CASE STUDY

Home to approximately 80,000 citizens , the City of Bloomington is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the country and boasts a robust economy , resulting from a diverse mix of sectors – from manufacturing and medicine to education and entertainment , among others .

Due to fiscal challenges in the past , the city was forced to make strategic cutbacks that affected critical infrastructure investments , including data storage systems .

Over the course of a decade , the combination of expired storage system support contracts and makeshift solutions , like jump drives and low-cost arrays , added significant complexity to the city ’ s IT management and maintenance efforts .

The growing volume of public safety data , however , prompted a shift back to IT modernisation leveraging Pure Storage ’ s reliable , efficient and secure data storage platform .

Pure Storage , consumed via an Evergreen // Flex subscription , provides financial flexibility , simplicity and performance to support the City of Bloomington ’ s delivery of critical citizen services .

Benefits include :

• Reduced Data Centre Footprint : Pure Storage helps the City of Bloomington efficiently manage data growth to serve citizens in the digital age , without the added footprint . With Pure Storage , the City ’ s storage went from 48U to 7U in the

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