Welcome to the (Virtualization) Jungle: How Pure Storage Can Help
November 18 | Register Now! 11:00AM PT • 2:00PM ET To close out 2025 (Coffee Break is off in December), host Andrew Miller is excited to welcome Cody Hosterman (Sr. Director of Product Management -- Cloud and Virtualization) back for the 3rd time! We’ll revisit a topic from last year that’s still incredibly relevant - the impact of the VMware acquisition and the shifting virtualization landscape. Looking for a Pure + Nutanix update? We’ll do that too! As we realize this a challenging topic for many of our customers, we’ll do our best to provide candid but gentle analysis along with how Pure can help as we walk through: Virtualization Landscape - 5 years ago no one would have predicted the news of the last 36 months. We’ll walk through recent shifts both on-prem and in the public cloud - being candid without being negative. VMware & Pure Storage - whether on-prem with MANY integrations or in the cloud with a leading partnership with Azure VMware Solution (Pure Storage Cloud) or other areas, Pure has maintained a leading position for VMware shops - we’ll explore the classic value plus new developments. Alternate Options & Pure Storage - looking to preserve (or add) Pure’s simplicity + Evergreen approach while thinking about OpenStack? Nutanix? Kubevirt on OpenShift? Hyper-V? Other options? This section is for you.Pure Storage Cloud: Run It Your Way or Fully Managed
November 6 | Register Now! Cloud shouldn't limit your options regardless if it's private, public, or hybrid. It's your data. It should be your choice to move it, and it should be your choice to determine where your workloads should run. See how Pure Storage Cloud gives you the freedom to choose your management model—customer-managed services that let you run it your way to a completely seamless, fully managed solution. Join us as we explore the Pure Storage Cloud portfolio, which brings the performance and agility of Pure Storage everywhere—giving you the power to choose. This session will explore: Efficient storage options for your workloads, no matter where they run The freedom that Pure Storage gives you for workload mobility The latest options for Pure Storage to do the heavy lifting in the public cloud Register Now!Clear the Path to VMware in AWS: Pure Storage + Amazon EVS
September 4 | Register Now! Cloud migrations are complex, but with Amazon Elastic VMware Service (EVS) and Pure Storage, you can clear a faster, simpler path to AWS without replatforming or sacrificing enterprise-grade capabilities. Join experts from AWS and Pure Storage to learn how this powerful integration helps you move VMware workloads to AWS faster. Learn how to optimize costs and maintain full control using the same VMware and Pure Storage tools you rely on today—with NVMe-oF/TCP, advanced replication, and consistent enterprise-grade data services across environments. You’ll learn how to: Deploy VMware on AWS using the same tools and integrations you use on-prem. Boost performance up to 2.5X with NVMe-oF/TCP while cutting costs by up to 50%. Streamline migrations and DR with Purity replication and VMware HCX. Share storage between EVS and native AWS to support hybrid and refactored apps. Register Now!Modern Virtualization on OpenShift: Portworx for Enterprise-scale Workloads
July 31 | Register Now! Explore how Portworx® Enterprise 3.3 delivers modern virtualization capabilities at enterprise scale—seamlessly integrating VM workloads into your Red Hat OpenShift environment. Whether you're running virtualized workloads on-premises or in the cloud, this session will show you how to harness OpenShift for modern, resilient VM deployments—delivering agility, efficiency, and enterprise-class reliability. In this live technical demo, you’ll learn how to: Deploy and manage stateful VMs alongside containers on Red Hat OpenShift Leverage unified storage, replication, backup, and high availability using Portworx storage and data management capabilities Conduct a live migration of an application using a MongoDB VM Use real-world deployment scenarios and command-line walkthroughs to showcase the end-to-end architecture and operational flow Register Now!"What would you say your virtualization does here?"
July 10 | Register Now! If the virtualization landscape has you feeling like you’re stuck in a meeting about TPS reports with eight different bosses, you’re not alone. With uncertainty around VMware’s future, many IT leaders are being asked what they’re doing with their virtualization strategy. Join this satirical but serious Tech Talk as we dust off the old “jump to conclusions” mat to explore the four most common “conclusions” enterprises are being asked to evaluate. We’ll cover: Staying on VMware - Sticking with the familiar, despite the licensing and support changes. Choosing a new hypervisor - Considering alternatives like Proxmox or AHV and their tradeoffs. Moving to the cloud - Running your VMs on hyperscale infrastructure like AWS or Azure. Modernizing with KubeVirt - Embracing a Kubernetes-native model that supports both VMs and containers. Register Now!Virtualization in the Cloud: Managed, DIY, or Both?
May 22, 2025 | Register here! The cloud offers multiple paths for virtualization. But, which one is right for your organization? Whether you’re leveraging a managed service like Azure VMware Solution or using cloud native VMs, each approach has its trade-offs in cost, control, and complexity. Discover how to modernize virtual environments in the cloud—in a way that works for you. Join Principal Technologist Valerie Harrison and Principal Technical Product Specialist Kyle Grossmiller as they break down the key differences between managed and DIY cloud virtualization and share how Pure Storage cloud solutions support both strategies. Together, they’ll cover: Architectural trade-offs between managed services (e.g., Azure VMware Solution, AWS Elastic VMware Service) and native VMs in the cloud. How to optimize for costs and control with Pure Storage solutions with any cloud strategy. How Pure Storage enables flexible, scalable virtualization—no matter how you build in the cloud. Register here!
