Pure Cloud Block Store™ is an enterprise-grade, software-defined block storage solution designed for public cloud environments such as AWS and Azure. It extends the data services and Evergreen® architecture of the Purity operating environment, delivering consistent storage services, resiliency, and APIs across on-premises and cloud deployments. This enables organizations to run mission-critical applications seamlessly in the cloud while maintaining the performance, reliability, and efficiency expected from Pure Storage solutions. Key Features and Functionality: - Cost Efficiency: Achieves up to 50% reduction in cloud storage costs through advanced data reduction techniques, including thin provisioning, deduplication, and compression. - Data Mobility: Facilitates seamless data migration and replication between on-premises and cloud environments, supporting hybrid and multicloud strategies. - Disaster Recovery: Offers flexible disaster recovery options with built-in data protection capabilities, ensuring business continuity across regions and availability zones. - Automation and DevTest: Accelerates development and testing workflows with instant, space-saving snapshots and clones, and integrates with automation tools like Terraform for streamlined cloud operations. - High Availability: Provides enterprise-grade resiliency and reliability, ensuring applications and data are protected against single points of failure. Primary Value and Problem Solved: Pure Cloud Block Store addresses the challenges of managing and optimizing block storage in public cloud environments. By delivering consistent, enterprise-grade storage services across on-premises and cloud platforms, it enables organizations to: - Reduce cloud storage costs significantly through efficient data management. - Simplify data migration and replication processes, enhancing agility and flexibility. - Ensure robust disaster recovery and business continuity strategies. - Accelerate development and testing cycles, improving time-to-market and total cost of ownership. - Maintain high availability and reliability for mission-critical applications in the cloud. By integrating these capabilities, Pure Cloud Block Store empowers organizations to leverage the scalability and flexibility of the cloud without compromising on performance, reliability, or cost efficiency.