Pure Certifications
Hey gang, If any of you currently hold a Flash Array certification there is an alternative to retaking the test to renew your cert. The Continuing Pure Education (CPE) program takes into account learning activities and community engagement and contribution hours to renew your FA certification. I just successfully renewed my Flash Array Storage Professional cert by tracking my activities. Below are the details I received from Pure. Customers can earn 1 CPE credit per hour of session attendance at Accelerate, for a maximum of 10 CPEs total (i.e., up to 10 hours of sessions). Sessions must be attended live. I would go ahead and add all the sessions you attended at Accelerate to the CPE_Submission form. Associate-level certifications will auto-renew as long as there is at least one active higher-level certification (e.g., Data Storage Associate will auto-renew anytime a Professional-level cert is renewed). All certifications other than the Data Storage Associate should be renewed separately. At this time, the CPE program only applies to FlashArray-based exams. Non- FA exams may be renewed by retaking the respective test every three years. You should be able to get the CPE submission form from your account team. Once complete email your recertification Log to peak-education@purestorage.com for formal processing.What's your favorite life hack or productivity tip that you've discovered during your career that has helped you streamline your workflow?
In the ever-evolving landscape of technology and business demands, discovering effective life hacks and productivity tips can make all the difference in maintaining efficiency and achieving our goals. Share your insights and tips with us!Pure//Accelerate 2025
Block off your calendar, we're turning The Strip Pure orange once again! Join us in Las Vegas for Pure//Accelerate® 2025 from June 17-19. Don’t get left behind for the data storage event of the year! Be front row for the latest announcements and additions to the Pure portfolio one-on-one connections with thought leaders and industry experts insights on emerging trends and inspiration to drive innovation free training and certification on-site for attendees ($5,700 value) fun and excitement to inspire and accelerate you and your teams Register now to secure your spot - space is limited. We can’t wait to see you in Vegas!Catching up
Hey all! It's been a while since I've posted here and I feel compelled to reach out to see what everyone is working on. Like all of us, I've been pulled in many different directions lately (power, cooling, security camera's), and it has made me appreciate that managing our Everpure environment allows me cycles to focus elsewhere. Current storage related projects are, Cloudsnap: working with the Everpure support team to get cloudsnap working so that we can investigate long term backups to our Flashblades or S3 in the cloud. Integration with CyberArk: Again, working with the Everpure support team to enable privileged users with rotating passwords to work with our Everpure management environment. Pureprotect: Chad Montieth and Suresh Madhu have been instrumental in our testing and development of a case to possibly replace SRM for DR failover and testing. Don't forget about Accelerate June 16th - 18th in Las Vegas. This is a worthwhile event that provides free training classes and certification tests. Jason Finley and I from SEHP get to attend this year. register here Begin Registration - Pure Accelerate 2026 What are you working on? Share with the group any success or challenges. Keep an eye on the community page next week for an update from Nick Fritsch. Happy Easter all! - CharlieAsk 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=6374610495112Pass 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.Pure1 Manage Assessment
Hey Cincy PUG, I found a cool feature for detecting changes on your Flash Array. Looking at Data Protection under the Assessment menu I saw a lightning bolt on one of my arrays. That lightning bolt led me to an evaluation showing that there had been a significant drop in DRR for a group of volumes. Turns out that change was benign because one of my teammates refreshed an environment causing the change in the Data Reduction Ratio. I see this as just another way Pure 1 Manage can help admins detect threats or problems with data sets. How are you using the tools in Pure1? Share something with the group! -CharlesCincinnati PUG Launch
Thank you to all who helped make the 1st Cincinnati PUG meeting a success. A special thank you to charles_sheppar, who presented how Pure Storage has transformed his data center over the past 10 years (for the positive). After Charles, dstevens shared his thoughts on the changing virtualization landscape. David made the most of his time in Cincinnati, from meeting with customers, attending the PUG, as well as partaking in some Cincinnati classics, Skyline and Graeters. In User Group fashion, Charles is taking the lead and already thinking of topics and ideas for the next meeting. Charles has a "scary" idea that I think is perfect for the next user event. Leave a comment if you want to get involved in helping plan and organize the next event.
