Go right to the source for details of Pure's new FlashBlade//S announcement that was made at Accelerate techfest 22. Hear from Amy Fowler, VP FlashBlade Strategy and Solutions, and Biswajit Mishra, Director of FlashBlade Product Marketing, about the exciting new FlashBlade//s that is powering the future of unstructured data. Highlights include discussion about the new FlashBlade//S modular architecture driving industry-leading efficiency per RU, watt,and TB, the ability to upgrade and scale non-disruptively with Evergreen//Forever, and the most advanced Purity//FB operating system. For more information about FlashBlade//S: https://www.purestorage.com/products/file-and-object/flashblade-s.html

It's time for everyone's favorite Pure Report format - Unplugged - this edition, Volume 6, bring back co-hosts JD Wallace and Andrew Miller to chat in detail about the next architectural decision - Data Reduction - and what it means to using Pure arrays. We also welcome our first special guest to the program (and I blow the surprise) - Zane Allyn who just returned from VeeamON and updates about the latest Pure and Veeam integrations and partnership. Also hear about what to expect at Accelerate and other news in our usual formats. To send feedback on the Pure Report Unplugged, email us at: [email protected].

Pure continues to innovate and deliver new features to scale enterprise data services. But how does this expanding portfolio address legacy deployment challenges and ease the operational burden on storage admins while speeding up application development? Hear from Scott Dedman, AVP of Global Strategy and Solutions who joins to share his views on what makes the full Pure Portfolio distinct and how it aligns to solving common operational burdens. We explore the combination of Pure Fusion, capacity on demand with Pure as-a-Service, new service catalog offerings, and the role of Pure1 across fleet-wide deployments. And we look at implications for customer outcomes, ranging from aligning capacity to business outcomes, easier orchestration and management, and simplicity at scale for the growing enterprise. For more information on Pure Fusion: https://www.purestorage.com/enable/pure-fusion.html

We cover Ransomware frequently here on the Pure Report. But what are the most common questions our field experts are getting from customers and prospects looking to tackle this growing problem? Take a fun ride thru the top 5 questions we hear most often with our own resident co-host Andrew Miller who brings insight from several years and 100s of customer interactions on the subject. SafeMode snapshots, Retention duration, Immutability, cost justification and more - all covered as we countdown from 5 to 1 - giving you perspective on what IT leaders want to solve and how to do it. For more information on Pure and Ransomware solutions: https://www.purestorage.com/resources/type-a/hackers-guide-to-ransomware-mitigation-and-recovery.htmlhttps://www.purestorage.com/resources/type-a/hackers-guide-to-ransomware-mitigation-and-recovery.html

Everyone's favorite co-hosts Andrew Miller and JD Wallace return to stamp their mark on the 5-timers club for the Unplugged version of the Pure Report. In this episode, we chat quickly about Pure's upcoming Accelerate event in June before pivoting into a deep dive into the tradeoffs of flash architectures and consumer flash and how that architecture choice contributed to Pure's product development. After that, JD and Andrew hit on a deeper dive on the recent Purity 6.3 release that we covered on the Pure Report a couple weeks ago - get their takes on implications for customers and real-world benefits. Finally - the tip of the week cover NPIV. Hope you enjoy yet another Unplugged episode chock with your favorite segments. To send feedback or topics asks to the team, email [email protected].

Purity is the software-defined heart of Pure Storage's all-flash arrays. Customer benefit from Industry-leading data reduction, Tier 1 resiliency, and built-in data protection and more. And it keeps improving over time. Hear from Michael Leworthy, Director of FlashArray Product Marketing about the latest enhancements in the Purity 6.3 release that delivers a more intuitive customer experience and improves operations. Key new features include native file replication that is simpler to configure and manage. Plus, learn about new self-service upgrade capabilities via Pure1 that put users in control of how and when they want to upgrade across a fleet of arrays. Finally, we dive into the new SafeMode by default option - more protection and mitigation delivered when you get online with your Pure array. There's so much to discover in this episode about Purity. For more information on Purity: https://www.purestorage.com/products/storage-software/purity.html

Check in with frequent guest Shawn Rosemarin, VP of Emerging Technology Sales for an always engaging conversation including his forward-looking perspectives around security and ransomware trends. We start with an update to our annual predications episode - the challenges with hybrid work continue to have ramifications for IT teams across the board. Then we pivot to the latest on new Ransomware attack vectors and best practices to follow before, during, and after an attack. Finally we wrap with some open ended security and data reuse topics - how to take advantage of data in snapshots or backups to add value to business operations. Get your Hacker's Guide to Ransomware mitigation: https://www.purestorage.com/resources/type-a/hackers-guide-to-ransomware-mitigation-and-recovery.html

Everyone's favorite co-hosts Andrew Miller and JD Wallace are back for another fun Unplugged episode of the Pure Report. The gang chat initially about upcoming events and customer stories before pivoting to a deeper dive discussion around the tradeoffs with scalable architectures and how stateless models enable efficiencies. We also hit on Fusion, a bit on Ransomware tales from the field, the latest on Azure, and close with a tip of the week on visibility of VMs. Reach out to [email protected] for any feedback or topic suggestions for future episodes.

How do you deploy a state-of-the-art, hybrid-cloud infrastructure that supports tomorrow's business needs, enables agility and flexibility, and reduces future business risks? Hear from Brian Ferrar, FlashStack Sr. Solutions Marketing Manager, about how FlashStack as-a-Service is the first unified subscription model designed for a full-stack infrastructure. Delivered in partnership with Cisco, FlashStack as-a-Service is a proven and validated full stack with one bill and one subscription to pay-as-you-go for all compute and storage needs. Learn how you can drive out IT risk and match business objectives to costs with complete observability of infrastructure operations and economics from a single console. For more information on FlashStack as-a-Service, go to: https://www.purestorage.com/video/webinars/flashstack-simplifying-distance/6299196800001.html?exp=52ondemand

The usership economy is gaining ground in all traditional IT infrastructure areas, and the benefits are clear: it's no longer about purchasing anything; it's about consuming a service. Pure as-a-Service continues to set the bar in helping organizations accelerate modernization with a cloud experience and economics. Hear from Errol Hayward, Sr. PMM for Pure as-a-Service, and Ben Lee, Sr. Solutions Architect, about the ways that Pure's storage utility offering is helping C-Level Execs achieve financial and operational flexibility. We discuss the latest issues of modern IT and benefits of Pure as-a-Service around addressing staffing challenges, flexible terms, and most importantly, aligning project costs to actual storage expenses without overhead or under provisioning. Ben also describes one customer's journey with Pure as-a-Service and the transformational outcomes achieved. For more information on Pure as-a-Service and flexible data consumption offerings, go to: https://www.purestorage.com/products/staas/pure-as-a-service.html