Pure Cloud Block Store for Azure: Advisory, Implementation and Managed Services

Pure CBS is a software defined storage that runs as a virtual appliance in the public cloud and enabling enterprises to run mission-critical applications seamlessly in the cloud. Pure Cloud Block Store delivers consistent storage services, resiliency, and APIs across on-premises and cloud deployments, so that applications can be built once and run anywhere – with all the features and benefits Pure brings without compromise. With the industry leading AIOps platform called Pure1, Pure Cloud Block Store provides management simplicity and consistency across hybrid cloud deployments.

Why Choose Kyndryl for your Pure Cloud Block Store for Azure?

• Market leadership – Kyndryl is the world’s largest IT infrastructure services provider with nearly 90,000 employees, serve over 4,000 customers in more than 60 countries around the world, including 75 percent of the Fortune 100.
• Kyndryl + Pure – A strong alliance to help customers accelerate their transformation into a hybrid or multi-cloud world.
• Fully Managed Service – Kyndryl will enable your business to take full advantage of the benefits of Pure CBS for Azure through design, delivery & operational support, enabling you to focus on your business.
• Leverage Existing Environment – Kyndryl will manage your on-premises and cloud workloads to create a hybrid solution that works for you.
• Innovation – Kyndryl has introduced Kyndryl Consult, Kyndryl Vital & Kyndryl Bridge to meet customer demand for integrated services that accelerate transformation. Learn more here:
  • Kyndryl Consult
  • Kyndryl Vital
  • Kyndryl Bridge

Key Features

• Flexible purchasing options with Pure as-a-Service OPEX model.
• High availability within AZ & Multi Region AZ.
• Industry-leading data reduction & thin provisioning leading to reduce storage & better TCO.
• Consistent storage platform on-Premises and in cloud – same UI & API sets.
• Automated deployment with ARM templates.
• Disaster recovery and Business Continuity solutions.
• Cyber resiliency solution with immutable snapshot for rapid recovery.
• AES-256 data-at-rest encryption & Key Management via Azure Key Vault Service.
• Pure1: Intelligent data management with full stack analytics powered by Pure1 Meta.
• Evergreen architecture with non-disruptive upgrades

Key Use Cases

• Data Migration - using Purity Replication and CloudSnap to and from cloud.
• DR to Cloud / DR in Cloud - Leverage cloud as a reliable disaster recovery target using Pure Cloud Block Store.
• Cloud Based Test/Dev - Pure Cloud Block Store snapshots and clones allow you to leverage public cloud to build out a test/dev environment, and consistent APIs mean you can develop once and run anywhere.
• Cloud to Cloud High Availability - Maintain business continuity by leveraging cloud high-availability zones.

Support

• Pure Storage – via Phone, Email & Web support.
• Azure Support – The Azure subscription will come with a support plan that will determine which options are available if you need to contact Azure for support when recommended to do so by Pure Storage Support.

Terms, conditions, duration, and pricing are custom to each engagement. Please contact us to discuss a solution to meet your business needs. Offer availability may be limited in some countries.

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