Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 44 | Page 58

INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Data Centres

Pure Storage and Cohesity forge strategic partnership to deliver rapid recovery at scale

Pure Storage , the IT pioneer that

delivers Storage as-a-Service in a multi-cloud world and Cohesity , the modern data management company that radically simplifies the way organisations back up , manage and derive value from data , have announced a strategic partnership that brings to market Pure FlashRecover , Powered by Cohesity .
This offering is the industry ’ s first modern , jointly-engineered solution designed to meet the most demanding Business Continuity requirements and enable new opportunities for data-driven organisations .
Pure and Cohesity have formed this partnership based on strong customer demand for an integrated all-flash data protection solution that empowers customers to easily , quickly and reliably back up and recover their data at scale . The companies have also formed this partnership at a time when more customers are embracing cloud services and are seeking ransomware protection .
Pure FlashRecover , Powered by Cohesity , delivers all-flash data backup and recovery capabilities that enterprises require for restoring data rapidly in the face of a disaster or a ransomware attack . It enables flash-to-flash-to-cloud data protection and allows rapid , independent scaling of processing , throughput and storage capacity for the most efficient use of all resources .
The solution also empowers organisations to future-proof data centre investments and realise new levels of performance to meet growing petabyte-level recovery requirements . In addition , the solution enables backup data to be reused for analytics and DevOps , allowing multiple applications to leverage data stores on the high-performance , unified fast file and object FlashBlade platform .
“ As today ’ s environment has made abundantly clear , Business Continuity is more than just surviving an event , it is about enabling your business to thrive in a crisis , no matter the circumstance ,” said Charles Giancarlo , Chairman and CEO , Pure Storage . “ We ’ re delighted to partner with Cohesity to deliver the first fully integrated solution that delivers rapid recovery , designed for the longterm success of any organisation .”
Mohit Aron , CEO and Founder , Cohesity , said : “ We are thrilled to partner with Pure in bringing to market a solution that integrates exceptional all-flash capabilities and cuttingedge data protection offerings that together unleash new opportunities for customers .
“ Partnering with Pure , we are enabling enterprises to future-proof their investments with performance , simplicity and scale – backed by a strong shared belief in customer obsession and support .”
Pure and Cohesity share common core values in the areas of innovation and customer obsession , as evidenced by their high ( top 1 %) Net Promoter Scores ( NPS ) among B2B companies . •
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