Pure Storage Expands Azure Cloud Block Store to Affordable SSD Instances

Pure Storage has extended its Azure Cloud Block Store (CBS) to support Premium SSD v2 Disk Storage instances, allowing for storage and compute separation to reduce costs. This feature is currently in preview for the Azure VMware Solution (AVS). By leveraging the new Premium SSD v2 instances, Pure Storage is able to offer a more cost-effective storage solution, with potential savings of up to 40% on customers' cloud storage bills. The collaboration between Pure Storage and Microsoft aims to facilitate the migration of on-premises workloads to Azure in a more economical manner.