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Tahawul Tech
03-07-2025
- Business
- Tahawul Tech
Pure Storage delivers performance at any scale with new products
IT pioneer Pure Storage recently announced an expansion of its next-generation storage product portfolio designed for demanding and high-performance workloads. 'In an era where data is king and IT complexity remains a major hurdle to accessing and using data for optimal business value, Pure Storage is once again redefining what's possible for customers', said John Colgrove (Coz), Founder and Chief Visionary at Pure Storage. 'Pure Storage delivers the magic by rejecting the norms we've come to accept for storage infrastructure; they are what's holding us back within this new era of exponential data growth and logarithmic growth of insight value'. As data volumes rise and business demands shift faster than ever, traditional storage infrastructures create fragmentation, silos, and uncontrolled data sprawl. Organisations must fundamentally change their approach to data storage and management to one that nimbly and efficiently helps customers meet and scale growing data needs. An Enterprise Data Cloud (EDC) redefines how data is delivered, governed, and consumed by creating a virtualized cloud of data delivering a single, seamless data layer with consistent control across on-premises, public cloud, and hybrid environments. Only the Pure Storage platform offers the performance, efficiency, and intelligence to deliver such data management at scale. FlashArray and FlashBlade – Built To Do More Core to the Pure Storage platform are Pure Storage FlashArray™ and Pure Storage FlashBlade®, which underpin the delivery of performance, reliability, and flexibility in a unified storage experience. The latest Pure Storage FlashArray and Pure Storage FlashBlade offerings extend the platform — unlocking massive performance density gains, enabling faster results, and seamlessly scaling for future applications and demands — with capabilities to handle the full workload spectrum. NEW: Pure Storage FlashArray//XL The next generation of Pure Storage FlashArray, FlashArray//XL™ R5, sets the bar for performance at extreme scale so customers can consolidate diverse workloads into a unified platform. FlashArray//XL: Doubles the amount of IOPS (Input/Output Operations Per Second) per rack unit compared to the previous generation and increases max raw capacity by up to 50 percent. NEW: Pure Storage FlashArray//ST Continuing to push the boundaries of high-performance platforms, FlashArray//ST™ is a new offering designed to serve the most latency-sensitive workloads such as in-memory databases, large OLTP, log writing, and scale-out and sharded NOSQL databases. FlashArray//ST: Delivers over 10 million IOPS per five rack units through an optimized IO path. NEW: Pure Storage FlashBlade//S Next-generation controller blades in FlashBlade//S™ R2, the latest version of Pure Storage FlashBlade//S, enhance the platform to help organizations accelerate time-to-insight, consolidate infrastructure, and realize faster outcomes from the most demanding data pipelines. FlashBlade//S: Performs up to 30% greater than competitors across critical workloads like genome sequencing, inference, and electronic design automation simulations, as well as other extensive datasets required for effective AI reasoning. NEW: Single Architecture of Block, File, and Object Addressing the explosive growth of unstructured data, Pure Storage extends object support to FlashArray, creating a true single architecture for block, file and object across the entire Pure Storage platform. Object support for FlashArray: Simplifies data management with block, file, and object consolidated on a single unified platform and consistent experience. 'Pure Storage was born to disrupt the industry, as we introduced new capabilities to reliably achieve better and better performance at any scale', continued Colgrove. 'We are unwavering in our mission to enable our customers' ambitions, providing the most innovative and reliable foundation they need to confidently meet any future challenge or opportunity'. Image Credit: Pure Storage
TECHx
30-06-2025
- Business
- TECHx
Pure Storage Unveils Next-Gen Storage Platforms
Home » Emerging technologies » Storage » Pure Storage Unveils Next-Gen Storage Platforms Pure Storage® (NYSE: PSTG), has announced the expansion of its next-generation storage portfolio. The launch includes new innovations designed for high-performance workloads across modern IT environments. The company revealed that its latest advancements are aimed at simplifying data management, accelerating performance, and supporting scalability. This move comes as data volumes grow rapidly and traditional storage infrastructures struggle to keep up. According to John Colgrove, Founder and Chief Visionary at Pure Storage, 'In an era where data is king and IT complexity remains a major hurdle, Pure Storage is once again redefining what's possible.' He added that the company continues to challenge conventional storage models, which limit progress in today's data-driven landscape. Pure Storage reported that its platform now supports an Enterprise Data Cloud (EDC) model. This virtualized cloud of data delivers a seamless data layer with consistent control across on-premises, public cloud, and hybrid environments. At the core of this platform are the enhanced FlashArray™ and FlashBlade® systems. These technologies promise improved reliability, flexibility, and performance across a wide range of workloads. The company introduced several new products: FlashArray//XL R5: Doubles IOPS per rack unit and boosts raw capacity by up to 50%. FlashArray//ST: Targets latency-sensitive workloads, delivering over 10 million IOPS in just five rack units. FlashBlade//S R2: Features next-gen controller blades and offers up to 30% better performance on workloads like genome sequencing and AI reasoning. Additionally, Pure Storage revealed extended object support to FlashArray. This creates a unified architecture for block, file, and object storage. The update simplifies data management and ensures a consistent user experience across the platform. Colgrove emphasized that the company remains focused on performance and scale. 'We are unwavering in our mission to enable our customers' ambitions,' he said. With these updates, Pure Storage continues to position itself as a key player in delivering advanced, reliable, and scalable data storage solutions.
Yahoo
24-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
SMCI Climbs 34.1% YTD: Should You Hold or Fold the Stock?
Super Micro Computer SMCI shares have been volatile recently, yet it returned 34.1% in the year-to-date period. Its shares have outperformed the Zacks Computer- Storage Devices industry's decline of 0.3% in the same time frame. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Super Micro Computer is currently trading at a discounted valuation, with its forward 12-month price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio at 14.6X, which is lower than the Zacks Computer – Storage Devices industry average of 26.82X. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research With such a strong performance and discounted valuation, investors are left wondering — should they hold on to SMCI stock, or is caution the wiser path? Super Micro Computer is experiencing strong traction in its high-performance and energy-efficient servers as AI data centers and hyperscalers are strongly adopting them. The server and storage system segmental revenues surged 19% year over year in the third quarter of fiscal 2025, and it crossed the $4.5 billion mark, accounting for 97% of its top line. Super Micro Computer's server and storage revenues are being driven by its direct liquid cooling (DLC) solutions for data-center usage. The DLC production reached a manufacturing volume of more than 2000 DLC racks per month. Super Micro Computer is further enhancing its portfolio with Data Center Building Block Solutions, petascale storage systems for AI workloads, and kit-integration of NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs in its product line to achieve high compute power. These will keep it at the forefront of the server and storage space. As a growing number of enterprises are adopting AI, SMCI's enterprise data center customer vertical recorded $1.9 billion in revenues. This vertical accounted for 42% of revenues in the third quarter of fiscal 2025 compared to 25% in the previous quarter. This reflects the growing representation of AI products in SMCI's product sales. SMCI is also broadening the reach of its server and storage solutions through global manufacturing expansion across Malaysia, Taiwan and Europe to ramp up the deployment of these solutions while mitigating geopolitical and tariff barriers of local governments. However, SMCI is also facing some challenges. Super Micro Computer is facing some near-term headwinds like delayed purchasing decisions from customers as they are evaluating the adoption of next-generation AI platforms. Strong competition from the global storage and server market by leading players like Pure Storage PSTG, Dell Technologies DELL and Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE is also a concern for investors. Pure Storage provides a range of modern storage solutions through its offerings like FlashArray, FlashBlade and Pure Cloud Block Store to serve the purpose of providing All-Flash performance, cloud integration, AI and simplified management. Dell Technologies is also experiencing massive traction in its AI-optimized servers, which grew 16% year over year. In the first quarter of 2026, DELL announced that it received orders worth $12.1 billion for its AI servers, which has surmounted to become $14.4 billion in AI backlogs. Hewlett Packard Enterprise offers a range of server services, including HPE ProLiant, HPE Synergy, HPE BladeSystem and HPE Moonshot servers. In the second quarter of fiscal 2025, Hewlett Packard Enterprise's server segment sales grew 6% year over year due to strong demand for its AI servers. Due to these factors, SMCI is facing margin contraction due to the growing price competition from established competitors. Furthermore, price adjustments from its clients as they are second-guessing their shift from older to newer platforms like Blackwell are also weighing on the SMCI's margins. In the last reported quarter, Super Micro Computer also incurred a one-time inventory write-down on older-generation GPUs and related components, further affecting its margins. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for SMCI's fiscal 2025 earnings implies a year-over-year decline of 6.33%. The estimates for fiscal 2025 have been revised downward in the past 30 days. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research SMCI is facing near-term challenges stemming from delayed purchasing decisions from customers and margin contraction from pricing pressure. Stiff competition from industry leaders like HPE, PSTG and DELL in the rising AI-server space is also a concern for the investors. Considering all these factors, we suggest that investors should stay away from this Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) stock at present. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE) : Free Stock Analysis Report Pure Storage, Inc. (PSTG) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research ( Zacks Investment Research Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Techday NZ
20-06-2025
- Business
- Techday NZ
Pure Storage launches next-gen FlashArray & FlashBlade for AI
Pure Storage has unveiled new updates to its hardware portfolio, introducing next-generation support in its FlashArray and FlashBlade product lines to address high-performance requirements, including artificial intelligence and machine learning workloads. Product updates The company's latest enhancements are designed to facilitate performance at scale for organisations facing increasingly intensive and diverse workload demands. The updates primarily centre on its FlashArray and FlashBlade offerings, both integral to the broader Pure Storage platform. The new FlashArray//XL R5 has been developed to consolidate varied workloads onto a single platform by delivering a significant increase in performance and capacity. According to the company, this model doubles the Input/Output Operations Per Second (IOPS) per rack unit compared to its predecessor and boosts maximum raw capacity by as much as 50 percent. Steven Allgeier, Vice President Distributed Infrastructure Group at Fiserv, said, "At Fiserv we recognise our customers' urgent need to manage escalating data demands with greater efficiency. With Pure Storage FlashArray, we are able to continuously deliver an optimal all-flash performance with reliability for mission-critical workloads. We are excited to see how the benefits of the next-gen FlashArray//XL R5 will empower our customers to scale for extreme demands." Pure Storage has also introduced the FlashArray//ST, a platform specifically designed for workloads that are sensitive to latency, such as in-memory databases and large online transaction processing (OLTP) systems. The FlashArray//ST can deliver over 10 million IOPS within five rack units, owing to its optimised input/output pathway. The FlashBlade//S has been updated to its R2 version, featuring next-generation controller blades. The company states that this iteration offers up to 30 percent higher performance than competitors for critical applications including genome sequencing, inference, and electronic design automation simulations. These advances aim to expedite time-to-insight and consolidate organisational infrastructure for projects involving complex, data-intensive pipelines. Single architecture approach Another development includes the extension of object storage support to FlashArray, enabling a unified architecture for block, file, and object storage across the entire platform. This approach is intended to simplify management and deliver a consistent experience, addressing the challenges posed by the swift increase of unstructured data in enterprise environments. Pure Storage described its strategy as a response to the common issues in traditional storage infrastructures, such as fragmentation, siloed data, and uncontrolled sprawl. The company's platform seeks to enable enterprises to manage, govern, and use data more effectively across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments through an approach described as an Enterprise Data Cloud. John Colgrove, Founder and Chief Visionary at Pure Storage, said, "In an era where data is king and IT complexity remains a major hurdle to accessing and using data for optimal business value, Pure Storage is once again redefining what's possible for customers." "Pure Storage delivers the magic by rejecting the norms we've come to accept for storage infrastructure; they are what's holding us back within this new era of exponential data growth and logarithmic growth of insight value." Colgrove added, "Pure Storage was born to disrupt the industry, as we introduced new capabilities to reliably achieve better and better performance at any scale. We are unwavering in our mission to enable our customers' ambitions, providing the most innovative and reliable foundation they need to confidently meet any future challenge or opportunity." These announcements arrive as organisations of all sizes face mounting pressures from rapid data growth, increasing workload diversity, and the operational demands of emerging applications such as artificial intelligence and machine learning. The new hardware and features from Pure Storage are positioned to support these evolving requirements while aiming to ensure efficiency and scalability for future organisational needs.
Forbes
18-06-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Pure Introduces Products That Manage Data For A Post AI Training World
Pure Storage Sign At the Pure Storage Accelerate Event in Las Vegas the company announced next generation solid state storage products with capacities up to 300TB and its Enterprise Data Cloud a storage and data management system that is intended to simplify data management. These products should provide primary storage for heavy data workloads including AI training and inference. Pure introduced new FlashArrays, a new FlashBlade and new Direct Flash Modules. The FlashArray//XL R5, shown below, has raw storage capacities up to 1.9PB and can run up to 200% more transactions per rack unit. Pure Storage FlashArray//XL R5 The FlashArray//ST is geared for high performance, providing more than 10 M input/output operations per second. The company also introduced a FlashBlade//S R2. The FlashArray's have native S3 implementation and support block, file and object storage. Pure has doubled the storage density of the QLC Direct Flash Modules to 300TB. One of these DFMs is shown below. These are custom solid state drive modules designed by Pure. The higher capacity in one drive results in higher energy efficiency and smaller rack space for a given storage capacity. Pure Direct Flash Module John Cosgrove, founder of Pure told me that their DFMs have 1/10th the error rate of other SSDs. This is because they understand and can control the sources of errors better. For instance, half of SSD failures are due to communication bugs with PCIe, but they implement solutions that avoid these communication failures. The company also understands which NAND flash die in the DFMs are more susceptible to failure and takes steps to ensure that any failures don't impact overall performance. As a consequence, even with such large NAND flash capacity the DFMs avoid major drive rebuilds that may be required for other SSDs. This provides reliable data access. Pure's Enterprise Data Cloud provides unified storage access to data on-premise, in the cloud or hosted as shown below. Pure Enterprise Data Cloud The Data Cloud is built up from layers of hardware and software. The evergreen architecture includes Pure Storage Flash Systems, their Blades and Arrays and SLAs that the company says provide financial and operational flexibility by offering a hardware purchase with a consumption-based subscription with hardware replaced over time. The virtualized cloud of storage can manage 100's of storage systems like they are one system. The control plane offers intelligent automation and orchestration of workflows, real-time observability as well as predictive analytics and insights. The later includes anomaly detection and and cyber assessments. A variety of service can be run on the Data Cloud. Pure has partnered with Rubrik to enhance cloud security. Pure Fusion provides work load automation. CrowdStrike provides LogScale integration to enable immutable resilient storage. PureProtect VMware to VMware on-demand recovery is supported as is AI Copilot for easy interaction of the Data Cloud. Patrick Smith, Field CTO for EMEA led a customer panel where they discussed how with foundational models available through intensive AI training these models can be fine-tuned and customized for particular applications that deliver an acceptable degree of accuracy for a particular application. Such fine tuning of existing models rather than creating new models requires much less effort and energy to accomplish. DeepSeek's introduction in January 2025 was an example of such an approach. Nvidia and others have referred to the increasing use of existing foundational models for AI inference solutions as the Post Training World. This post training world requires less intensive computing but it is heavily dependent upon real time data management and solutions. This is an area where companies like Pure Storage hope to provide primary storage to support existing model fine tuning and inference to solve real world solutions in a variety of industries. Pure Storage introduced new hardware including 300TB DFM, FlashArrays and a new FlashBlade along with its Enterprise Data Cloud for managing and protecting on-premise, cloud and hosted data to enable a post-AI training world.
