Pure-Storage

• MinIO's Multi-Protocol Attack: Valid Architecture Argument, Zero Evidence

  MinIO claims multi-protocol storage is fundamentally broken for AI workloads, that translation layers kill GPU utilization, and that only 'object-native' design scales. The architectural argument has merit. The evidence does not exist. We analyze what MinIO gets right, what they conveniently omit, and why this blog post is marketing dressed as engineering.

• Pure Storage's Recovery Speed Claims: Real Numbers, Missing Context

  Pure Storage publishes actual database recovery benchmarks — 60 TB/hr for Oracle RMAN, 113 TB/hr aggregate for SQL Server — and argues that recovery speed, not backup speed, defines data protection. The numbers are plausible. The thesis is correct. But the methodology gaps and missing comparisons leave important questions unanswered.

• Pure Storage's FlashBlade//EXA '10 TB/sec' Claim: When Vague Numbers Replace Real Benchmarks

  Pure Storage claims FlashBlade//EXA delivers 'more than 10 TB/sec' read performance. We analyze why this vague claim tells us almost nothing about real-world performance.

• Pure Storage FlashBlade//EXA: Verified Benchmarks vs. Marketing Claims

  Pure Storage submits to STAC-M3 auditing—a credible approach. But claims of '30% better than competitors' and '10 TB/s from early testing' deserve the same scrutiny applied to any vendor.