Just attended the Pure// Accelerate 2025 keynote, and it does not look like Pure Storage is slowing down anytime soon. From major product reveals to a fresh take on how we manage and protect data, there was a lot to take in. In this blog, I’m sharing the key highlights, big announcements, and what it all means for IT teams trying to stay ahead of the curve.
- FlashArray //XL R5
- 50% performance gain over previous //XL model
- FlashBlade //S R2
- Newer blade CPUs = faster performance (more details to come)
- FlashArray //ST
- Perfect for ultra latency-sensitive workloads (For example, in-memory databases or NOSQL databases)
- Abbreviation is FAST. Get it? Brownie points to marketing there.
- Enterprise Data Cloud (EDC)
- Cloud functionality on-prem? Unify flash arrays into a single storage “pool” and consume PBs storage without the overhead of managing each array separately.
- Dynamic Workload balancing coming soon
- FlashBlade //EXA now GA
- Created for top performance workloads
- Solution consists of FlashBlade used strictly for Metadata, storage nodes and 1000s of GPUs
- FlashArray adds Object functionality
- True unified approach once and for all now supporting Block, SMB, NFS and Object workloads within the same array
- Co-Pilot and/or ChatGPT functionality
- Adaptive Tier
- Flexible expansion of capacity and/or performance with your Evergreen subscription
- Universal Credits
- Marketplace interface with pre-arranged discounts
- Fully validated Azure VMware Service external storage solution
- Pure Storage PureProtect service
- Modern Virtualization support with Redhat Openshift
- Nutanix Partnership with FlashArray //X and //XL
