Pure//Launch Blog July Edition

At Pure Storage, innovation is in our DNA. We’re constantly evolving our solutions and services to help organizations do more with their most precious asset—their data. We’re excited to share our most recent updates for June and July 2024. These include the latest enhancements we’ve made in partnership with VMware, a new survey of Kubernetes experts, our most recent Purity//FA and Purity//FB updates, and Pure1® enhancements.

Looking to catch up on what we recently announced at Pure//Accelerate® 2024? Visit the Pure//Launch web page to get the inside scoop. Be sure to tune in to our Pure//Launch event on demand.

JULY 2024

Boost Your Data Protection and Availability

It’s more imperative than ever that IT infrastructure teams need the highest levels of availability. Pure Storage—in partnership with VMware—is excited to announce two new capabilities that provide high availability and data protection, natively integrated into vSphere.

Learn more about these enhancements.

Get the Most out of Your Kubernetes Environment

Looking to learn more about the top trends and challenges in container management? We’ve got you covered. Portworx® by Pure Storage surveyed over 500 Kubernetes experts to understand both the priorities and the challenges for organizations scaling data on Kubernetes in hybrid cloud, virtualized (VM), and containerized environments and compiled our findings in a single report.

Discover the data trends driving the future of the enterprise.

Maintain Your Fleet with Ease 

We believe that managing your storage fleet should be as easy as checking your email. To make that happen, we’re releasing two Pure1 updates to keep you in the loop on what’s happening in your storage environment.

• Enhanced visibility of key events. Updates to appliance and subscription genealogy on the Pure1 Assets page make staying on top of your subscriptions and systems easy. Make the most of your subscription with appliance genealogy (login required) by accessing upgrades, EOL, and service dispatch event dates to strategically manage your fleet. Updates to subscription genealogy (login required) let you know which subscriptions include ransomware support, improving overall security posture.
• Improved operational efficiency. Track all orders (login required), including orders not initiated in Pure1, and easily access orders placed up to two years ago with the ability to easily navigate between self-service and assisted orders.

Try the new Pure1 Security Assessment.

Simplify Deployment with Self-service Upgrades

Simplicity is an integral part of the Pure Storage story. By upgrading to Purity//FA 6.6.8, you can save time, effort, and resources while increasing overall security posture.

• Dynamic file resource allocation: Experience automatic management of array resources in response to real-time workload patterns, saving you money while increasing operational flexibility on a single storage platform covering block-only, file-only, and unified block and file deployments. 
• Reverse replication performance improvement: Save time leveraging ActiveDR™ with files when performing reverse replication from target to source, available when you upgrade to Purity//FA 6.6.8.

Upgrade to Purity//FA 6.6.8 today! See how self-service upgrades work through Pure1. 

Enhance Security and Performance for Your Toughest Workloads

Purity//FB 4.4.2 continues to deliver the performance, optimization, and security you need to keep your storage operations at their peak. 

• 200G uplink support on XFM8400: Upgrade to Purity//FB 4.4.2 to experience improved performance in multi-chassis configuration, delivering your teams the operational flexibility to meet all your needs and more. 
• Object enhancements: Purity//FB 4.4.2 is simplifying how you deploy object features on FlashBlade®. We’re making it easier to deploy active-active object replication, track individual object replication status by S3 applications, and manage object expiry and bucket deletion for space recovery.
• SEC-17a Cohasset Certification for object storage: We’re proud to announce that FlashBlade Object Store has been assessed by Cohasset Associates to meet SEC 17a-4, CFTC, and FINRA regulations. Use FlashBlade’s S3 Object Lock and Compliance mode with no eradication to lock down your environment and meet your compliance requirements including SEC 17-4(f)/18-6(e), FINRA, CFTC, and FDIC regulations.
• Common Criteria certification: Purity//FB 4.4.0 is now publicly listed as “in progress” from Common Criteria EAL2 certification. Common Criteria provides a globally recognized framework for evaluating the security properties of IT products and systems.

June 2024

Make AI Work for You

Join Pure Storage and NVIDIA for an exclusive workshop where we’ll unlock the secrets for successfully turning AI pilots and exploratory initiatives into experience-backed, production-ready deployments.

Join us at a workshop near you!

Streamline Backups and Day 2 Operations

Get actionable insights on a single dashboard with the new Portworx Backup UI, delivering a simplified UI experience. Save time and effort on Day 2 operations with auto-selection for KubeVirt backup resources, flexibly backing up containers and VMs with a single solution.

Learn more here.

Experience Seamless Data Management on FlashArray

Optimize your storage like never before with the power of our new File Browser View and improved snapshot management on Pure1. Deep dive with ease by navigating up to seven levels of managed directory nesting with an enhanced UI, allowing you to view which directories are consuming the most space. Better manage your data recovery points with enhancements to the Snapshots page.

Explore Pure1.

Improve Cyber Resiliency

Data is the lifeblood of your business. We’re here to help you protect it. Purity//FA 6.6.7 better secures your data while allowing you greater flexibility. Here’s how:

• Encrypted replication: Keep your data safe as it moves across networks during asynchronous replication, safeguarding against unauthorized access and enhancing security for customers handling sensitive information in healthcare, finance, and defense.
• Stretched volume mobility: Non-disruptively move volumes between ActiveCluster™-stretched pods without compromising RPO SLAs.

Upgrade now to make the most of your FlashArray™ system.

Double Your File Scale

Purity//FA 6.6.6 was designed to put you in control of your data, expanding the number of files you can store and an array of management enhancements to make your job easier.

• 10 billion files per array: Expand your file scale capability for FlashArray//X90, //C90, //XL, and //E models without additional purchase. Simply upgrade to Purity//FA 6.6.6 or above today!
• NVMe over Fabrics for FlashArray//E™ and Pure Cloud Block Store™: Lower latency and reduce CPU load by leveraging NVMe over Fabrics and experience a full range of connectivity options to align with the rest of the FlashArray portfolio.

Learn how to upgrade with just a few clicks.