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.DFW Pure User Group Meeting is Sept 18th
Subject: Join Us September 18th for the Dallas Pure User Group Event! Hello!, We'd love to see everyone at the upcoming DFW PUG! As a technology-first group, the Dallas PUG goes deep on the topics that matter most. We will be focusing on exciting innovations and discussing all the new things Pure is doing! … Plus a chance to ‘cuss and ‘discuss with your peers that use Pure. Date: September 18th, 2025 | 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Location: Thirsty Lion Grandscape at the Colony 5754 Grandscape Boulevard The Colony, TX 75056 Agenda: 3 - 3:15p : Check in 3:15 - 4:15p : Flash Array File and Pure Storage Updates 4:15 -6p : Peer Networking Meet Our Speaker: Casey Sims l Senior Systems Engineer Casey Sims is a Senior Systems Engineer at Pure Storage and an expert in data storage solutions. With extensive experience helping organizations transform their storage infrastructure, Casey is deeply knowledgeable about flash storage technologies and dedicated to simplifying data management for enterprises. As a frequent speaker at Pure User Group events, Casey is known for providing clear insights into emerging innovations and practical strategies to optimize Pure Storage investments. This event is a fantastic opportunity to connect directly with Casey and get your questions answered face-to-face by a Pure expert. Looking forward to seeing you there!
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Hey Connecticut PUG members! I want to introduce myself. I'm a Field Solutions Architect who specializes in virtualization integrations, such as hypervisors, as they pertain to Pure Storage. I don't live in Connecticut, but I'm not far. I'm up in southern New Hampshire. Before I came to Pure I held several roles across multiple organizations including, system architecture and design, storage infrastructure, backup infrastructure and security technologies. While I miss my days as a customer, I'm excited to be at Pure talking about our technologies to help make your lives simpler. There are many of us at Pure that live in the region. So, as we get ready to announce our first PUG in July I hope to see you and I promise to bring along some local Pure folks for you to meet. In the region we can cover a bunch of topics ranging from cyber resilience, AI, unstructured data, databases (SAP, MS SQL, Oracle, etc.), cloud, automation and many more. I hope to see you soon.
