Pure Storage releases the newest FlashArray//X™ and FlashArray//C™ R4 fashions, delivering unmatched information agility, efficiency and value financial savings.
“Pure Storage pioneered all-flash storage, and 4th era of FlashArray//X and FlashArray//C extends our management benefit for a number of years. We’re main the revolution in an all-flash information heart on the worth of disk – unlocking the unbelievable density, OPEX and vitality effectivity financial savings required for next-generation information facilities,” stated Shawn Hansen, VP and GM, FlashArray, Pure Storage.
The mix of knowledge progress, adjustments in utility sorts, new applied sciences and the necessity to transfer sooner creates a vital want for agility, however organizations proceed to face strain to do extra with much less vitality, time and value lowered.
Nevertheless, as we speak’s fragmented and siled storage options, coupled with stagnant IT budgets and numerous handbook, rigid operations, proceed to end in rising OPEX prices, whereas fast information progress makes current storage platforms attain an excessive amount of capability and administration limits shortly.
The following-generation FlashArray//X and FlashArray//C assist the {industry}’s agile storage wants by pioneering the industry-leading all-flash platform that uniquely integrates {hardware} with a unified Purity working setting for all merchandise.
With a large leap in efficiency and scale, FlashArray™ continues to steer the storage {industry}, powering probably the most demanding purposes and business-critical workloads whereas decreasing general administration prices by as much as 74% in comparison with conventional storage. Pure Storage Evergreen//Perpetually™ subscribers can benefit from the large efficiency and effectivity positive aspects at no further value and utterly with out disruption.
The newest FlashArray//X and FlashArray//C R4 fashions provide vital developments over earlier generations. Clients obtain:
- As much as 40% efficiency enhance.: The newest R4 fashions characteristic as much as a 40% efficiency enhance, over 80% elevated reminiscence speeds to assist larger workload consolidation, and a 30% improve in inline compression to increase much more a lot storage capability. Constructed on PCIe Gen4 expertise and utilizing the newest Intel XeonTM chipset and DDR5 DRAM, FlashArray//X and FlashArray//C R4 give clients extra energy to assist extra workloads with as much as 74% TCO financial savings.
- Extra choices for business-critical workloads: By increasing the FlashArray//C line with the FlashArray//C90, Pure Storage gives clients extra choices for business-critical workloads and information the place sub-2ms latency isn’t required, making it the right platform for databases operational, workload consolidation, BCDR, and file masses, together with VMware, PAC, and file shops.
- The {industry}’s largest flash drives: FlashArray//C will embody the upcoming launch of 75TB QLC DirectFlash® Modules (DFMs) with built-in non-volatile RAM, whereas the FlashArray//X will embody 36 TB TLC DFMs. These DFMs present 1.5 PB per 3RU, a 106% enchancment in density per rack unit. DFMs, first launched with FlashArray//XL™, cut back rack house necessities and allow even larger scaling with improved NVRAM capability and throughput. DirectFlash gives 20x larger reliability and over 4x extra vitality effectivity in comparison with competing all-flash arrays.
- Steady innovation with out further prices or interruptions: Pure Storage clients can benefit from R4 upgrades for free of charge by way of a very seamless improve with no downtime by way of Pure Storage’s patented Evergreen system® structure and subscription providing. Evergreen//Flex™ uniquely provides that {hardware} and controllers may be reused throughout the household. Pure Storage pioneered the notion of non-disruptive upgrades by way of a subscription to steady innovation and has since upgraded over 30,000 lively storage arrays.
- Enhanced information safety: FlashArray Auto-on SafeMode has been prolonged to new volumes on current arrays, together with a brand new default snapshot schedule and snapshot safety for as much as 30 days. This offers clients most safety for all information with out further effort, whereas nonetheless offering granular controls as wanted.
“FlashArray has lengthy supported us in bettering efficiency and availability for our clients’ most important workloads. These highly effective new advances in effectivity, efficiency and safety will allow Involta to unlock much more worth and scalability whereas delivering ongoing TCO financial savings with unified and environment friendly administration,” he commented. Josh Holst, Vice President Cloud Companies, Involta.
