CLOUD-ERA FLASH DEMANDS A NEW APPROACH
We’ve flipped all-flash storage on its head – again. Check out how 100% NVMe and 100% software-driven flash combine to enable unprecedented levels of performance and density in an all-flash array for mainstream Tier 1 environments.
MEET THE NEW TIER 1
Legacy Tier 1 brings to mind resilience – but also complexity, compromise, and the inevitable forklift upgrade. Forget all that: the New Tier 1 delivers proven 6-9s availability alongside unprecedented agility and efficiency – and an evergreen ownership experience. It’s everything you need for the cloud era.
POWERED BY PURITY
FlashArray//X is powered by software natively built for flash: Purity for FlashArray is the software-defined heart of //X, delivering Tier 1 data services, DirectFlash™ global flash management, and Evergreen improvements with every release. The new Purity//FA 5 delivers ActiveCluster, QoS, File, and VVols – all included at no extra charge.
ACTIVECLUSTER: MULTI-SITE ACTIVE/ACTIVE STRETCH CLUSTER – 4 STEPS, $0
Pure Storage is delivering the ultimate in business continuity – zero RPO and zero RTO – and it’s included with your FlashArray, or a simple Evergreen upgrade. Set up in minutes. No need for a third site. No kidding.
Replace a Tier 1 Array with Just 10 Flash Modules
Imagine putting all your workloads on just 10 flash modules – while getting the full power of your current Tier 1 array. //X has the performance density to consolidate all of your apps, and features microsecond response time and half a petabyte of effective capacity. Put all your latency-sensitive DBs, VMs, and desktops on //X and accelerate.
Or Replace Your Tier 1 Footprint With a Single Rack
The unprecedented density of FlashArray//X will give you 1PB effective in a mere 3U. In a full rack, you’ll get 15PBs, providing microsecond latency and tons of bandwidth. All of it delivered with 99.9999% availability and effortlessly managed via Pure1. That’s your entire Tier 1, and then some.
FlashArray for Every Need and Budget
FlashArray has a solution for every IT need – from entry-level workload acceleration to petabyte-scale Tier 1 and all-flash cloud consolidation, and everything in between.* Start anywhere in the FlashArray family and non-disruptively upgrade capacity and performance as needed. You can’t go wrong – every FlashArray is Evergreen.
* Effective capacities.
What’s Holding Your AFA Back?
It’s time to shed disk-era bottlenecks. Next generation FlashArray//X overcomes the performance density challenge of big SSDs, the serial drag of SAS, and the unpredictable latency of black-box SSDs to deliver microsecond latency and GBs of bandwidth. How? 100% NVMe, 100% software-driven raw flash.
The First Software-Defined Flash Module
To deliver next-gen all-flash storage, you’d better bring something good. And we have it: DirectFlash technology is software-driven global flash management combined with 100% NVMe-connected raw flash that enables up to 50% better latency, 5x greater density, and 15-30% more usable capacity from the same media.
//X is Effortless
FlashArray just works, period. FlashArray//M has delivered 99.9999% availability for two years – and that’s inclusive of maintenance and now non-disruptive generational upgrades. //X will do the same. That means your data is always-on, always-fast, and always-secure. 30 minute install is plug-n-play simple with an array that manages itself. And FlashArray is cloud-connected, with SaaS-based monitoring, unrivalled proactive support, and machine learning predictive analytics. If your attention is needed, your smartphone will let you know.
//X Is Efficient
Get maximum consolidation with consistent microsecond latency for all your applications while you save 10x on power, cooling, space. And you’ll save on flash, since our industry-leading data reduction means you’ll buy a lot less capacity, today and as you expand. Nothing to configure, and no trade-offs: all data services are always-on and built-in, and the platform is fully automatable. Think cloud-like agility for your IT.
//X Is Evergreen
FlashArray is the only storage that gets better with age – and //X is just the latest proof. Sharing the same chassis as //M, FlashArray//X adds the unprecedented power of DirectFlash and 100% NVMe connectivity, and yet it's a seamless, non-disruptive upgrade from //M. It’s all part of Evergreen Storage, our revolutionary ownership model that, like SaaS, delivers continuous innovations in software and hardware to you with no forklift upgrades, no data migrations, and no re-buy of TBs.
