In this episode of the Pure Report, we sit down with Everpure VP of Product Management, Chadd Kenney, to kick off a three-part series celebrating the company's annual June launch. We explore the evolution of storage management into autonomous data operations, emphasizing the critical shift from managing siloed infrastructure to treating data as a strategic, unified asset. Our conversation centers on Everpure’s Intelligent Control Plane, highlighting how Everpure is moving beyond traditional volume and filesystem management to a declarative model where policies and intent drive storage behavior.
Chadd breaks down the power of the Intelligent Control Plane, drawing an analogy to autonomous vehicles where intent-based communication eliminates traffic and friction. Our discussion shifts to how Everpure is using Fusion to unify data fleets, allowing for policy enforcement and automation across both greenfield and brownfield deployments. We also touch on the broader impact of AI, discussing how improved visibility into application data and service-level objectives enables IT teams to move from tactical, manual tasks to high-level strategic partnerships with their business units.
Finally, we preview upcoming innovations in openness, compliance, and autonomous agentic features, such as automated rebalancing and enhanced anomaly detection. By abstracting the infrastructure layer and enabling policy-based intent, Everpure is empowering customers to set and forget complex storage tasks, significantly reducing management overhead. Whether you are already using Fusion capabilities or looking to rationalize your storage environment, this episode offers a clear roadmap for embracing a more autonomous, intelligent future in data management.
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00:00 Intro and Series Preview
02:28 Elevating Data Above Apps
5:10 Intelligent Control Plane Primer
10:05 Stat of the Episode
13:16 New Fusion and Pure1 Capabilities
16:20 App Intelligence, Policy, and Compliance
20:30 AI Copilot and Agentic Workflows
24:10 The Meaning of Intent around Data
