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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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/

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