CASE STUDY
The Evergreen // Flex subscription underpins both FlashArray systems , giving the City the flexibility to pay only for the amount of storage being used , combined with the advantages of on-premises storage ownership .
The Pure Storage platform resolved all latency and performance issues with the City ’ s video management systems , enabling investigators to recall and replay any video quickly and easily .
“ Evergreen // Flex gives us on-demand storage , a predictable expense , and an easy path to standardize on Pure Storage without having to ask city council for more budget for capital purchases ,” said McBeath .
As part of their Evergreen // Flex subscription , the City will always have the latest hardware – monitored and managed 24 / 7 by Pure Storage engineers .
At the same time , McBeath and his team have full visibility into the storage environment via the Pure1 AIOps management console .
“ Having the full support of Pure Storage takes a huge load off our small team ,” said McBeath .
“ Knowing that there are eyes on our environment at all hours and that we won ’ t walk into work fearing the worst each morning , gives us significant peace of mind .”
It can also handle data growth as the City continues to transform its operations to serve citizens in the digital age – but without the added footprint .
With Pure Storage , the City ’ s storage went from 48U to 7U in the data center , representing an 85 % reduction .
All of this translates to greater efficiencies that enable McBeath and his team to focus on other initiatives .
These include creating data retention policies and contributing to regional efforts to bolster the local economy through innovation .
“ Pure Storage stands above the rest in terms of flexibility , simplicity , performance and support ,” said McBeath . “ It felt like we were able to press the ‘ easy button ’ and Pure made everything better .” p
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