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Nordstrom appoints Jason Morris as CTIO
Morris will oversee the company ’ s technology functions , including engineering and data science and analytics .
“ Jason has a wealth of experience leading large , global teams to create and implement best-in-class retail technology solutions ,” said Nordstrom CEO Erik Nordstrom .
“ He will play a critical role as we continue to advance our Closer to You market strategy .”
Jason Morris says he ’ s ‘ long admired ’ Nordstrom as a retail leader – having just been appointed to Nordstrom as Chief Technology and Information Officer ( CTIO ).
With more than 25 years of technology experience in the retail industry , Morris joins Nordstrom from Walmart , where he most recently led global enterprise technology as Senior Vice President of Enterprise Business Services .
Morris said : “ I am excited to join this talented technology team to continue enhancing Nordstrom ’ s digital capabilities and support the company ’ s ongoing focus on using technology to serve customers in new and better ways .”
Prior to his Walmart role , Morris was Vice President of Customer-facing Technology and led strategy , system development and implementation of hardware and software in more than 10,000 locations globally .
Previously , Morris was responsible for technology development across many aspects of Walmart ’ s retail business including merchandising , replenishment , supplier management , real estate and global compliance .
Pure Storage delivers the first and only native , unified block and file experience purpose-built for flash storage
Pure Storage , the IT pioneer that delivers one of the world ’ s most advanced data storage technology and services , has announced the general availability of File Services for FlashArray , a storage service enabling organizations to access native block and file services from a single , global pool of storage resources .
Designed from the ground up to be unified , Pure delivers the flexibility and efficiency long promised by unified block and file storage arrays .
Legacy multi-protocol block and file storage solutions have been around for decades . However , these products failed to deliver the flexibility and efficiency that unified arrays promised . Initially built for either a block or file use case , new protocols were simply bolted-on , significantly increasing management complexity with scale .
Pure Storage set out to rethink the unified storage experience and deliver a modern architecture where block and file are both native , first-class services and not subject to the shortcomings of bolt-on legacy platforms .
“ The legacy unified storage market has been held back by the inflexibility and cost of decades-old architectures . It ’ s time for a new way : We ’ re excited to introduce the first truly unified block and file storage platform , built from the ground up for modern simplicity and the ability to evolve with customers ,” said Shawn Hansen , Vice President and General Manager , FlashArray , Pure Storage .
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