Pure Storage FlashArray — Latin America
All-flash enterprise storage for Latin American organizations — FlashArray//X for performance, //C for capacity and //E for entry-level all-flash, with Evergreen One Storage-as-a-Service and SafeMode ransomware protection
Hybrid flash storage — arrays that mix flash and spinning disk — is a compromise that makes sense only when the cost difference between flash and disk is very large. That cost difference has collapsed. All-flash storage from Pure Storage now delivers significantly lower total cost of ownership than hybrid arrays when you account for the full picture: less rack space, less power, less cooling, fewer drives to manage, better reliability and dramatically better performance for every workload that touches the array.
Pure Storage has also solved the problem that made enterprise all-flash prohibitive: the Evergreen model eliminates forklift upgrades. When Pure Storage releases new controller technology, Evergreen customers receive controller upgrades as part of their support contract. The array you buy today continues to run newer software and hardware for as long as you hold the support subscription — no capital expenditure to move from one generation to the next.
GLADiiUM Technology Partners is the authorized Pure Storage partner in Latin America, deploying FlashArray for organizations in Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica, Miami and Puerto Rico that need enterprise storage performance, reliability and the ransomware protection that Pure’s SafeMode snapshots provide.
Pure Storage FlashArray Portfolio
FlashArray//X — Maximum Performance
FlashArray//X is Pure Storage’s flagship all-NVMe performance array, designed for the most demanding workloads: high-transaction databases (Oracle, SQL Server, SAP HANA), latency-sensitive financial applications and high-performance virtualization environments.
Key specifications:
- All-NVMe DirectFlash modules for sub-150 microsecond latency
- Up to 5.3PB effective capacity per array (with data reduction)
- Up to 3.2 million IOPS per array
- Inline data reduction (deduplication + compression) with no performance penalty
- Non-disruptive upgrades and controller swaps without downtime
The right choice for: financial institutions running Oracle or SQL Server databases, healthcare organizations with EMR and PACS storage requirements, and any organization where storage latency directly impacts application performance and user experience.
FlashArray//C — Capacity-Optimized All-Flash
FlashArray//C uses QLC NAND flash to deliver high-capacity all-flash at a price point that makes it the replacement for hybrid storage in capacity-heavy use cases.
Key specifications:
- Up to 6.1PB effective capacity per array
- Sub-500 microsecond latency for mixed workloads
- Same Purity//FA operating system as //X for operational consistency
- Evergreen//C controller upgrades available
The right choice for: backup target storage, large-scale virtualization environments, video surveillance storage, and secondary storage for databases that benefit from all-flash but do not require NVMe performance.
FlashArray//E — Entry All-Flash
FlashArray//E brings Pure Storage’s all-flash technology and Evergreen model to organizations that previously could not justify the investment in enterprise all-flash storage.
Key specifications:
- Starting from 27TB effective capacity — appropriate for mid-size organizations in Latin America
- All-flash performance at hybrid storage price points
- Same Purity//FA operating system and management interface as //X and //C
- SafeMode immutable snapshots included
- Scales up to //C or //X as requirements grow
The right choice for: mid-size Honduran cooperativas and financial institutions, manufacturing companies in Central America, and healthcare organizations in Puerto Rico that need enterprise storage reliability without enterprise-scale budgets.
Evergreen One — Storage-as-a-Service
Evergreen One is Pure Storage’s Storage-as-a-Service model: storage capacity delivered as a monthly subscription with a guaranteed performance SLA, hardware refresh included, and pay-per-use pricing that aligns storage cost to actual consumption.
- Consumption-based billing — pay only for what you use
- Performance SLA guaranteed by Pure Storage with a service credit if not met
- Hardware refresh: when Pure releases new hardware, your array is upgraded at no additional charge
- Minimum commitment: typically 50TB effective capacity
SafeMode — Ransomware Protection
SafeMode creates immutable snapshots that cannot be deleted or modified by any user, including storage administrators — even if ransomware compromises privileged credentials. The only way to delete SafeMode snapshots is through a multi-step Pure Storage support process with identity verification.
Consistent Low Latency
Consistent sub-millisecond latency for all workloads. No spinning disk means no latency spikes during sequential writes or rebuild operations that characterize hybrid arrays.
Data Reduction
Inline deduplication and compression typically achieve 5:1 to 10:1 data reduction for enterprise workloads, reducing effective cost-per-GB to levels competitive with hybrid storage.
Evergreen — No Forklift Upgrade
Evergreen model: controller and software upgrades are included in the support subscription. No forklift upgrade to move to the next hardware generation.
Pure Cloud Block Store
Pure Cloud Block Store extends FlashArray to AWS and Azure, providing consistent storage management and data mobility between on-premise and cloud environments.
Pure1 AI-Driven Management
Pure1 AI-driven monitoring predicts failures, recommends optimizations and provides capacity forecasting to prevent storage-related outages before they occur.
Frequently Asked Questions — Pure Storage Latin America
How does SafeMode protect against ransomware?
Pure Storage SafeMode creates immutable point-in-time snapshots of all data on the FlashArray that cannot be deleted, modified or encrypted by any user or process — including ransomware that has obtained storage administrator credentials. SafeMode snapshots are protected by an additional authentication layer that requires involvement of Pure Storage support to modify, and that verification process includes identity confirmation steps that ransomware operators cannot complete. For Latin American organizations that have experienced ransomware attacks or are protecting against them, SafeMode provides a recovery option that does not require paying the ransom: restore from the most recent SafeMode snapshot, which by default is retained for 24 hours minimum and can be configured for longer retention periods.
Is FlashArray//E affordable for a mid-size organization in Honduras?
Yes. FlashArray//E was specifically designed to bring Pure Storage’s all-flash technology within reach of organizations that could not previously justify enterprise all-flash pricing. For a mid-size Honduran financial institution, cooperative or manufacturing company with 20-100TB of storage requirements, FlashArray//E delivers enterprise all-flash performance, the Evergreen model and SafeMode ransomware protection at a total cost of ownership that is competitive with mid-range hybrid storage when power, cooling and management overhead are included. GLADiiUM provides a free storage assessment and TCO comparison that quantifies the full cost difference for your specific environment.
Can Pure Storage integrate with our existing Veeam backup environment?
Yes. Pure Storage has a deep integration with Veeam: Pure Storage Plug-in for Veeam enables array-level snapshots triggered from Veeam, reducing backup windows from hours to minutes. Veeam can leverage FlashArray SafeMode snapshots as an immutable backup copy, providing a combined Veeam + Pure Storage ransomware recovery architecture that gives multiple recovery points at different retention levels. GLADiiUM commonly deploys Veeam and Pure Storage together for Latin American organizations and designs integrated backup architectures that leverage both platforms’ strengths.
Replace Your Hybrid Storage with Pure Storage FlashArray
GLADiiUM will compare the full TCO of FlashArray against your current storage environment and design a migration plan that preserves existing data while upgrading to all-flash performance and Evergreen reliability.
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