Non-disruptive upgrades to Pure Storage array are liberating

I’m a happy Pure Storage customer. Yesterday, they released a press release that featured some of my opinions about their all-flash storage array. Healthcare Providers Tap All-Flash from Pure Storage to be More Innovative and Enhance Care Experience “Performing a non-disruptive upgrade of our Pure Storage flash array on a Tuesday morning was liberating,” said …

Pure Storage Proactive Support and its Flash Fairy

If PS is an abbreviation for Pure Storage, PSPS should be what they call Pure Storage Proactive Support. In the past two months, the Pure Storage customer support team has proactively opened three cases on our behalf in an effort to help us reduce risk, improve performance, and get the most out of my employer’s …

Speaking at HIMSS Midwest Fall Technology Conference

In mid-November I will be speaking at the 2014 Midwest Fall Technology Conference for HIMSS. Joe Ferguson from Pure Storage and I will present a case study at 9:45 am on November 13 that will discuss how flash-based storage can be best-utilized in healthcare datacenters. My employer Riverview Health has been a happy Pure Storage …

My comments on Pure Storage

My employer recently purchased a Pure Storage solid state SAN. I had a lot of influence on this project and lead the technical proof-of-concept testing. The Pure Storage team was great to work with. And while we did experience some problems during testing, their customer support responded quickly, took ownership, and resolved the issues — …