The Pure Report

What are the key data management ingredients needed for SaaS companies to stay competitive? How will Microsoft's hybrid cloud technology strategy play out over time? Get the scoop from Pure's Principal Field Solution Architect Argenis Fernandez who joins the Pure Report to talk about his role working with SaaS companies, the promise of Azure Arc, and experience working at Microsoft on SQL Server in between roles at Pure (and why he came back to Pure!). Check out Argenis on Twitter (DBArgenis) and hit up the following links for more info on what Pure is up to in the SaaS space (https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/industries/saas.html) and around Microsoft solutions (https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/applications/microsoft.html)

Get fired up to attend VMworld 2020 starting September 29th with this preview. Technical Director of VMware Solutions Cody Hosterman returns to the Pure Report with a quick look back at the myriad of Pure Storage integration work around VMware in the first half of 2020 and provides a preview of what to expect at this year's VMworld event in late September. Tune in to dive into integration specifics and session previews around VMware Cloud Foundation, SRM, Containers/Tanzu, and Cody's favorite -- Virtual Volumes (vVols). We also chat about hiking in the great outdoors and how to develop a killer home video recording studio for events. For more info on Pure at VMworld 2020 and details of our sessions: https://www.purestorage.com/company/events/vmworld2020.html

With ransomware and other cybersecurity attacks on the rise, what can organizations do to implement a proactive approach to protecting critical data? Hear from two industry experts, Justin Armstrong, Security Architect at Meditech, and Chris Bokis, Principal Engineer at Pure, about practical approaches to preparing for and responding to ransomware and other cybersecurity attacks. Justin and Chris also discuss impacts of COVID on security, key lessons learned from ransomware events, and why all organizations, small or large, should develop proactive policies and practices to protect themselves. It's no longer a question of "if" but rather "when" so hear what the experts say you can do today. For more information on Meditech security, go to: https://customer.meditech.com/en/d/informationsecurity/homepage.htm. And for more on Pure Storage data security: https://www.purestorage.com/products/purity/purity-secure.html

As VMware continues to drive VMware Cloud Foundation adoption for hybrid cloud, there is a growing need for underlying infrastructure that is simple to manage and future-proof to upgrade. VP of Strategic Alliances Vaughn Stewart returns to the Pure Report to chat about the history of tight integration between VMware and Pure, that started with VAAI and has grown to include joint work around vSphere, Tanzu, vVols, and VMware Cloud Foundation. Hear how the disaggregated Flashstack architecture checks all the right boxes for VMware to eliminate hardware silos, de-risk cluster management, and improve operating agility. For more information on FlashStack for VCF and Pure Storage private & hybrid cloud solutions with VMware: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/infrastructure/vmware.html

With organizations moving to DevOps models and cloud-native technologies like containers, there’s a growing need to bridge the knowledge gap between developers and operations. Catch up with Enterprise SE Remko Deenik about a new containers management dashboard he created recently for Pure Service Orchestrator. PSO Explorer provides 360-degree container storage visibility in an easy-to-consume manner by offering key performance and capacity metrics to IT operations around the usage and growth of the storage on the Kubernetes environments. We also chat about the latest business conditions in Europe and take a quick look back at his role as a social ambassador at Pure Accelerate in Austin 2019. For more on PSO Explorer, go to: https://blog.purestorage.com/pure-service-orchestrator-explorer-for-container-storage-visibility/

Crack one open and check out a rousing chat with Pure Storage Principal Systems Engineer JD Wallace who describes a day in the life of a typical PSE as well as his views on where Pure makes a difference in solving data management challenges. With his background at Veeam, Storage startups, and Microsoft, JD also chimes in on the need for simple yet rapid data protection solutions with data reuse, and talks about the latest technology and strategy directions around Azure and Microsoft. To connect with JD, go to his blog at https://www.jdwallace.com/

How will work and life change after the COVID-19 pandemic? There's already evidence of the acceleration of automation and digital transformation as businesses pivot to stay competitive. Hear from Shawn Rosemarin, Pure's WW VP of Systems Engineer, who returns to the Pure Report for a spirited discussion around the effects of the virus on certain service industries, including stories and anecdotes shared about experiences in these sectors and the implications for enhanced data management. For more on navigating risk during these times, check out: https://blog.purestorage.com/digital-transformation-and-multicloud/

Pure recently announced an expanded presence and formal entry into the $3T+ Indian IT market. Hear from Pure's India Country Manager, Ram Komanduri, about the latest data management trends in the APJ market and specific challenges that Pure can address around digital transformation for the India market. Ram also provides insight on the strong leadership team and key relationships with partners and distributors that will bring Pure's full line of enterprise data storage solutions to customers across every vertical industry. For more on Pure's formal entry into India: https://www.purestorage.com/company/newsroom/press-releases/pure-storage-to-deliver-modern-data-experience-in-india.html

Check out the latest news on VMware and Pure Storage joint technology developments with Donald Schubot, Director of the VMware Alliance for Pure. As a former systems engineer and VMware employee, Donald brings credible, technical, and unique perspectives to this conversation. Tune in to hear the latest around VMware Cloud Foundation, the value of Virtual Volumes (vVols), input on the latest VMware announcements, and how Pure continues to provide impact and value for VMware users as a certified design partner. For more on Pure Storage and VMware, go to: www.purestorage.com/vmware

The 3rd episode in our Purity series welcomes back James Gallegos from the FlashArray team to highlight the ways that Purity agile data services enable ease with data management, access, and mobility. Discover the simplicity that comes with a single orchestration layer for management that improves visibility and ensures consistency while reducing “decision latency.” James also discusses data access and mobility - including ways to seamlessly move data and workloads to where the business needs it most. With built-in replication, snapshots, and communication support, organizations can analyze and automatically place workloads and data on the most appropriate infrastructure to meet performance, accessibility, and capacity objectives. For more on the latest exciting details around Purity agile data services, go to: https://www.purestorage.com/products/purity.html

Fast matters with healthcare data. Are your physicians frustrated with waiting for their computer to “catch up?” Do patient records and diagnostic images load slowly? Do backups and restores take forever? If so, maybe the problem is your data storage, not your software. If your storage isn’t fast and protecting your data from threats, then it’s a liability. Two healthcare industry veterans join the Pure Report to rethink how to make your data infrastructure work FOR you, featuring Pure Storage’s Priscilla Sandberg, Senior Strategic Alliances Manager, and Chris Bokis, MEDITECH Principal Engineer.

Dive deeper into the ways that Purity gives users the confidence of knowing that their data is stored in a way that ensures data security, efficiency and availability. James Gallegos from the FlashArray product team returns to the Pure Report for a discussion on how Pure's architecture creates an environment that keeps up with rapid data growth and optimizes capacity with unique data reduction. Also hear about how Purity keeps data always available and always-on, including encryption technologies, non-disruptive upgrade capabilities, and a choice of business continuity solutions (ActiveCluster, ActiveDR) to give you the flexibility and confidence to operate worry-free. For more on Purity data services: https://www.purestorage.com/products/purity.html

Discover how the increased financial and operational flexibility provided by storage as a service is changing what customers and the industry think about the future of on-premises and hybrid cloud data management. Hear from Rob Walters, GM of the Pure-as-a-Service Business Unit, and Josh Petty, Director of Pure-as-a-Service Marketing, to learn what it means to deliver a true utility, and why Pure Storage is uniquely positioned to provide storage and related solutions as a service. Find out how to transform the way you procure IT with pay-as-you-go billing that has scale up and down flexibility with unified subscriptions for both on-premises and cloud. For more info on Pure-as-a-Service: https://www.purestorage.com/products/pure-as-a-service.html

Get the details behind the June 10th launch of Purity 6.0, delivering agile data services for improved workload consolidation and data aggregation. James Gallegos from the FlashArray product team joins to deliver highlights of two key new capabilities for FlashArray -- unified block and file protocol support now with NFS and SMB, along with active disaster recovery built on brand new continuous replication technology - ActiveDR. As part of the Evergreen Storage subscription model, these new features require no additional licenses, no added support costs, and zero added complexity. For more on Purity agile data services: https://www.purestorage.com/products/purity.html

Learn how you can extend the value and protection of your FlashArray snapshots with Cloudian HyperStore. Hear from Cloudian CMO Jon Toor about the ways that Cloudian and Pure are partnering to deliver modern flash-to-object backup strategies using CloudSnap and S3 to the cloud. The joint solution enables easy migration of data with advanced compliance for extended capacity, test/dev, and flexible data protection. Jon also introduces Cloudian HyperIQ, a new centralized way to view system health, performance and usage. For more info on Cloudian and Pure: https://cloudian.com/pure-storage/