Conference Description
What the event is about:
Pure//Accelerate® 2026 is a major industry event focused on data infrastructure, storage, and management, hosted by Everpure (Pure Storage). Taking place June 16-18, 2026, at Resorts World Las Vegas, the event offers strategies, insights, training, and certification to help organizations turn data into real business results. The event is designed to inform and inspire attendees through keynotes, sessions, demos, and networking opportunities with industry leaders and peers. It emphasizes unifying data across cloud and on-premises environments, optimizing storage, reducing cloud costs, accelerating AI and next-gen applications, and elevating skills through free training and certification. The event is not open to the general public; attendance is restricted to Everpure partners, customers, prospective customers, invited speakers, sponsors, exhibitors, analysts, press, and special guests.
Subject Matter:
Main topics include data management, cloud and hybrid cloud solutions, AI and analytics, data protection and cyber resilience, databases and business applications, virtualization, and storage optimization. Technologies and discussion areas cover storage for AI/ML, cloud cost reduction, cyber resilience, workflow automation, and unified data services across multiple environments.
Niche:
The event operates within the enterprise IT infrastructure and data management niche, with a strong focus on cloud storage, hybrid cloud, AI/ML infrastructure, and cyber resilience.
Target Audience:
The event targets IT decision-makers, technical leaders, infrastructure and operations teams, business leaders, security teams, and application teams from industries such as financial services, government, healthcare, education, telecommunications, automotive, hyperscalers, retail, and service providers. Likely job titles include CIO, CTO, IT Director, Infrastructure Manager, Security Officer, and Application Owner.
Problems the Event Helps Solve:
Pure//Accelerate addresses challenges such as unifying data across environments, reducing storage and cloud costs, accelerating AI adoption, improving cyber resilience, simplifying governance and compliance, automating workflows, and optimizing data center resource usage.
Commercial Intent Signals:
The event is focused on education, lead generation, networking, product marketing, partnerships, and thought leadership. It offers free training and certification, opportunities to meet with experts, and showcases Everpure’s solutions and partner ecosystem.
Key Messaging & Positioning:
Recurring themes include “Accelerate Your Data Advantage,” “Turn your data into real results,” “Unify your data across cloud and on-prem,” “Optimize storage and reduce cloud costs,” and “Accelerate AI and next-gen applications.” The event positions Everpure as a leader in efficient, high-performance, and resilient data infrastructure.
Sponsors / Vendors / Technologies Mentioned:
Notable vendors and partners mentioned include NVIDIA, Crusoe, Red Hat, St. Elizabeth Healthcare, NetApp, HPE, Dell, Nutanix, VMware, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, AWS, IBM, Hitachi Vantara, and WEKA. Technologies referenced include AI/ML, cloud storage, virtualization, Kubernetes, and SafeMode™ for ransomware recovery.
Format & Experience:
The event is in-person, held at a luxury venue, and includes keynotes, breakout sessions, hands-on training, certification, networking events, and entertainment. It is workshop-led and technical, with executive-level participation.
Final Classification:
– Event Category: Enterprise IT/Data Infrastructure Conference
– Primary Audience: IT decision-makers and technical leaders in large organizations
– Primary Problem Solved: Optimizing and securing enterprise data infrastructure for modern workloads (AI, cloud, cyber resilience)
– Commercial Goal of the Event: Lead generation, education, product marketing, and partnership development
– 5 relevant keywords: Data Management, Cloud Storage, AI Infrastructure, Cyber Resilience, Enterprise IT