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

The Winds of Change Altering Relational Database Strategy and DBA Operations

"I always feel like somebody's watching me..." go the lyrics of the 1980's Rockwell song - "And I have no privacy."  And it's true in this era where technology advances have made video surveillance something we live with on a daily basis.  But capturing and using video footage is complicated, frequently compounded by the use of legacy data storage technology.  For this episode, we welcome, Tom Sells, Field Business Development Principal and Video Surveillance solutions expert, to talk thru the history of video surveillance (hint: it's not like what we see in the movies). We take a walk thru the new and emerging use cases across many industries - law enforcement, education, retail, transportation, and even gaming & casinos. Finally, we hone in on how Pure's latest //E family of arrays and Evergreen//One provide cost-effective and modern solutions that make capture and retention far easier for users.  For more info on Pure and video surveillance: https://www.purestorage.com/docs.html?item=/type/pdf/subtype/doc/path/content/dam/pdf/en/solution-briefs/sb-public-safety-pure.pdf

Pixels and Petabytes: The Intersection of Data and Vigilance

The boys are back in town as we ramp up another Unplugged episode with Andrew Miller and JD Wallace.  We arrived at the last of the Pure 15 architectural decisions - evergreen architecture - and all the capabilities it enables and how it was designed into our products from the start. Also, get a preview of our upcoming Accelerate event in Las Vegas - key session, keynotes, engagement activities - and where and how to find information after the event.  It's always a great time when JD and Andrew stop by to record an Unplugged segment.  For more on Pure Storage Accelerate: www.purestorage.com/accelerate

Unplugged Volume 17: Evergreen Architecture and Accelerate Preview

It's a first for the podcast as we bring the Pure Report Unplugged to the Las Vegas Strip and record live on location in front of an audience at Pure Accelerate 2024.  New locale, same format and co-hosts JD Wallace and Andrew Miller as we navigate thru the highlights of the week at Pure's customer and partner event.  Up top, we hit on our favorite moments of Accelerate - behind the scenes of the Coz demo showcase, JD running FlashDrive demo labs, and Andrew hitting on 150 TB DFMs and Pure Fusion.  Plus much more around the exciting new announcements across fleet management, digital experience (DX). For more information on what went down at Pure Accelerate and to find an upcoming event near you: https://www.purestorage.com/accelerate.html

Unplugged: Live at Accelerate 2024

We know there's still much uncertainty about the future of your virtualization strategy. With changes at VMware,  IT leaders everywhere are reevaluating their current application architecture and trying to figure out what to d. To address this, it's always a blast to welcome The Jason Langer to the Pure Report to get his input and guidance on possible strategies to move forward - and of course to discuss and banter about movie topics.  We kickoff this episode with a spirited lightning round around favorite movie quotes, sequences, and more from some popular films.  We then dive into (20:03) the 4 scenarios Pure is advising customers around relative to VMware investments - staying on VMware, evaluating alternate hypervisors, shifting workloads to cloud, and rearchitecting for containers.  For more on how Pure can work with you on your VMware strategy, go to: https://www.purestorage.com/solutions/application-development/vmware.html

The Future Of Virtualization: Help Navigating Changes in VMware

In an era where cyber threats are becoming increasingly sophisticated and devastating, organizations can no longer afford to treat cybersecurity as the sole responsibility of their security teams. This episode of the Pure Report features industry veterans Jason Walker, Tech Strategy Director of Cyber Resilience, and Jason Langer, Tech Evangelist, to explore why cyber resilience must be approached as a team sport, breaking down the traditional silos between IT operations and security teams.
Drawing from their extensive experience in data protection and security, the two Jasons delve into the stark realities of cyber impacts, including the sobering statistic that one in five organizations report employee terminations following outages. They examine the NIST Cybersecurity Framework through a collaborative lens, offering insights into how different teams can work together across the five key areas: Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover. Through real-world examples and strategic discussions, listeners will develop a deeper understanding of why alignment between IT leaders and CISOs is crucial for building true cyber resilience.
As organizations grapple with evolving threats, this timely discussion during Cybersecurity Awareness Month offers actionable strategies for fostering cross-team collaboration. The episode explores the evolution of cybersecurity conversations over the past five years, provides practical advice for improving security posture through teamwork, and highlights Pure Storage's role in enabling organizations to build robust cyber resilience strategies. Whether you're an IT professional, security specialist, or business leader, this episode provides valuable insights into transforming your organization's approach to cybersecurity from a siloed responsibility to a collaborative effort.

For more information on Pure Storage and Cyber Resiliency during CyberSecurity Awareness Month, go to: www.purestorage.com/cyber-resilience.

Cyber Resiliency Is A Team Sport - Breaking Down Silos to Create a Culture of Security Awareness

Welcome to the inaugural episode of a new bi-weekly guest series where listeners will embark on a journey through the evolution of cloud storage technology and how Pure has evolved over time to deliver innovative capabilities to bridge on-prem and cloud storage. Gain insights from the technical experts in Pure's Technical Product Specialist team with guest host Ondrej Bursik guiding the conversation. Beginning with groundbreaking moments like Licklider's Intergalactic Computer Network and the launch of Amazon S3 in 2006, this episode explores how cloud storage has rapidly evolved from experimental technology to a critical backbone of modern digital ecosystems, highlighting pivotal milestones such as the emergence of Dropbox, Google Drive, and the rise of hybrid and multi-cloud architectures.
Dive deeper and learn more around the technological advancements that have shaped cloud storage, examining the shift from traditional hard drives to cutting-edge SSD and NVMe technologies, the emergence of object storage, and the revolutionary impact of software-defined storage and hyper-converged infrastructure. Listeners will gain insights into the complex landscape of cloud storage costs, learning about intricate pricing models, optimization strategies, and the challenges of managing exponential data growth, with a particular focus on how  Pure Storage is driving industry transformation through all-flash storage arrays and advanced data reduction technologies.
Looking forward, episodes of this guest series will debut every two weeks on Wednesdays and cover more emerging trends that promise to reshape cloud storage, including the transformative potential of artificial intelligence, the growing importance of edge computing, and the increasing emphasis on sustainable, energy-efficient storage solutions.

Purely Cloud Guest Series: Tales of Cloud Storage - Pure's Journey into the Cloud

Unplugged is back with new segments including analysis of the latest Pure Storage news and captivating news stories from the world of technology. Catch up with co-hosts Andrew Miller and JD Wallace as we chat about our latest adventures before rolling into a rehash of the 15 Pure Storage architectural decisions that have informed the episodes of this ongoing series. After that, we touch on the 'real unplugged' - chatting about analog devices we love including JD's vinyl collection and record player.  Finally, close with what will be the new segment driver for Unplugged going forward.  First, the latest Pure news covering FlashArray//C20, the Azure Native ISV announcement, and the latest AI solutions released during SuperComputing24.  Last, catch some interesting analysis of current news stories - from the rise of BlueSky social media to new HPC world record supercomputers.

Unplugged Volume 19: 15 Decisions Recap, Tech News You Can Use

Join Matt Bradford and Don Poorman as they help me unpack an incredible year of technological advancement at Pure Storage, taking listeners on a thorough journey through our most groundbreaking announcements and product developments. From hardware innovations like the FlashArray//C20 to cutting-edge cloud solutions and AI reference architectures, this episode offers an insider's perspective on how Pure continues to push the boundaries of data storage and management.
Traveling through key solution areas including hardware, cloud, cybersecurity, AI, and digital experience, Matt and Don provide expert commentary on game-changing developments. Highlights include the expansion of Pure Storage Cloud for AVS, exciting enhancements to DRaaS, the transformative OVX reference architecture for AI initiatives, and the introduction of Pure1 assessments that are reshaping how enterprises approach technology evaluation and implementation.
Beyond the technical details, this episode celebrates Pure Storage's commitment to customer-driven innovation and continuous improvement. From the launch of Pure Skill's new subscription-based learning platform to the expansion of Evergreen subscriptions and the intriguing glimpse of an AI Copilot, Matt and Don paint a vivid picture of a technology company relentlessly focused on solving real-world challenges and empowering digital transformation. Whether you're a Pure Storage enthusiast, a technology professional, or simply curious about the latest in data infrastructure, this year-in-review episode is a must-listen.

ICYMI: A Year in Review of Pure Always-On Innovation

Episode 4 of our series around Pure's fundamental design principles dives into aspects of Pure's technology that drive realistic efficiency for users. This episode tackles capabilities most Storage professionals are familiar with - snapshots, efficiency metrics and adaptive flexible RAID.

Pure learned from the challenges created by legacy architectures to build better versions of these features into our all-flash array portfolio. Hear about how Pure Storage’s snapshot architecture focuses on instant, efficient, and immutable copies that serve both operational and security needs. Snapshots can be created instantly with no performance overhead and used for rapid recovery, cloning, or replication—each one functions as a “gold copy version” and maintains group consistency, enabling rollbacks to any point in time without dependencies or data duplication. Their design is tightly integrated with metadata, enabling efficient thin provisioning and consistent protection, while SafeMode extends these benefits by enforcing privileged access and retention policies for ransomware resilience. Around realistic efficiency metrics - we deliver transparent and realistic efficiency metrics by directly reporting space consumption trends and physical storage utilization, rather than relying solely on claims about thin provisioning or data reduction. Our user interface distinguishes between budgeted capacity, usable capacity, and used space, with a focus on showing only live user data (volumes and snapshots), and hiding internal system overhead, RAID overhead, and reclaimable space until critical thresholds are reached. Finally, we tackle RAID - Pure’s RAID architecture is built for flash, utilizing a flexible, adaptive structure that never requires manual configuration while continuously ensuring optimal data protection and performance.

Series Overview: Pure Storage’s foundational approach to product engineering is guided by 15 architectural decisions that were established at the company’s inception and have shaped both the technical and user experience across its product lines. These architectural choices were not made arbitrarily—they stem from a deliberate focus on simplicity, efficiency, and scalability, ensuring Pure could deliver storage solutions that break away from legacy complexity and enable continuous innovation without compromise.  This series will guide viewers through all of the 15 principles, helping you understand why certain choices were made, how they impact your operations, and how they compare to other industry features and products. Join Pure Report podcast hosts Rob Ludeman, Andrew Miller, and J.D Wallace for this fun technical retrospective on Pure Storage.

15 Architectural Decisions Series: Snapshots, Realistic Efficiency Metrics, and Adaptive RAID

Bringing you direct access to Pure Storage thought leaders, technology experts, alliance partners, customer insights, and our latest product news.

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