Recent Discussions
Hello from Michigan!
Hi everyone! I'm Valerie, a Principal Technologist here are Pure Storage, and I have many more years in the tech industry than I care to admit, including stints at Google, Dell, and EMC. I focus on AI/HPC, automotive, and (of course) cloud while I'm at work; personally, I am married with twin teen boys, and a sassy fur baby. I enjoy gaming (I met my husband while playing D&D in college), walking with my dog, baking, and playing ukulele moderately badly. I'm happy to be here, and look forward to interacting with everyone in the community!
Paul Valvasori (Valve-A-Sorry) Hamilton, ON - Canada
Paul Valvasori (Valve-A-Sorry) Hamilton, ON - Canada Principal Technical Leader @ ArcelorMittal Dofasco - Enterprise Storage and Data Protection. My expertise is in IT/OT infrastructure in a large manufacturing environment. Keep the Pure Storage community alive and kicking... In my free time, I love everything pizza's (trips to Naples, Italy and everything in between). Golfing, Hockey, MMA and tuning my brothers 3000 HP Pro-mod race car. DM if you would like to chat about our PURE journey.Hi from Seattle!
I’m JD and I’m a Pure Employee leading our US and Canada based Principal Technologist team. I live just outside of Seattle (Lake Forest Park) with my family. I also get to occasionally co-host episodes of The Pure Report podcast with Ludes and andrewmiller. Outside of Pure I’m into a lot of geeky things. My wife says I collect hobbies. I host a Pathfinder tabletop RPG campaign that’s been running since 2019. I scuba dive. I’m a Ham radio operator (N8JD), and I play golf extremely poorly. I may be best known however for my tendency to get in front of a karaoke mic. I don’t sing well but I do sing a lot. 😝Hello Everpure Community! Thrilled to join & fresh back from Accelerate 2026
Glad to be here! I’m a Lead Infrastructure Engineer focused on bridging the gap between on-premises architecture (VMware, Cisco, Everpure FlashArrays) and modern Hybrid-Cloud environments. I just wrapped up an unforgettable week at Pure Accelerate 2026 in Las Vegas. It was an incredible experience diving into AI-ready infrastructure, data management, and connecting with so many talented professionals in the industry. I’m looking forward to being an active part of this community, sharing experiences, and talking shop about modernizing storage footprints. Drop a comment if you were at the event or if you're currently working on hybrid-cloud migrations—I'd love to connect! #FlashArray #HybridCloud #PureAccelerate2026Hello from Florida!
Hello! My name is David Stamen and I am the Director of Technical Strategy for Cloud and Virtualization. My role allows me to work with our customers, partners and our field to make our solutions successful! I have been happily at Pure Storage for over 5 years now. When not working (or on slack) you can find me 3D Printing, Building Legos, Cycling or Running (New "Hobby"!)
