Summary
This white paper outlines the features and architecture of Pure Storage's Cloud Block Store designed for Microsoft Azure. It discusses the increasing role of public cloud in IT infrastructure and the challenges enterprises face in adopting a hybrid or multi-cloud strategy. The document details how Cloud Block Store provides a software-defined storage solution that integrates with existing public cloud resources, offering enterprise features such as data reduction, resiliency, and seamless mobility of data across environments. Key components of the architecture are described, including controllers, read cache, NVRAM, and persistent storage, highlighting their roles in ensuring high availability and performance. The paper also addresses the use of Azure services like CosmosDB and Key Vault for metadata management and data encryption, respectively. Additionally, it presents various use cases for Cloud Block Store, emphasizing its capabilities in supporting production applications and data migration to the cloud.
