The Pure Report

How to Build the Ultimate Data Survival Kit - Enhance Your Cyber Resilience Oct 28, 2024

Just as seasoned "preppers" maintain bug-out bags for physical emergencies, today's organizations need a comprehensive kit of digital resilience tools to weather any storm – from ransomware attacks to natural disasters. In our latest episode, join Technology Strategy Director Jason Walker and Technical Evangelist Matt Bradford to unpack the essential components of modern data survival preparedness. Our discussion weaves through Pure Storage's evolving cyber resilience solutions, from foundational replication capabilities to cutting-edge DRaaS offerings. We share and discuss practical insights on implementing critical protective measures like SafeMode snapshots and how to leverage Pure1's security assessment tools to identify vulnerabilities before they become crises. Midway thru the episode we hit an entertaining "Bug Out Bag Challenge" segment where random survival items spark creative analogies to data protection strategies. Blending technical expertise with accessible metaphors, Walker and Bradford demonstrate why data resilience isn't just an IT concern but a fundamental business survival skill. They explore how Pure Storage's integrated suite of tools – including multiple options for native replication, automated assessments, and disaster recovery and restore services – helps organizations build the ultimate data survival kit for an increasingly unpredictable digital landscape.

September Launch Recap with Andrew Miller - The Platform Evolution Continues Oct 17, 2024

Double-click into the technical details behind Pure's September launch announcements with Principal SE (and host of Pure's Coffee Break webinar series) Andrew Miller. We dive deep into the latest platform innovations starting with unpacking the philosophy behind product launches and the art of building cohesive technology portfolios. We explore the delicate balance between customer-driven development and strategic portfolio expansion, sharing insights on how successful tech releases are shaped by real-world customer needs rather than arbitrary feature sets. Next, Andrew elaborates on Pure's groundbreaking advancements in enterprise file storage technology, with special attention to the game-changing Evergreen architecture. Notable highlights include the introduction of Fusion for Files, Zero Move Tiering, and Always-On Multi-Protocol capabilities. Also hear how Pure's AI Copilot and enhanced enterprise readiness features are revolutionizing data center operations, illustrated through compelling customer success stories and real-world applications. In the second half of the conversation, we take an in-depth look at new innovative VM Assessment capabilities, designed to optimize virtualization operations for critical workloads. Technical leaders and system administrators will appreciate the detailed discussion of license rationalization and cost optimization strategies, including a comprehensive analysis of CPU core utilization and VMware estate management. The hosts also preview Pure Storage's enhanced STaaS offerings and the introduction of Universal Credits, drawing interesting parallels to VMware's ELA token system and highlighting how these innovations are reshaping enterprise storage consumption models. Make plans to attend Pure's upcoming launch webinar by registering at: https://www.purestorage.com/meet-real-time-enterprise-file-on-the-pure-storage-platform.html

Cyber Resiliency Is A Team Sport - Breaking Down Silos to Create a Culture of Security Awareness Oct 07, 2024

In an era where cyber threats are becoming increasingly sophisticated and devastating, organizations can no longer afford to treat cybersecurity as the sole responsibility of their security teams. This episode of the Pure Report features industry veterans Jason Walker, Tech Strategy Director of Cyber Resilience, and Jason Langer, Tech Evangelist, to explore why cyber resilience must be approached as a team sport, breaking down the traditional silos between IT operations and security teams. Drawing from their extensive experience in data protection and security, the two Jasons delve into the stark realities of cyber impacts, including the sobering statistic that one in five organizations report employee terminations following outages. They examine the NIST Cybersecurity Framework through a collaborative lens, offering insights into how different teams can work together across the five key areas: Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover. Through real-world examples and strategic discussions, listeners will develop a deeper understanding of why alignment between IT leaders and CISOs is crucial for building true cyber resilience. As organizations grapple with evolving threats, this timely discussion during Cybersecurity Awareness Month offers actionable strategies for fostering cross-team collaboration. The episode explores the evolution of cybersecurity conversations over the past five years, provides practical advice for improving security posture through teamwork, and highlights Pure Storage's role in enabling organizations to build robust cyber resilience strategies. Whether you're an IT professional, security specialist, or business leader, this episode provides valuable insights into transforming your organization's approach to cybersecurity from a siloed responsibility to a collaborative effort. For more information on Pure Storage and Cyber Resiliency during CyberSecurity Awareness Month, go to: www.purestorage.com/cyber-resilience.

Unleashing Azure VMware Solution: Revolutionizing Cloud Mobility and Cost Efficiency Sep 26, 2024

Jump back into the Pure Report as we dive deep into the world of the Azure VMware Solution (AVS) with Kyle Grossmiller, a Principal Technical Product Specialist. With almost a decade of experience at Pure and a rich background in the VMware ecosystem, Kyle brings deep insights into the challenges faced by VMware customers and the innovative solutions Pure has developed to address them. As organizations grapple with the complexities of cloud migration and spiraling costs, Kyle unveils how Pure Storage's AVS solution with Cloud Block Store is transforming the landscape. He explores the origin and development of this customer-focused solution, highlighting its ability to overcome common hurdles such as inflexible scaling, workload immobility, and security concerns. Through a comparative analysis of AVS-only deployments versus Pure for AVS with Cloud Block Store, Kyle demonstrates how this solution can lead to substantial cost savings and enhanced operational flexibility. Tune in to develop a more comprehensive understanding of key use cases, including restarting stalled migrations, implementing cloud-based disaster recovery, and facilitating seamless cloud bursting. More color commentary is provided as Kyle shares customer success stories and hints at future developments, further assisting IT professionals seeking to optimize their cloud strategy and harness the full potential of VMware in the Azure cloud environment. For more information on Pure Storage and the Azure VMware Solution with Cloud Block Store, check out: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/cloud/azure-vmware.html

Software Defined Human and Innovation in Federal Technology Sep 05, 2024

Fire up this episode for an insightful conversation with Greg Carl, Principal Technologist, as we explore the unique technology challenges and opportunities in the federal space. Fresh from his recent trip to Washington D.C., Greg shares his journey from industry veteran to Pure Storage tech specialist, offering a candid look at how Pure's approach differs from its competitors. We dive into the world of Software Defined Architectures (SDX) and the implications for the industry and government agencies. Greg unpacks the realities behind the hype and how Pure Storage is different that the competition and leads the charge in delivering purposeful, customer-driven solutions. Greg expands on the distinct needs of the federal sector, from extended data retention to the complexities of AI adoption, and how these challenges are shaping the future of storage technology. Greg also offers valuable insights from his recent CIO panel experience, highlighting the evolving relationship between tech providers and government clients. For more information on Pure Storage and the public sector and Federal space: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/industries/government/federal.html

Gen Z Meets Tech: An Intern's Journey Through AI, Innovation, and Corporate Culture Aug 22, 2024

Tune in for an insightful conversation with one of our summer interns, Emily Weiner, as we navigate the intersection of youth, technology, and corporate environments. This Pure Report episode dives into the unique perspectives of a Gen Z college student exploring the world of emerging technologies, particularly AI, while balancing academic pursuits and professional growth. Emily shares her journey from developing a an app startup in high school to conducting AI research at NYU, and how that relates to her latest experience interning this summer in the Digital Demand function here at Pure. We discuss the challenges and rewards of transitioning from startup and nonprofit environments to a structured corporate setting, and how Pure Storage's innovative culture has helped her bridge that gap. Later, we take a deeper look into the evolving attitudes towards AI among younger generations and balancing academic studies with real-world work experience. Whether you're a student considering a career in tech, a professional curious about the next generation of talent, or someone interested in the human side of technological innovation, this episode offers a fresh take on the rapidly changing landscape of the tech industry. For more information on Pure's University relations and career programs: https://www.purestorage.com/company/careers.html

AI Reality vs. AI Hype: The Next Technology Era Brought by AI Aug 13, 2024

While some could argue that a form of AI has been with us since the 1950s, the advent of powerful software, infrastructure, and proliferation of devices has made it more real. On this episode, we check in with thought leader and frequent Pure Report guest Shawn Rosemarin, VP R&D, about his forward looking ideas around the impact of AI on society and organizations. We examine the decisions considered in boardrooms around AI investment while also looking at ethical considerations and technical disruptions that may result from AI expansion. Shawn also dives into the hype cycle and how we're likely at the stage of inflated expectations and how we can expect a degree of consolidation and maturity to take place over the next 5-10 years after this stage. For more on how Pure Storage is helping support the AI technology era: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/ai.html

The Future Of Virtualization: Help Navigating Changes in VMware Aug 06, 2024

We know there's still much uncertainty about the future of your virtualization strategy. With changes at VMware, IT leaders everywhere are reevaluating their current application architecture and trying to figure out what to d. To address this, it's always a blast to welcome The Jason Langer to the Pure Report to get his input and guidance on possible strategies to move forward - and of course to discuss and banter about movie topics. We kickoff this episode with a spirited lightning round around favorite movie quotes, sequences, and more from some popular films. We then dive into (20:03) the 4 scenarios Pure is advising customers around relative to VMware investments - staying on VMware, evaluating alternate hypervisors, shifting workloads to cloud, and rearchitecting for containers. For more on how Pure can work with you on your VMware strategy, go to: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/application-development/vmware.html

Old School Meets New School: Checking in with an Industry Veteran Jul 22, 2024

Ramping back up after Pure Accelerate as we roll into the summer months and bring on Pure's Sr. Technology Evangelist Don Poorman to catch up on his latest adventures and musings about data management trends. We first look back to the engagement and excitement surrounding his time at Cisco Live in early June before pivoting to what stood out for him around Pure's announcements. We navigate through a bit of a reality check around the promise of AI - what's real and what's at risk there. And finally, as Don's just hitting about 18 months at Pure - what stands out for him as a veteran of the industry about Pure compared to the rest. For more on what Pure can do for you, find us in-person or virtually at any of our upcoming events and webinars: https://www.purestorage.com/events.html

Unplugged: Live at Accelerate 2024 Jun 25, 2024

It's a first for the podcast as we bring the Pure Report Unplugged to the Las Vegas Strip and record live on location in front of an audience at Pure Accelerate 2024. New locale, same format and co-hosts JD Wallace and Andrew Miller as we navigate thru the highlights of the week at Pure's customer and partner event. Up top, we hit on our favorite moments of Accelerate - behind the scenes of the Coz demo showcase, JD running FlashDrive demo labs, and Andrew hitting on 150 TB DFMs and Pure Fusion. Plus much more around the exciting new announcements across fleet management, digital experience (DX). For more information on what went down at Pure Accelerate and to find an upcoming event near you: https://www.purestorage.com/accelerate.html

Unplugged Volume 17: Evergreen Architecture and Accelerate Preview Jun 11, 2024

The boys are back in town as we ramp up another Unplugged episode with Andrew Miller and JD Wallace. We arrived at the last of the Pure 15 architectural decisions - evergreen architecture - and all the capabilities it enables and how it was designed into our products from the start. Also, get a preview of our upcoming Accelerate event in Las Vegas - key session, keynotes, engagement activities - and where and how to find information after the event. It's always a great time when JD and Andrew stop by to record an Unplugged segment. For more on Pure Storage Accelerate: www.purestorage.com/accelerate

Pixels and Petabytes: The Intersection of Data and Vigilance Jun 03, 2024

"I always feel like somebody's watching me..." go the lyrics of the 1980's Rockwell song - "And I have no privacy." And it's true in this era where technology advances have made video surveillance something we live with on a daily basis. But capturing and using video footage is complicated, frequently compounded by the use of legacy data storage technology. For this episode, we welcome, Tom Sells, Field Business Development Principal and Video Surveillance solutions expert, to talk thru the history of video surveillance (hint: it's not like what we see in the movies). We take a walk thru the new and emerging use cases across many industries - law enforcement, education, retail, transportation, and even gaming & casinos. Finally, we hone in on how Pure's latest //E family of arrays and Evergreen//One provide cost-effective and modern solutions that make capture and retention far easier for users. For more info on Pure and video surveillance: https://www.purestorage.com/docs.html?item=/type/pdf/subtype/doc/path/content/dam/pdf/en/solution-briefs/sb-public-safety-pure.pdf

The Winds of Change Altering Relational Database Strategy and DBA Operations May 22, 2024

With a nod to the late 1980's Scorpions song, let's dive into the prevailing forces that are causing organizations to reevaluate their strategies with relational databases. To do that effectively, we welcome back to the program Ryan Arsenault, Principal Field Solution Architect (and heavily accented Bostonian), who has broad experience previously running SAP and Database operations at a large competitor. Ryan and I navigate through the landscape of trends that are requiring DBAs and IT leaders to change their approach to the software that manages their most important assets - the database. We touch on the impact of Cloud, Automation, AI and AI operations, Security, and the recent changes with VMware - plus how all-Flash changed the game for tier 1 database storage management. Always a fun conversation when Ryan stops by. For more information on Pure Storage solutions for Databases, check out: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/applications.html

Coffee Break Rewind: Choose your Own (Restore) Adventure: Pure’s Modern Cyber Resiliency Portfolio May 06, 2024

In case you missed it - the Pure Report is now publishing the audio replay of each month's Coffee Break webinar program, hosted and moderated by our own Andrew Miller and featuring key thought leaders across a range of current topics. This episode features a the March Coffee Break with guest and Data Protection fanatic Jason Walker who joins Andrew to dive into the expansive landscape that is all things Modern Data Protection - it’s far more than just backups. They look back at trends, current changes in landscape, and all the ways Pure can help - choose your own adventure if you will. If you want to check out the video replay: https://www.purestorage.com/video/webinars/pure-modern-data-protection-portfolio/6349319688112.html

Trends in Enterprise Imaging: How Better Storage Can Drive Better Patient Outcomes Apr 26, 2024

Explore the trends in enterprise imaging with Mark Dobbs, Pure's Global Healthcare Alliances Director who specializes in healthcare imaging solutions. Whether you're directly involved in healthcare IT or just interested in the impact in imaging that affects everyone, this is a great listen to see how Cloud, modern architectures, and AI are changing the game in radiology and clinical pathology. Faster access to images also makes more time for potentially life-saving research and we explore the role of simple and fast flash storage in fields like genomics and the movement toward precision medicine. For more information on Pure and Enterprise Imaging solutions: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/industries/enterprise-imaging.html

Unplugged Volume 16: Proactive, Predictive Support, Workload Planning, Interviewing Best Practices Apr 22, 2024

The Unplugged crew is back and JD and Andrew are bringing the next architectural decision all around Pure's proactive and predictive support and why we're able to deliver that services value to users. We also riff up front about best practices for interviewers and interviewees - how preparation and knowing something about your interviewer can help you stand out. And we close with a view around workload planning and the ability to get rid of all those spreadsheets and rely instead on predictive outputs from Pure1. Thanks for listening to the Pure Report Unplugged. To learn more about Pure's predictive capabilities, go to: https://www.purestorage.com/products/aiops/pure1.html And send feedback to the show at purereport@purestorage.com.

What Other Storage Vendors Say They Can Do...And Why They Can't Mar 25, 2024

"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness." So goes the quote attributed to Oscar Wilde and it's appropriate for this episode where we are joined by Rich Barlow, Principal Technologist at Pure who previously worked at several other storage vendors, most notably as Field CTO. Rich dives into his perspectives after nearly a year at Pure and aspects of Pure that stand out compared to other storage vendors. We dive into Pure's architecture and what is enabled by Evergreen, Direct Flash Modules, and how NDU designed from the start cannot be matched by other storage providers. He shares what he's observed about our engineering philosophy where good ideas supersede hierarchy and the notion that "the best part is no part." Finally, we touch on operations and culture and the impact of simplicity in operation and Evergreen//One. For more info on Pure Storage and the Future of Storage: https://www.purestorage.com/enable/modern-data-storage.html

10 Year OG Puritans Looking Back...and Ahead Feb 27, 2024

Take a trip down memory lane with two of the original Puritan systems engineers who recently celebrated their 10 year anniversary milestones at the company. Hear from Joe Reynolds, Consulting Systems Engineer, and Jon Owings, Director Cloud Native Strategy about the early days of Pure including Vendor Olympics, executing their first Evergreen customer non-disruptive upgrade, and how early Flash storage vendors harmed the reputation of all-flash storage. We navigate through some great customer testimonials they experienced, the IPO, and then jump into their current roles and why we're seeing increased Enterprise adoption of Pure and how Portworx is hitting the mark for solving customer challenges around managing data underlying containers and app development. For more info, go to: https://www.purestorage.com/products/staas/evergreen.html

Reality Check On Storage as a Service and Evergreen//One Feb 02, 2024

There's plenty of buzz in the market around Storage as a Service (STaaS) and subscription-based solutions to meeting growing demands around managing escalating quantities of data. But what's the reality in offerings that really deliver enterprise value vs. those that are more of a smokescreen for fancy financing models? Hear from Stan Yanitskiy, Digital Experience Solution Architect, in the first of a multi-part series of STaaS episodes designed to help you understand the facts and details around Pure's Evergreen//One subscription offering. Learn about business drivers compelling enterprises to consider this model, misconceptions behind CAPEX and OPEX, the true meaning behind Pure's guaranteed SLAs matched to business objectives, and the white glove support we provide Evergreen//One customers. Stan will be returning to the Pure Report on regular cadence over the next few months so be on the lookout for new episodes coming soon that dive deeper into SLAs and how a typical customer engagement evolves around subscription-based storage solutions that are flexible and non-disruptive. For more info on Evergreen//One, go to: https://www.purestorage.com/products/staas/evergreen/one.html

Unplugged In Vegas - "Why Pure" Roundtable with Andrew, JD, and Rich Barlow Jan 24, 2024

After a holiday hiatus, the Pure Report is back with a new Unplugged episode featuring Andrew Miller and JD Wallace in Las Vegas while at Gartner IOCS. Joining the intrepid duo is Principal Technologist Rich Barlow as they walk thru a round table conversation designed to show you how they approach conversations introducing Pure Storage to prospects and customers. Hear about market share trends, value of subscriptions and services, key technologies and differentiators, why custom flash is superior to SSDs and Disk, and more. Whether you're new to Pure, or a long time follower, this is a great way to get the year started and get reintroduced to Pure for the year ahead. For more information on Why Pure: https://www.purestorage.com/

Unplugged Volume 15: Simple and Intuitive, Events Update, and Tip of the Week Dec 19, 2023

The Unplugged crew is back with another of the 15 architectural decisions and updates on their latest activities. As always, hear from Andrew Miller and J.D. Wallace as we continue to bring you the Unplugged series that dives deeper into Pure technology and architecture. This episode tackles the notion of the DIY Storage Array - basically delivering storage with simple installation, upgrade and repair and what that means to delivering an effortless and simple IT experience. We also chat about recent activities including an update on the latest events, shift in some of our roles and deliver a tip of the week around sustainability. Thanks for tuning into the Pure Report Unplugged. For topic suggestions or to engage with the hosts, contact purereport@purestorage.com.

Simple and Secure AI at any Scale - FlashStack for AI from Cisco and Pure Dec 15, 2023

Data scientists and AI administrators can spend over 70% of their time on AI functional tasks such as data preparation, training, modeling, and tuning. The last thing they need to contend with is deploying and managing complex AI infrastructure. To address these challenges, Pure Storage and Cisco recently announced FlashStack for AI, a joint solution intended to simplify, automate, and scale AI infrastructure for rapid, foolproof deployment of AI solutions. On this episode, Brian Ferrar, FlashStack Marketing Director, joins to provide an update on FlashStack momentum and dig into more details of the recent announcement. Learn how FlashStack’s high-density, high-performance architecture is ideally suited to satisfy the need for efficient, risk-free AI deployments at any scale. For more info on FlashStack for AI, go to: https://blog.purestorage.com/news-events/flashstack-for-ai-rapid-ai-deployment-at-any-scale/

Pure's Continuing Commitment to VMware - Round Table Panel with Pure VMware Advocates Dec 05, 2023

With all the speculation around the future of VMware, it seemed like a good time to gather our Pure Storage VMware advocates and community participants for a round table discussion. Hear from Cody Hosterman, Director Product Management, Tristan Todd, Field Solution Architect, David Stamen, Global Practice Lead, and Jason Langer, Tech Evangelist on their thoughts and opinions of the situation with VMware and more importantly, Pure's continuing commitment to innovate and serve our customer in this solution area. For more information on Pure and VMware solutions: www.purestorage.com/vmware

Put Away Your Spacesuit: Insights from a Customer Who Became a Puritan Nov 29, 2023

What happens when a long-time admirer of Pure culture and products joins the company? Find out with this latest episode featuring Pure System Engineer Scott Nawalaniec, a former customer who joined Pure around a year ago. Hear about Scott's career journey including how he came to consider Pure and the technical and business reasons that led to his now 8 year relationship with the company. Scott provides deep insight into the evaluations he made at his prior company between the incumbent storage compared to Pure and the notion that every competitive storage model required him to put on a different "spacesuit" to manage and tune the product. In contrast, Pure provided him a simple and performant solution for database and virtualization operations that grew to over 10-15 arrays over time and improved company operations. For more on how Pure Storage can help your business move forward successfully, check out: https://www.purestorage.com/

Tales From The Script: Solving Scary Database Management Problems Nov 06, 2023

As we exit the spooky season, we're checking in with our resident database expert and Field Solutions Architect, Anthony Nocentino, to revisit the common problems that plague data management. Anthony shares customer anecdotes around several places that DBAs struggle to maintain consistent database operations and how Pure can help alleviate these challenges. Why is it important to businesses to deliver consistent response times to end users? What are the impacts of downtime? How can improved and streamlined copy/clone and refresh processes positively impact business value creation and why are snapshots the key to this? And yes, we hit on scripting, PowerShell, and automation - all friends to the DBA to automate daily tasks and spend less time in swivel-chair management. It's all about satisfying the end users and application owners and their need for consistent and reliable data where and when they need it - and Pure does it best. For more on Pure Storage solutions for database operations: www.purestorage.com/applications

Things Legacy Storage Made You Worry About (That You Shouldn't Have To) Oct 30, 2023

Ever wondered about the origin of certain storage or IT administrative tasks? Because of legacy architectures, IT practitioners have been forced to worry about and repeatedly carry out certain administrative tasks because, well, "that's how it's always been with this product." Join Justin Emerson, Principal Product Manager, for a journey through 10-12 different legacy worries that are solved by Pure's intuitive and simple design. Remember, our founder Coz set out to "fix everything wrong with storage." We touch on power buttons (or the lack thereof), RAID groups, rebuild times, nerd knobs, download logs, capacity planning and much more. And check out Justin's related latest blog on the 3 R's of data storage - resiliency, redundancy, and rebuilds: https://blog.purestorage.com/perspectives/the-three-rs-of-data-storage-resiliency-redundancy-and-rebuilds/

Healthcare Health Check: Trends Driving New Storage Approaches in the Healthcare Sector Oct 13, 2023

We’re all human…meaning we all care about healthcare. Pure does too - it’s one of our most developed solution areas with many customers. Hear from Thomas Whalen (TDUBS), Pure's Sr. Epic Solutions Architect, about the latest trends in healthcare driving more modern storage approaches to improve patient care and clinician effectiveness. Thomas talks about his journey in the healthcare space that eventually led him to Pure and how Pure Storage collaborates with alliances and solution vendors to deliver a positive impact on the future of healthcare technology thru better use of data. We riff on the significance of storage in healthcare, including the need for reliable systems with data accessibility and mobility to speed up patient care and diagnosis, anywhere. Finally, we spend some time talking about how Pure works closely with Epic, one of the leading EHR vendors, and our joint efforts to enhance value for Epic customers. For more information on Pure and the Healthcare space: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/industries/healthcare.html

Letters To My 22 Year Old Self with Shawn Rosemarin Oct 04, 2023

On this episode we take a pause on deep technology dives and deliver career introspection via our own Shawn Rosemarin, VP R&D, Customer Experience. Shawn is in the midst of writing a series of Letters to his 22 year old self as a way to celebrate 25 years of working in technology. No matter where you are in your career - whether you're just getting started or are in the midst of a transition - there's some great advice here on behaviors to develop and guidance to help you improve the way you work and interact with others. Consider this a Part 1 where we tackle the first 7 of his letters including managing energy levels, prioritization, and focusing on towering strengths while focusing on developing gaps and blind spots in your skillset. To view all posts from Shawn's 22 Year Old Letter series, check out his LinkedIn profile and posts here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnrosemarin/

Unplugged Volume 14: Metadata - the Secret Sauce, Events and Disk Retirement webinar recap Sep 28, 2023

The intrepid Unplugged crew returns for an exciting Volume 14 where Andrew Miller, JD Wallace and I take on another of Pure's architectural decisions - this time we dig deep into the use of Metadata in the software stack. The extensive use of Metadata enables FlashArray to deliver efficiency across data reduction, compacting, and snapshot capabilities. We also riff on experience at the latest activities - VMware Explore and a fun disk retirement webinar roast. Plus, get a preview of upcoming industry events where you can engage with Pure. For more information on Pure FlashArray and Metadata: https://blog.purestorage.com/perspectives/better-science-volume-2-maps-metadata-and-the-pyramid/

Making the Cloud Fit Your Business - The 6 States of Cloud Deployment Sep 15, 2023

We often hear that the cloud is not a destination but rather a journey. But we continue to hear from customers that the journey is not linear and various phases of cloud maturity are becoming clearer. To learn more, we brought back VP of Cloud Alliances (and former Pure customer) Jack Hogan to share what he's been hearing from customers and the 3 types of challenges (past, present, and future technologies) driving more strategy around cloud deployment. We also navigate thru Jack's 6 states of cloud deployment, exploring the various factors in deployment models and business requirements driving each. The catch - it's possible to be in multiple states at the same time! For more on Pure Storage and Cloud solutions: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/cloud.html

Kyndryl Distinguished Engineer Mark Chitti on Cyber, AI, and IP-Based Storage Sep 07, 2023

The Pure Report is pleased to welcome Kyndryl Distinguished Engineer Mark Chitti who joins to share his thought on trends impacting data storage and where the combination of Kyndryl and Pure Storage can help. We first chat about the Distinguished Engineer role and where Mark focuses his time to stay up on trends and engage across Kyndryl teams to make an impact. From there, we dig into AI and what type of impact it will have on the market in the next 5-10 years before diving into the latest security and cyber considerations for enterprises. Finally, hear Mark's thoughts on the transition to IP-based storage and how refresh cycles are holding up this transition. Thanks for checking out this episode of the Pure Report podcast. For more information. on Kyndryl and Pure Storage: https://www.purestorage.com/partners/global-system-integrators/kyndryl.html

Astrophysics, Dinosaurs, and Data Analytics with Dr. Kirk Borne, Data Science and Big Data Expert Aug 28, 2023

Dive into the mind of astrophysicist and data science pioneer Dr. Kirk Borne as we discuss the history of big data and analytics leading up to current challenges organizations face in leveraging data for predictive and prescriptive insights about business. We navigate through the hype cycles of related technologies, and dig into the "why" behind using data and the insights of data including newer trends in security analytics, observability and monitoring. Hear various stories and anecdotes from Kirk as he relates his vast experience as an astrophysicist working at NASA on the Hubble telescope and also heading up one of the first formal data science degree programs in the world. For more information on Kirk Borne, go to: kirkborne.net and for info on Pure Storage and analytics: www.purestorage.com/analytics

Azure VMware Solution: Cost-Effective, Performant, and Resilient Hybrid Cloud Powered by Pure Aug 22, 2023

Dig deeper into the exciting news around Pure's Azure VMware Solution announcement leveraging our strong partnerships with VMware and Microsoft to deliver faster, more cost effective adoption of cloud services. Hear from Jason Langer, Sr. Cloud Solutions Manager and VMware guru about how Pure brings unique capabilities to AVS that solve common customer challenges around cost reduction, higher resiliency, and application modernization based on Pure's robust Cloud Block Store offering. We dive into common use cases for customers, including datacenter consolidation, business continuity, application migrations, and improving dev/test workflows. For more info on Pure and AVS, go to: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/cloud/azure-vmware.html

Top 6 Ways Pure Solves Common Database Challenges Jul 28, 2023

Database administrators and data architects continue to encounter challenges as they administer systems with different requirements and behavioral patterns. Hear from Andrew Sillifant, Database Solutions Manager, about how Pure Storage is well-suited as a partner for database management systems and helping organizations scale business applications faster. We tackle the top 6 ways practitioners can get past DB management hurdles, including managing scale within budget, consistent performance, end-to-end protection of data, simplifying migrations, and more. For more information on Pure and Database solutions: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/applications.html

Unplugged Vol 13 - Security/Encryption, Unified Block & File, Accelerate Recap Jul 21, 2023

It's time for another edition of Unplugged with Andrew Miller and JD Wallace bringing you the 15 Pure Architectural decisions and more. We start out with a quick recap of Pure's recent Accelerate industry event and some of the key highlights and takeaways. Then hear about how Pure addresses security and encryption via the Purity operation environment. We finish with a quick lookback at the significance of Pure's unified block and file announcement for FlashArray and plug a few upcoming fun webinars around disk replacement. To send feedback on Unplugged and the Pure Report, email: purereport@purestorage.com.

The Evolution of Modern Data Protection - What Makes it Modern? Jul 11, 2023

Back after a brief hiatus, we're picking up with a spirited discussion around the changing nature of Data Protection. Hear from two Pure Storage field data protection experts - Ben Kendall and Chris Sprague - all about the history of data protection and different tradeoffs that were required with various media types - tape archive, cloud and even floppy disks (remember those?). Learn what "Modern" in modern data protection really means - greater access to all backup data, ability to restore at VM and application level, and native data services, just to name a few. Pure Storage delivers the best options for protecting and securing all your data and partners with key alliances such as Veeam and Commvault, to develop integrations that make it even easier for you to adapt to the changing demands in data protection. For more info on Pure Storage's end-to-end spectrum of solutions, go to: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/data-protection.html

Discover Actual Data Resiliency Solutions You Can Use Daily Jun 14, 2023

Data protection strategies designed for disasters, accidental deletions, or data corruption don't always hold up against ransomware and cyberattacks. in short, backup and recovery is no longer enough to keep your business online and ensure access to critical data. Hear from Matt Bradford, Digital Experience Technical Marketing Director, about a new set of offerings to help enterprises mitigate and assess risk with multi-layered strategies. First, hear about a new Evergreen//One Storage as-a-Service ransomware recovery SLA that guarantees a clean storage environment to recover to following a ransomware incident. In addition, we discuss new features that enhance AIOps capabilities in Pure1 to offer customers early anomaly detection to reduce recovery time, a data protection assessment to drive leading practices, plus easy and secure self-service config and administration of SafeMode, with self-service upgrades to get Purity releases quicker. For more information, https://www.purestorage.com/products/staas/evergreen/one.html

The Power Of As A Service - Go Beyond the Commercials May 22, 2023

The notion of as-a-service or utility is often something promoted as a commercial and reflects more of a buying option. But the truth reveals that it's far more than that. Tune in to hear from Pure's Director of Subscription Portfolio, Abraham Barnes, as we take on the myths and the reality of what Storage as-a-Service means for business transformation and operations. What's revealed is that lines of business and business owners are truly the beneficiaries of an as-a-Service data consumption model. But this also requires a vendor/supplier that can effectively combine the underlying non-disruptive architecture with flexible and agile consumption to deliver outcomes directly aligned to business objectives, and that must scale up or down quickly as required. Hear about a typical customer example and how moving to "cloud" does not always solve the real business need. For more information on Pure Storage and flexible consumption aligned to your business SLAs, go to: https://www.purestorage.com/products/staas/evergreen/one.html

Unplugged Vol 12 - Adaptive Flexible RAID, FlashBlade//E and Auto-On SafeMode May 12, 2023

The Unplugged crew is back with Andrew Miller and JD Wallace continuing to take you through the 15 Pure Architectural Decisions. On this episode, we tackle Pure's adaptive flexible RAID, including a spin thru the history of RAID and how took out the need for user intervention to provide a more intuitive solution. Then we hit on the field perspective for the recent FlashBlade//E announcement and implications for data repositories and the inefficiencies of disk. Finally, it's Tip of the Week to remind everyone that Pure's ransomware mitigation feature, SafeMode, is now auto-on for arrays that go out. Better protection from hacks, right out of the box. To send feedback or topic suggestions, email purereport@purestorage.com and check out www.purestorage.com/flashblade for more on the new FlashBlade//E product and how we can help you take out spinning disk with flash at the same cost with way better TCO.

The First Truly Unified File and Block Platform Apr 26, 2023

70% of IT organizations will be unifying their storage and data protection infrastructure to make it more cost effective and add new capabilities. Historically, consolidation has always represented trade-offs and compromise… until now. Hear from Don Poorman, FlashArray Technical PMM about Pure's first truly unified block and storage platform built from the ground up with unified as its goal. Don discusses the history of separate protocols and how legacy platforms struggle to provide the efficiencies and consolidation that users need today. We also dive into the host of use cases that FlashArray unified block and file addresses - solving customer challenges in user shares, repositories, VMware NFS datastores, PACS, general file, and many more. All of this comes with our future proof Evergreen architecture, Purity storage services built natively for file (data reduction and multi-protocol for example) and the simplicity in operation that's always been a hallmark for Pure. Learn more about Pure's zero compromise unified file and block FlashArray offering at: https://www.purestorage.com/file-services

VMware, VMware Everywhere with Jason Langer Mar 28, 2023

Dive into the latest on what's going on with Pure integrations for VMware with Jason Langer, Pure's Cloud Solutions Marketing lead. Jason has great insights about Pure as a former partner and spent a few years at VMware before arriving here. We discuss the current state of the market with VMware and how VMware has pervaded every workload in the datacenter (databases, data protection, and analytics) - plus how VMware has moved aggressively into the hybrid cloud space. Jason highlights his favorite aspects of Pure's solutions for VMware, including Virtual Volumes (vVols), vSphere integrations, Site Recovery Manager (SRM) and more. For more on Pure and VMware solutions, go to www.purestorage.com/vmware.

Adam Apps, Author of Sh*tty Sales Leaders And How To Not Be One Mar 16, 2023

Our own Puritan Sales Leader Adam Apps recently published a book designed to share guidance and best practices for sales leaders to build, nurture and run high-performing teams. Tune in to hear Adam discuss the motivation behind the book, his experience writing and dealing with a publisher, and some of his personal views and insights on strong leaders he has worked with during his career, including the Pure leaders that impacted him most. We dig into some of the highlights of the book including Touchstone leaders, his 40 Secrets (my favorite part), and his chapter on introspection that revealed a great deal of personal vulnerability. Sh*tty Sales Leaders is a great read and a wonderful book that any leader should read, whether or not you are in sales role. To purchase Sh*tty Sales Leaders, go to: https://a.co/d/0pCBo7n

Unplugged Vol. 11: Realistic Efficiency Metrics, Deeper Purity dive, and More Mar 13, 2023

Unplugged returns with a Volume 11 edition hitting another of the 15 architectural decisions - this time it's a look at realistic efficiency metrics. Join co-hosts JD Wallace and Andrew Miller for a look into the reality of data reduction, snapshots, CPU utilization, and monitoring relative to evaluating the performance and value of your storage solution. Andrew and JD also go a bit deeper in reviewing the latest Purity 6.4 updates including Auto-On SafeMode by default and ActiveWorkload. To send feedback or make topic suggestions, hit us up at purereport@purestorage.com.

Veeam V12 And Pure Better Together - Faster Recovery and Better Cyber Resiliency Mar 03, 2023

The partnership between Pure Storage and Veeam makes choosing the right storage for highly-efficient, enterprise-grade recovery easy. With Veeam's recently announced Veeam Backup & Replication v12 update, we invited Mark Polin, Veeam Solutions Architect, and David Huskisson, Pure Solutions Manager covering Data Protection. to join the program to cover all the details. Thanks to the collaboration and joint engineering between Pure and Veeam, automating snapshots and backups has been a breeze for Pure customers using Veeam for several years. And now with v12, it gets even better with the addition of enhanced snapshot orchestration, improved ransomware protection and recovery, cloud and S3 object updates, and much more. All of these exciting features have a common thread around the joint engineering and integration work that exemplifies the strong partnership between Veeam and Pure. For more information on the announcement: https://blog.purestorage.com/news-events/major-update-to-veeam-backup-replication-to-benefit-pure-customers/

Better Science Volume 2: Maps, Metadata, and the Pyramid Feb 14, 2023

Jump in on a second episode of the Better Science series with guest host and Technical Evangelist Justin Emerson interviewing FlashArray engineer Feng Wang about how Pure maps data at scale with a single, scalable data structure. Managing storage in modern times requires a strategy for storing quadrillions of bits: petabytes of data, all stored efficiently on dense flash, with the ability to scale even larger in the future. But, how do you find anything in this huge ocean of bits? In this episode, Justin and Feng explore how the industry at large has approached this problem historically, talk about the current state of the art, and how Pure’s approach to this mapping problem is uniquely suited to today’s modern data landscape. Get ready to dive deep into why Pure makes architectural decisions to approach problems in new, innovative ways that have game-changing and long-lasting impacts. For more information on Better Science, go to: https://blog.purestorage.com/perspectives/better-science-volume-2-maps-metadata-and-the-pyramid/

New Purity//FB 4.1 - Innovation for File and Object at Scale Feb 10, 2023

Pure Storage recently released version 4.1 of Purity//FB, our latest software release for our unified fast file and object unstructured data platforms. We are joined by Karthik Srinivasan and Andy Kutner from the FlashBlade PM team to get an update on the latest enhancements designed to continue momentum around helping customers solve their most complex scale-out challenges with unstructured data. The duo covers new capabilities on object lock and quotas, plus file scaling enhancements, snapshot policies, and a deeper dive into TCO, environmental and security improvements. Get everything you need to know on this new release in this episode of the Pure Report. For more info on Purity//FB 4.1, go to: https://blog.purestorage.com/products/flashblade-4-1-more-performance-security-and-flexibility-for-all-flashblade-customers/

Purity 6.4 - Workload Mobility, Foolproof Security and Continuous Release Model Jan 09, 2023

The beat goes on as Pure's Purity intelligent software data services receives an important update that delivers greater functionality and flexibility that can be upgraded non-disruptively as always. Hear from FlashArray Sr. Product Marketing Manager Janet Lafleur about new Purity features including a new continuous release model, Active Workload mobility, out-of the box SafeMode ransomware protection, and new non-disruptive upgrade capabilities for FlashArray//XL. This is an important and meaty release of Purity to tune in and take a listen to get all the details and more. The Purity 6.4 release is available today - for more details, check out: https://blog.purestorage.com/products/announcing-purity-fa-6-4-with-continuous-releases/

Unplugged Vol. 10: Deep Dive on Snapshots, Replication Tip of the Week Dec 19, 2022

Unplugged is back with co-hosts JD Wallace and Andrew Miller bringing you deeper insight into Pure's 15 architectural decisions and updates on what's going on at industry events. This episode, the crew tackles "really useable snapshots," with how Pure snapshots were architected around metadata to make them space-efficient and how they are foundations for other Pure technical offerings such as replication and SafeMode. Listen to the end to hear the Tip of the Week around FlashArray replication including a customer anecdote for Active DR. All that and more on the latest Unplugged. For more info on snapshot technology and Pure's Purity data services software stack: https://www.purestorage.com/products/storage-software/purity.html

The Value of Aligning Energy And Data Strategies Dec 05, 2022

Rising energy costs have hit at a critical time, as businesses face explosive growth in data production. Hear from Kevin Rickson, Director CX Marketing and Dean Wooton, Sr. Manager, Global Partner Demand, on why aligning your data management and energy strategies can unlock strategic advantages while helping you meet sustainability goals. Today’s data success hinges on energy efficiency. Whether it’s an on-prem data center, “colo,” or hyperscaler, every data center must be optimized for power utilization, cooling costs, and space to avoid a costly, high-emission future. Pure is committed helping you move toward a data-driven and sustainable future, with data storage that costs less to run, takes up less space, and lasts longer than legacy storage. For more information on Pure and energy strategies to drive out cost, go to: www.purestorage.com/energy.

The Impact of AI Across Industries Nov 28, 2022

Jump back in after a brief hiatus to hear how Artificial Intelligence is impacting business and industries in interesting ways. Our guest is Sandeep Phadke, Director of Product Management for Pure1 Meta. He brings his years of experience in this space to provide insight on how AI is changing the data landscape for manufacturing, transportation, customer service, and healthcare industries. We also dive into how and where Pure uses customer data and applies AI and machine learning to improve support services and predictive workload capabilities. For more on how Pure provides smarter infrastructure for AI, go to: www.purestorage.com/AI

Stop Making End Users Sad - What DBAs Need to Know About Storage Nov 04, 2022

End users don't often know that the challenges they are facing are due to deficient data management solutions. Hear from Principal Field Solutions Architect and Database guru Anthony Nocentino about the reasons it's important the Database Administrators understand aspects of storage to improve how data is delivered to app owners and other users. Anthony has a fascinating background that enabled us to explore the changing landscape of Database and system administration including the trend toward generalists. We also get up to speed on the latest in SQL 2022 and Pure integrations that make it easier for storage admins and DBAs to work more closely together. Check this one out - Anthony is a wealth of knowledge. For more on how to accelerate your data with Pure Storage, check out: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/applications.html

Latest News From Microsoft Ignite with Microsoft MVP Melody Zacharias Oct 26, 2022

Catch up with the key announcements from the recent Microsoft Ignite conference with our resident Microsoft solutions expert and MVP Melody Zacharias. Hear about new services add to Microsoft intelligent data platform including expansion of database coverage to MySQL, Postgres, MongoDB and more. Microsoft also clearly is investing heavily into the AI/Analytics space and added more functionality into Azure Arc (SSO, AKS improvements, Security updates) as the single control plane for SQL Server containers development. Per Melody, Microsoft's announcements continue along the theme with meeting users and developers where they are and to use the tools and applications they want. Very powerful updates and fun conversation. For more on how Pure partners with Microsoft, go to: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/applications/microsoft.html

Unplugged Vol. 9: Controller Architecture, Oracle Cloud World Preview, Tip of the Week Oct 03, 2022

It's a quick turn for Unplugged as we quickly welcome back JD and Andrew to cover the usual segments including our next of the 15 architectural decisions. This time it's all about the Pure controller architecture and implications around stateless on IT operations and non-disruptive upgrades. We spend some time up front previewing the upcoming Oracle Cloud World show and the Ransomware + DevOps session our own Oracle ACE Ron Ekins will be delivering. JD has some cool career news and we hit tip of the week about snapshot sizing relative to SafeMode and Ransomware mitigation. All that and more on Volume 9 of Unplugged. To connect with the Pure Report crew, email us at purereport@purestorage.com

Unplugged Vol. 8: SQL Server Special Guest, VMware Explore, and Why Code Paths Matter Sep 26, 2022

Unplugged returns with Volume 8 and an exciting special guest diving into cool stuff with Microsoft SQL Server including snapshot, backup and virtualization best practices. Join fabulous co-hosts Andrew Miller and JD Wallace as we recap the recent VMware Explore event in San Francisco and hear key insights from attendees and anecdotes from the show. Are in-person events coming back strong? And get the next in the series of 15 Decision - this time the crew covers Streamlined Code Paths and impacts on availability and reliability. We close with our Special Guest's tip of the week (hint: more SQL goodness). For more info on Pure and Microsoft SQL Server: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/applications/microsoft/sql.html.

What Can a Modern Infrastructure Stack Do for You? Sep 12, 2022

IT departments continue to struggle with staffing, meeting datacenter environmental goals, and supply chain issues. Hear from Brian Ferrar, FlashStack Marketing Director, about the myriad of ways the innovative and modern FlashStack software-defined infrastructure can help. Jointly engineering by Cisco and Pure with UCS compute and networking plus Pure all-flash storage, FlashStack delivers rapid time to market and easy scaling for any use case - whether databases, virtualization, hybrid cloud, AI/Analytics or data protection. And now FlashStack benefits modern application development with validated designs for Portworx by Pure Storage. Tune in to find out why FlashStack should be the answer to solving your legacy IT challenges. For more information on FlashStack, go to: www.flashstack.com.

Empowering Sustainable Tech Infrastructure Sep 06, 2022

Pure envisions a future in which all of our stakeholders can thrive in a sustainable environment. Listen as we caught up with the cerebral and thoughtful Jeff Pickett, FlashArray Marketing Manager and one of the leads for Pure's outbound ESG initiative. Jeff describes his circuitous journey to arriving at Pure, including a background in film studies and with environmental startups. After, we explore some of the ongoing planetary environmental trends and implications for IT staffs that maintain datacenters as well as for leaders looking to balance cost savings and new ESG corporate mandates. Finally, Jeff explains how ESG has always been a part of Pure's DNA and various facets that position us well to help users contend with these new demands. For more information on Pure's ESG initiatives, please check out the reports and content at: https://www.purestorage.com/company/corporate-social-responsibility.html

Evergreen: The Most Choice in Data Storage Consumption Aug 17, 2022

Long time friend of the program Kevin Rickson, Director of CX Marketing, returns to chat about the continuing evolution of Pure's groundbreaking Evergreen portfolio. We first reset on how and why Evergreen is possible at Pure via architectural decisions that enable multiple years of non-disruptive upgrades. From there, learn about the recent Evergreen rebranding to bring multiple subscriptions under one umbrella, including the new Evergreen//Flex offering that combines asset ownership with a flexible subscription model to drive risk out of staffing and budgeting decisions. For more on Pure's Evergreen portfolio: https://www.purestorage.com/products/staas/evergreen.html

Unplugged Volume 7: Why Stateless Matters, The Meaning of Uncomplicate, and Tip of the Week Jul 26, 2022

Unplugged is back for an exciting new episode featuring co-hosts Andrew Miller and JD Wallace with a quick recap of everything Pure Accelerate techfest 2022 and the ongoing roadshows around the world. From there, we take on yet another of the 15 core design principles - this time a dive into why stateless matters and what that means for innovation and an Evergreen program delivering multiple generations of seamless upgrades. Finally, we hash through the new Uncomplicate corporate messaging that was unleashed in June. Plus, the tip of the week on Workload planner in Pure1. Please send any feedback or episode suggestions to purereport @purestorage.com.

Catching Up On Everything Portworx Jul 20, 2022

The momentum around Portworx and containers adoption continues to grow. And that's why it was tremendous to welcome back to the Pure Report, Bhavin Shah, Portworx Technical Marketing Manager, to check in on the latest content he shared at Accelerate techfest 2022 and chime in on other key Portworx developments. Listen as we navigate through a Day in the Life of a Kubernetes Admin, chat about Portworx and VMware Tanzu - plus an update on partnership with Amazon around EKS clusters. And we hit on Portworx Data Services (now GA) and the new Backup as-a-Service offering. So much Portworx goodness. Check it out. And for more on Portworx by Pure Storage at Accelerate, go to: https://www.purestorage.com/accelerate/on-demand.html#portworx-containers

Better Science Volume 1: DirectFlash Jul 11, 2022

After a brief vacation hiatus, the Pure Report returns with a special guest episode of a new Better Science series, designed to bring you closer to the differentiation delivered by Pure Storage engineering. Guest host Justin Emerson will be featuring key Pure subject matter experts on a host of topics in this series. The first one introduces Hari Kannan, a member of Pure's Platform Engineering team, and dives deep into DirectFlash - the origins of why and how we build custom flash modules, plus the benefits delivered to customers. We hope you enjoy this special guest content and for more on the Better Science series, check out this Accelerate video: https://www.purestorage.com/video/better-science-hw-sw-co-design/6308345061112.html or the Better Science V1 blog: https://blog.purestorage.com/products/better-science-volume-1-hardware-and-software-co-design-with-directflash/

One University Customer's Journey with Pure Jun 21, 2022

Discover the details of a major university customer's journey with Pure and how the experience has delivered consistently superior outcomes for students and faculty. Hear from Chris Gomez, IT Director, about how his initial engagement with Pure and how the promises around Evergreen, Pure1 monitoring, data reduction, intuitive operations and non-disruptive upgrades all came to life. Chris also describes the day-to-day challenges running IT at a university and the important role of data. Chris delivers great insights for any prospective or current user about what to expect when deploying and operating Pure. For more information on Pure and Evergreen: https://www.purestorage.com/products/staas/evergreen.html

FlashBlade//S - Uncomplicate Unstructured Data Jun 15, 2022

Go right to the source for details of Pure's new FlashBlade//S announcement that was made at Accelerate techfest 22. Hear from Amy Fowler, VP FlashBlade Strategy and Solutions, and Biswajit Mishra, Director of FlashBlade Product Marketing, about the exciting new FlashBlade//s that is powering the future of unstructured data. Highlights include discussion about the new FlashBlade//S modular architecture driving industry-leading efficiency per RU, watt,and TB, the ability to upgrade and scale non-disruptively with Evergreen//Forever, and the most advanced Purity//FB operating system. For more information about FlashBlade//S: https://www.purestorage.com/products/file-and-object/flashblade-s.html

Unplugged Volume 6: Data Reduction, Events, and a Special Guest Jun 01, 2022

It's time for everyone's favorite Pure Report format - Unplugged - this edition, Volume 6, bring back co-hosts JD Wallace and Andrew Miller to chat in detail about the next architectural decision - Data Reduction - and what it means to using Pure arrays. We also welcome our first special guest to the program (and I blow the surprise) - Zane Allyn who just returned from VeeamON and updates about the latest Pure and Veeam integrations and partnership. Also hear about what to expect at Accelerate and other news in our usual formats. To send feedback on the Pure Report Unplugged, email us at: purereport@purestorage.com.

Exploring the Pure Portfolio Advantage with Scott Dedman May 24, 2022

Pure continues to innovate and deliver new features to scale enterprise data services. But how does this expanding portfolio address legacy deployment challenges and ease the operational burden on storage admins while speeding up application development? Hear from Scott Dedman, AVP of Global Strategy and Solutions who joins to share his views on what makes the full Pure Portfolio distinct and how it aligns to solving common operational burdens. We explore the combination of Pure Fusion, capacity on demand with Pure as-a-Service, new service catalog offerings, and the role of Pure1 across fleet-wide deployments. And we look at implications for customer outcomes, ranging from aligning capacity to business outcomes, easier orchestration and management, and simplicity at scale for the growing enterprise. For more information on Pure Fusion: https://www.purestorage.com/enable/pure-fusion.html

Top 5 Questions Customers Ask About Ransomware May 09, 2022

We cover Ransomware frequently here on the Pure Report. But what are the most common questions our field experts are getting from customers and prospects looking to tackle this growing problem? Take a fun ride thru the top 5 questions we hear most often with our own resident co-host Andrew Miller who brings insight from several years and 100s of customer interactions on the subject. SafeMode snapshots, Retention duration, Immutability, cost justification and more - all covered as we countdown from 5 to 1 - giving you perspective on what IT leaders want to solve and how to do it. For more information on Pure and Ransomware solutions: https://www.purestorage.com/resources/type-a/hackers-guide-to-ransomware-mitigation-and-recovery.htmlhttps://www.purestorage.com/resources/type-a/hackers-guide-to-ransomware-mitigation-and-recovery.html

Unplugged Volume 5: Why Consumer Flash, More Purity 6.3, and Tip of the Week Apr 25, 2022

Everyone's favorite co-hosts Andrew Miller and JD Wallace return to stamp their mark on the 5-timers club for the Unplugged version of the Pure Report. In this episode, we chat quickly about Pure's upcoming Accelerate event in June before pivoting into a deep dive into the tradeoffs of flash architectures and consumer flash and how that architecture choice contributed to Pure's product development. After that, JD and Andrew hit on a deeper dive on the recent Purity 6.3 release that we covered on the Pure Report a couple weeks ago - get their takes on implications for customers and real-world benefits. Finally - the tip of the week cover NPIV. Hope you enjoy yet another Unplugged episode chock with your favorite segments. To send feedback or topics asks to the team, email purereport@purestorage.com.

Purity 6.3 Release - File Replication, Self-Service Upgrades & SafeMode by Default Apr 14, 2022

Purity is the software-defined heart of Pure Storage's all-flash arrays. Customer benefit from Industry-leading data reduction, Tier 1 resiliency, and built-in data protection and more. And it keeps improving over time. Hear from Michael Leworthy, Director of FlashArray Product Marketing about the latest enhancements in the Purity 6.3 release that delivers a more intuitive customer experience and improves operations. Key new features include native file replication that is simpler to configure and manage. Plus, learn about new self-service upgrade capabilities via Pure1 that put users in control of how and when they want to upgrade across a fleet of arrays. Finally, we dive into the new SafeMode by default option - more protection and mitigation delivered when you get online with your Pure array. There's so much to discover in this episode about Purity. For more information on Purity: https://www.purestorage.com/products/storage-software/purity.html

Rosemarin Ransomware Reality Check - Plus Hybrid Work and Security Trends Apr 05, 2022

Check in with frequent guest Shawn Rosemarin, VP of Emerging Technology Sales for an always engaging conversation including his forward-looking perspectives around security and ransomware trends. We start with an update to our annual predications episode - the challenges with hybrid work continue to have ramifications for IT teams across the board. Then we pivot to the latest on new Ransomware attack vectors and best practices to follow before, during, and after an attack. Finally we wrap with some open ended security and data reuse topics - how to take advantage of data in snapshots or backups to add value to business operations. Get your Hacker's Guide to Ransomware mitigation: https://www.purestorage.com/resources/type-a/hackers-guide-to-ransomware-mitigation-and-recovery.html

Unplugged Volume 4: Scalable Architectures, Tip of the Week, and Upcoming Events Mar 21, 2022

Everyone's favorite co-hosts Andrew Miller and JD Wallace are back for another fun Unplugged episode of the Pure Report. The gang chat initially about upcoming events and customer stories before pivoting to a deeper dive discussion around the tradeoffs with scalable architectures and how stateless models enable efficiencies. We also hit on Fusion, a bit on Ransomware tales from the field, the latest on Azure, and close with a tip of the week on visibility of VMs. Reach out to purereport@purestorage.com for any feedback or topic suggestions for future episodes.

Flexible Full Stack Consumption with FlashStack as-a-Service Mar 14, 2022

How do you deploy a state-of-the-art, hybrid-cloud infrastructure that supports tomorrow's business needs, enables agility and flexibility, and reduces future business risks? Hear from Brian Ferrar, FlashStack Sr. Solutions Marketing Manager, about how FlashStack as-a-Service is the first unified subscription model designed for a full-stack infrastructure. Delivered in partnership with Cisco, FlashStack as-a-Service is a proven and validated full stack with one bill and one subscription to pay-as-you-go for all compute and storage needs. Learn how you can drive out IT risk and match business objectives to costs with complete observability of infrastructure operations and economics from a single console. For more information on FlashStack as-a-Service, go to: https://www.purestorage.com/video/webinars/flashstack-simplifying-distance/6299196800001.html?exp=52ondemand

Pure as-a-Service: Financial Flexibility to Drive Out Risk Mar 02, 2022

The usership economy is gaining ground in all traditional IT infrastructure areas, and the benefits are clear: it's no longer about purchasing anything; it's about consuming a service. Pure as-a-Service continues to set the bar in helping organizations accelerate modernization with a cloud experience and economics. Hear from Errol Hayward, Sr. PMM for Pure as-a-Service, and Ben Lee, Sr. Solutions Architect, about the ways that Pure's storage utility offering is helping C-Level Execs achieve financial and operational flexibility. We discuss the latest issues of modern IT and benefits of Pure as-a-Service around addressing staffing challenges, flexible terms, and most importantly, aligning project costs to actual storage expenses without overhead or under provisioning. Ben also describes one customer's journey with Pure as-a-Service and the transformational outcomes achieved. For more information on Pure as-a-Service and flexible data consumption offerings, go to: https://www.purestorage.com/products/staas/pure-as-a-service.html

Why Net Promoter Scores (NPS) Matter to You Feb 22, 2022

Net Promoter Score (NPS) is the industry gold standard for measuring customer satisfaction. But how is it measured and what does it mean to an organization like Pure or to the customers we support? Hear from Kathleen Stringfield, Sr. Manager of NPS Programs and Don McCullough, Sr. Services Marketing Manager about how NPS is calculated and what it means to Puritans, partners, and customers. Kathleen digs into the nuances of NPS measurement and impacts it has internally and externally at Pure. And Don shares what NPS means to customers and our relentless focus on taking meaningful action on NPS survey feedback. For more information on Pure and Net Promoter Scores: https://blog.purestorage.com/perspectives/net-promoter-score-is-as-much-about-you-as-it-is-about-us/

Guest Episode: DXC with Pure on Ransomware Recovery Feb 07, 2022

Enjoy this bonus content provided via Pure's partnership with Global SI DXC and featuring DXC's Mark Hughes, President of Security, with Pure's own Andy Stone, CTO and Andrew Miller, Principal Technologist. The trio met to discuss DXC and Pure's relentless joint focus on developing and assisting customers with ransomware recovery strategies and dives into techniques and best practices for reducing the overall security threat matrix. Hear about defense in depth best practices, including the importance of regular backups/snapshots, SafeMode on Pure Arrays, and the need for constant education and keeping software and technology current to minimize the threats from rogue actors. For more on Pure technology partnerships: https://www.purestorage.com/partners.html

Restore is the New Backup and Bonus English Football Talk Feb 02, 2022

For people in charge of data and storage, the pressure is mounting when ransomware, other cyberattacks, or even just maintenance take down data resources. That's why it's no longer about speeding up the backup process, it's about solutions that can restore data as fast as—or faster than—they can actually back it up. Hear from David Huskisson, Data Protection Solutions Director, about how ransomware is elevating storage conversations to focus on the speed of recovery. Dave also highlights the latest Pure innovations around SafeMode and how we are working on deep integrations with multiple data protection alliance partners to drive more value for restore capabilities with ransomware mitigation. Special bonus as we share some banter about our favorite subject outside of work - English football (soccer for the Americans) and whether Dave's favorite side Nottingham Forest can make the jump to the Premier League this season. For more information on Pure solutions for Data Recovery: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/data-protection/data-backup.html

FlashArray//XL - More FlashArray to Love Jan 25, 2022

What do you get when you extend the industry's leading all-flash array into the high-end enterprise space? The answer: FlashArray//XL. Pure recently announced an extension of the FlashArray architecture into a new tier, with the same software-led approach, simple operating model, and a performance optimized architecture. Hear from Michael Leworthy, Director of FlashArray Product Marketing, about the latest exciting FlashArray platform, designed for enterprise consolidation and to support increasingly important green data center initiatives. Michael discusses the architectural advantages of FlashArray//XL compared to legacy arrays, and how the XL is best suited to tackle cost-saving consolidation of mission critical workloads like Oracle and SQL Databases, SAP HANA, cloud-native databases and VMware. To learn more about FlashArray//XL, go to: https://www.purestorage.com/products/nvme/flasharray-xl.html

Democratizing Storage - Where Legacy Falls Short Jan 20, 2022

The size of your organization (or workload) shouldn't dictate the value of your data. So why do legacy storage providers offer high-end, “enterprise” functionality but force everyone else to put up with the diminished features available on “mid-range” systems? Catch up with Moor Insights & Strategy Sr. Analyst Steve McDowell and Pure Report podcast favorite Kevin Rickson, Director of Customer Experience Marketing, about the advantages of a software-centric architecture to provide the performance, security and agility to drive your business. We dive deep into the history of storage development and why limitations exist today for legacy architectures and why terms like mid-range and enterprise even exist. Finally, we pivot to a discussion around what Pure has done to limit migrations, refreshes, and downtime - leveraging a software approach to data management that truly enables an enterprise experience for all. For more information, check out this on-demand webinar: https://www.purestorage.com/la/resources/webinars/democratising-storage-enterprise-for-all-od.html

Accelerating Financial Services with Data Jan 10, 2022

The pace of digital transformation in Financial Services continues in 2022. Find out how the landscape is changing and get a primer on the latest technology trends in the vast FSI space from an industry expert. Hear from Diane Saucier, Pure's Financial Services Director, about the challenges modern finance and fintech institutions are facing during this turbulent period of time. We discuss the key industry players across multiple segments and the impact that new disruptive entrants into the FSI space are having on established firms. We also discuss the important role data plays at the heart of meeting the needs of both traditional and modern customers, while adhering to regulatory, compliance, security and time to market needs. For more information on Pure Storage solutions for Financial Services: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/industries/financial-services.html.

2022 Industry Predictions With Shawn Rosemarin Dec 20, 2021

Guess who's back? Back again...it's Shawn Rosemarin, Pure's Global VP for Emerging Tech Sales, and one of my favorite episodes every year where we look into our collective crystal balls and predict what the next calendar year has in store. We start with trends in the workplace - where will hybrid work go? What are opportunities from the "Great Resignation," and how will employee collaboration evolve? Next, we tackle the technology sector and the real meaning of multicloud, the expected consolidation of security companies, and what to expect from the merging of the virtual and real in the "Metaverse." Finally, we riff on various interesting industry trends - electric vehicle adoption and maturity, healthcare advances, and government adoption of crypto currencies. Plenty of thought provoking discussion in this one so don't miss it. For more on Shawn's 2022 predictions in detail: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/whats-my-mind-entering-2022-shawn-rosemarin/?trackingId=PNyy1zA0RlK16i4AEV6%2BjQ%3D%3D

Unplugged Vol. 3: FlashArray//XL, AWS re:Invent, JD Gets to Travel, and Festive Beers of the Month Dec 10, 2021

Just in time for holiday listening - the Unplugged crew returns again with details of Pure's exciting new FlashArray//XL announcement. Catch up co-hosts JD Wallace and Andrew Miller around the new FlashArray//XL including details about architectural decisions, implications for various workloads, and what it means for orgs looking to improve sustainability. Andrew recaps AWS re:Invent and JD talks about his first in-person business travel since joining Pure. Finally, find out what cool beers JD and Rob are drinking during the festive season. Send any feedback or topic suggestions to purereport@purestorage.com. For more info on FlashArray//XL: https://www.purestorage.com/products/nvme/flasharray-xl.html

The Doctor Is In - A Life Sciences Primer on Data and AI Dec 07, 2021

A new wave of technological innovation built around artificial intelligence is changing the landscape of life sciences. Data and intelligence are powering a new age of discovery that will speed up development of treatments and reduce high costs associated with work in life sciences. In this episode, Dr. Devika Garg, Healthcare Marketing Manager at Pure, discusses how innovation is impacting drug discovery, clinical trials, cancer detection, imaging and more. Dr. Garg provides insights into the challenges associated with harnessing big data and explores use cases where Pure has delivered breakthrough solutions to improve outcomes in research, reporting, and precision medicine. For more information on Pure and Life Sciences solutions: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/industries/life-sciences.html

From Edge to Cloud with Maddison Long, CloudOps VP of Product Nov 30, 2021

By 2025, it's predicted that 75% of enterprise-generated data will be created and processed at the edge – outside a traditional centralized data center or cloud. To be successful capitalizing on this trend enterprises must develop cloud native workloads that take full advantage of the cloud’s operational model with containers. Hear from CloudOps VP of Product, Maddison Long, about key trends in managed services, cloud-native architectures, and edge use cases driving this growth. Maddison is an industry thought leader working with companies to bridge the silos of multi-vendor cloud solutions and help service providers succeed with the transition to an “as-a-service” economy. For more information on CloudOps, visit: https://www.cloudops.com/. And for info on Pure and Edge solutions: https://www.purestorage.com/knowledge/what-is-edge-computing.html

Running EDA at Scale with Azure, Equinix, and FlashBlade Nov 23, 2021

High performance computing workloads using electronic design automation (EDA) tools require a high magnitude of compute resources to run jobs in a 24/7 queue for design and manufacturing processes. And semiconductor companies need to quickly provision infrastructure on demand to accelerate the chip design process and drive faster time to market. Hear from Ravi Poddar, Pure's Director of EDA Solutions, about the challenges chip companies face to remain competitive and how reliance on only on-premises infrastructure solutions hinders the ability to scale on-demand to run 100,000s of compute simulation jobs. We discuss the recent announcement of a connected cloud offering that solves this problem by extending EDA jobs into Azure Cloud backed by data hosted on FlashBlade® in an Equinix location. This new solution helps accelerate EDA workloads while addressing concerns around IP security, data governance, costs, and cloud lock-in. For more information on Pure and EDA solutions: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/industries/eda.html

Unplugged Vol. 2: Fusion/PDS, SafeMode Capacity Planning, Simplicity, and JD Hates Pumpkin Beers Nov 05, 2021

Shift gears with another Unplugged episode featuring co-hosts Andrew Miller and JD Wallace who take you deeper into Pure technology and current events. In this one, the guys recap the Fusion and Portworx Data Services announcements with a rehash of the latest Magic Quadrant news. JD delivers his Tip of the Week - learn about SafeMode capacity planning tips before the duo takes on the concept of Simplicity from an architectural design consideration. Also Beer of the Month returns - JD hates Pumpkin beers! For more on SafeMode, go to: https://blog.purestorage.com/products/protect-your-data-from-ransomware-with-safemode-snapshots/ Send any episode feedback or topic suggestions: purereport@purestorage.com.

Celebrating Pure's 12th Birthday as a Magic Quadrant Leader Nov 02, 2021

It's Pure's 12 birthday so let's celebrate by checking in on the latest Gartner Magic Quadrant news with Amy Fowler, VP FlashBlade Strategy and Solutions, and Dan Kogan, VP Product, FlashArray. Pure FlashBlade is positioned for the first time as a Leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Distributed File Systems & Object Storage, and Pure FlashArray continues to be positioned highest for Ability to Execute and furthest for Completeness of Vision in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Primary Storage. Amy and Dan provide input on how Pure has achieved these important positions and key solution use cases and product capabilities that are driving superior customer outcomes. To read the complimentary reports: Primary Storage - https://www.purestorage.com/resources/gartner-magic-quadrant-primary-storage.html and Distributed File Systems and Object Storage - https://www.purestorage.com/resources/gartner-magic-quadrant-distributed-file-systems-object-storage.html

Azure Arc Data Services - Advance Your Microsoft Data Platform Oct 25, 2021

As modern applications running on Kubernetes move from stateless to stateful, developers need to maintain access to Azure Arc-enabled data services for SQL Server, Postgres, and more. The legacy approach to managing these databases is highly manual and prone to human error, excessive downtime, and can’t be easily automated with existing tools. Hear from Melody Zacharias, Microsoft Solution Manager, about ways that Pure is partnering with Microsoft around Azure Arc Data Services to make it easier to provide a compelling Azure data experience for mission-critical environments leveraging Pure FlashArray and Portworx. Melody provides a primer on the various layers of the Azure Arc Data Services offering, how and where Pure integrates to add value, and specific outcomes for users. For more information on Pure and Azure Arc Data Services, go to: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/applications/microsoft/azure-arc.html

Pure1 Digital Experience: What's New in AIOps Management Oct 13, 2021

IT teams remain challenged by time-consuming management & troubleshooting, complex capacity planning, and cumbersome purchasing processes. Get the latest from Pure1 Technical Marketeer Roger Weeks from the DX team, on all the latest innovations in Pure1 designed to provide automation, self-service, predictive planning, and clear SLAs to drive business outcomes. Roger details the latest Pure1 capabilities including fleet-wide Data Protection assessments, Portworx integrations, advancements in workload planning and the Digital Marketplace, and fleet-wide upgrade & array management. To learn more, go to: https://www.purestorage.com/resources/webinars/discover-the-power-of-pure1-and-aiops-2021.html or https://www.purestorage.com/products/aiops/pure1.html

The Kubernetes Bytes Podcast Guys Oct 06, 2021

Following the recent announcement of Portworx Data Services(PDS), meet up with the two Puritans behind the new Kubernetes Bytes podcast. Technical Marketers Bhavin Shah and Ryan Wallner are the talented hosts of the Kubernetes Bytes podcast, which features current cloud native news and industry experts that highlight the challenges managing the wealth of data in today's cloud-native ecosystems. In this episode, we look back at the origin of containers technologies and why Kubernetes has become the most popular. We also discuss the Portworx Data Services announcement, K8s storage challenges, and common questions that customers and users are asking about leveraging containers in production today. To check out the Kubernetes Bytes podcast, go to: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kubernetes-bytes/id1580068566

VMworld 2021 Event Preview with Cody Hosterman Oct 01, 2021

It's that exciting time of year again when VMware guru and multiple hat-wearing Puritan Cody Hosterman returns to the Pure Report to preview what Pure is doing at VMworld 2021, VMware's flagship event. We start with a general overview of the Pure and VMware relationship and expectations for VMworld in general with a focus around containers/Tanzu, hybrid cloud, and ransomware(6:21). Then hear about session topics Pure will be delivering, including a take on ransomware mitigation for VM Admins, Code Storage best practices, PowerShell, Tanzu + Portworx and and joint integrations(22:48). For more information and to register to attend: https://www.purestorage.com/company/events/vmworld-digital-2021.html

Pure Fusion Announcement: Autonomous Storage as Code Sep 28, 2021

Double-click into details of Pure's latest announcement on Pure Fusion with Technical expert Anthony Ferrario who drills into the specifics of Pure's new self-service, autonomous storage as code that's built for limitless scale. Anthony brings his experience from the DevOps side of the house to explain the positive impact for large fleets of storage via Fusion's self-provisioning, automated deployment, and intelligent workload management. Fusion frees storage admins from mundane tasks and unleashes the power and agility of developers and application owners with a cloud-like experience. For more information: https://www.purestorage.com/launch.html#watch-now

Security Operations & Analytics - What You Need To Know Sep 22, 2021

The growing adoption of security operations and analytics is enabling organizations to detect and deliver proactive and real-time responses to security gaps and threats. But there are ongoing operational challenges with real-time threat detection, threat analysis, and automating responses. Hear from Seth Kindley, Principal Data Architect, about the latest threats (beyond Ransomware) and best practices for SecOps teams to ensure data access, leverage proper tools and processes, and the need for rapid and scalable data systems to keep up with threat detection and monitoring. For more information: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/analytics-and-ai/it-operations-analytics/security-analytics.html

Unplugged: Latest News, Fun Segments, Legacy Tech Faves, and Beer of the Month Sep 20, 2021

Unplugged takes you behind the scenes with podcast favorites Andrew Miller and JD Wallace delivering a new recurring episode format with fun segments and deeper dives into the latest product and tech at Pure. On this one, we cover the latest exec movement at Pure, recap on Accelerate, and promote upcoming webinars and events. Then JD hits on his Tech Tip of the Week and Andrew delivers his love letter to storage for applications and databases. We close with a chat about our favorite legacy personal tech items we can't give up, and cover Beer of the Month to see what's in Rob and JD's fridge. More Unplugged episodes are on tap soon. To tell us what you want to hear in future Unplugged episodes, email us at purereport@purestorage.com.

Inside The Mind Of A Hacker: Ransomware Mitigation and Recovery Sep 13, 2021

It's the return of our Hacker turned cybersecurity expert. Hector Monsegur, former technical frontman of the infamous LulzSec hacking collective, returns to the Pure Report to share his personal story and his deep insights on the evolution of the latest Ransomware attacks that are plaguing businesses and the public sector. Hector describes how large-scale attacks and ransomware-as-a-service are creating new headaches for IT teams and how to prepare for them. If you want to learn what motivates hackers and how to improve your cybersecurity defenses, make plans on October 27th to attend Pure's upcoming Cybersecurity Month webinar featuring Hector and Pure's Shawn Rosemarin and Andy Stone - to register today, go to: purestorage.com/BlackHat

TL;DR - Dissecting The Data News Headlines Aug 23, 2021

Catch up on the latest technology and data news with frequent guests Kyle Keller and Andrew Millers from Pure's Principal Technology Specialist team. In this edition of a new recurring format, we look into the future feasibility of using DNA for data storage and how that relates to past storage advances. Next, we discuss the new double extortion and multi-vector approaches as ransomware attacks become more sophisticated. Finally, we muse about how eCommerce and retail companies have had to pivot hard to hybrid cloud data strategies in the wake of changing conditions in the past 18 months. The Pure Report team hopes you enjoy this new episode format that we'll be running on a monthly basis to keep you informed and entertained.

Democratizing Data for Everyone Aug 16, 2021

Solving today’s data challenges means breaking the chain of legacy storage architectures. With a software approach, Pure delivers enterprise data storage features for all of your data, all of your workloads, and all for your applications regardless of the size of your storage budget or capacity. In this episode, hear from podcast regulars Sam Marraccini and Kevin Rickson as they discuss how to break free of legacy storage limitations with Pure to provide Enterprise For All! Learn how a software-centric approach combined with Evergreen means no longer worrying about tiers of storage or enterprise feature tradeoffs. For more information: https://whitepapers.theregister.com/paper/view/12696/webcast-slide-deck-democratising-storage and https://blog.purestorage.com/perspectives/enterprise-for-all-hits-all-the-right-notes/

Modern Workloads Ready For Flash Aug 10, 2021

Legacy data infrastructure can't keep up with the new requirements and pace of change of modern applications. Hear from Justin Emerson, Pure Data Architect, about the changing conditions in modern application deployment and management where all-flash storage is helping customers accelerate time to market and time to value. Justin shares some of the key trends he sees in AI and Analytics, and where the combination of unified fast file and object (UFFO) in FlashBlade and FlashArray//C are solving the limitations of disk and hybrid systems and enabling orgs to scale and eliminate data silos. For more information: https://www.purestorage.com/resources/webinars/atm-enabling-modern-applications-2021.html and https://blog.purestorage.com/perspectives/why-modern-apps-require-new-thinking-to-succeed/

The Growing Need for Managed Service Providers Aug 03, 2021

The increasing complexity in the IT landscape is driving more and more organizations to look to managed services to accomplish their business objectives. Hear from Chris Fuller, Principal Architect for MSPs, Americas, and Shobhit Bhutani, Global Partner & Solutions Marketing Manager, MSPs, about how MSPs are expanding solution capabilities and how Pure enables MSPs to drive out risk and deliver breakthrough outcomes for end users. Chris explains the differentiated nature of Pure's MSP programs, the relationships with key service providers, and how Pure helps MSPs deliver value-added services for hybrid cloud, DBaaS, VMware, analytics, data protection and even Ransomware mitigation as a service. For more information: https://www.purestorage.com/partners/managed-service-providers.html

New FlashStack Cloud-Smart Infrastructure as a Service Jul 30, 2021

Demand for flexible, pay-as-you-go consumption has never been greater, as customers come to expect the same cloud consumption model and experience everywhere. Hear from Brian Ferrar, Sr. FlashStack Marketing Manager, about Pure's recent announcement extending Pure-as-a-Service to the modern FlashStack infrastructure, offered by Pure and Cisco. Brian talks about how delivering a modern operational model, new FlashStack flexible consumption helps customers stay ahead of business demand and always stay current on the latest technology, all while staying within budget. For more information: https://www.purestorage.com/products/infrastructure/flashstack.html

Looking Back on 2020 Innovation with an Original Puritan Jul 13, 2021

Check out insights from an original Puritan who departed the company in early 2020 and returned recently to keep the orange fire burning. In this episode, we catch up with Kyle Keller, Principal Technology Strategist, about his observations and excitement around advances in Pure technology and product offerings during his year away from Pure and why he came back to the Orange. Hint: it all starts with culture and continues with innovation around FlashArray and FlashBlade platforms, Purity software, disruptive as-a-Service offerings, the Portworx acquisition, cloud strategy and more. We cover it all so don't miss this chance to hear from a Pure veteran with deep knowledge and industry perspectives. For more information: https://www.purestorage.com/why-pure.html

Database Industry Trends - What's Next? Jun 18, 2021

Catch up on the latest database technologies and trends that are shaping the future of data management. Hear from Joe McKendrick, Analyst at Unisphere Research, and Pure Sr. Database Marketing Manager Nihal Mirashi about the latest in the database landscape. The duo discuss the impact of automation, challenges with cloud adoption and DevOps, and new opportunities for data professionals to capitalize on emerging big data and analytics workload expansion. We close the discussion with practical advice on career investment for data professionals and how Pure can help deliver database breakthroughs. For more information: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/applications/optimize-workloads.html

Accelerate 2021 Highlights And What's Coming Next May 27, 2021

Pure's flagship Accelerate customer event kicked off in May and this episode gets you up to speed on highlights of the first two weeks and what to expect going forward. Frequent friends of the program, Andrew Miller and JD Wallace return the Pure Report to chime in on their favorite don't-miss moments across keynotes, customer segments, sponsor content, and Pure OnDemand TechBytes. Hear key takeaways around Cloud and Data Protection and upcoming content for Analytics, Business Apps and Pure Basecamp that's available whenever you want to consume it. For more information on Pure Accelerate sessions and to register: https://www.purestorage.com/accelerate/sessions.html

Ultra Resilient Data Protection with Veeam May 26, 2021

The rising cost of downtime means that even short outages are completely unacceptable. And as ransomware continues to grow as a threat costing global organizations $Ms annually in fees and downtime, you need comprehensive protection and quick recovery. Hear from Veeam's Rickatron (Rick Vanover), and Pure's JD Wallace about how Veeam and Pure partner together to deliver the "triple play" of immutability and protection. This combination of File Immutability with Pure Safemode and Cloud protection means unmatched backup resiliency for all your data. Rick and JD go deep into the integrations between the two companies, including snapshot management, ransomware protection, rapid restore with FlashBlade and a new Cisco Validated Design. For more information on Veeam and Pure: https://www.purestorage.com/company/technology-partners/veeam.html

Insights into Security Operations Analytics Best Practices May 13, 2021

Our digital-first world is taxing IT systems and IT operations teams. Keeping pace isn’t easy, but the right digital infrastructure can lighten the load. Hear from Lucas Sweany, one of Pure's IT Security Architects about best practices in dealing with the rising volume of security log data and why and how Pure uses Pure infrastructure to simplify security log data management and speed time to analysis. Lucas talks about his journey into Security operations and provides insight as an expert on techniques for ingest, real-time analysis, and triage. For more information: https://www.purestorage.com/docs.html?item=/type/pdf/subtype/doc/path/content/dam/pdf/en/solution-briefs/sb-it-operations-analytics-without-compromise.pdf

Healthcare Data Trends Shaping the Future Apr 27, 2021

From paper to digital and analytics - learn from a three decade Healthcare veteran about data management trends that are shaping the future of patient care and hospitals today. Hear from Jon Kimerle, Pure's EPIC Solution Alliance Manager about key insights gained from recent Healthcare CIO focus groups and how new specialized leadership roles around analytics and digital transformation are emerging. Jon and I discuss the new and next frontiers of Healthcare IT - Cloud/As-a-Service, Hosted offerings, next-generation archiving and analytics, and the need for robust data protection. For more information on Pure for Healthcare: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/industries/healthcare.html

Retro Video Games and the Pure1 Service Catalog Apr 20, 2021

Hit the Wayback Machine in this episode as we welcome Pure1 Technical Marketing Director Ralph Ronzio to the program for a spirited discussion around 80s retro video games. From there, Ralph provides an update on the new Pure1 Digital Service Catalog, allowing Pure Storage customers to explore, discover, trial, and order Pure offerings including Cloud Block Store, Professional Services, and Portworx - all from within Pure1. Users can select and purchase any of these services directly from the catalog and keep track of the status of orders. And once a subscription is in place, Pure1 provides a wealth of usage data and renewals information - making it easier to run your digital business. For more information: https://www.purestorage.com/products/storage-management/pure1/act.html

Make Data Protection a Snap with Commvault and Pure Apr 12, 2021

What happens when industry leaders join forces to develop and deliver joint solutions to deliver robust data protection and rapid recovery performance to keep your critical applications available? Hear from Commvault Director of Product Management Shawn Smucker and Pure's Field Solution Architect Jason Walker about ways that Commvault and Pure are taking data protection to new heights. We look back at the origins of backup and recovery and how all-flash from Pure and Commvault's intelligent orchestration capabilities combine to make data protection easier and modern, even as your data is growing. Specific integrations discussed include Intellisnap, Rapid Restore to the Cloud, a Pure Validated Design, and ransomware protection. For more information on this partnership and solutions you can use today: https://www.purestorage.com/company/technology-partners/commvault.html

The State of Retail IT and Digital Transformation Mar 29, 2021

2020 rapidly accelerated the shift from brick-and-mortar retail to e-commerce as record numbers of people sheltered at home and shopped online. Hear from Peter Eicher, Vertical Solution Specialist, about how retail businesses need to rapidly shift to the right IT infrastructure to support their online marketplaces and deliver shopping experiences customers expect. We discuss new and emerging retail trends, including improved self-service engagement, sustainability, and the impact of emerging tech like 5G, AI, and IoT. Pure helps retailers evolve digitally with simplicity, rapid and consistent transactions, and predictable uptime with reduced risk via Evergreen and Pure-as-a-Service. For more information: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/industries/retail.html

Rethink Enterprise Medical Imaging and PACS Mar 23, 2021

Many medical organizations rely on outdated technology to manage their critical imaging services, unaware that better solutions exist that can improve the time to determine patient outcomes. Hear from Mark Dobbs, Pure's Enterprise Imaging Specialist, about how imaging is better on Pure - providing medical imaging departments with advanced data-services and financial flexibility to transform their traditional PACS storage to new modern architectures - and bringing innovation and new real-time services to patients and clinicians. Learn about how Pure's recent Purity FB 3.2 release brings modern SMB capabilities in FlashBlade that can deliver faster imaging outcomes compared to hybrid and disk arrays. Mark also provides insight on the impact and resourcing challenges that new technologies like Artificial Intelligence are having - creating a "new user" for imaging services and forcing hospitals to free up limited budgets for adoption. For more information: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/industries/enterprise-imaging.html

Enable Multicloud Solutions with Pure and Azure Mar 18, 2021

As application and infrastructure strategy evolves to include the public cloud, moving data across on-premises and cloud environments with a consistent experience and no application re-writes will be a key to success. Hear from frequent friend of the program, Cody Hosterman, Pure Technical Solutions Director, about our recent GA announcement that extends Cloud Block Store to Microsoft Azure. Cloud Block Store for Azure delivers bi-directional data mobility and a consistent experience across private and public clouds by bringing FlashArray features and experiences directly to the Azure public cloud. Key use cases include: seamless application mobility, dev/test and DR, and massive efficiencies leveraging Pure's data reduction, thin provisioning, instant snapshots, and cloning. For more information: https://www.purestorage.com/resources/webinars/bringing-enterprise-grade-block-storage-to-microsoft-azure.html

Lessons From An Ethical Hacker Mar 11, 2021

The impact of cybersecurity attacks is well-known and far-reaching. With millions of dollars spent annually to protect and defend against intrusions, new attacks and methods of breaching IT continue to make the headlines. Hear from a former "black hat" and now Ethical Hacker, Hector Montsegur, about the complex landscape of modern cybersecurity and how he works with IT teams to prevent intrusion and recover rapidly from breaches. Hector provides practical expertise gained over 3 decades and highlights the latest defense in depth techniques, the growing business behind cybercrime, and security risks he forecasts as employees start coming back to the office post-pandemic. For more information: https://www.purestorage.com/au/resources/webinars/protect-ransomware-next-target-backups-on-demand.html

Pure Storage on Equinix Metal Mar 08, 2021

Analysts are starting to recognize the value to enterprises for hosted bare metal environments to deliver a cloud-like experience and speed time to market. Hear from Jack Hogan, Pure VP of Technology Strategy, about a new partnership offering with Equinix that delivers bare metal as-a-service capabilities and solves challenges with cloud cost overruns, legacy technical debt, and skillset gaps. The new Pure Storage on Equinix Metal offering provides high-performance, on demand, single tenant environments with full control over provisioning and administration. Whether you have legacy on-prem applications, high volume data driven workloads, or are ramping cloud-native and next gen apps, the new BMaaS offering delivers a single platform for your cloud journey. For more information: http://www.purestorage.com/baremetal and http://www.purestorage.com/equinix

Considerations for Kafka At Scale with Confluent Mar 02, 2021

Real-time event streaming based on Apache Kafka is enabling digital transformation in nearly all industries globally. Hear from Marc Selwan, Confluent PM and Pure's Vaughn Stewart, VP Alliances, about how Pure and Confluent have partnered to offer offer an integrated real time event streaming solution that supports global scale and the most stringent regulatory requirements. With Confluent and Pure Storage FlashBlade, users can infinitely retain and elastically scale their Apache Kafka data simply, without compromising performance. For more information: https://www.purestorage.com/resources/webinars/tiered-storage-for-kafka-nov4.html and https://www.purestorage.com/company/technology-partners/confluent.html

Curing Hospital Downtime Feb 22, 2021

Downtime is undesirable in any industry, but downtime in healthcare environments poses an additional element of risk. Healthcare is dependent upon electronic data and computer systems. Downtime – whether planned or unplanned – can jeopardize patient care. Hear from Pure's Healthcare EHR and MEDITECH solution experts, Priscilla Sandberg and Chris Bokis, about a new solutions approach to reducing risk and maintaining operations during planned downtime. Built on top of Pure FlashArray and MEDITECH, iPeople Offline stores 100% of a hospital’s patient data on a separate server instance so during planned downtime, clinicians are able to find the information they need to continue performing their patient care responsibilities. Add Pure's always modern non-disruptive upgrades via Evergreen, and planned downtime no longer needs to be scary. For more information: https://landing.ipeople.com/revenue-cycle-webinar-download

Extending Unified Fast File and Object Storage Feb 16, 2021

The rapid shift to digital transformation is putting a spotlight on business requirements for enhanced data security and operational efficiency for modern applications. Hear from David Yu, Sr. Product Marketing Manager for FlashBlade, about new Purity FlashBlade 3.2 data services enhancements that were announced on 2/16 - native SMB to drive faster restores, sparse file support for improved application efficiency, better object security, and more granular user performance monitoring. FlashBlade continues to lead the unified file and object category delivering broad workload acceleration, improved security and better operational efficiency - all things that benefit the acceleration of digital business. For more information about FlashBlade and UFFO: https://www.purestorage.com/products/file-and-object/flashblade.html

Purity 6.1 and FlashArray//C Launch Update Feb 16, 2021

Catch up with the latest announcements on Purity for FlashArray with new data services that extend the Modern Data Experience. Product Marketing Director and frequent friend of the program, James Gallegos, joins to talk about the latest Purity and FlashArray//C enhancements to help customers store, safeguard, manage, access, and mobilize data, eliminating the frustrations of legacy storage and making it easier for users to achieve digital transformation initiatives. We cover it all - new ActiveCluster replication capabilities, advances in NVMe over FIbre Channel, new FlashArray//C options, Safemode protection against ransomware, and a new Pure Validated Design for VMware vSphere Tanzu. Get all the news in one place with this episode of the Pure Report. For more information: https://www.purestorage.com/products/storage-software/purity.html

The Five Priorities of Public Sector IT Transformation Feb 09, 2021

Simple, fast and accessible are words that historically have not been associated with government technology systems. Ask any agency leader who balances the burden of legacy IT with demands to rapidly meet pressing mission needs. In this episode, Nick Psaki, Principal System Engineer for North American Federal at Pure Storage, discusses five priorities he has gleaned from agency customers as they focus on enterprise transformation in 2021 and beyond. Nick elaborates on his 5 S's that every government (and commercial business) need to be successful - security, sustainment, simplicity, scale, and speed - and how Pure's simple and intuitive, always modern, and flexible on-demand architecture is helping government users fast-track their modernization journey. For more information on Pure Storage in Public Sector: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/industries/government.html

First 100 Days With CMO Jason Rose Jan 22, 2021

Get to know Pure's new Chief Marketing Officer Jason Rose and find out this avid skier's impressions during the journey thru his first 100 days at Pure and how he views storage strategy and market conditions going forward. Hear about how the shift to remote work has challenged businesses to pivot to increased digital interaction and how utility based consumption models are changing the narrative in the storage industry. He provides perspective on how company culture impacts brand and marketing and delivers some predictions for IT in 2021 and beyond. For more information about how to breakthrough with the Pure Modern Data Experience: https://www.purestorage.com/why-pure.html

VMware View from the Field Experts Jan 12, 2021

Check in with two of Pure's Field Solution Architects with over 40 combined years of experience supporting customers solving VMware data management challenges. We catch up with Jase McCarty and David Stamen to chat about the latest technologies and innovative integrations Pure customers are leveraging to make it smarter to run VMware. The duo delivers their thoughts around the ease and growth of adoption of virtual volumes, data protection integration with SRM, and VMware's new hybrid cloud strategy, VMware Cloud Foundation, and where Pure adds value. For more information on VMware solutions from Pure: https://www.purestorage.com/resources/webinars/vmug-usercon-2020-session-on-demand.html?exp=52ondemand

IT Predictions for 2021 and Beyond Jan 04, 2021

Achieving IT and business success in 2021 and beyond will be more challenging than ever but will be practically impossible without a complete understanding of the latest technology solutions available on the market. Take a glimpse into the future as WW Systems Engineering VP Shawn Rosemarin returns to the Pure Report to make predictions on what's next. How will hybrid and multicloud evolve to provide the most flexibility for app deployment? Where will AI/ML based automation deliver the most value? How will the shift to 'as-a-service' IT for everything impact application and service delivery models? Check out these topics and more to start off the 2021 IT prediction season. To discover more on the future of IT: https://bit.ly/381zaAD

Unleash Containers Innovation with Portworx Dec 15, 2020

Both traditional enterprises and cloud-native startups alike need the same base platform in Kubernetes to deliver applications that power their businesses. Hear from Jon Owings, Director of Cloud Solution Architects at Pure, about how the combined approach of Portworx and Pure Storage can guide these organizations toward a complete data-management solution. JO returns to the Pure Report to discuss the Portworx portfolio of offerings, what DevOps engineers are looking for in a cloud-native data management solution, and how you can get started today. For more info on Pure Storage + Portworx: https://www.purestorage.com/products/cloud-native-applications/portworx.html

Remote Leadership Best Practices in the New Normal Dec 10, 2020

Remote working has moved from a “nice to have” to a “must-have,” and for the foreseeable future is the new normal. Business leaders in turn must now ask themselves – how can our organization stay productive, connected and happy? Hear from James Petter, GVP of International Sales about insights to successfully lead remote workers. It's not just about access to proper technology -- workers need trust, consistent communication, and individualized ways of interacting to stay productive and happy. For more info on Pure solutions for remote workforces: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/infrastructure/vdi.html

Data Economics: From Cost to Innovation Dec 07, 2020

Data economics has reached a breaking point. Simply put, companies need to take a more deliberate approach to optimize data storage and related costs. Hear from pioneering technology economist Dr. Howard Rubin and Pure co-founder and CTO John Colgrove (Coz) about how to tackle these costs and master your organization's data storage economics. Together we address the common myths and misconceptions around storage costs, including acquisition cost, cloud-only approaches, and the true cost of downtime. For a report with more detailed information on how to improve your data economics with Pure: https://www.purestorage.com/resources/type-a/economic-impact-storage-as-a-service.html

Czech-ing in with Pure's European R&D Centre Dec 01, 2020

Catch up with Jake Ringler, VP and Head of Pure's European R&D centre in Prague to hear about how Pure is fueling innovation and accelerating time-to-market for customers. Jake discusses the skills and background needed to manage a diverse environment of engineers and the evolution of the R&D center including why Prague was viewed as an optimal choice to expand Pure's European presence. We also chat Canadian hockey, Czech beer, and the best way to pass time on weekends in Prague. For more info on Pure's European R&D centre: https://blog.purestorage.com/news-events/pure-lands-in-prague/

Your Blueprint for Success - Pure Validated Designs Nov 18, 2020

Every IT journey begins with the first step. But what if you don't have a clear vision of where to go or how to get there? Get tested and proven blueprints for your IT deployments with new Pure Validated Designs (PVDs). Hear from Brian Gold, Sr. Director of Solutions Engineering, and Beth Arnesen, Strategic Programs Manager, about how new PVDs help decrease deployment risk and ensure the greatest return on your investment in Pure’s products and solutions. PVDs include step-by-step design and implementation guides for proven success, and are built leveraging key Pure alliance partner technologies. For more info on Pure Validated Designs: https://blog.purestorage.com/news-events/Simplify-Deployment-with-Pure-Validated-Designs

The Great "Change My Mind" Meme Debate Nov 09, 2020

This is the best Pure Report episode ever...change my mind. But seriously, check out frequent Pure Report guests, PSEs Andrew Miller and JD Wallace, who join to debate everything from the best type of cake, to ranting about technical terminology, and discussion around technology deployment considerations and more. Cloud vs. on-prem. Trade-offs in data protection strategies. Off-the-shelf vs. customized. Simplicity and automation vs. a hands-on approach. This episode is chock full of great insights and occasional witty banter. Enjoy. For more on Pure Storage products and solutions: https://www.purestorage.com/products.html

Hybrid Data Anywhere with AWS Outposts Oct 27, 2020

By next year, up to 90% of enterprises worldwide will build their IT strategies around a mix of on-premises private clouds, public clouds, and existing platforms to handle a growing set of requirements for modern applications. Hear from AWS Outposts PM Rob Czarnecki, and Pure's AWS Alliance Manager Matt Blythe about the synergy of FlashBlade with AWS Outposts, enabling AWS customers to leverage a low-latency, high-performance unified fast file and object platform with native Amazon Amazon S3 capabilities in tandem with AWS hybrid-cloud services. FlashBlade recently achieved the AWS Outposts Ready designation, the latest step in extending how Pure and AWS work together to serve customers’ modern data needs. For more information on how to leverage the benefits of FlashBlade through the AWS Outposts Service Ready program, visit: https://www.purestorage.com/docs.html?item=/type/pdf/subtype/doc/path/content/dam/pdf/en/solution-briefs/sb-flashblade-aws-outposts.pdf

Tales from the Ransomware Crypt Oct 19, 2020

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and as ransomware attacks increase in scope and frequency, there has never been a better time to boost your data defenses and invest in increased cyber safety. Hear from frequent Pure Report guest and Principal SE Andrew Miller about what we've been learning about ransomware intrusions, the trifecta of defense principles, and how Pure can help. Andrew also covers the top 5 questions we're hearing from IT around implementing protection, and dives into 2 actual attack examples and the resulting recovery efforts. For more information on ransomware and Pure solutions: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/data-protection/ransomware.html #BeCyberSmart

Make Your Next Migration Your Last Oct 15, 2020

Data migration from legacy systems is complex. When it's done right, you shorten your time to benefit, save on renewal fees, and maximize ROI on new infrastructure. Hear from new Puritan Dmitri Filenko, Director, Professional Services about Pure's expanding set of migration services offerings to help you define your strategy and execute your plan. With Pure Migration Services you get proven storage migration from start to finish. And once you're on Pure, with Pure Evergreen, you'll get a subscription to innovation that keeps your storage modern and agile. Your data stays in place, eliminating the need for data migrations. For more information on Pure migration services, go to: https://blog.purestorage.com/services/your-next-storage-migration-could-be-your-last/ and https://blog.purestorage.com/services/pure-services-lab/

QLC Means the End of Hybrid Oct 01, 2020

Exponential data volumes are exposing the weaknesses and challenges with hybrid arrays relative to capacity, cost and enterprise features. Enter QLC and Pure's FlashArray //C which is optimized for cost and capacity while delivering the same enterprise experience for users based on Purity. Friend of the Pure Report, James Gallegos, Director of FlashArray Product Marketing, returns to share his thoughts on how Pure's custom approach to using QLC flash offers a better solution than hybrid for workload consolidation, test/dev, data protection, and more. For more info on FlashArray//C and QLC: https://www.purestorage.com/products/flasharray-c.html

Modern Data Demands Unified File and Object Sep 25, 2020

Explore the new world of unified file and object storage with ESG Senior Analyst Scott Sinclair. Scott discusses the challenges that are holding back enterprises from moving forward to take advantage of today's modern applications and analytics - mainly, legacy storage retrofits and data lakes that have become data swamps, resulting in silos that inhibit easy data access to those that need it most. Hear how he views FlashBlade as "ahead of its time," designed to provide multi-dimensional file and object performance via a highly parallelized architecture purpose-built for today’s workloads. For more on Unified File and Object, check out: https://www.purestorage.com/products/flashblade.html

SaaS And SQL and Azure, Oh My! Sep 21, 2020

What are the key data management ingredients needed for SaaS companies to stay competitive? How will Microsoft's hybrid cloud technology strategy play out over time? Get the scoop from Pure's Principal Field Solution Architect Argenis Fernandez who joins the Pure Report to talk about his role working with SaaS companies, the promise of Azure Arc, and experience working at Microsoft on SQL Server in between roles at Pure (and why he came back to Pure!). Check out Argenis on Twitter (DBArgenis) and hit up the following links for more info on what Pure is up to in the SaaS space (https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/industries/saas.html) and around Microsoft solutions (https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/applications/microsoft.html)

VMworld 2020 Preview with Cody Hosterman Sep 15, 2020

Get fired up to attend VMworld 2020 starting September 29th with this preview. Technical Director of VMware Solutions Cody Hosterman returns to the Pure Report with a quick look back at the myriad of Pure Storage integration work around VMware in the first half of 2020 and provides a preview of what to expect at this year's VMworld event in late September. Tune in to dive into integration specifics and session previews around VMware Cloud Foundation, SRM, Containers/Tanzu, and Cody's favorite -- Virtual Volumes (vVols). We also chat about hiking in the great outdoors and how to develop a killer home video recording studio for events. For more info on Pure at VMworld 2020 and details of our sessions: https://www.purestorage.com/company/events/vmworld2020.html

An Inside Look at Healthcare CyberSecurity Sep 14, 2020

With ransomware and other cybersecurity attacks on the rise, what can organizations do to implement a proactive approach to protecting critical data? Hear from two industry experts, Justin Armstrong, Security Architect at Meditech, and Chris Bokis, Principal Engineer at Pure, about practical approaches to preparing for and responding to ransomware and other cybersecurity attacks. Justin and Chris also discuss impacts of COVID on security, key lessons learned from ransomware events, and why all organizations, small or large, should develop proactive policies and practices to protect themselves. It's no longer a question of "if" but rather "when" so hear what the experts say you can do today. For more information on Meditech security, go to: https://customer.meditech.com/en/d/informationsecurity/homepage.htm. And for more on Pure Storage data security: https://www.purestorage.com/products/purity/purity-secure.html

Simplify VCF Hybrid Cloud with FlashStack Aug 28, 2020

As VMware continues to drive VMware Cloud Foundation adoption for hybrid cloud, there is a growing need for underlying infrastructure that is simple to manage and future-proof to upgrade. VP of Strategic Alliances Vaughn Stewart returns to the Pure Report to chat about the history of tight integration between VMware and Pure, that started with VAAI and has grown to include joint work around vSphere, Tanzu, vVols, and VMware Cloud Foundation. Hear how the disaggregated Flashstack architecture checks all the right boxes for VMware to eliminate hardware silos, de-risk cluster management, and improve operating agility. For more information on FlashStack for VCF and Pure Storage private & hybrid cloud solutions with VMware: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/infrastructure/vmware.html

Bridging the Containers and Infrastructure Gap Aug 20, 2020

With organizations moving to DevOps models and cloud-native technologies like containers, there’s a growing need to bridge the knowledge gap between developers and operations. Catch up with Enterprise SE Remko Deenik about a new containers management dashboard he created recently for Pure Service Orchestrator. PSO Explorer provides 360-degree container storage visibility in an easy-to-consume manner by offering key performance and capacity metrics to IT operations around the usage and growth of the storage on the Kubernetes environments. We also chat about the latest business conditions in Europe and take a quick look back at his role as a social ambassador at Pure Accelerate in Austin 2019. For more on PSO Explorer, go to: https://blog.purestorage.com/pure-service-orchestrator-explorer-for-container-storage-visibility/

Hoppy Hour with JD the PSE Aug 12, 2020

Crack one open and check out a rousing chat with Pure Storage Principal Systems Engineer JD Wallace who describes a day in the life of a typical PSE as well as his views on where Pure makes a difference in solving data management challenges. With his background at Veeam, Storage startups, and Microsoft, JD also chimes in on the need for simple yet rapid data protection solutions with data reuse, and talks about the latest technology and strategy directions around Azure and Microsoft. To connect with JD, go to his blog at https://www.jdwallace.com/

Post-Pandemic Predictions with Shawn Rosemarin Aug 06, 2020

How will work and life change after the COVID-19 pandemic? There's already evidence of the acceleration of automation and digital transformation as businesses pivot to stay competitive. Hear from Shawn Rosemarin, Pure's WW VP of Systems Engineer, who returns to the Pure Report for a spirited discussion around the effects of the virus on certain service industries, including stories and anecdotes shared about experiences in these sectors and the implications for enhanced data management. For more on navigating risk during these times, check out: https://blog.purestorage.com/digital-transformation-and-multicloud/

Expanding Pure's Presence in India Jul 28, 2020

Pure recently announced an expanded presence and formal entry into the $3T+ Indian IT market. Hear from Pure's India Country Manager, Ram Komanduri, about the latest data management trends in the APJ market and specific challenges that Pure can address around digital transformation for the India market. Ram also provides insight on the strong leadership team and key relationships with partners and distributors that will bring Pure's full line of enterprise data storage solutions to customers across every vertical industry. For more on Pure's formal entry into India: https://www.purestorage.com/company/newsroom/press-releases/pure-storage-to-deliver-modern-data-experience-in-india.html

VMware and Pure - Better Together Jul 24, 2020

Check out the latest news on VMware and Pure Storage joint technology developments with Donald Schubot, Director of the VMware Alliance for Pure. As a former systems engineer and VMware employee, Donald brings credible, technical, and unique perspectives to this conversation. Tune in to hear the latest around VMware Cloud Foundation, the value of Virtual Volumes (vVols), input on the latest VMware announcements, and how Pure continues to provide impact and value for VMware users as a certified design partner. For more on Pure Storage and VMware, go to: www.purestorage.com/vmware

Manage and Mobilize Your Data With Purity 6 Jul 17, 2020

The 3rd episode in our Purity series welcomes back James Gallegos from the FlashArray team to highlight the ways that Purity agile data services enable ease with data management, access, and mobility. Discover the simplicity that comes with a single orchestration layer for management that improves visibility and ensures consistency while reducing “decision latency.” James also discusses data access and mobility - including ways to seamlessly move data and workloads to where the business needs it most. With built-in replication, snapshots, and communication support, organizations can analyze and automatically place workloads and data on the most appropriate infrastructure to meet performance, accessibility, and capacity objectives. For more on the latest exciting details around Purity agile data services, go to: https://www.purestorage.com/products/purity.html

Rethink Your Healthcare Data Storage - What Has It Done for You Lately? Jul 10, 2020

Fast matters with healthcare data. Are your physicians frustrated with waiting for their computer to “catch up?” Do patient records and diagnostic images load slowly? Do backups and restores take forever? If so, maybe the problem is your data storage, not your software. If your storage isn’t fast and protecting your data from threats, then it’s a liability. Two healthcare industry veterans join the Pure Report to rethink how to make your data infrastructure work FOR you, featuring Pure Storage’s Priscilla Sandberg, Senior Strategic Alliances Manager, and Chris Bokis, MEDITECH Principal Engineer.

Store And Safeguard Your Data with Purity Jul 06, 2020

Dive deeper into the ways that Purity gives users the confidence of knowing that their data is stored in a way that ensures data security, efficiency and availability. James Gallegos from the FlashArray product team returns to the Pure Report for a discussion on how Pure's architecture creates an environment that keeps up with rapid data growth and optimizes capacity with unique data reduction. Also hear about how Purity keeps data always available and always-on, including encryption technologies, non-disruptive upgrade capabilities, and a choice of business continuity solutions (ActiveCluster, ActiveDR) to give you the flexibility and confidence to operate worry-free. For more on Purity data services: https://www.purestorage.com/products/purity.html

2020: The Storage as a Service Tipping Point Jun 17, 2020

Discover how the increased financial and operational flexibility provided by storage as a service is changing what customers and the industry think about the future of on-premises and hybrid cloud data management. Hear from Rob Walters, GM of the Pure-as-a-Service Business Unit, and Josh Petty, Director of Pure-as-a-Service Marketing, to learn what it means to deliver a true utility, and why Pure Storage is uniquely positioned to provide storage and related solutions as a service. Find out how to transform the way you procure IT with pay-as-you-go billing that has scale up and down flexibility with unified subscriptions for both on-premises and cloud. For more info on Pure-as-a-Service: https://www.purestorage.com/products/pure-as-a-service.html

Purity 6.0 Launch - ActiveDR, File on FlashArray, and More Jun 10, 2020

Get the details behind the June 10th launch of Purity 6.0, delivering agile data services for improved workload consolidation and data aggregation. James Gallegos from the FlashArray product team joins to deliver highlights of two key new capabilities for FlashArray -- unified block and file protocol support now with NFS and SMB, along with active disaster recovery built on brand new continuous replication technology - ActiveDR. As part of the Evergreen Storage subscription model, these new features require no additional licenses, no added support costs, and zero added complexity. For more on Purity agile data services: https://www.purestorage.com/products/purity.html

Into the Mind of a Data Engineer Jun 01, 2020

Find out what motivates a data engineer directly from a DBA that has been living it for years. Melody Zacharias. Microsoft Solution Manager, joins the Pure Report to share her experiences working with data and how DBAs and data architects are contending with new challenges brought on by the rise of as-a-service offerings and containers. She also shares details of strategic areas Pure is investing around integrations for Microsoft SQL Server and other emerging data management solutions like Big Data Clusters. For more info on Pure and Microsoft solutions: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/applications/microsoft.html

Kubernetes and Container Storage Simplified May 20, 2020

Jump on the cloud native bandwagon and hear from Principal Solution Architect Jon Owings about the latest around simplifying data management burdens around container orchestration. Jon also covers the latest feature updates on Pure Service Orchestrator and recent integrations with Kasten and vSphere that deliver smart container provisioning and elastic scaling including Kubernetes clusters. For more on Pure and containers: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/infrastructure/containers.html

Take The Evergreen Challenge May 13, 2020

Can your storage stay modern without disruption and make your job easier? Hear from Kevin Rickson, Evergreen Marketing Manager, about questions you should ask your storage incumbent vendor about painful forklift upgrades and costly maintenance renewals. Stop settling for the status quo. The alternative is Evergreen, based on an architecture that enables non-disruptive upgrades to controllers, software, and capacity over time including keeping data-in-place. Take the Evergreen Challenge today and find out how to get the most out of your storage investment. For more on Evergreen and why you should rethink your refresh, go to: www.purestorage.com/rethink

Rethink Your Refresh May 05, 2020

Be disruptive, not disrupted. Check in with VP of Marketing Sonny Aulakh about why companies are no longer settling for status quo when it comes to storage migrations. Hear how many companies have started looking to Pure and Evergreen to experience an upgradeable architecture that enables continuous technology updates without business disruption. Sonny also shares details of new remote capabilities where users can test drive workloads on Pure arrays and perform proof of concepts across all Pure platforms. Discover why you should rethink your refresh at www.purestorage.com/rethink.

Next-Gen Enterprise Data Services for FlashBlade May 04, 2020

Get the inside scoop on new advanced data services for Pure FlashBlade from Director of Marketing Gabriel Chapman. The latest Purity//FB 3 updates to FlashBlade enable real-time performance that allow application workflows to take center stage. Architected for tomorrow’s data pipelines and real-time analytics applications, FlashBlade extends its value with new key enterprise features such as replication for file and object and file system rollback, and allows data scientists and data architects to realize the potential of the models they design and create, faster. For more on Pure FlashBlade: https://www.purestorage.com/products/flashblade.html

FlashStack Unified Management and Validated Value Apr 28, 2020

Pure's FlashStack PM Craig Waters checks in with the Pure Report from his home in Australia to update the latest developments with the FlashStack converged infrastructure. Hear exciting new details about general availability of Cisco Intersight FlashArray Connector that extends and unifies deep management for FlashStack. Also get an update on key Cisco Validated Designs including VDI and VMware reference architectures that can get your deployments up and running faster and with less risk. For more on FlashStack from Cisco and Pure Storage: www.flashstack.com

API-Driven Integrations for Applications Apr 21, 2020

Technical Solutions Director Barkz returns for a 3rd visit to the Pure Report to talk about solutions integrations for key business applications and databases. Hear about how Pure's open API-driven approach makes it easier to integrate into key third party management frameworks, including Windows Admin Center and SQL Server Management Studio. Users benefit by eliminating "swivel-chair" admin work and can remove common errors that result from manual management processes. Barkz also provides an update on the Cloud Block Store for Azure beta. For more information on Pure solutions for Microsoft: www.purestorage.com/microsoft

Rapid Remote Work Expansion with FlashStack VDI Quick Ship Apr 15, 2020

Looking for ways to quickly spin up capacity for your virtual desktop workers with a preconfigured and simple converged solution? Cisco and Pure have partnered together to deliver Quick Ship FlashStack VDI bundles that will streamline VDI adoption and keep your remote users productive without limitations. Hear from Cisco's Eric Blonda and Pure's Craig Waters about this exciting new offering for VDI greenfield builds and expansions that leverages existing Cisco Validated Design reference architectures for VDI - effortless scaling and simplicity combine for a superior end user experience. For more information: go to https://www.purestorage.com/docs.html?item=/type/pdf/subtype/doc/path/content/dam/pdf/en/at-a-glance/aag-flashstack-virtual-desktop-solution.pdf and https://www.purestorage.com/docs.html?item=/type/pdf/subtype/doc/path/content/dam/pdf/en/solution-briefs/sb-fs-citrix-virtual.pdf

5 Ways to Make Data Ready for AI Apr 09, 2020

Achieving meaningful outcomes on data from Artificial intelligence requires careful planning and an understanding of the common challenges to creating a mature model for AI. Pure's AI Solutions Architect Emily Potyraj returns to the Pure Report to share key insights into the 5 ways that enterprises can accelerate insights around their AI initiatives, including guidance around data access, ownership, labeling, format, and more. She also describes how building a data hub using Pure FlashBlade can eliminate infrastructure related issues and help data teams focus instead on creating a culture of innovation around AI. For more info on Pure solutions for AI: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/applications/artificial-intelligence.html

VMware vSphere 7 Integrations plus VCF, VDI and more Apr 02, 2020

Cody Hosterman returns to the Pure Report for a timely update around all things VMware - as the Technical Director of VMware integrations at Pure, Cody shares work he and his team are delivering around VMware's vSphere 7 announcement that will drive improved admin productivity and better user experiences. We also spend some cycles chatting about VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and the strategic importance of that for Pure - plus, a quick segment on Virtual Desktop Infrastructure which is heating up as many workers shift to home-based locations. For more information on Pure and VMware: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/infrastructure/vmware.html

Protect Your Data, Protect Your Business Mar 25, 2020

Data protection is a critical component in risk mitigation, protecting organizational reputation and customer satisfaction. But many legacy solutions are little more than costly insurance. Hear from industry veteran Peter Eicher, Pure Data Protection Solution Manager, about key considerations for planning and developing an end-to-end architecture for data protection that starts with fast restores but also includes simple business continuity, ransomware protection, and data reuse from backups. For more information on Pure Storage solutions for Data Protection: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/infrastructure/data-protection.html

Recipe for a Modern Data Experience Mar 18, 2020

The next 10 years will mark a shift in how data is consumed and managed. Tune in to Part 2 of our conversation with Pure's WW VP of Systems Engineering Shawn Rosemarin for discussion around what a modern data experience means, including the ability to cater to any enterprise requirement, regardless of workload, consumption model, protocol, or cloud variant. Hear how Pure is delivering and investing in data solutions that are always-fast, always-simple, cloud-connected and able to be upgraded without disruption. For more on the Modern Data Experience: https://www.purestorage.com/content/dam/pdf/en/analyst-reports/ar-451-pure-storage-unveils-plan-accelerate-modern-data-experience.pdf

A Curious Journey into IT Mar 13, 2020

Check out Part 1 of this 2 part series featuring Pure's WW VP of Systems Engineering Shawn Rosemarin. In episode 1, hear Shawn's interesting story and background that brought him into a career in the IT industry. After that, get the scoop on challenges and trends that Shawn is seeing via his interactions with enterprise prospects and customers, and why the challenges on legacy data management needs a new approach. For more on Pure Storage customer experiences: https://www.purestorage.com/customers.html

How to Master AI Growing Pains Mar 09, 2020

Building and streamlining data pipelines is a new challenge that enterprises everywhere are taking on to gain insights for better business outcomes. Hear from Emily Watkins, AI Solution Architect on the Pure FlashBlade team about work she and the team are doing to help users create and streamline data pipelines by developing an AI Data Hub. Learn about how Pure is helping enterprises scale and grow AI projects from infancy to maturity while breaking down data silos and increasing access to data for all users. For more info on FlashBlade and Data Hub: https://www.purestorage.com/why-pure/data-hub.html

Accelerate Everything with Next-Gen FlashArray//X Mar 02, 2020

Get the scoop on Pure's latest FlashArray//X announcement and a new array that provides more acceleration and consolidation with the same simple user experience that's the hallmark of Pure Storage. Hear from Calvin Nieh from the FlashArray Product team about new enhancements to drive enterprise workloads and databases faster and with lower latency, as well as more capacity options and feature enhancements across the product line. For more information on the new FlashArray//X: https://blog.purestorage.com/announcing-flash-array-xr3/

Ransomware Jail - Is There Any Way Out? Feb 24, 2020

Ransomware attacks are now constant and increasing in scope and size, impacting enterprises small and large and across every industry. Hear from frequent Pure Report guest and Principal SE Andrew Miller about the evolution of ransomware intrusions, key defense principles, and how Pure can help. Pure has introduced new features in FlashBlade to specifically impact your ability to recover from ransomware attacks and ensure your backups aren’t compromised by attackers even in scenarios where admin credentials have been compromised. For more information on ransomware and Pure FlashBlade: https://www.purestorage.com/content/dam/pdf/en/solution-briefs/sb-protect-against-ransomware-with-pure.pdf

Technology Zombies - Dead or Alive? Feb 06, 2020

Analyst Stephen Foskett from Gestalt IT returns to the Pure Report for an entertaining discussion around the life cycle of certain influential and historical IT technologies in data management and beyond. From mainframes to storage protocols and microprocessors, tune in to hear the zombie scale rating for each regarding how much viability exists in these technologies. For more info on Stephen Foskett and Gestalt IT: https://gestaltit.com/

Using Analytics to Improve Customer Experience Jan 31, 2020

Hear from Farhan Abrol, Head of Machine Learning at Pure, about how to build data pipelines and apply AI and predictive analytics to improve customer support experiences. Farhan talks about the origins of Pure1 data analysis and provides guidance and best practices for anyone looking to collect and analyze data to deliver more timely and impactful capabilities around support. For more information on Pure1 and Meta, our predictive analytics engine, go to: https://www.purestorage.com/products/pure-1.html

Top 5 Evergreen Myths Debunked Jan 15, 2020

Kevin Rickson, Pure Evergreen PMM, returns for a third time to the Pure Report to debunk the top five myths and FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt) that are commonly created and spread about Pure's innovative Evergreen subscription to innovation. He highlights important aspects of Evergreen Gold, how Evergreen applies across the Pure product line, and how other programs are usually limited to manipulating financing. For more information on Pure Evergreen, go to www.purestorage.com/evergreen.

Taking Managed Services to the Next Level Jan 10, 2020

Hear from Shobhit Bhutani, Pure's Managed Services Providers (MSP) Marketing Manager, about key market trends & challenges that MSPs face in an increasingly competitive market. See how Pure partners with key MSPs to help them deliver differentiation and keep pace with hyperscalers by simplifying application service delivery, enabling end-to-end data analytics, and delivering agile hybrid-cloud services. For more information about Pure and the Managed Services Providers program: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/industries/managed-service-providers.html

Modern Data Protection: Beyond Backup Jan 06, 2020

ESG Analyst Christophe Bertrand joins the Pure Report to discuss the requirements and market trends driving a new approach to data protection. Hear about how to move beyond classic DR and backup/recovery use cases to capitalize on opportunities to improve data insight for both on-prem and cloud-connected deployments. Christophe brings 25 years of experience in services, software, and high-end storage systems to deliver unique perspectives for this important and fast growing data management space. For more detail on ESG's take on Data Protection: https://www.purestorage.com/pure-folio/showcase.html?item=/type/pdf/subtype/doc/path//content/dam/pdf/en/white-papers/protected/wp-esg-modernizing-data-protection.pdf

FlashStack - More than A Reference Architecture Dec 20, 2019

Andrew Miller, Principal SE, returns to the Pure Report to share his talk track around FlashStack and how IT orgs can improve their Day 0/1/2 ramp experiences because of the flexibility and pre-tested capabilities of FlashStack converged infrastructure from Cisco and Pure. Learn about tradeoffs across best-of-breed, converged, and hyperconverged, and how Pure's design philosophy addresses historical challenges with complexity in deployment and operations. For more on FlashStack - go to www.flashstack.com

Insight and the New Frontiers of Data Dec 19, 2019

Hear from Juan Orlandini, Chief Architect at Insight, about the new ways customers are innovating around data management including analytics, cloud native applications, containers, and hybrid cloud. Juan discusses typical challenges in implementing next generation data solutions and ways to successfully deploy cloud-connected ecosystems. Insight is a Pure Platinum partner - for more information on Pure and Insight, go to: https://www.insightcdct.com/About/Partners/Pure-Storage

Using Terraform and Go to Automate DevOps Dec 12, 2019

Dave Evans, Infrastructure Engineer at Duquesne Light, describes his experience automating development activities for Oracle with Terraform and Go libraries on FlashArray. Hear about how he used Pure Code (code.purestorage.com) and Pure's integrated REST APIs to build consistent scripted templates to improve efficiency around automating the provisioning of compute and storage nodes for developers. For more information, check out: https://blog.purestorage.com/pure-storage-terraform-provider/

Pure1 - Top Ten Things You Didn't Know Dec 05, 2019

Join this episode featuring Roger Weeks, Technical Marketing Engineer from the Pure1 team, to hear about the powerful capabilities in Pure1, Pure's AI-Driven management stack. Roger highlights value added and unique Pure1 features that can enhance user experiences with Pure1 - including data filtering, shortcuts, REST API integration, mobility, and more. For more info on Pure1: https://www.purestorage.com/pure-folio/showcase.html?item=/type/pdf/subtype/doc/path//content/dam/purestorage/pdf/datasheets/ps_ds5p_pure1_04.pdf

Part 2 - Get to Know Pure Execs: John “Coz” Colgrove, Co-founder and CTO Dec 03, 2019

Check out Part 2 of our new Get to Know Pure Executives series, featuring Pure Co-founder and CTO John "Coz" Colgrove. In Part 2, you'll hear about an average day in the life for Coz at Pure and delve into his personal life including favorite books, travel destinations, and more. Stay tuned for upcoming Get to Know Pure Execs episodes debuting soon. For more on the leadership team at Pure, go to: https://www.purestorage.com/company/leadership.html

What Makes a Great Partner? Nov 19, 2019

Hear from Mark Gonzalez, Regional VP of Sales at ePlus, to hear his thoughts on what makes a great technology partner. Mark delivers interesting anecdotes from his 30+ years of industry experience and takes you through his 4 P's of partnership - including great products and compelling programs, partnerships that count, and passion for what you do. ePlus is a Pure Storage national partner - for more information on ePlus and Pure, go to: https://eplus.com/why-eplus/partners/pure-storage.

Don't Gamble on Deficient Data Management Nov 11, 2019

Hear from Adam Morrison, Director of IT Engineering at Pearl River Resorts, about the unique challenges of managing IT operations for a 24/7 always-on enterprise supporting multiple casino resorts. He talks about sleeping better at night knowing that critical SQL Server databases, casino applications and VMs will stay up and run fast, while leveraging the intuitive support and monitoring capabilities of Pure1. For more on Pearl River Resorts - http://www.pearlriverresort.com/, and go to www.purestorage.com/purity to learn about Pure's rich data services for global flash management.

FlashStack: Simplicity and Scale for Applications Nov 04, 2019

Cisco's Sr. Solutions Manager Erik Lillestolen stops by the Pure Report to talk about how FlashStack converged infrastructure with Cisco UCS and Pure Storage arrays delivers superior business outcomes for application users. Also hear his thoughts on benefits of the Cisco and Pure alliance, the high degree of integration in FlashStack, plus some tidbits about enterprise challenges with running SAP. For more on FlashStack, go to www.flashstack.com, and go to https://www.purestorage.com/cisco for more info on the Cisco and Pure alliance partnership.

Get to Know Pure Execs: John “Coz” Colgrove, Co-founder and CTO Oct 29, 2019

Enjoy the first episode in our new Get to Know Pure Executives series, featuring Pure Co-founder and CTO John "Coz" Colgrove. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series since it was a lengthy conversation - Part 2 will release soon. Coz digs into a variety of topics in this episode: from Pure’s 10-year anniversary to our recent Pure//Accelerate event and everything in between. Going forward, we'll feature different Pure executives and have them share their perspectives on business, leadership, their personal lives, and of course, Pure. For more on the leadership team at Pure, go to: https://www.purestorage.com/company/leadership.html

Connecting Predictive Workload Analysis to Business Outcomes Oct 24, 2019

Analyst/influencer Justin Warren from Pivotnine joins the program to provide his interesting perspectives on the relationship among technology, management, and finance. Justin also chimes in around the value he sees for enterprises in using Pure1 and unique features Pure provides in predictive workload analysis to drive improved business outcomes. Finally, hear his take on how IT skillsets are evolving and how Systems Admins can expand their knowledge and opportunity. Quote: "If you don't like change, maybe a career in IT is not for you..." For more on Pivotnine: https://pivotnine.com/ - and to learn more about Pure1: https://www.purestorage.com/products/pure-1.html

Cloud and Container Adoption Strategies with SHI Oct 18, 2019

Container and new stack technologies continue their rapid adoption across all IT organizations, offering greater agility and flexible consumption models. Hear from two of SHIs Principal Solution Architects, Russ Cantwell and Mike Voss, who partner with Pure to work with customers to accelerate strategies and services to ensure success for hybrid data management adoption. SHI is a leading Pure Storage North America National Partner - for more information on SHI and Pure, go to: www.shi.com/pure - and for info on Pure Storage and Cloud, check out: www.purestorage.com/cloud.

Miller's Musings on Cloud Data Management Oct 16, 2019

Catch up with Pure's Principal Systems Engineer Andrew Miller who joins the Pure Report to discuss his latest travels and how core Pure technologies provide an excellent springboard to the adoption of hybrid cloud and as-a-service models for agile data management. Andrew also offers a Pure Report first - poetry - a haiku about our Accelerate event. Don't miss this one - he's a great guest and extremely entertaining. Follow Andrew on Twitter at @andriven and for more on Pure Cloud Data Storage Solutions, go to: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/cloud/data-storage.html

Differentiated Managed Services and SaaS Delivery Oct 10, 2019

This episode features two Pure Storage users from Direct Technology, a SaaS and managed services provider located in the Sacramento, CA area. Hear from Nick Saechow, Director of IT Technology, and Brandon Nguyen, Sr. Systems Engineer, about how Pure Storage solutions make it easier for them to deliver managed application services for mission-critical projects, and how Pure saves them time in operational tasks, enabling one person to manage over 600 VMs at one time. For more information on Direct Technology: https://directtechnology.com/ and check out Pure's benefits for MSPs at: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/industries/managed-service-providers.html

Analyst Chris Evans from Architecting IT and the Storage Unpacked Podcast Oct 07, 2019

Chris Evans, IT industry analyst and host of the Storage Unpacked podcast joins the Pure Report to weigh in on the latest Pure Storage announcements at Accelerate, including his unique perspective on Cloud Block Store. Chris also looks into his crystal ball and provides some predictions regarding prevailing trends in the Storage industry to look for in the next 18-24 months. For more from Chris Evans, go to: https://blog.architecting.it/ and to subscribe to the Storage Unpacked Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/storage-unpacked-podcast/id1163615701.

Accelerate Day 1 Recap with Stephen Foskett from Gestalt IT Sep 19, 2019

The highly entertaining Gestalt IT analyst and influencer Stephen Foskett joins the Pure Report to recap a busy day 1 of Pure Accelerate in Austin. Listen to get Stephen's perspectives on all the latest Pure announcements including FlashArray//C, Storage Class Memory, Cloud Block Store, FlashBlade, Pure1 and more. For more information on Gestalt IT, go to: https://gestaltit.com/ and for the latest on Accelerate 2019: https://www.purestorage.com/accelerate.html

FlashArray Announcements at Accelerate 2019 Sep 18, 2019

Catch up with all the latest FlashArray announcements from Day 1 of Pure Accelerate 2019 with James Gallegos from the FlashArray product team. Hear about details of the launch of new value added Pure Storage technologies and products including FlashArray//C, Storage Class Memory and the GA of Cloud Block Store for AWS. For more information, check out: https://www.purestorage.com/pure-folio/showcase.html?item=/type/iframe/subtype/blog/path/pure-focused-experience/

Turbocharge Apps With Plug-and-Play Storage Class Memory Sep 17, 2019

Enjoy a special Accelerate 2019 edition of the Pure Report featuring James Gallegos and Tago Navonne from the FlashArray product team to dive into the impact of new Storage Class Memory for FlashArray. Announced at Accelerate, this new Direct Memory technology can be non-disruptively added to FlashArray and can reduce latency up to 50% for mission-critical apps like SAP HANA, Oracle, SQL Server and DAS databases. For more info, check out: https://www.purestorage.com/pure-folio/showcase.html?item=/type/pdf/subtype/doc/path//content/dam/pdf/en/datasheets/ds-direct-memory-cache.pdf

Converting Cost Into Innovation Sep 04, 2019

"Without change, there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement." Enjoy a thought provoking episode of the Pure Report with Paul Ferraro, Senior Director, Business Optimization and Cloud Technology, where we discuss a range of topics from financial engineering to the user-based economy. Paul provides interesting use case examples outside of the storage industry to provide inspiration when approaching business and digital transformation initiatives. Paul's extensive enterprise experience reveals critical strategies for multi-cloud adoption that are fiscally transparent and emphasize people. For more detail, go to: https://blog.purestorage.com/unified-cloud-as-service/

SQL Server and Understanding DBAs Aug 23, 2019

Learn how to overcome the data management challenges of running Microsoft SQL Server by tuning in to this new episode of the Pure Report featuring Field Solution Architect Marsha Pierce. As a former enterprise DBA, Marsha has practical and hands-on experience streamlining database operations and fascinating perspectives on helping storage admins and DBAs find common ground to improve how they function jointly. For more information on overcoming SQL Server challenges: https://www.purestorage.com/resources/type-a/pure-primer-overcoming-sql-server-storage-challenges.html

Summer Intern Extravaganza Aug 21, 2019

Wonder what's in the minds of the next generation of high tech workers that will be creating the future of IT? Or maybe you hire interns and need insight on what makes for a valuable internship? Hear from three of Pure's summer interns about their perspectives on interning at Pure, details around their department projects, and how their time at Pure will help jumpstart their careers after college. For more information on Pure Storage internships and careers, go to: https://www.purestorage.com/company/careers.html

Old Dog, New Tricks - Microsoft Exchange on FlashArray Aug 20, 2019

Enterprises continue to rely on Microsoft Exchange Server on-premises for their employees' communications and calendaring needs. Hear from Pure's resident Microsoft Exchange Solution Architect Robert Quimbey ("Q") about his perspectives on the evolution of Exchange (Q worked at Microsoft in the 90's and 00's)and recent solution enhancements on Pure FlashArray to deliver improved uptime, response times, and ease of management for Exchange admins. For more information on Pure solutions for Microsoft: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/applications/microsoft.html

VMware Virtualization Unleashed And VMworld 2019 Aug 15, 2019

Just in time for VMworld 2019, Pure's Technical Director of VMware solutions Cody Hosterman drops by the Pure Report to talk all things VMware, virtualization, and integrations with Pure Storage. Hear about how Pure's tight alignment with VMware enables easier data management operations for highly virtualized environments including Cody's favorite subject, Virtual Volumes (VVols). You'll also get a preview of what Pure is showcasing at VMworld 2019 from August 25-28. Don't miss this episode! For more information on Pure and VMware/Virtualization, go to: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/infrastructure/virtualization.html

Data Analytics and AI/ML with ePlus Technology Jul 24, 2019

The Pure Report welcomes Justin Emerson, Director of AI/ML Solutions at ePlus Technology, for a discussion around key enterprise challenges in harnessing analytics to improve insight and develop competitive advantages. Hear about how ePlus can design and implement solutions using Pure and other alliance partners to make AI initiatives a success. For more information on ePlus AI/ML solutions: https://www.eplus.com/solutions/digital-infrastructure/data-analytics

Worry-Free Data Management For DBAs Jul 10, 2019

Despite continuing advances in Database functionality, today's Database Administrators (DBAs) still spend too much time on mundane tasks like tuning IO subsystems, and troubleshooting slow performance. Jorge Garcia, Apps Solutions Architect, returns to the Pure Report to discuss the common challenges that DBAs encounter around slow response times, constant tuning, complex data protection strategies, expensive disaster recovery solutions, and costly downtime. Hear how Pure innovations tied to the Purity operating system help DBAs free up time to innovate, and spend less time and money on time-consuming activities. For more details on how Pure helps DBAs: https://blog.purestorage.com/pure-storage-helps-oracle-dbas-sleep-better-at-night/

New Stack Integration: Persistent Storage for Containers Jul 03, 2019

The continuing momentum around container adoption and DevOps creates challenges around the needs for intelligent and persistent storage to more easily scale containerized applications. Co-host Sam Marriccini catches up with Pure Solution Architect Simon Dodsley for a spirited discussion around how Pure is delivering storage integrations in this space that empowers developers and accelerates application delivery times. For more info on Pure and Containers: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/infrastructure/containers.html

Disruptive Live with Pure CMO Robson Grieve Jun 24, 2019

Enjoy this special edition of the Pure Report featuring an appearance by Pure's Chief Marketing Officer Robson Grieve on the Disruptive Live podcast program. Robson talks about Pure's customer-first, technology-driven approach, and gives his thoughts on the hybrid cloud revolution, the data hub approach to AI/ML and Pure’s unique Evergreen business model.

VM Analytics: Your Virtualization Superpower Jun 10, 2019

Managing a huge estate of VMs presents a significant challenge to admins around mapping VMs to arrays and troubleshooting performance issues. To help solve this problem, Pure offers VM Analytics, available in Pure1®. Hear from Sr. Technical Marketing Engineer, Stan Yanitskiy, about how VM Analytics delivers full-stack visibility, making it easier to view solve performance issues and to view how VMs map to arrays. Learn how current customers and prospects can access VM Analytics to see what it can to simplify operations. For more information on VM Analytics: https://blog.purestorage.com/vm-analytics-now-available-in-pure1/

Deep Dive Into SAP And Data Management Jun 05, 2019

Gain deep insight on data management challenges running SAP Applications and SAP HANA from Pure's SAP Field Solution Architect, Ryan Arsenault. Prior to Pure, Ryan spent 15 years as an IT Delivery Manager running complex SAP environments so his level of depth and hands-on experience is legit. Hear about why SAP applications are complex and customized, how SAP HANA really works and why it's tough to adopt, and various ways that he sees Pure solutions for SAP as the best choice to make SAP run more efficiently and at lower cost. For more info on SAP solutions: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/applications/sap.html

Evergreen: Often Imitated, Never Duplicated May 29, 2019

The Pure Report celebrates its first birthday by welcoming back one of the first guests on the program, Kevin Rickson, Product Marketing Manager for the Evergreen program. Get a deep dive into how Pure engineering makes this program work for customers - delivering non-disruptive software upgrades and capacity expansions while keeping your business running and avoiding data migrations. Also, Kevin details aspects of competitive programs out there that try to duplicate Evergreen but usually fall short. For more information on Evergreen - https://www.purestorage.com/products/evergreen.html.

Live At SAPPHIRE 2019 May 28, 2019

Join Sam Marraccini on location from Orlando at SAP's annual flagship event, SAPPHIRE 2019. Sam speaks with a variety of Pure's SAP solutions applications team about Pure's growing presence at this show and how customers are learning ways to leverage Pure's integrated capabilities to streamline copy/clone and refresh of SAP applications while driving out operating cost. For more on Pure and SAP solutions, go to www.purestorage.com/SAP.

Supercharge your SAP Applications and SAPPHIRE Event Apr 30, 2019

Find out how Pure Storage has been ramping up SAP Solutions to help businesses automate complex SAP operations, streamline adoption of SAP HANA, and speed up the journey to analytics and cloud. Hear from Brian Ferrar, SAP Solutions Marketing Manager, about Pure's upcoming presence at SAP's SAPPHIRE event and how the SAP solutions team continues to develop compelling solutions to help users supercharge SAP for optimum business impact. For more information on Pure Solutions for SAP: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/applications/sap.html

Live At NVIDIA GTC 2019 Apr 24, 2019

Listen live from the GPU Technology Conference 2019 (GTC), NVIDIA's annual event around the latest in AI, deep learning, HPC, and more. This year, Pure Storage was a platinum sponsor and in this episode you'll hear from three Pure experts about how modern solutions using FlashBlade and AIRI are improving time-to-insight and simplifying the deployment and operation of infrastructure for AI and analytics. For more information: https://www.purestorage.com/au/solutions/applications/artificial-intelligence.html

A Potpourri of Perspectives Apr 02, 2019

Co-host Sam Marraccini stops by the Pure Report studio to chat about his perspectives on Pure after 6 months into his new role. During this episode, you'll hear about Pure's unwavering customer focus, how Evergreen solves uptime challenges, recent developments in hybrid cloud solutions, upcoming events, and much more. For everything about Pure Storage, check out www.purestorage.com.

Live from HIMSS 2019 Apr 01, 2019

Listen live from HIMSS 2019, the leading healthcare IT show where Pure exhibited and held sessions showing how Pure technologies can aid organizations to achieve efficiencies of care delivery, lower costs, and put an end to data silos and migrations. Pure's own Esteban Reubens, Global Principal for Enterprise Imaging, shares his insights on the conference and Pure's momentum in delivering cutting edge healthcare solutions. For more on Pure in Healthcare: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/industries/healthcare.html

Have It All: End-to-End Data Encryption With Data Reduction Mar 22, 2019

Historically host data encryption and array data reduction are like oil and water – they simply don’t mix. But not any longer. Hear from Vaughn Stewart, Pure VP Alliances, and Blake Wood, Thales Director of Business Development, about a new joint solution announcement -- Vormetric Transparent Encryption for Efficient Storage – the IT and security industries’ first end-to-end data encryption framework that realizes storage array data reduction. This new capability removes the compromise between encryption and storage efficiency, providing the granular access controls security professionals have come to expect from Thales combined with the industry-leading data reduction technologies from Pure Storage. For more information, check out: https://go.thalesesecurity.com/rs/480-LWA-970/images/pure-storage-and-thales-esecurity-sb.pdf

Jump On The Cloud Native Bandwagon With Pure Mar 06, 2019

Container adoption is all the rage and increasing rapidly, but lack of persistent storage support for dynamic containerized applications threatens to slow this trend. Hear from two of Pure's experts in this space, Shilpi Srivastava and Raphael Londner, about how Pure Service Orchestrator addresses this challenge, delivering smart provisioning, elastic scaling, and transparent recovery that can accelerate application delivery times and empower developers. For more information: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/infrastructure/containers.html

Transparent Storage For Application Owners Feb 25, 2019

How are application owners impacted by limitations at the data management layer? Hear from Pure's new Applications Solution Manager, Jorge Garcia, with 25+ years of experience at Oracle, about how Pure's technology makes storage issues virtually transparent for application owners - enabling them to meet SLAs, deliver rapid response times, and accelerate development of new features for the business. For more information: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/applications/mixed-workloads.html

Stay SaaSy, My Friends Jan 29, 2019

SaaS companies compete in a fast-paced environment where IT is a critical element enabling aggressive rollout schedules to meet customer demand. Hear from Nihal Mirashi, SaaS Solution Manager at Pure, about how SaaS companies are increasingly looking to Pure All-Flash storage to advance service levels, accelerate time to revenue, and achieve operational advantages in a highly competitive space. For more information on Pure solutions for SaaS providers: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/industries/saas.html.

Self-Driving Storage with Pure1 Cloud-Based Data Management Jan 09, 2019

Learn how Pure is making self-driving storage a reality, leveraging machine learning and predictive analytics to give you storage that drives itself. Pure1 PM Nick Cox and PMM Anwesa Chatterjee join the Pure Report to describe the features and benefits of Pure1 including simple storage management, full stack visibility and analytics, and how predictive intelligence links with Pure's world-class Support. For more info on Pure1: https://www.purestorage.com/products/pure-1.html

Getting To Know You, Getting To Know Oracle Jan 04, 2019

Ring in the New Year with this new episode featuring new Pure Report co-host Sam Marraccini who turns the tables on our regular host Rob Ludeman and dives into the latest on Pure solutions for Oracle and a recap of Oracle OpenWorld. Going forward, Sam will be a regular contributor to the Pure Report in addition to his duties as a Technical Evangelist for Pure.

Modern Oracle Data Warehouse On FlashStack With FlashBlade Dec 10, 2018

Experiencing glacially slow ETL for your Oracle Data Warehouse? Trying to figure out how to adopt analytics with your existing Warehouse strategy? Hear from Laura Chu, FlashBlade Product Marketing Manager at Pure, who joins the Pure Report to explain how FlashStack with FlashBlade solves common challenges associated with data warehouses solutions. Learn how to modernize your data warehouse and unify analytics data in a highly efficient data hub on Pure's FlashBlade array. For more info: https://www.purestorage.com/content/dam/purestorage/pdf/Solution%20Brief/modern-data-warehouse.pdf

Bridge the Cloud Divide Dec 04, 2018

Prakash Darji, GM for the FlashArray BU, stops by the Pure Report to share his insight into the challenges with cloud deployment models and data storage. Hear about how to transform your on-premises infrastructure to run in a cloud model, fully-automated platform that hosts both traditional and webscale apps and speeds your journey to an effortless hybrid cloud. For more information on Pure Storage Cloud: https://www.purestorage.com/au/solutions/cloud/data-storage.html

PowerShell SDK for Improved Microsoft Automation Nov 28, 2018

Pure's Microsoft Solutions Engineer Barkz jumps on the Pure Report again to cover one of his favorite topics - PowerShell SDK. Tune in to hear how Microsoft users can improve extensibility and automation with Pure's integration with PowerShell and associated REST API integration and single-click provisioning and greater control of data repositories. For more on Pure's PowerShell integration: https://blog.purestorage.com/applications/microsoft-powershell/

Windows Admin Center Extension from Pure Storage Nov 21, 2018

Pure's resident Microsoft solution expert Barkz joins the Pure Report to provide highlights of the new tech preview of a Pure extension developed for Windows Admin Center. Hear how to gain control of all aspects of your Pure Storage deployments using WAC including connectivity to multiple arrays, performance statistics at the array level, volume and host management, and more. For more details: https://blog.purestorage.com/tech-preview-of-the-pure-storage-extension-for-windows-admin-center/

Customer Profile - Chapman University Nov 13, 2018

Tune in to hear from James Kelly, Sr. DBA and Storage Admin at Chapman University in Southern California, about how Pure Storage transformed IT operations and simplified their team's ability to deliver always-on, rapid, and responsive services to students and staff. Recorded on-location at Chapman University, this episode includes a wealth of info direct from one of Pure's happy customers that will give you deep insight in what to expect if you're considering investing in Pure all-flash storage solutions for your business.

Splunk SmartStore And Flashblade: Simplicity and Performance at Scale Nov 12, 2018

Vaughn Stewart, VP Strategic Alliances, returns to the Pure Report for a spirited discussion about Splunk's new SmartStore announcement that evolves deployments from costly and complicated DAS-based architectures to disaggregated compute and storage architectures that leverage S3 object stores. Hear how FlashBlade is an optimal object store solution for SmartStore that delivers performance and simplicity for analytics at enterprise scale.

VVols And VMWare vSAN Interoperability Oct 03, 2018

Pure's VP of Technology Alliances Vaughn Stewart stops by the Pure Report to provide his impressions of a very successful Pure Storage presence at VMWorld before we navigate a discussion of the challenges and tradeoffs with hybrid cloud adoption and data management. Vaughn provides his take on deployment considerations for Pure VVols and vSAN spanning mission critical applications, consolidation, edge, and public cloud deployments.

Enterprise Storage Availability And Simplicity Without Compromise Oct 03, 2018

Ken Steinhardt, Pure's Director of Competitive Intelligence, returns to the Pure Report for an engaging discussion around how Pure delivers data management solutions for customers to solve challenges for mission-critical applications in a way that simplifies operations. This podcast also features a "Lightning Round," where Ken offers a rapid assessment of Pure's capabilities vs. the competition for important feature/functionalities like data reduction, encryption and several others. Make your Enterprise Storage comparison at https://www.purestorage.com/microsites/dell-emc-comparison.html.

Igneous Systems and Pure - Driving Intelligence For Unstructured Data Sep 20, 2018

On this episode of the Pure Report, we discuss how to manage, move and protect the vast quantities of information in a Data Hub. Christian Smith, VP of Products for Igneous, discusses how PAIGE.AI, a spinout of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), was created to accelerate cancer research through machine learning. Their AI data pipeline is using Pure Storage FlashBlade and Igneous Data Unstructured Data Management services to accelerate and optimize cancer research.

Pure Good Foundation - Investing In Tomorrow's Workforce Sep 13, 2018

Nicole Johnson, Executive Director of the Pure Good Foundation, joins this episode of the Pure Report to share her experiences launching and running Pure Good. Pure Good was established in 2015 to facilitate employee engagement in philanthropic initiatives with a focus on empowering and educating youth via technology. For more information on the Pure Good Foundation, go to: https://www.purestorage.com/company/careers/puregood.html

Why Oracle Customers Choose Pure Storage Sep 04, 2018

Chas Dye, Oracle Solutions Architect, returns to the Pure Report for another discussion around Pure Storage solutions for Oracle with a specific focus on how DBAs and Storage admins benefit from the technical innovations in Pure FlashArray and FlashBlade products. He also shares insight into 2 recent customer success stories highlighting benefits for Oracle OLTP and OLAP/Data Warehouse workloads. For more information on Pure Solutions for Oracle, go to: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/applications/oracle-database.html.

Your Enterprise Storage Comparison Made Easy Aug 16, 2018

In this episode, Ken Steinhardt and Ben Woo from Pure's Competitive Intelligence Agency join to provide a detailed comparison of the features and benefits of Pure Storage all-flash arrays against key competitive offerings. Listen to hear why customers are moving on and moving up with Pure Storage for their enterprise storage requirements.

FlashStack - Converge More Than Just Infrastructure Aug 08, 2018

This episode of the Pure Report features Craig Waters, Sr. Product Manager, who discusses industry trends around Converged Infrastructure solutions. Hear about how Pure Storage is building momentum in this space with FlashStack, a solution developed jointly with Cisco that delivers a smart, simple, and efficient CI infrastructure for a wide range of enterprise workloads.

Maximize The Value Of Oracle Data Jul 24, 2018

Pure's resident Oracle Database expert Chas Dye delivers insight on Pure Storage solutions for Oracle Database on this edition of the Pure Report. Chas provides technical proof points and best practices for how to optimize Oracle performance, while sharing some of his most interesting stories working with prospects.

New Meets Now - Pure Accelerate Recap Jul 12, 2018

Catch the highlights of Pure's marquee annual Accelerate event in this episode of the Pure Report. Jason Nadeau, Pure's VP of Product Marketing, joins to share his insights on key announcements and what it means for today's enterprises to have a Data-Centric Architecture. Also hear about new offerings including the new FlashArray//X, the Evergreen Storage Service (ES2), and the AIRI (AI Ready Infrastructure) Mini announcement. For everything Accelerate 2018, go to https://www.purestorage.com/accelerate/thank-you.html

Real World Analytics and AI At Scale Jul 09, 2018

Roy Kim, Director of FlashBlade Product Marketing at Pure, joins the Pure Report to discuss the technology disruption caused by the rise of artificial intelligence and analytics. Hear how Pure Storage is best addressing the data management challenges of analytics plus other use cases for the FlashBlade array like Fast Restore. Later in the episode, he discusses the AI Ready Infrastructure (AIRI), built in partnership with NVIDIA to help enterprises accelerate AI projects.

Microsoft Solutions from Pure Storage Jun 28, 2018

On this episode of the Pure Report, Rahul Ponnala, Microsoft Solutions Manager, joins to highlight the tightly aligned partnership between Pure and Microsoft, and the broad range of solutions available for SQL Server, Hybrid Cloud, Hyper-V, DevOps, and more. Tune in to hear how Pure + Microsoft delivers performance and simplicity for all your data used across Microsoft applications.

New FlashArray//X - 100% NVMe Flash Storage For All Jun 18, 2018

On this episode of the Pure Report, Calvin Nieh, PMM for FlashArray products, joins to cover highlights of Pure's recent FlashArray//X announcement at our 2018 Accelerate event. Pure Storage FlashArray//X is the world’s first enterprise-class, all-NVMe flash storage array that delivers major breakthroughs in performance, simplicity, and consolidation of business-critical mixed workloads. Listen to hear more about how FlashArray//X can deliver a Data-Centric Architecture for your organization.

Evergreen Storage - A Subscription To Innovation May 31, 2018

Kevin Rickson, Product Marketing Manager for Evergreen Storage, joins the Pure Report to share details about how Pure's revolutionary Evergreen Storage offering continuously delivers Pure innovations in software and hardware to you, keeping your storage fresh and modern with next-gen technologies like low-latency NVMe, faster CPUs, and ActiveCluster – all without any disruption, downtime, or performance impact.

SAP Solutions from Pure Storage May 15, 2018

On this Pure Report podcast, Axel Streichardt, Sr. Director of Business Applications Solutions, joins to highlight Pure's SAP partnership and continuing investment in delivering value-added solutions for SAP applications.

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