University of the West of England Graduates to All-Flash

Customer:

University of the West of England, a leading UK academic institution uses a Pure Storage FlashArray//M20 to supercharge the databases that underpin its core business systems. With Pure Storage, the University has a storage solution that sets it up for long term success in a highly competitive sector.

Challenges:

• The storage infrastructure was approaching the end of its life cycle.
• The University struggled to cope with growing database demands.

Use Case:

• Database – Microsoft SQL Server and Ingres

Business Transformation:

• Moving its high performance databases to Pure Storage has given the University of the West of England the ability to manage the growing demands of managing interactions with prospective, current and alumni students in order to compete more effectively in the highly competitive tertiary education sector.
  

IT Transformation:

• Noticeable improvements in processing speed occurred instantly.
• The University achieved data reduction of up to 40% following migration.