IDC Quantifies ROI of FlashStack Converged Infrastructure

FlashStack® combines Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) servers and Nexus switches with Pure Storage® all-flash platforms (FlashArray™ or FlashBlade®). A unified management interface, single point of support, and simple scalability into the cloud round out the benefits of FlashStack converged infrastructure.   

IDC calculates FlashStack customers will achieve average annual benefits of $3.67M per organization, resulting in an eight-month payback and a five-year return on investment (ROI) of 446%, by:

• Fostering improvements in IT and storage infrastructure staff efficiency and productivity
• Increasing the agility available to manage and deploy storage and compute resources while lowering the cost of operations
• Optimizing application development and deployment to support business operations and optimize end-user productivity
• Minimizing the effects of unplanned downtime to lower business risk and further increase end-user productivity

"The reasons we chose FlashStack were small file performance, cost of ownership, and overall value. I’d also say the vendor support structure and the overall nature of the vendor relationship were key reasons as well.”
— FlashStack Customer