The University of Western Australia (UWA) is leveraging the Pure Storage platform through an Evergreen//One subscription to ramp up their data storage infrastructure and support the launch of a new high-speed, high-performance data research network.
With more than 28,000 students across undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs, UWA relies on its high-speed, high-performance technology environments to handle research data, analysis, and advanced modelling in fields as diverse as medical research, to defence and climate modelling.
To prepare for the next decade of growth, the University committed to leading a major transformation of its data storage environment to support the growing research and other data needs across all Schools.
This digital transformation initiative involved discontinuing a legacy storage system that was expensive to maintain and challenging to scale.
After evaluating their future data storage requirements, UWA decided to migrate to a Pure Storage all-flash solution, housed in an outsourced data centre environment, managed by long-time systems integrator partner Atturra.
By replacing its legacy storage system with a dedicated Pure Storage data platform delivered via Pure Storage’s STaaS solution Evergreen//One, UWA has significantly enhanced its capacity to support critical research.
The new all flash storage platform enables UWA to efficiently manage over 6 PB of research storage on a smaller footprint, ensuring ongoing high performance and reliability for its most demanding research projects.
Other key benefits of the new UWA-Pure Storage environment include streamlined storage management for maximum scalability; improved data centre footprint; improved environmental, social, and governance (ESG) outcomes; and enhanced data protection with SafeMode.
“Switching to the Pure Storage platform with Evergreen//One has transformed our research environment, providing us with high-speed, resilient data storage that seamlessly integrates with our new high-speed research network,” said Phil Norris, senior manager of network and systems at UWA.
“This combination ensures our researchers can operate without the limitations of a fixed capacity solution,” said Norris.
