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title: "Shoreditch: Basho is Hiring. Also Shaking up the NHS."
date: 2013-04-03T16:52:27Z
modified: 2013-04-03T16:52:27Z
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  - Shoreditch
timestamp: 2013-04-03T16:52:27Z
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  - Shoreditch
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[![basho shoreditch](http://jgovernor-media.redmonk.com/jgovernor/files/2013/04/basho-shoreditch-225x300.jpg)

](http://jgovernor-media.redmonk.com/jgovernor/files/2013/04/basho-shoreditch.jpg)

I wrote a post a few days ago about [open source data management in the UK and Europe](http://redmonk.com/jgovernor/2013/03/28/big-data-comes-to-londoneurope-open-source-makes-the-market/), as companies like Basho, DataStax and 10Gen set up home here. I was a little light on detail about Basho, because while I had just got an update on the company, that was in a pub with strong craft beers, so I wanted to make sure I didn’t break any confidences.

So I asked them what was going on locally. As if any more proof were necessary that things are kicking off here, hiring activity is always a leading (and lagging!) indicator. Basho is currently looking for 7 people to join the 9 already at work in its Shoreditch office. You might also enjoy this story about how I [discovered the Basho office in my local neighbourhood](http://redmonk.com/jgovernor/2012/07/25/basho-comes-to-shoreditch-a-tech-city-and-redmonk-story/). Another Tech City win, it seems. So what are the numbers?

- Shoreditch now: 1 office admin, 3 engineers, 2 technical evangelists, 3 sales
- Headcount open for an additional 7: 1 technical writer; 1 technical evangelist; 2 engineers; 3 sales
- 20 people by year end

Here is the [jobs board](http://bashojobs.theresumator.com/). If you like data management at scale this could be the gig for you. Basho’s RIAK database is currently displacing Oracle for the NHS Spine project, which is a very big deal indeed. RIAK for speed and compliance management. Huge story – I wonder when the press will get to it.

disclosure: Basho is a client. Oracle is not.