New global storage pools, unified policy management, and the
industry's first VM-aware storage management capabilities enable
FlashArray customers to lower their storage TCO by up to
58%
MOUNTAIN
VIEW, Calif., April 26,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pure Storage®
(NYSE: PSTG), the IT pioneer that delivers the world's most
advanced data storage technology and services, today announced the
general availability of File Services for FlashArray™, a storage
service enabling organizations to access native block and file
services from a single, global pool of storage resources. Designed
from the ground up to be unified, Pure delivers the flexibility and
efficiency long promised by unified block and file storage
arrays.
Industry Significance:
Legacy multi-protocol block and file storage solutions have been
around for decades. However, these products failed to deliver the
flexibility and efficiency that unified arrays promised. Initially
built for either a block or file use case, new protocols were
simply bolted-on, significantly increasing management complexity
with scale. Pure Storage set out to rethink the unified storage
experience and deliver a modern architecture where block and file
are both native, first-class services and not subject to the
shortcomings of bolt-on legacy platforms.
News Highlights:
Pure Storage delivers the first truly unified block and file
platform built from the ground up with unified as its goal. A
flexible global pool of storage resources eliminates the need for
pre-planning storage growth, and a unified policy management system
dramatically cuts administration time. Pure's unified storage
architecture enables customers to benefit from native block and
file services where file, block, and VMs are supported directly.
Leveraging this type of platform provides up to an estimated 62%
reduction in management time and up to 58% total cost of ownership
improvement over three years, according to leading analyst firm
Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG).
With the FlashArray Unified Block and File Platform, customers
get:
- Global Storage Pools: With today's release, Pure Storage
delivers a flexible global storage pool that eliminates the
complexity associated with data growth on legacy unified arrays.
Before, administrators needed to pre-plan every storage update and
request. Now, they can simply use what they need, across block and
file, with non-disruptive expansion on the fly and unlimited file
system sizes.
- Unified Policy Management: Pure Storage now eliminates
the multi-layered management required by legacy storage platforms,
giving administrators precise management of the specific storage
service they want to deploy and control. By unifying policy
management, all operations can be learned quickly and applied to
everything, both block and file.
- VM-Aware Storage Capabilities: Pure Storage has
introduced VM-aware Storage, the industry's first way to give
deeper visibility at the granularity of the virtual machine. The
granular visibility and management Pure now brings to file is also
available to VMs with VM-aware Storage. Administrators can natively
manage VMs on FlashArray, including VM-level statistics, snapshots,
quotas, and policies.
- Broad Support for Common Use Cases: Pure Storage
supports all common use cases, including VMware and NFS data
stores, user directories and profiles, content repositories, data
protection, and backup.
Customer Insight:
- "With data growing at a rapid pace, we recognized the
importance of modernizing and unifying our storage infrastructure
to make better use of our IT resources. Pure Storage FlashArray
File Services has enabled us to reduce storage complexity by
eliminating data silos and waste, without compromising overall
performance or efficiency. In fact, we've been able to reduce the
number of units in our data center by more than 75% with Pure.
Ultimately, we've been empowered to remove technology barriers and
spend more time on new innovations for customers, while achieving
significant cost savings and new levels of investment protection."
- Francesco Corba, IT
Infrastructure Manager, Ospedale Pederzoli
Analyst insight:
- "As data grows, organizations that rely on that data to conduct
operations are constantly innovating to get more from that data
while reducing cost of management. Reducing management points
simplifies storage operations while increasing the value of the
investment. But the true value comes when block and file storage
resources are unified on a native platform without compromising one
service for the other. Through customer interviews, product
walkthroughs and based on our broad view of the storage industry,
we have found that Unified all-flash block and file storage from
Pure Storage reduces complexity to manage block and file workloads
by 62%, with a 58% lower total cost of ownership." -
Aviv Kaufmann, Practice Director
and Principal Economic Validation Analyst, Enterprise Strategy
Group
Executive Insight:
- "The legacy unified storage market has been held back by the
inflexibility and cost of decades-old architectures. It's time for
a new way: We're excited to introduce the first truly unified block
and file storage platform, built from the ground up for modern
simplicity and the ability to evolve with customers." -
Shawn Hansen, Vice President
& General Manager, FlashArray, Pure Storage
Learn More:
- The Economic Benefits of Pure Storage FlashArray Unified Block
and File Platform (ESG Economic Validation)
- FlashArray File Services Product Page
- Blog: Why the old NAS market needs a shake up
About Pure Storage
Pure Storage (NYSE: PSTG) uncomplicates data storage, forever.
Pure delivers a cloud experience that empowers every organization
to get the most from their data while reducing the complexity and
expense of managing the infrastructure behind it. Pure's commitment
to providing true storage as-a-service gives customers the agility
to meet changing data needs at speed and scale, whether they are
deploying traditional workloads, modern
applications, containers, or more. Pure believes it can make a
significant impact in reducing data center emissions worldwide
through its environmental sustainability efforts, including
designing products and solutions that enable customers to reduce
their carbon and energy footprint. And with the highest Net
Promoter Score in the industry, Pure's ever-expanding list of
customers are among the happiest in the world. For more
information, visit www.purestorage.com.
Analyst Recognition:
Leader in the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Primary
Storage
Leader in the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Distributed File
Systems & Object Storage
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