TheRight-Size Guaranteeis an Evergreen//Forever benefit that allows customers to trade in existing storage shelves for newer, higher-capacity shelves while only paying for the incremental capacity increase. In this scenario, the customer can trade in a 12 TB shelf for a 60 TB shelf and only pay for the additional 48 TB of capacity.

Why This Matters:

TheRight-Size Guaranteeensures that customers can upgrade their storage infrastructure without overpaying for capacity they already own. This aligns with Pure Storage's commitment to providing flexible and cost-effective storage solutions.

By leveraging this benefit, the customer can modernize their storage environment while optimizing costs.

Why Not the Other Options?

A. Capacity Consolidation:

Capacity Consolidation refers to the ability to consolidate workloads onto fewer arrays or shelves, but it does not specifically address trading in existing shelves for higher-capacity ones at a reduced cost.

B. Flat is Fair Maintenance:

Flat is Fair Maintenance ensures predictable and consistent maintenance pricing over time, but it does not apply to upgrading or trading in storage shelves.

D. Love Your Storage:

Love Your Storage is a program that provides hardware upgrades and enhancements, but it does not directly relate to trading in shelves for capacity increases.

Key Points:

Right-Size Guarantee:Allows customers to trade in existing shelves for higher-capacity shelves at a reduced cost.

Cost Optimization:Ensures customers only pay for the incremental capacity increase, reducing total cost of ownership (TCO).

Evergreen Benefits:Part of Pure Storage's commitment to delivering flexible and future-proof storage solutions.

References:

Pure Storage Evergreen//Forever Documentation: "Understanding the Right-Size Guarantee"

Pure Storage Whitepaper: "Evergreen Architecture and Subscription Benefits"

Pure Storage Knowledge Base: "How to Leverage the Right-Size Guarantee"