Hackers are increasingly looking at large telecom networks as part of their shift to “big game hunting” -- targeting larger, more revenue-rich organizations. In fact, the LightBasin hacking group infiltrated as many as 13 telecom networks by targeting many telecommunications-specific systems. This pressure has put carrier IT departments on the front line of defense — but how can you prepare for this type of attack, much less...

In a challenging, dynamic environment, accuracy and efficiency are critical to survival. Inconsistency across on-prem, edge and cloud environments can become a bottleneck to your business goals. If your hybrid cloud journey has been hindered by data service differences and unpredictable consumption, you may feel like you’re flying blind. Pure Storage and AWS are helping companies soar higher, enabling effortless cloud mobility with a uni...

Join us for an Ask Me Anything session with the Microsoft and Pure Storage teams. Not all apps belong in the cloud; in some cases, a hybrid-first approach may be your best decision, or fully on-premises. For these apps we used to wait to upgrade to a new version of SQL Server after the first service pack; not anymore. With features being tested in Azure first and ported to the box version after, this is no longer needed. Join the Microsoft Pro...

Who knew that the best coffee break conversations would end up happening online? Each month, Pure’s Coffee Break series invites experts in technology and business to chat about the themes driving today’s IT agenda - much more ‘podcast’ than ‘webinar’. This is no training session—it’s a freewheeling conversation that’s as fun as it is informative and the perfect way to break up your day. Whi...

You need high performance storage to keep up with the growth and demands of modern HPC and EDA. Pure Storage FlashBlade® powers secure, fast and cost optimized workloads with Azure in Equinix. Join this webinar to learn how you can leverage this connected-cloud architecture.We will discuss: The connected-cloud architecture addresses many of the top concerns customers have about cloud adoption: security, control, governance and compliance T...

Ransomware has changed the priorities in data protection. In the days before ransomware, the major focus was backing up as much data as possible in the shortest amount of time. Now, we need to change the focus and determine how quickly we can recover and at what scale. In this session, we’ll look at how flash storage can solve this new data protection priority. Ransomware attacks are all around us. It's a matter of when we will be impact...

What's new with vVols and Pure Storage's new VASA Provider? Pure Storage has been the leader in vVols since we introduced support, and we are not slowing down. With the latest release of Purity//FA and VASA, there are significant enhancements, additions, and useful new features that make the best vVol implementation out there, even better! Pure's new 2.0 VASA provider is bringing some significant updates to scale, performance and feature suppo...

Storage Sizing isn't just about space: It's about latency and throughput! When you move to new hardware or the cloud, and when you try to consolidate SQL Servers, you can't just add up the database sizes and call it a day. Storage sizing isn't just about space: it's about latency and throughput. So how can we look at an existing SQL Server and translate that into requirements? In this one-hour session, Brent Ozar will show you how to measure y...

Today’s most demanding applications require top-tier storage performance. In the past, this meant complex infrastructures and bottlenecks. It’s time to focus on the future! Join us December 8 as we announce a new member to the Pure Storage FlashArray™ family, powering the next era of cloud-like scale with Pure Fusion™—delivering performance and agility never before seen behind the firewall. See how to equip your d...

Ransomware Nightmares! Defend Your Data If hacker horror stories are haunting your dreams, you're not alone. An attack is launched every 11 seconds, and a third of victims take over a week just to regain access to their data—reeling with dread while the business is under attack and customers are running scared. Join Pure Storage as we welcome Hector "Sabu" Monsegur, former technical frontman of the infamous LulzSec hacking collective. A...