Flashcrew Manchester
🤝 Flashcrew Pure Usergroup | Manchester | For our amazing customers! Connect with fellow Pure users and dive deep into the //Accelerate announcements. Learn how to extract even more value from the Pure ecosystem and get your technical questions answered by the experts. Register here: https://info.purestorage.com/2025-Q2EMEA-UKREPLHCOFY26Q3-FlashCrew-Manchester-LP_01---Registration-Page.html We also open these up to non-customers interested in Pure, helping you learn from those already benefitting from the Pure Enterprise Data Platform. Please DM me if you would like an invite.Configuring Apache Spark on FlashBlade, Part 3: Tuning for True Parallelism
This post will explore how to diagnose and resolve performance bottlenecks that are not related to storage I/O, ensuring you can take full advantage of the high-performance, disaggregated architecture of FlashBlade. We'll use a real-world scenario to illustrate how specific tuning can unlock massive parallelism.Join us at TechSummit Cleveland: Journey to the Enterprise Data Cloud!
October 16 | Register Now! Ready to level up your data strategy? Join us on October 16, 2025, at Rocket Arena for our Pure Storage TechSummit, where leading experts will share best practices on topics such as the enterprise data cloud, AI, and file & object storage. Curated by storage specialists for industry professionals, our agenda offers deep technical content and real-world customer perspectives to help you: Explore the evolution of the enterprise data cloud and its impact on your business outcomes. Tackle AI performance bottlenecks by accelerating AI pipelines and model training. Harness file & object storage to drive simplicity and scalability. Enjoy a delicious lunch and, after the sessions, stay for happy hour and an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the Arena! RSVP soon—space is limited! We look forward to seeing you there. It's time to take your shot and net some new knowledge. Date & Time October 16, 2025 12:00PM - 04:00PM ET Location Rocket Arena, 1 Center Court, Cleveland, OH 44115 Agenda 12:00pm - Check in and Lunch! 1:00pm - The Enterprise Data Cloud with Matthew Bednar, Principal Technologist 1:30pm - Enterprise File with Jason Farnsworth, Field Solution Architect 2:00pm - AI with Emir Biser, Field Solution Architect 2:30pm - Customer Fireside Chat 3:00pm - Q&A and Close 3:15pm - Happy hour and Tour of Rocket Arena! Register Now!Preparing for Oracle Database 23ai with the Right Storage Blueprint
October 9 | Register Now! AI demands more from storage AI isn’t only transforming business—it’s transforming what storage must deliver. Modern AI workloads now require: Ultra-low latency for real-time inference High throughput for large-scale training and analytics Flexible scalability to support explosive data growth Why it matters Adopting AI means managing a fast-evolving, data-intensive environment. With Oracle Database 23ai bringing AI-native capabilities and vector processing directly into your data, your infrastructure must be ready—or risk becoming a bottleneck. In this session, you’ll learn how to: Match AI workload types with the right storage performance tier Unlock AI adoption with the Oracle 23ai hybrid vector indexing and Pure Storage scalability Reduce TCO and de-risk Oracle 23ai migrations with storage data reduction and snapshots Register Now!
Accelerated Workflow Automation and the Enterprise Data Cloud
September 23 | Register Now! Manually managed infrastructure and workflows are quickly becoming part of legacy IT operations. Automation has moved to the forefront, and Pure Storage® is bringing technical innovation to every product in its portfolio. Join us for an expert-led demonstration on how the Pure Storage Enterprise Data Cloud (EDC) brings order to complex infrastructure with real automation. We’ll show you how AI Copilot assists in automating workflows across block, file, and object storage. Then we’ll dive into Pure Fusion™ automation, where provisioning is based on your desired outcomes. Register now to learn how EDC enables you to: Turn storage into intelligent data management with EDC powering AI at enterprise scale. Use workflow automation to eliminate manual tasks with AI-driven, policy-based actions. Stay in control and eliminate complexity with self-service, outcome-based provisioning. Register Now!Enterprise AI Unlocked: High-performance Gains through Data Innovations and Ecosystem Integrations
September 18 | Register Now! For today’s CIOs and enterprise AI leaders, the path to meaningful AI outcomes doesn’t begin with algorithms; it begins with data. From model training to deployment at scale, the foundation of successful AI lies in how organizations manage, prepare, and govern their data. Join executive leaders from Beyond.pl, NVIDIA, and Pure Storage for a strategic conversation on accelerating enterprise AI by addressing the most critical and often underestimated challenge—enterprise data readiness. This session will explore: How to build a future-ready AI strategy rooted in trusted, governed, and accessible data. The evolving role of CIOs and CDOs in enabling responsible AI across hybrid environments. Data sovereignty, compliance, and ethical frameworks shaping AI adoption in regulated industries. Real-world lessons from Beyond.pl on powering scalable and sustainable AI infrastructures, such as their GPU-as-a-service facility in Poland. Whether you're piloting GenAI or scaling enterprise-wide initiatives, this webinar will give you actionable insights on aligning your data, infrastructure, and governance to maximize business value from AI. Register Now!
AI is changing everything in Telco
Like every industry, AI is having a massive impact on telecom. But what do your peers think about it? We partnered with NVIDIA to sponser a research report about AI in the telecom space. It includes expert opinions plus thoughts from AI leaders at MetTel, Telus and Verizon. There's also a very informative webinar featuring Pure Storage Telecom Field CTO Patrick Lopez and Chris Penrose, VP, Head of Telecoms Business Development at NVIDIA. All the links are available in this blog post.Automate AI Infrastructure with the Pure Storage Platform
August 27 | Register Now! Join us for a live demo of how Pure Storage enables enterprise AI at scale—without the complexity. See how Claude Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Pure Fusion™ come together to provision a 5TB ML training job in just 60 seconds—with a simple prompt. Discover how to move from siloed systems to a unified data platform that’s ready for anything AI throws at you. Understand how data readiness, governance, and automation are critical to scaling enterprise AI. See how AI agents can trigger complex infrastructure tasks—fast, securely, and without storage expertise. Identify where you are across five stages of AI maturity and uncover the most impactful next step. Learn how an intelligent control plane and unified platform empower IT teams to support AI workloads at scale. Register Now!Accelerate Breakout Replay: GenAI in Finance: Simplified, Scalable, and Ready for Real Time
This session covers simplified deployment, RAG workflows, reliable networking, real-time insights, and scalable AI compute for secure, low-latency finance AI. Speakers: Mike Russo Philip Ninan Jon Owings Ryan Avery, WWT Ed Chapman, Arista Kevin Curtis, Supermicro Prabhu Ramamanmoorthy, NVIDIA Nataraj Dasgupta, KX Systems https://www.purestorage.com/video/webinars/gen-ai-in-finance-ready-for-real-time/6375812645112.html
