PSTG - Earnings call transcript Q2 2020

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Operator

Good afternoon. My name is Mike, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Pure Storage Second Quarter Fiscal 2020 Earnings Conference Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speakers’ remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session. Instructions] [Operator

turn Relations. to now President Danziger, call Investor of the will Matthew over Vice I

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Matthew Danziger

Thank you, and Storage second good afternoon. Welcome fiscal earnings to XXXX conference call. quarter the Pure

our are CEO, David today and of VP Matt our Riitters; me Joining Hatfield; Charlie Giancarlo; our CFO, our President, Kixmoeller. Strategy, Tim

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Charles Giancarlo

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David Hatfield

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Timothy Riitters

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delivered increase key trends: traction strong the million, a $XXX.X The meaningful year-on-year We revenue was renewals was growth, and quarter Deferred the ago. longer agreement same over revenue deferred XX% quarter. revenue product. subscription initial driven year ESX the early the end by period in at performance strong the our growth of ongoing of deferred purchases, an of three

and potential. note has program. This strategy of $XXX confidence the will stock program release, demonstrates Directors an Pure’s repurchase addition, our growth up from million our in you Board today’s company In to long-term press authorized

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to I Now will guidance. turn our

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million $XXX range and in this of the the and between at or and between non-GAAP of between and million third or X% margins we context, margin in range operating quarter fiscal the With XX%, as $XXX million, in for midpoint. at XX% of the X%, of XXXX, $XXX expect gross the midpoint, the X% range revenues non-GAAP

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to our This speaks guidance topline notice on will adjusting carefully our unchanged. despite You profit our in that operating investing environment, profit goals reduction maintain our given and remains focus current thoughtfully expectations. spend plans the to the and our

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and In the next personal new with will last My made And year, selection is to have to Pure. closing, meeting Pure’s decision leave our in and CFO. and as day look later well Investor company I its of for you what Pure has decade. in be will as and participate to Charlie next to our an been transition really Accelerate I’ll Day. I at am see at month It future, excited be the the the to I positioned interim mentioned, the The does in forward of many CFO. honor serve

back turn it With the operator that, for I’ll to questions.

Operator

first Instructions] from Kurtz [Operator Your comes question from KeyBanc. Alex

Alexander Kurtz

you me, okay? Can guys. hear Thanks,

Charles Giancarlo

You bet.

Timothy Riitters

Hi, Alex.

Alexander Kurtz

get a and say, we will just you, into pleasure it's working you maybe day. mountain been real before to we on the want see I Hey, questions, with Tim, one

Timothy Riitters

you. Thank Alex. appreciate, I

Alexander Kurtz

of what's Yes. next. on luck Best

to you can quick try tell you understand a can as how the So I'm here. in dynamic remarks, prepared I off made and give points your I just me pricing example far

beginning So expecting came when per gig, customers are into at maybe a to of the $X they deal. effective the $X year,

in to oversupply NAND Now they're the $X maybe this market, for $X. looking

framework? guidance. And are reps that so extra their to the Is have bit they'd your the to now but hitting ship numbers, to right original get

Charles Giancarlo

to terabytes tiers, a is but more expect, Yes. new one buying looking drop a terabytes And per more while for planned, sale, at two takes the idea workloads We're now workloads, and the right. just at that adjust takes side. shipping prices more little you time that they've on when customer rapidly customers and already to of more it for new than things; planning

you long the decreasing an Alex, So commodity as past, we a so as I've said And while steadily it's what expect that, the steady have faster right. as that's than customers it's many the that, in to with and the that, slow in live saw. times a – it where environment and for steady, but with equilibrates component in in do tech up That's you market. catch prices, market we on entire quarters takes

Alexander Kurtz

to as be far as correctly, yield there, just been cohorts their context rates And have trending Tim? any clear,

Timothy Riitters

Yes.

mean cohorts sales customer You or cohorts?

Alexander Kurtz

Yes, sales cohorts.

Timothy Riitters

Sales and cohorts positive. – come class mean year early a that's the we performing I in had big signs are nicely. this

Alexander Kurtz

you. Thank

Timothy Riitters

bet. You

Operator

Suisse. Cabral Your Credit next from from comes Matt question

Matthew Cabral

caution us run ago? that looking and you to that understand ask a wonder how compares guidance, enterprise where you're making guidance the the little to versus it were wanted just just Also the into you. you're where help larger XX rate Thank just you in the commercial push could days if the parse Yes. more the between deals about and putting lower incremental just bit business

Charles Giancarlo

quite answer between I'll Yes, and answer let not two – our but I'll calculate enterprise affect let those not piece, Hat not things first two. let's Hat the really, balance, for that complexion are but all, separate commercial at between it did into – the We're us. or guide those is say,

David Hatfield

in Quarter-on-quarter, my and dollar about of highlight. growth a sector good figures. eight In the the for a enterprise about we seven QX progress million of prepared That's more both the we really enterprise. closed, and ones including larger the deals remarks, outpacing couple company. talked Yes, public talked in

feel we overall. So about business in the momentum the great

Matthew Cabral

gross meaningfully on quarter. then came your above range obviously margins, And the in for

could little wondering bit get against versus talk bit little a to if more you there? an a you a environment more if difficult what Just aggressive balancing how about be seems think growth of And little just there's bit to a you're profitability? out opportunity

David Hatfield

not Yes. don't we're don't I've price. we said on We price, price, before. lose generally, losing on win on and this

the think a take adds lower rest bit I advantage upward of margin we the pricing that to that of so before fact to get component competition, So, the it. do reflects the little

new could we if we thought think deal, a especially win customer with discounting, it. that we I by a do

holding not us that's So back.

So pricing generally, holding us thing – that back. things those are not the is that's the not

Operator

question next from comes JPMorgan. Pinjalim from Bora Your

Pinjalim Bora

then any to pipeline peers related is are be the seeing I Great. you question, thanks bleak. on But How any the with so or points my the guidance? is congrats is across and macro pause signs in or much the which of deal pricing basically strong And prudent guidance, the mean, how in also to Brexit environment? QX. more macro is to revenue maybe of much taking way a signal is I guys, well, there the market XXX scrutiny cut. weakness know the pretty more you kind on or of is wanted concerns? the your narrative for or I softness maybe Hey, causing

Timothy Riitters

Yes. Tim. This is

the the but of number, just Charlie we're talked majority part really first The environment that is the pricing of question, your about. not – it

as in second some macro, to guidance. and that's to want a put reason for quarter we As sort of certainly there it the well relates prudence

about push to seeing, right, up. – But situation your signals one of which if is measures the that that number deal down was number look deals at go a and question the to quarter-on-quarter, big we're macro into push our you'd I expect you're

differentiation leadership, really didn't those signals seeing just just we're the not obviously good the we those a see we're driving signals. we So but it's when thing, are,

Charles Giancarlo

a it. just to I less so When macro out a right less to think share and you just that. taker affect you're – because little me share and maybe it may an sensitive there you're let a now. to tends the innovator And be add we But we're taker,

Tim it's created the that mostly And caution. environment what so as – said, not pricing that's has the

Pinjalim Bora

said. longer a ask well wanted kind Understood, you've there you of just the page. to I jump the think said meaningful for duration out part because main of Obviously, pretty and growth agreements. I And initial of on the is is that agreements follow-up been strength. I ESXisprobably a in reason the think DR here small? these subscription Has the change for driver

Timothy Riitters

Yes.

So renewals Evergreen a of way renewal revenue, one, the deferred indeed deferred a is, renew rates. very is growing for Number nice on big main working business, to couple model is and revenue subscription things. our see business. tranches That it starting the reason our

which that's really it's So what's more that's reason, happening, second order than of a main rates the elongation the primary happening but is and renewal. On effect initial the reason. of overall

Pinjalim Bora

so much. Got it. you Thank

Operator

from Your next Morgan Katy question from comes Stanley. Huberty

Kathryn Huberty

you. Thank Yes.

give in quarter. at looking large into deal October the but see you confidence guidance you January around Is lowered versus something much or that Just consensus not product the terms of cycles today, January more so versus pipeline you your quarter? the coming there October,

Timothy Riitters

Really year. easier Katy, of of challenging it's sort question Tim. this more comps in last is a

the so in harder QX? given made the and relatively it's less we last the at had versus So things if look comp you definition some year adjustment that in a by it's is we of QX, comp, easier of

Kathryn Huberty

towards makes higher last else of timing something have there sense. three a collections Okay. And run subscription impacting you DSOs? That going Tim, dynamic move the deals quarters. or on Is or changing DSOs of that's terms in as

Timothy Riitters

our terms. enterprise lot focus up-market can wanting different, be any more our to longer balance great accounts. customers. something a And we it's enterprise of day use tend into that and larger if Those talked We've sheet. We'll Katy. slightly get extended about larger a big and and do Yes, into forceful customers getting

So than longer-term what that's they'll typically than seeing more else are. take anything a you're they and little bit

Kathryn Huberty

have grow And leading place? Okay. a pretty to Do despite a the when seeing sales marketing you then as continues as resources lastly, can sustainable view market significant of revenue leverage to sales put percentage in we growth just and scale start and on rate. you that

Charles Giancarlo

I'll take that Katy.

this and that to it's year of able investment going are coming larger to As of enterprise. the really the year, with the take and going major addition as be of out matter. be products But enterprise yes, we said we more believe early at next really in this the new for share that we was that expanded a were year – into just beginning to us that course this

to expect start be will So years. see you in will I be this the – come would the and to year see future when that that this it start where year you you'll last down

Kathryn Huberty

luck, Tim. on Thank Okay. you. Best quarter. of the Congrats

Timothy Riitters

Thank you.

Operator

Your from next comes Simon Raymond question from James. Leopold

Victor Chiu

quarter? Chiu Hi, Victor the provide Leopold. Simon July is the whether reduced specifically, the slowed guys. you of some during in go as for around October you business July and the quarter saw into you linearity This month pipeline color Can in

David Hatfield

continued really is in toward beginning but what Hat. throughout linearity a of We saw we momentum differently July, peers This that actually solid the see our really I'd the Yes. we things QX. strong some of end actually the were say and great seeing. had quarter, momentum and had

Victor Chiu

deals? in And metrics, guess Okay. progress hires I pivoting up the an that's sales speed on progress how and update the impacting of towards have you us ramping that towards larger I do guess, give any – new to

David Hatfield

all on diligent classes. cohort We're Yes. looking the super at

is, cohort since looked had we we relative peer what to ramped here we've group. have at I've that We they and been And classes their productivity XX measure month-by-month.

deliver had and previous seen classes we've with in and in in over cohorts. line And with come couple largest we've so the the last line expectations quarters of

nice a driving spending energy, but days of really lot we're enablement, and signs. early et time So cetera, it's and early

Victor Chiu

great. you. Thank Okay,

Operator

Research. next Fox Cross Your from Steven from comes question

Steven Fox

afternoon. Good Thanks.

public First, color if I give a the can was little wondering you on sector. more

large exceeded You one growth was beyond broad had the that I overall how mentioned win, And win? then a follow-up. one growth that

Charles Giancarlo

Public to has two of and rate last a get couple the We we've been into investing think an I that area been more last years. quarters in the run sector Yes. we've seen, quarter-on-quarter. quarters federal that coming central consistent across three well real U.S., as contributing. governments and we've and seen It's the in state government in agencies that growth for wanted local in meaningful as the large the

breadth. continue So that for feel We the the September of it's nice year. positive end will the especially quarter into fiscal

we feel And kind we've in globally. starting in but U.S. in business the hit public to so of also like particular, our stride the sector

Steven Fox

a we that pretty transition? follow-up, Thanks. And what transition NVMe, to just mean, as impacting have financials on that just rapidly. which forward that from I does move then the you think was guys – about when technology

Charles Giancarlo

Thanks Yes. for that question.

first and us incorporate at you as end the cases, both both end innovated on the course market, were end. we of of helped we to front the the may and and the And the systems competitors. margin were back overall helped both performance recall, made and NVMe pricing the in well back – versus in So competitive that we the

on with And then quarters a it the front over ago, the NVMe introduced fabric. couple just we end

most the interest nice very advanced a by level customers. seeing are We

early its fabric do you you recall, As nice add? rack there, change a but to days. want in a architecture. overall Kix, NVMe We're may requires pickup seeing over

Matt Kixmoeller

is in the we great. far, to ahead we're I of a majority the of that only point, talk with regard. that businesses add us would industry think this And I in lead No, analysts, comments as NVMe. quarter kind our thing with of the I far analysts last shift competitor believe mean, that’s we mentioned at I we're any from the that think

Steven Fox

helpful. That's Thank you. Great.

Operator

Aaron Your Fargo. next question Wells from comes Rakers from

Aaron Rakers

expansion Thanks it's with back question. taking kind I want leverage luck. for you Tim, that you sales the of seen? wish any go to the question across of updated great of maybe talk the been to about and bundling best of first given product and you success also, far portfolio the Yes. working all you've you've around the metrics as seen Can the kind as that

ago in is also I had front And quarters Have a integrator systems million plus alignment. of then this us? from still to recognize started couple a you that last opportunities relationship? that large XXX still know Or you GSI that revenue quarter, in

David Hatfield

Aaron. Hat. Hey, is This Yes.

super our motion portfolio to all, FlashBlade working business. performance, products, the key So also is first uptick really portfolio deals saw of It's we're but well. a why introduced ability with contributor find thrilled And a that nice the motion the we in through as opportunities or attached reps other our that we have core FlashStack their to new to encouraging. is really

core a at. we haven't the which specific provided any the that on multiple on seeing metrics selling look that. we So our But uptick of metric we're percentage sellers nice through products, is really key pull

momentum. couple of specifically in from see quarter with nice across organization GSI did sector, GSI in mentioned quarters announcements and great we're seeing seeing some we and incremental broadly product that number win contribution the their ago, of the we yes, of that a the on build the rest then the And pipeline

route contribute to to nice market net critical it's and in be we us revenue was starting about us going for see to that talked the So quarter. as to

Aaron Rakers

And perfect. a then Okay, quick real follow-up.

As of product look a in understand that fall of gross level to why on us sustainability flash gross kind possibly we've XX% pricing below you hit we do line? normalize of help kind margin you forward, margin? can gross should product expect new as the think margin we Or here just again

Timothy Riitters

in. again, it this the for we're we would which the I environment Aaron, I is raised the full-year, Tim. point Yes. mean guide is for What to to speaks that year. we the offered

we it longer-term so As number it in relates we'll to typically talk leave a longer-term that. gross at earnings probably a number, don't about an margin call,

Aaron Rakers

Thank you. enough. Fair

Operator

Your from Tim next from question comes Barclays. Long

Timothy Long

Thank you.

I could. ones, quick if Just two

investment just deals, to OpEx, the just the where and a needed with good large large Just with seeing that. like the sounds if talk talk can you back It enterprise where we little you can are about investment about bit are? traction penetrate better and we you're the to

And if the you. those Data then How and over ESX trajectory about Services few mentioned the Thank talk you secondly, Cloud businesses? does can as look well. quarters for there maybe you traction next

David Hatfield

Tim, Hat. is this Yes.

first made and Let so part capacity, to number route we've of One that. is The the the investments me market. across sales in of QX of that, a investment QX take QX really areas. is are the obviously significant and

But the to be routes critical managed pipeline others, really take of with think mix reasons nice enterprise as signs. to some very are see service been that so at deals. the encouraging to access those time able larger of Rackspace the the And to one as we've provider trajectory all highlighting GSI I look that we we of to market And continued customers growth and build. wins the the of why wins as get and go metrics, on well those

expect line opportunities on are As Charlie is to some year and as those get through do comes mentioned, we capacity where that. And the next TAM year leverage beyond that higher. the

to customers. revenue we those catering we'll So get, enterprise head do quota-bearing to get per more are that and expect

Matt Kixmoeller

answer Services. question I'll Data Cloud about the

our the into So already it's a Cloud beta phase product our overall, be I'd a in say success with turning for we're But whole. line as still Block Store.

where can kinds people having only platform earlier, mentioned future. of a to the the how we're today, in at If but that you dimension in about platform the talk them it platform take not changed our has motion materially cloud the conversations and Hat look

discussion. around really to and in the again has deploy materially is provide cloud to the ESX on-prem the flexibility able be that the future extend we And to changed

more next of well, far terms Amazon both going that month, hear and from results from the Accelerate. beta, In so to us at and come Accelerate great really you'll

Charles Giancarlo

Amazon. on And it are that using customers

Timothy Long

much. Okay. Thank very you

Operator

comes question next Wolfe from Vadheim Your Research. Andrew from

Andrew Vadheim

Yes, DSO a the follow-up question. on I’ve

saw of So to down the if other as prior side days year. we you balance sheet, go the compared to move meaningfully the payable

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wise read this? So there anything from is to else macro

Charles Giancarlo

all. not No, at

reason On the asset ARs little side, of does we bit. talked a sort the rise about

that so terms sort read really change of we're the seeing AP wouldn't just that. whatnot, vendors, not it's I There's timing. On in which would side, our anything into of any or

Andrew Vadheim

on be Okay. strength potentially then any that October and dilute sector so see that And indication quarter? commentary, just in but maybe occurred there what in quarter, the we'll forward the might a pulled public the might follow-up

Charles Giancarlo

our I we're wins the contributor No, that are they reasonable don't getting topline, It's build overall so. and new on. deals smaller that think to still

of there's we'll see or what year-end. this not quarter pull a the So lot quarter at we're before, fiscal forward about and in optimistic the

Andrew Vadheim

Thank you.

Operator

question William next from comes Ader Blair. from Your Jason

Jason Ader

Thank you.

use update where First just can the the Block give for on on traction and also about you some us Cloud customers you've talk Charlie, applying seen that technology? you are ObjectEngine an Can with Store? cases then question just

Charles Giancarlo

that up realized never less mover customers a that and get they and of ObjectEngine overall major proven rapid Well, Sure. in restore, a But based introduction FlashBlade, is This lot back be hour the to us. circumstances. that on could product for rapid restore helps has to on line. of be really than strong an a FlashBlade it's depending the running in proven product

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are have into their beta standardizing development Store, application many of talking but cloud the days. so very promising, about as very customers, Block of some But they Cloud whom we on early dozens go and

Matt Kixmoeller

you about add, just asked I'll cases. use

really we've is, pleased but directions. things we migration, been of use both wanting I do is application the to in the people where cases, the actually think about of see one diversity

the in as and are interested people on-prem between in on-prem, DR and around. are a cloud use way People doing cloud, just then deploy other case Dev/Test mobility. or course, in So say, the interested application of

still it's seeing. days, we're So encouraged by early what we're but

Jason Ader

second rates then have question different And guide methodology? Tim. Okay. to made guidance assumptions any in on your relative normal you Tim, your conversion for

Timothy Riitters

so that, sort Well, implicit I acknowledging as measuring of of conversions. as pricing macro well of think, think Jason well. in as about think we to about is a is different ways of that ensuring mean function I sort

So answer short I yes. think the is

Jason Ader

Okay, you, great. Tim. And good luck to

Timothy Riitters

you. Thank

Operator

Your next from Ackerman from Cowen comes question Company. and Karl

Karl Ackerman

please. questions Two Hi.

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new changes So helpful? please. very the reign I to company's plans backdrop demand spending a on and discretionary have CFO. the would And perhaps follow-up with semi-variable color any soft that But in a amidst this be and

Charles Giancarlo

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David Hatfield

Yes.

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Karl Ackerman

I questions you the I've do overall which revenue might move to IT gets the may perhaps mid-range and If is, received investor may have back your how much from helpful. That's for been better be worse spending again? several at core competition outlook new get question, suggest outlook XXXX, environment, one attaining visibility of Yes, curtailed would it accelerating. peers fundamentals before has the

we the you multi-quarter how on perhaps time pricing earlier factor. as the have that think this visibility there macro that call any taken you you or NAND and larger pricing, would better have and that steps is to mentioned about enable that But You've over investors? you. not provide may a should how I guess, are Thank

Charles Giancarlo

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Operator

Hall Rod from Goldman comes Sachs. question next from Your

Roderick Hall

just question the Yes. pricing you're question. lead the assuming what terms NAND I contract lag time in time guess, to should I go around or market. these I guys. and a ask to for about to Hi, dynamics wanted say Thanks of back kind spot of

know guidance? but then that we been you spot QX that your that are revenues it So because are assuming lags, assuming has market fiscal you the impacts implied in then recovering, positively

leading there And that's around and then offset of profit on NAND through unless gross sort can guidance you the to neutral reductions, then revenues impact pass us the lower by partially is higher component but cost lower this? we expect we profit the gross be understand Because XXX% and but that margins, to also coming down. pricing through then then you takes is gross margin talk puts of

revenues would to a long-winded one, know just but that's what relative on component changes the be Thanks. kind margins those helpful? you've the the I pricing So of commented dynamics of in

Charles Giancarlo

then That of complex the also down, to pricing to market. because alluded a thing the disk would think can think go workloads Because Well, now that workloads, creates the hybrid explicitly I Rod, you've, of but elasticity I mention perfectly is the it that you more now pricing flash to, identified the environment. as goes that fact one or more is compete semiconductor competitive. for you

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to before margins, With of it we Pure. that able generally because respect a do to believe margins we good is our for costs advantage competitors, news the are take for

does it think we immediate our quarter. less than affecting most it the So of margins

difficult our that's capacity QX, that it always positive the see but in by to timing, the fab as as predict. QX, more NAND as, whether or new as market suppliers QX our market spot environment, delayed for as see yes, we that's that and And is indications being we to – hits pricing well

Roderick Hall

you. Thank Okay.

Operator

question Chokshi Your from comes next Nehal from Group. Maxim

Nehal Chokshi

Yes.

initial So other to strong relative ESX cloud-based revenue longer did ESX you guess, add renewals, especially all, that three give And initial actually deferred strong that the or the on of is and reasons the first traction. subs, is products? of I subscriptions that our really longer model. was

Charles Giancarlo

Nehal. business, mainline traditional Our

Nehal Chokshi

you. got Okay,

drivers terms percentage in what deferred drivers three strong were the those of the parse of you add? could so And revenue or biggest

Charles Giancarlo

terms of to operations is the In biggest of order smallest.

elongation about at you percentage of a on magnitude of it they up. second, a and first, sense they So contracts gives not we're stack then again, talking ESX, least renewals how and what but on basis, are

Nehal Chokshi

Okay.

you initially laid reduction in guidance. your still your for out salespeople same their So guys with reduced the was own actually Have sales second in plans? marching the this reduction this objectives Or are are along the that quarter full-year is guidance?

David Hatfield

piece, out they're of quota for don't goals we This those comment, their toward that opportunity-based all on territories. marching and them driven are and inside is data put Hat, productive but Yes, we Nehal. the

And hitting what we're driving folks of those we're their participation goal. and toward so focused that's

Nehal Chokshi

year-over-year million Okay. deals can you And appreciate finally, give the that dollar increased then definitely on did a on but basis? color XX% Q-over-Q, how

David Hatfield

progress, up nice momentum there. so year-on-year Yes, well, as continued

Nehal Chokshi

you. Thank

Operator

Hosseini from Financial. Your from Susquehanna Mehdi next question comes

David Ryzhik

commercialized be announced Hi. from does Thanks a at about meaningful follow-up. some Ryzhik David the products? the so and is And This by new talked guide your for implied Accelerate. additions those question. I QX, QX much had portfolio to those be for include taking Charlie, Mehdi. you to impact some Would

Charles Giancarlo

some some will at GA at announce GA and which be beta. there Accelerate. will new some But which of will we be Yes. of We've very products, products got exciting new

David Ryzhik

what to diversify percentage Got international give of us, it. steps base? And maybe Thanks. you're provide you international on taking and can business the what revenue your maybe Maybe an update strategy. is

Charles Giancarlo

Yes.

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great of a the that's so, indicator And health.

the and market to routes the think We that's that motion public the by talked portfolio about, and there kicking driven in. that's really enterprise we sector

half and of segments So perform feel to we softer EMEA and have given you're the second what but some about little going EMEA the some leaves was perform course, that but any higher a than lower, great for pipeline EMEA, quarter, in expected, well. would we as

and So contribution expectations. in really with line nice

David Ryzhik

pleasure. And Tim, Great, It best was really thanks. to luck a of you.

Timothy Riitters

David. you, it. Appreciate Thank

David Ryzhik

Thanks.

Operator

from from Oppenheimer. Iwanyc comes question next Your George

George Iwanyc

the Thank question. you taking for

the customer little the customers there maybe you're Is With changing with makeup lands size you color. strong new or give of anything more bit adding? a the the can us of adds, the

Charles Giancarlo

that Well, is, focus, sector and continuing GXK, our segments been government on mix very so global central we've public clear volume the a native-cloud focus cloud, commercial organization. we to so on saw of a kind enterprise, quality focus of the isn't basis, nice XK across saying, really and the and on non-public

of saw So across those all we theaters. progress

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size, each on lands about segment, segments, they lands vary as appreciate. we're by to seeing also and you'd of purchases. our We're we seeing we're specifically. Relative nice But don't continued talk those progress seeing repeat in ASP a nice

somebody. you from when to win got at go So fundamentals, and the look take share we've

anybody so and a doing repeat than our else. purchase better that nice at doing We're We're ASP rate.

our So feel about is, nature gain great year. temporal the of in through I and it We think drive dynamic, this share QX is pricing that we'll what and next QX.

George Iwanyc

lands? time? environment, win more a across up that rates the channel drive standpoint, competitive current giving at a land helping presence primarily and from little in that those a ticking just are to on expanding And customers right. Or they you All chance so is same the a bit that's larger are

Charles Giancarlo

a on win Year-on-year, Yes, we they're nice rates. across quarter-on-quarter stable board. uptick saw the kind of and

the majority going see little so to a I we contribution. quarter-by-quarter But on you're of think quarter-on-quarter, competitor. by nice broadly pickup a saw speaking, nuances So basis that's the

we which in Our fight at biggest bats. being not remains in place the competition the are first

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with us dig feel in and to like a share. ourselves, like time the the really market out and competition, clearly this other more of grind, in lot the and We're pop differentiating for side with especially this the market we it's

George Iwanyc

luck. best Thank of you. And Tim,

Timothy Riitters

Thank you.

Operator

Street. next from Your Eric comes Martinuzzi from question Lake

Eric Martinuzzi

share Yes. the you My M&A I the business, guess, use the cash, to repurchase that from do a versus kind interested investing taking we burner with into cash a pulling M&A put the lever actions that work there's Typically, a are question hiring the a you've competitors? on deeper you're inferring or sales that really has to not got that you're But press to course maybe guys and program. balance of of either and take taking opportunity of midyear are obviously with correction amount to on and front sheet. tremendous dive in continue not the people

David Hatfield

build, do Storage. a And well. see stock very well No, our appropriate, M&A is that or assets strategy which if it's or able asset remains do Pure the called with priced we partner buy. as be same, have right the to We cash to now,

our so has And that. us take Board to advantage of enabled

Operator

time. questions I'll call Charlie further closing back to for are at turn over There no remarks. the Giancarlo this

Charles Giancarlo

you. Thank

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Operator

conference today's call. concludes This

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Pure Storage (PSTG) 21 Aug 192020 Q2 Earnings call transcript