PHOTO
Dubai — Pure Storage (NYSE: PSTG), the IT pioneer that delivers storage as-a-service in a multi-cloud world, is enabling enterprise customers, public sector entities and managed service providers (MSPs) to innovate and do more with their data. Pure is seeing more companies in the region turning to its modern data experience to enable them to be more agile, innovate and drive digital transformation.
Internationally, Pure saw 20% growth in Q2 in extremely challenging market conditions, as announced in Q2 FY2021 financial results. According to IDC’s Q2 2020 enterprise storage tracker, Pure in EMEA grew by 8.4%, far outperforming the overall market which saw a tiny 0.6% growth.
Pure continues to announce regular innovations in its portfolio, including the recent launch of the second generation of FlashArray//C — one of the fastest-growing products in Pure’s portfolio and the first and only enterprise-grade all-QLC flash array. Additionally, FlashBlade, a Unified Fast File and Object (UFFO) storage platform, is helping customers meet today’s challenges including: desire for real-time insight; need to consolidate and re-use data for analytics/AI and increased ransomware attacks.
“The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia continue to be key markets for us in the Middle East. Irrespective of which digital technologies organisations are investing in, data is at the core of any transformation effort. We are helping regional organisations access, manage, analyse and secure their data, no matter where they store it,” commented Assaad El Saadi, regional director, Middle East at Pure Storage. “We deliver a Modern Data Experience so customers can digitally transform by enabling multi-cloud use, simplifying and optimising infrastructure and securing data.”
Commenting on the current business environment, James Petter, VP, International said, “We are operating in an unprecedented situation globally and I’m incredibly proud of our teams who continue to deliver solid results that meet customer needs. Pure is helping customers across the Middle East on their digital transformation journeys by enabling them to focus on business outcomes.”
Supporting customers in the Middle East
Metito (UAE) — no lost data and no session timeouts
Metito is a leading global provider of intelligent water management and alternative energy solutions. It has deployed Pure’s technology to improve the performance of its business-critical applications, provide cost predictability, and simplify storage management.
“With the integration of the new infrastructure solution from Pure Storage, a lot of the session timeouts disappeared, allowing a more efficient use of time — users no longer have to restart sessions and/or re-input lost data. We have also achieved a 30 percent improvement in application performance throughput which has resulted in increased productivity and a marked improvement in the overall user-experience,” said Prashant Menon, Metito IT Infrastructure and Support Services Manager.
Institute of Public Administration (KSA) — consistent reliability and performance
Saudi Arabia’s Institute of Public Administration (IPA) is tasked with the continual education of public employees with a view to enhance their efficiency and is responsible for the administrative organization of government departments. IPA is using Pure’s technology to successfully execute on its core objective of training and up-skilling public sector employees.
“With the Pure Storage FlashArray//X50 serving as the backbone of our data-center infrastructure, we are able to get consistent performance and latency across all our workloads. We have managed to eliminate the stumbling blocks that slowed our nomination and admission processes for our clients,” commented Ahmad Al-Jebaly, Director of Networks and Operations Department.
- Ends–
About Pure Storage
Pure Storage (NYSE: PSTG) gives technologists their time back. Pure delivers a modern data experience that empowers organizations to run their operations as a true, automated, storage as-a-service model seamlessly across multiple clouds. One of the fastest-growing enterprise IT companies in history, Pure helps customers put data to use while reducing the complexity and expense of managing the infrastructure behind it. And with a certified customer satisfaction score in the top one percent of B2B companies, Pure's ever-expanding list of customers are among the happiest in the world.
Pure Storage, the "P" Logo, Evergreen, FlashArray, FlashBlade, and Pure1 are trademarks or registered trademarks of Pure Storage, Inc. All other trademarks or names referenced in this document are the property of their respective owners.
Analyst Recognition:
Pure Storage has been named a Leader in the 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Primary Storage.
© Press Release 2020
Disclaimer: The contents of this press release was provided from an external third party provider. This website is not responsible for, and does not control, such external content. This content is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis and has not been edited in any way. Neither this website nor our affiliates guarantee the accuracy of or endorse the views or opinions expressed in this press release.
The press release is provided for informational purposes only. The content does not provide tax, legal or investment advice or opinion regarding the suitability, value or profitability of any particular security, portfolio or investment strategy. Neither this website nor our affiliates shall be liable for any errors or inaccuracies in the content, or for any actions taken by you in reliance thereon. You expressly agree that your use of the information within this article is at your sole risk.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, this website, its parent company, its subsidiaries, its affiliates and the respective shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, advertisers, content providers and licensors will not be liable (jointly or severally) to you for any direct, indirect, consequential, special, incidental, punitive or exemplary damages, including without limitation, lost profits, lost savings and lost revenues, whether in negligence, tort, contract or any other theory of liability, even if the parties have been advised of the possibility or could have foreseen any such damages.
