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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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