Pure Storage®, the IT pioneer that delivers the world's most advanced data storage technology and services, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner® as a Leader in the Magic Quadrant™ for Distributed File Systems and Object Storage for both its Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute, in the rapidly growing storage market for unstructured data.

Portfolio Momentum:

First introduced in 2017, Pure Storage FlashBlade® has rapidly grown to provide global enterprises with a consolidated, scale-out platform underpinned by an innovative architecture that delivers the efficiency, simplicity, and performance required to power unstructured data workloads. The FlashBlade portfolio serves as a critical pillar in Pure Storage's end-to-end, all-flash data storage platform - all available via the Evergreen//One consumption model and based on a single, AI-powered management platform, Pure1® - supporting. With its incredible growth, FlashBlade continues to serve as the leading platform for customers' modern file and object data requirements.

In the past year alone, FlashBlade has achieved several critical milestones, including:

• Introduction of FlashBlade//E™: A scale-out unstructured data repository built to handle exponential data growth with industry-leading energy efficiency, FlashBlade//E consumes up to 5x less power while providing 10-20x more reliability, 60% lower operational costs, and 85% less e-waste than hard disk-based systems. At an acquisition cost competitive with disk and much lower operational costs, the introduction of FlashBlade//E makes Pure Storage's vision of an all-flash data center a reality.
• Industry Momentum: FlashBlade continues to see rapid adoption across use cases and industry verticals. From accelerating time to market for new AI services and propelling AI innovation, to reducing genomic pipeline turnaround times to achieve better patient outcomes, to driving better financial services experiences, global customers rely on FlashBlade to fast-track modernization and remain competitive.
• Impact on Enterprise Sustainability: With FlashBlade//S™, customers can achieve up to 65% energy and emissions savings compared to competitive flash-based products, based on Pure Storage's latest ESG analysis, conducted by a third party. Combined with the meaningful savings achieved with the recently announced Pure//E™ family, which includes FlashBlade//E and FlashArray//E™, Pure Storage remains the most energy efficient data storage technology in the market.

Executive Insight:

"Expanding the FlashBlade portfolio further solidifies Pure Storage's leadership in the growing unstructured data market. We're excited that the all-flash promise is now finally real for all tiers in the datacenter. Pure's continued recognition as a Leader in the latest Gartner Magic Quadrant report is a strong validation of FlashBlade's success in the market." – Shawn Hansen, General Manager, Core Platform Business Unit, Pure Storage