Pure Storage Makes Huge Bet On Hybrid On-Prem, Cloud Data Management

All-flash storage technology developer Pure Storage on Monday signaled its intention to be a force in the multi-cloud data management business with the introduction of two initiatives to its high-performance storage capabilities natively to the cloud.Pure Storage introduced Cloud Block Store for AWS, a technology that allows the Mountain View, Calif.-based company's storage software to run natively on AWS for managing block data across on-premises and Amazon Web Services cloud environments.The company also introduced CloudSnap for AWS, a technology for natively sending data backups from its flagship FlashArray all-flash arrays to AWS for cloud-based data protection and recovery.