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Using Terraform and Go to Automate DevOps Dec 12, 2019

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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