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

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.

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/

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 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

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

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

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

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

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