With a nod to the late 1980's Scorpions song, let's dive into the prevailing forces that are causing organizations to reevaluate their strategies with relational databases. To do that effectively, we welcome back to the program Ryan Arsenault, Principal Field Solution Architect (and heavily accented Bostonian), who has broad experience previously running SAP and Database operations at a large competitor. Ryan and I navigate through the landscape of trends that are requiring DBAs and IT leaders to change their approach to the software that manages their most important assets - the database. We touch on the impact of Cloud, Automation, AI and AI operations, Security, and the recent changes with VMware - plus how all-Flash changed the game for tier 1 database storage management. Always a fun conversation when Ryan stops by. For more information on Pure Storage solutions for Databases, check out: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/applications.html

In case you missed it - the Pure Report is now publishing the audio replay of each month's Coffee Break webinar program, hosted and moderated by our own Andrew Miller and featuring key thought leaders across a range of current topics. This episode features a the March Coffee Break with guest and Data Protection fanatic Jason Walker who joins Andrew to dive into the expansive landscape that is all things Modern Data Protection - it’s far more than just backups. They look back at trends, current changes in landscape, and all the ways Pure can help - choose your own adventure if you will. If you want to check out the video replay: https://www.purestorage.com/video/webinars/pure-modern-data-protection-portfolio/6349319688112.html

Explore the trends in enterprise imaging with Mark Dobbs, Pure's Global Healthcare Alliances Director who specializes in healthcare imaging solutions. Whether you're directly involved in healthcare IT or just interested in the impact in imaging that affects everyone, this is a great listen to see how Cloud, modern architectures, and AI are changing the game in radiology and clinical pathology. Faster access to images also makes more time for potentially life-saving research and we explore the role of simple and fast flash storage in fields like genomics and the movement toward precision medicine. For more information on Pure and Enterprise Imaging solutions: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/industries/enterprise-imaging.html

The Unplugged crew is back and JD and Andrew are bringing the next architectural decision all around Pure's proactive and predictive support and why we're able to deliver that services value to users. We also riff up front about best practices for interviewers and interviewees - how preparation and knowing something about your interviewer can help you stand out. And we close with a view around workload planning and the ability to get rid of all those spreadsheets and rely instead on predictive outputs from Pure1. Thanks for listening to the Pure Report Unplugged. To learn more about Pure's predictive capabilities, go to: https://www.purestorage.com/products/aiops/pure1.html

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"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness." So goes the quote attributed to Oscar Wilde and it's appropriate for this episode where we are joined by Rich Barlow, Principal Technologist at Pure who previously worked at several other storage vendors, most notably as Field CTO. Rich dives into his perspectives after nearly a year at Pure and aspects of Pure that stand out compared to other storage vendors. We dive into Pure's architecture and what is enabled by Evergreen, Direct Flash Modules, and how NDU designed from the start cannot be matched by other storage providers. He shares what he's observed about our engineering philosophy where good ideas supersede hierarchy and the notion that "the best part is no part." Finally, we touch on operations and culture and the impact of simplicity in operation and Evergreen//One. For more info on Pure Storage and the Future of Storage: https://www.purestorage.com/enable/modern-data-storage.html

Take a trip down memory lane with two of the original Puritan systems engineers who recently celebrated their 10 year anniversary milestones at the company. Hear from Joe Reynolds, Consulting Systems Engineer, and Jon Owings, Director Cloud Native Strategy about the early days of Pure including Vendor Olympics, executing their first Evergreen customer non-disruptive upgrade, and how early Flash storage vendors harmed the reputation of all-flash storage. We navigate through some great customer testimonials they experienced, the IPO, and then jump into their current roles and why we're seeing increased Enterprise adoption of Pure and how Portworx is hitting the mark for solving customer challenges around managing data underlying containers and app development. For more info, go to: https://www.purestorage.com/products/staas/evergreen.html

There's plenty of buzz in the market around Storage as a Service (STaaS) and subscription-based solutions to meeting growing demands around managing escalating quantities of data. But what's the reality in offerings that really deliver enterprise value vs. those that are more of a smokescreen for fancy financing models? Hear from Stan Yanitskiy, Digital Experience Solution Architect, in the first of a multi-part series of STaaS episodes designed to help you understand the facts and details around Pure's Evergreen//One subscription offering. Learn about business drivers compelling enterprises to consider this model, misconceptions behind CAPEX and OPEX, the true meaning behind Pure's guaranteed SLAs matched to business objectives, and the white glove support we provide Evergreen//One customers. Stan will be returning to the Pure Report on regular cadence over the next few months so be on the lookout for new episodes coming soon that dive deeper into SLAs and how a typical customer engagement evolves around subscription-based storage solutions that are flexible and non-disruptive. For more info on Evergreen//One, go to: https://www.purestorage.com/products/staas/evergreen/one.html

After a holiday hiatus, the Pure Report is back with a new Unplugged episode featuring Andrew Miller and JD Wallace in Las Vegas while at Gartner IOCS. Joining the intrepid duo is Principal Technologist Rich Barlow as they walk thru a round table conversation designed to show you how they approach conversations introducing Pure Storage to prospects and customers. Hear about market share trends, value of subscriptions and services, key technologies and differentiators, why custom flash is superior to SSDs and Disk, and more. Whether you're new to Pure, or a long time follower, this is a great way to get the year started and get reintroduced to Pure for the year ahead. For more information on Why Pure: https://www.purestorage.com/

The Unplugged crew is back with another of the 15 architectural decisions and updates on their latest activities. As always, hear from Andrew Miller and J.D. Wallace as we continue to bring you the Unplugged series that dives deeper into Pure technology and architecture. This episode tackles the notion of the DIY Storage Array - basically delivering storage with simple installation, upgrade and repair and what that means to delivering an effortless and simple IT experience. We also chat about recent activities including an update on the latest events, shift in some of our roles and deliver a tip of the week around sustainability. Thanks for tuning into the Pure Report Unplugged. For topic suggestions or to engage with the hosts, contact [email protected].

Data scientists and AI administrators can spend over 70% of their time on AI functional tasks such as data preparation, training, modeling, and tuning. The last thing they need to contend with is deploying and managing complex AI infrastructure. To address these challenges, Pure Storage and Cisco recently announced FlashStack for AI, a joint solution intended to simplify, automate, and scale AI infrastructure for rapid, foolproof deployment of AI solutions. On this episode, Brian Ferrar, FlashStack Marketing Director, joins to provide an update on FlashStack momentum and dig into more details of the recent announcement. Learn how FlashStack’s high-density, high-performance architecture is ideally suited to satisfy the need for efficient, risk-free AI deployments at any scale. For more info on FlashStack for AI, go to: https://blog.purestorage.com/news-events/flashstack-for-ai-rapid-ai-deployment-at-any-scale/