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Running stateful apps on Kubernetes has a massive
business impact
55%* agree it allows
them to scale their
applications faster and
allows their developers
to be more efficient
54%* agree it allows
them to develop
applications more
quickly
50%* agree it allows
them to increase
security by
leveraging
automation
* Pure Storage Survey was conducted by Wakefield Research (www.wakefieldresearch.com) among 500 IT Professionals, employed full-time in the US (250) or UK (250) at
companies of 500+ employees, who self-identify as possessing significant knowledge of their company’s Kubernetes usagec
Q- What are the top impacts, if any, that running stateful applications on Kubernetes has on your company’s bottom line?
Q- On average, how many hours a week does the typical DevOps or IT Ops engineer at your company save due to operational
efficiencies from running stateful applications on Kubernetes?
36%* agree it allows
them to reduce IT
budget
17 hours a week saved
on avg. due to
operational efficiencies.
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But managing stateful apps on Kubernetes in
production is difficult
Customer Requirements
● Backup & Restore (55%)
● Data Mobility (49%)
● Capacity Management (49%)
● HA (48%)
● Multi-cloud (45%)
● Encryption (43%)
● DR (43%)
Most Frequent Struggles
● Data Mobility (29%)
● HA (28%)
● Capacity Management (28%)
● Backup & Restore (26%)
● Multi-cloud (26%)
● Encryption (22%)
● DR (22%)
* Pure Storage Survey was conducted by Wakefield Research (www.wakefieldresearch.com) among 500 IT Professionals, employed full-time in the US (250) or UK (250) at
companies of 500+ employees, who self-identify as possessing significant knowledge of their company’s Kubernetes usagec
Q- Which of the following, if any, are requirements you have for stateful
applications running on Kubernetes?
Q- Which requirements do you most struggle to achieve when running stateful
applications on Kubernetes?
5. The “Gold Standard” in Kubernetes Storage
Is the #1 Cloud Native
Kubernetes Storage
Platform
Is the #1 Enterprise
Kubernetes Storage
Platform
GigaOm Radar for Cloud-Native Kubernetes Storage,
2021
GigaOm Radar for Enterprise Kubernetes Storage, 2021