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PURE FLASHBLADE // E THE ALL-FLASH UNSTRUCTURED DATA REPOSITORY WITH BETTER ECONOMICS THAN DISK

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Today , data fuels all aspects of business . According to research by TechTarget ’ s Enterprise Strategy Group , 59 % of organizations now identify their data as an essential part of their business . And the importance of data to commercial success has triggered a massive

Download whitepaper increase in digital transformation initiatives over the last three years . In 2020 , 19 % of organizations identified themselves as being mature in their digital transformation status . By 2023 , that percentage almost hereidoubled , with 36 % identifying themselves as mature .

Digital transformation changes people ’ s mindsets and expectations when it comes to data and the digital services that the data powers . It ’ s why , at organizations all over the world , IT is evolving from a cost center to a profit center . IT teams certainly continue to work hard to optimize costs , but now , they must prioritize accelerating the rollout of new initiatives while remaining within their current budgets . They need to meet expectations while focusing mainly on delivering excellence when it comes to the user , developer , and customer experience .
This shift is happening at a time when unstructured data growth rates are extreme , and sustainability and energy savings have become increasingly important . These two trends shine a light on how important the right storage platform can be for business in general , as well as for every application and data type . This is even more important for unstructured storage platforms . p
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