Case Study: University of the West of England achieves faster, more reliable student systems with Pure Storage FlashArray

University of the West of England - Customer Case Study

The University of the West of England (UWE), a leading UK higher-education institution of more than 27,000 students, was struggling with ageing spinning-disk storage that could not keep up with growing demands from its student records, admissions and alumni systems. Slow backups, lengthy overnight jobs and limits on virtualisation were hampering operations and long-term planning, prompting the IT team to seek a faster, simpler and more affordable storage solution.

UWE migrated its high-performance SQL and Ingres databases to a Pure Storage FlashArray//M20 with a no-downtime transition, gaining immediate performance improvements, dramatically faster overnight processing and simplified administration. The all‑flash array delivered about 40% effective data reduction, reduced maintenance and energy footprint, and—through Pure’s Evergreen model—assured ongoing upgrades and lower long-term costs, freeing the IT team to focus on strategic initiatives.

University of the West of England

Marcus Falla

Infrastructure Service Operations Manager