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Road to PEAK 2026 | Carry a Gold-Standard Credential 🥇
In the past few weeks, we’ve covered the newly *expanded schedule* and the *exclusive perks*. Now, let's talk about the important thing: the "Why." When you sit for an exam at PEAK, you aren't just taking any ‘ol test; you are participating in a program recognized as one of the best in the industry. 🏆 Our Award-Winning Excellence We are incredibly proud to share that Everpure IT Professional Certifications were recognized with a Gold award for Best Certification Program by the Brandon Hall Group™ Excellence Awards® in 2025. This isn't merely a win for us, it’s an even bigger win for YOU! It means the digital badge you add to your profile is backed by an industry-leading, gold-standard framework that proves your expertise to the world. So, why get Everpure Certified? Increase Your Value: Demonstrate your ability to install, configure, and optimize Everpure products and Portworx. Be the Expert: From Certified Storage Associate to advanced Professional tiers, you’ll become the go-to individual for making storage a strategic part of your business. Stand Out: With specializations in AI, Analytics, and Data Protection, you can tailor your path to where the industry is heading. Accelerate 2026 is your chance to validate your skills within an award-winning program at PEAK! Are you now ready to start your journey? Check out our full list of certifications and paths here. Thank you for following our Road to PEAK 2026 series. We can’t wait to see you (and your new varsity jackets) at Accelerate!🛣️ Road to PEAK 2026: The Perks (Vouchers & Varsity Jackets!)
Last week, we kicked off our Road to PEAK 2026 series with the news that we’ve expanded to 10 daily exam sessions this year! (If you missed our first update, check it out here). Now that we’ve given you the exam details, let’s get to talking about the best part of getting certified at Accelerate: The Perks. 🎁 💳 The "Instant Money Back" Perk Every single attendee of a PEAK training or exam session will receive one free exam voucher, valued between $200–$400 USD. This is our way of showing we want to invest in your growth! (Limited to 1 voucher per attendee.) 🧥 The "Status" Perk You asked for it and we delivered: The Varsity Jackets are back! These are exclusively reserved for our elite cert holders. If you have 2 or more IT Professional certifications, you can claim your varsity jacket and wear your expertise with pride. Whether you’re in it for the career jump, the $400 savings or the exclusive swag - secure your session spot now. Excited for the perks? Tell us your favorite in the comments below! 📢 And to all our Pure vintage jacket owners: Will you be bringing your gear to Accelerate? Show us your legacy swag and drop a picture of it in the comments below! 🔥 And to all our Pure vintage jacket owners, will you be bringing your gear to Accelerate? Share a picture of it in the comments below as well! ➡️ Next Up: We’ll wrap up the series by looking at why an Everpure Certification is a globally recognized, award-winning achievement. See you next week!Road to PEAK 2026: More Sessions, More Certifications 🎓
Joining us at Accelerate this year? Well it just got that much easier to come home with a PEAK certification! We’re kicking off a forum series called Road to PEAK 2026 by announcing our biggest exam schedule to date. For Accelerate 2026, we have expanded our capacity to 10 daily exam sessions (M-F). That’s a major jump from the 7 we had last year! What can you expect? The Full Stack: All 12 Everpure IT Professional Certifications. New for 2026: For partners, we’ve added Global Enablement Pre-Sales certifications to our session lineup. Don't just attend Accelerate, leave it with a new credential to show what you know! Check out the link to see the full schedule and start planning your path before the event. What certification is at the top of your list? Drop your top choice in the comments below! ➡️ Next Up: We are bringing back a fan-favorite reward for those who hold multiple certs... stay tuned to find out what it is!"Flash Was Only The Beginning" Book Offers Insights for Job Seekers
I'm often asked for tips from folks interested in applying for roles at Pure. One of my top recommendations is to read "Flash Was Only The Beginning." This book chronicles the first 10 years of Pure and offers intersting insights into our founding and culture as well as profiles of many current and former employees. If you happen to visit one of our many offices you may be lucky enough to pick up a hard bound copy but you can always download a free PDF.Ask Mike Anything - Exploring Career Growth with Pure Community Member Mike Dehaan
At Pure Storage//Accelerate 2025 last week, one of our community members, Mike_Dehaan, from the Mississippi Dept. of Revenue, had the opportunity to share his career journey on main stage in Las Vegas with Pure's VP of HR and Legal Niki Armstrong. Ask Mike anything in this forum about his experience with Pure and his career path - tag him in your questions and let's get some discussion going! Check out the full video below to hear Mike's challenges, triumphs, and how he's worked to drive better outcomes for the citizens of Mississippi. Hear about the significant role that community and culture played in fostering his progress, both in his own career and for those around him. Reach out to Ludes or legan if you're interested in working with our customer advocacy team to do something similar. Or talk to you local User Group SE leaders about featuring your career path in an upcoming user group meetup. Thanks to bmcdougall for working with Mike to craft his talk track for the segment. https://www.purestorage.com/video/webinars/exploring-careers-growth-in-the-industry/6374610495112.html?shareVideo=6374610495112
Tip: Use Generative-AI for Interview Prep
For those that are job searching, gen-AI tools like ChatGPT can be incredibly useful for research and preparation. Some useful prompts: > Create an interview preparation brief for (role) at (company) > Summarize the products of (company) at a high level to help me prepare for an interview > List the primary competitors and the partners of (company) and summarize the relationships > List the common interview questions that I should prepare for (this role) at (this company) > My background is (details from your experience), help me with ideas to relate them to responsibilities for (details from target role) at (target company) Good luck out there!Are Y'all Interested in Certification-Club?
Hi everyone! Nice to meet y'all. I'm part of Pure Storage Product Marketing, but my journey has taken me from software development to technical sales across lots of industries. Is anyone in the community interested in joining me in a certification journey in storage-related areas like cyber-security, cloud, or AI with AWS, Azure, or some other company? All the major tech companies offer free on-demand courses. Open to suggestions from interested parties. Progress and check-ins can take place in a community thread or live zoom sessions, we can sort out logistics. Eager to hear from everyone! EddiePass on what you have learned...
Yesterday was May the 4th, which is like an unofficial geek holiday for those of us who are Star Wars fans. Like many epics, there are tons of underlying themes like good vs evil, striving for balance, and how freedom is fragile. But I prefer to focus on my favorite scene that comes from "The Last Jedi." https://lnkd.in/gXHGzUDf "Pass on what you have learned. Strength, mastery, mmm. But weakness, folly, failure also. Yes, failure most of all. The greatest teacher failure is." - Yoda We all make mistakes. Those of us who make lots of them, also learn pretty quickly. Admitting our mistakes and sharing them with younger developers or engineers might help them accelerate their learning, with fewer challenges of their own. "We are what they grow beyond. That is the true burden of all masters." - Yoda As some of our careers move more towards management and leadership roles, this piece of wisdom from Yoda, may serve your teams well. May the 4th be with you. Always.
