Ask Us Everything about Object Storage
💬 Get ready for our February 2026 edition of Ask Us Everything, this Friday, February 20th at 9 AM Pacific. This month is all about Object Storage. If you have a burning question, feel free to ask it here early and we'll add it to the list to answer tomorrow. Or if we can't get it answered live, our Pure Storage experts can follow up here. Karthik Srinivasan, Flashman​ & dpoorman​ ​ are the experts answering your questions during the conversation and here on the community. See you this Friday! (Oh, and if you haven't registered yet, there's still time!) Or, check out this self-serve resource: Object Storage Webinar EDIT: Thanks for joining in! If you have additional burning questions and comments, leave them in the comments below for the team!Purity//FB 4.5.8 is now Generally Available!
We are pleased to announce that Purity//FB 4.5.8 is now Generally Available! Purity//FB 4.5.8 supports first generation FlashBlade, FlashBlade//S, and FlashBlade//E. Documentation and Resources: Release and Upgrade Guidelines: Recommended for Proof of Concepts, new installs, and upgrades of FlashBlade//S and FlashBlade//E systems. Object Multi-Site Replication features require workload fit assessment and feature enablement is required. Please contact your Pure Storage representative. Please refer to the Release Guidelines for more up-to-date information. Release Package: Download here External Release Notes (Support Site) For details on fixes included in 4.5.8, please refer to the links below IMPORTANT: Both 3.3.x and 4.1.x are bridgehead releases which means any existing FlashBlade systems will need to upgrade to 3.3.x and then 4.1.x before upgrading to 4.5.0. Contact fb_field_qual@purestorage.com for any questions regarding an upgrade to this release.Purity//FB 4.5.7 is now Generally Available!
We are pleased to announce that Purity//FB 4.5.7 is now Generally Available! Purity//FB 4.5.7 supports first generation FlashBlade, FlashBlade//S, and FlashBlade//E. Documentation and Resources: Release and Upgrade Guidelines: Recommended for Proof of Concepts, new installs, and upgrades of FlashBlade//S and FlashBlade//E systems. Object Multi-Site Replication features require workload fit assessment and feature enablement is required. Please contact your Pure Storage representative. Please refer to the Release Guidelines for more up-to-date information. Release Package: Download here For details on fixes included in 4.5.7, please refer to the links below: External Release Notes (Support Site) IMPORTANT: Both 3.3.x and 4.1.x are bridgehead releases which means any existing FlashBlade systems will need to upgrade to 3.3.x and then 4.1.x before upgrading to 4.5.0.FlashBlade Updates
On FlashBlade we've updated: W.O.R.M. capabilities are undergoing 3rd party compliance reviews for the SEC to help you meet the requirements for SEC 17a-4(F) and SEC 18a- 6(E) FlashBlade Purity 4.4.0. helps increase the fan in and fan out replication capabilities Gain 20% more usable capability by upgrading Purity (seriously!) and reduce overhead cost per usable terabyte Got questions? Drop them below!
