Pure Storage, the IT pioneer that delivers one of the world’s most advanced data storage technology and services, has announced the general availability of File Services for FlashArray, a storage service enabling organisations 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.
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.
“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,” said Shawn Hansen, Vice President and General Manager, FlashArray, Pure Storage.
