provides world-class, innovative workflow solutions for evolving media organizations. Trusted by leading media and entertainment companies worldwide, Perifery appliances and Swarm software set the bar for fast, secure, and scalable solutions that preserve, protect, and speed up monetization of digital assets. Accelerating the customer journey from core to the edge and cloud, Perifery solutions redefine how storage resources are best utilized, enabling transformational business growth. More information about Perifery is available at perifery.com.