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On-premises vs. Cloud: Differences, Benefits, and Risks

Jan 8, 2025 | blog.purestorage.com | Roger Boss

Choosing between cloud or on-premises data storage isn’t so simple. Each has its pros and cons. Consider factors such as compliance, ease of use, security, and resilience in your decision-making process. While it’s tempting to compare the pros and cons of cloud versus on-premises IT, such comparisons oversimplify the issues. To begin with, deciding whether to manage data in-house or in the cloud has never been a binary choice.
Downtime Will Cost You: Why DRaaS Is No Longer Optional

Jan 8, 2025 | blog.purestorage.com | Jacob Yothment |Roger Boss |Don Poorman |Andrew Miller

Unforeseen disruptions like natural disasters, cyberattacks, or hardware failures can pose a significant threat to companies and their financial and reputational health. Investing in disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) can help businesses stay resilient. In today’s digital economy, constant uptime is crucial to maintaining productivity, revenue, and customer trust.
Let’s Read between the Lines with Vendor DRR Guarantees

Oct 31, 2024 | blog.purestorage.com | Don Kirouac |Kevin Rickson |Dennis Laube |Roger Boss

While DRR guarantees may seem like a good deal, it’s important to look closer and test a vendor’s storage efficiency technologies against your actual applications, data, and workflows. Flash allowed storage efficiency technologies like compression, deduplication, and others to be used in enterprise application environments with minimal to no performance impact and significantly improved TB/watt efficiency.
Avoid Tricks and Treat Yourself to Energy-efficient Storage

Oct 29, 2024 | blog.purestorage.com | Kevin Rickson |Dennis Laube |Roger Boss |Lance Boley

While a storage system may appear to be an energy-efficient solution in a benchmark, the actual performance may differ when it’s scaled to meet the specific needs of a business. A more comprehensive approach that looks at right-sizing the solution for performance, energy efficiency, space optimization, and long-term reliability is needed.
As Smart Power Grids Generate a Surge in Data, Utilities Look to Storage to Succeed

Oct 28, 2024 | blog.purestorage.com | Dennis Laube |Roger Boss |Lance Boley |Charlie Giancarlo

Advanced metering infrastructures (AMIs) collect and analyze data that utility companies use to improve efficiency, system performance, and customer experiences. As climate change puts energy security at risk, utility companies around the world are turning to new technologies to drive efficiencies while also keeping up with customer expectations. This includes smart grid initiatives that allow the collection and exchange of information between utility companies, energy suppliers, and customers.
Don’t Fall for the Mockolate

Oct 22, 2024 | blog.purestorage.com | Roger Boss |Lance Boley |Charlie Giancarlo |Erin Stevens

A disappointing chocolate bar experience inspired a comparison between Pure Storage’s genuine Evergreen//Forever™ subscription and competitors’ lesser imitations. While Pure Storage delivers seamless upgrades and lasting value, rivals like Dell, HPE, and NetApp offer similar programs that fall short—serving “mockolate” versions of our original concept. Choose the real deal, not the imitation.
Non Disruptive Upgrades: The Pure Storage Ship of Theseus

Oct 8, 2024 | blog.purestorage.com | Tony Yakovich |Henry Baltazar |Roger Boss |Kacey Foedisch

With FlashArray, upgrades can be done non-disruptively in just one to two hours, providing both technical and financial benefits to organizations. The Ship of Theseus Paradox asks the question: If every part of a ship is replaced over time, is it still the same ship? Establishing the identity of anything is tricky because physical presence is not necessarily tied to what something represents. Material construction and identity are two separate variables. Could the same be true for FlashArray™?
Investing in Our People: A Look Inside Pure Storage's Career Week 2024

Oct 4, 2024 | blog.purestorage.com | Tony Yakovich |Henry Baltazar |Roger Boss |Kevin Rickson

Employees are the lifeblood of any organization, running every aspect of the business. We recognize the undeniable value and expertise our employees bring to work every day and strive to create an environment where they can advance their careers and thrive professionally. As a Great Place to Work-certified company, we are committed to being a talent magnet where we attract top talent that not only wants to work for us but plans to stay.
Unlock a Cloud-like Purchasing Experience with the Flexibility and Cost Efficiency of Universal Credits

Oct 3, 2024 | blog.purestorage.com | Henry Baltazar |Roger Boss |Kevin Rickson |Eric Burgener

Pure Storage’s Universal Credits offer a unique approach to storage procurement and consumption, providing greater flexibility and TCO advantages. By committing spend upfront and enabling the on-demand activation of services, Universal Credits ensure efficient resource usage, streamline operations, and enable predictable budgeting across Evergreen//One, Pure Cloud Block Store, and Portworx. In today’s fast-paced digital world, change isn’t only inevitable—it’s constant.
Reducing Cybersecurity Risks with NIST CSF 2.0

Oct 2, 2024 | blog.purestorage.com | Dennis Laube |Roger Boss |Lance Boley |Charlie Giancarlo

Created by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) is a set of guidelines designed to help organizations reduce cybersecurity risks and bolster their defenses. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) is a set of cybersecurity standards, guidelines, and best practices created to help organizations understand security risks and improve their defenses.