Join Me at the Austin VMUG
I’ll be joining the team from Pure Storage at the Austin VMUG. I’m looking forward to seeing many familiar faces and meeting many more. I invite you to join me at 10:15 in classroom 104 for ‘All-Flash...
View ArticlePure Storage on the vSoup Podcast
I had the privilege to join Ed Czerwin, Chris Dearden and Christian Mohn on the vSoup podcast where the conversation ran the gamut from venous spiders to VMware certification, to moving mother-in-laws...
View ArticlePure Storage set to paint VMworld 2014 orange!
VMworld is one of the premier infrastructure technology conferences you can attend. Attendees rave at the insight of the keynotes, the innovation on display by VMware and their partners, the technical...
View ArticleComing Soon: Support for VMware VVOLs
VMware has launched the beta for the next release of vSphere. This release includes support for virtual volumes (VVOLs), the generation of storage architecture for virtual infrastructures which will...
View ArticleVMworld 2014: 5 Days, 5 Must Attend Events
There’s less than a week until VMworld 2014 opens. Pure, like all of the event sponsors, is racing to wrap up our technical sessions, community events and high-touch VIP engagements. VMworld provides a...
View ArticleVMware VVols: next-gen storage goes back to the future
Storage has been an ever changing and evolving center of innovation propelled in part by the infrastructure changes VMware and cloud computing drove into the data center. This week at VMworld 2014,...
View ArticleVMware VVols: It’s time to revisit the SAN and NAS debate
Which is better with VMware, SAN or NAS storage? This simple question sparked numerous debates throughout the IT industry during the formative and hyper-growth years of VMware. The conversation spanned...
View ArticlePure Storage: The Flash Revolution Advances to VMworld Europe 2014
Next week Pure Storage lands in Barcelona, Spain for VMworld Europe. We’re bringing flash and cloud experts for in-booth and one-on-one conversations, numerous demos that span from infrastructure to...
View ArticleFlashStack CI: Why all-flash advances the converged infrastructure market
Last week Pure Storage launched FlashStack CI – our Converged Infrastructure with Cisco and VMware. Based on the volume of coverage from the press and analysts it appears we hit the mark. With a...
View ArticlePure Storage at VMware PEX: Join us for Flash and One-on-One briefings
VMware Partner Exchange is right around the corner and I’m excited as Pure Storage has a lot in store. PEX is VMware’s annual conference for channel and technology partners. The conference is comprised...
View ArticleHyper-Converged Infrastructures are not Storage Arrays
From the title of this post you may be surprised to find that I’m a huge fan of hyper-converged infrastructures (HCI). Frankly, they fill a market need that for years customers have either been...
View ArticleMelbourne VMUG UserCon 2015: vSphere Storage Best Practices
Recently I had th fortune to join my good friend Chad Sakac in co-presenting a keynote session at the Sydney and Melbourne UserCons. We delivered a condensed version of the VMworld 2014 session,...
View ArticleVote for Pure Storage Sessions at VMworld 2015
One of the more compelling aspects of VMworld is the volume of community submitted breakout sessions. These add depth and context, expand on experiences and benefits of adopting and integrating...
View ArticleSurvey says… Pure Storage has a New Game Show for VMworld 2015
That’s right Pure is back at VMworld 2015 with a new an improved vExpert Storage Game Show. Get ready to have some fun! Last year we went out on a limb in an attempt to introduce something new to the...
View ArticleVMworld 2015 set to go Orange (again)
Are you ready for VMworld 2015? The team at Pure Storage is ready to #PaintitOrange! Visit us at booth #1621 to chat with our experts and executives. We’ve recently added additional ‘One-on-One VIP...
View ArticlePure Storage at VMworld 2016 #PaintItOrange
Just a quick post to share all Pure Storage has going on next week at VMworld 2016. To begin, we’ve got a great two-story booth (#923) located at the front of the partner pavilion. We’re just to the...
View ArticleLike the Phoenix, the vSphere Storage Best Practices Returns for VMworld 2016
I am happy to announce the return of the vSphere Storage Best Practices technical breakout session in an all-new and improved format. This is the brain child Cody Hosterman, Pure’s Sr. VMware Reference...
View ArticlePure Storage Plug-in and Integrations with Veeam
Recently Pure and Veeam jointly announced the release of the Pure Storage plug-in and support for FlashBlade with Veeam Backup & Replication. These integrations provide joint customers with...
View ArticleOptimize VMware with HCI & Pure Storage
Something interesting has been occurring over the past 12 months, as the year has progressed, we've seen more and more customers deploy hyper-converged infrastructures (HCI) alongside all-flash arrays...
View Article4 Reasons Why VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Is Simply Better On FlashStack
VMware Cloud Foundation™ (VCF) is the next generation of hybrid cloud software from VMware® that allows organizations to modernize their hybrid cloud. VCF brings the architecture found in VMware public...
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