What’s the Total Addressable Market for All-Flash Arrays?
VMware Partner Exchange 2014 has come to a close. Has there ever been a more exciting time to be in the storage industry? The market is overflowing with innovation to tackle the struggles inherent in disk storage arrays. As one PEX attendee said, “The incumbent storage vendors simply failed to innovate at the pace of VMware.“ […]
Pure Storage at VMware Partner Exchange PEX
VMware Partner Exchange is a partner-focused technology conference that provides product education, real-world insights, and tools with actionable strategies for those seeking to gain a competitive advantage. Pure Storage technical and channel experts will be manning the booth and available for face-to-face meetings. Providing all-flash for less than the price of disk opens many discussions, […]
Understanding Thin Provisioning: Does it Reduce Storage Capacity?
I’d like to continue the discussion on storage savings technologies. In my recent post on Dedupe and Compression I attempted to clarify the differences in the data reduction capabilities between each technology and demonstrate how the two deliver even greater savings when used in conjunction. Let’s expand the conversation by digging into Thin Provisioning, likely […]
Data Deduplication and Compression Means Double Savings
In many ways data deduplication and compression are a lot like salt and pepper. Both of these seasonings enhance the taste of food, each has a distinct flavor and is used in varying quantities depending on the dish being prepared; however, most of the time food tastes better when the two are used together. Similarly, […]
Seven IT Predictions for 2014
2013 has been a fantastic year. New releases, technologies, mergers, start-ups, etc have made the past twelve months a very dynamic year in the IT industry. As we here at Pure Storage begin to wind down the year I thought I’d chime in to share a few thoughts on what I am expecting to see […]