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

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/

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 [email protected].