Pure Storage Supports Next-Gen VMware vSphere Virtual Volumes

By Erin Stevens, Pure Storage, Inc.

Currently planned for delivery in VMware Cloud Foundation 9, next-gen vVols will enable Pure Storage, Inc. to provide integration and cloud-like scale for enterprise VMware environments.

At Explore 2024, Pure Storage was supporting the next-gen of VMware vSphere Virtual Volumes (vVols) when it becomes generally available, which is currently planned to be part of VMware Cloud Foundation 9. Reinforcing the company’s commitment to driving enterprise-grade storage needs for VMware environments, support for next-gen vVols will enable our enterprise customers to further optimize storage operations and deliver the performance, scale, and data protection required to address the needs of an evolving set of modern applications and workloads. 

Powering ever-evolving enterprise needs
Next-gen vVols will have 3 main goals: deliver a consistent, optimized user experience across storage platforms; evolve vVols for modern, large-scale use cases such as AI/ML workloads and Cloud Service Provider deployments; integrate with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF).

The company has a track record of supporting the most up-to-date versions of vVols APIs as the first VMware storage partner to certify both VASA 5 and VASA 6 which will be prerequisites for next-gen vVols. This exemplifies the company’s relentless pursuit of excellence. The firm remains committed to advancing its technology stack, delivering cutting-edge solutions that meet ever-evolving enterprise needs.

Commitment to next-gen vVols will enable to deliver unparalleled storage solutions for mutual customers, delivering benefits that will include: 

• Cloud-like scale: Ensures cloud-like scale for enterprise-grade VMware environments. Where traditional storage systems do not provide the performance or host scalability needed due to inherent file system limitations, Pure Storage on vVols will increase host access scale, eliminating limits on innovation and growth.
• Unmatched performance: Using Pure Storage with vVols brings stability, reliability, and high performance to VMware environments. Customers report database restores going from hours to minutes.
• Simplified storage management and provisioning: Fine-grain control and storage policy-based management provided by vVols combined with the company’s storage management interface enable IT teams to spend less time on storage admin and more on business growth and innovation.

“As customers adopt VMware Cloud Foundation as their private cloud platform, we are meeting customers where they are by supporting an ecosystem of solutions such as Pure Storage that provide flexibility in how they meet their own unique storage requirements. Pure’s forthcoming support for VMware Cloud Foundation 9 will provide our customers with advanced storage solutions that enable customers to achieve a simpler and more complete cloud experience in their own data centers,” said Paul Turner, VP, product management, vSphere, VMware by Broadcom

Delivers data experience to customers leveraging VMware by Broadcom solutions: 
“Partnering with Pure Storage has been a game-changer for our VMware environment, delivering critical performance, stability, and data protection. Pure’s implementation of vVols has significantly enhanced our data access speed, improved our recovery capabilities, and provided better snapshot management overall. The integration has not only optimized our infrastructure but also brought much-needed predictability while maintaining efficiency and reliability. Pure Storage continues to play a crucial role in our ongoing infrastructure modernization efforts,” said Carl Wolcott, IT manager, KAI USA.

“Pure Storage has optimized our VMware environment at Texas A&M, delivering stability and price predictability without compromising on performance, efficiency, or reliability. Their innovative platform, combined with deep VMware co-engineering and integration, has set the benchmark for product features, support excellence, and a true partnership, driving us toward seamless IT operations,” said Heath E. Simon, enterprise it technologist, Texas A&M University.