Pure Storage has announced that its FlashBlade//S500 has achieved the STAC-M3 Benchmark, an industry standard for tick-analytics benchmarks, specifically designed for database software/hardware stacks managing large time series of market data. Test highlights: The benchmarked system featured FlashBlade//S500, a purpose-built, all-QLC flash, unified fast file and object (UFFO) storage platform. 13 of 17 STAC-M3 Antuco (baseline) mean-response time benchmarks witnessed improvements while 17 of 24 STAC-M3 Kanaga (scaling) mean-response time benchmarks exhibited enhancements. Additionally, when compared to a cloud-based solution, Pure Storage FlashBlade//S500 outperformed in 9 of 17 Antuco benchmarks and 12 of 24 Kanaga benchmarks, showcasing significant speed advantages. These results validate the FlashBlade//S500 series' performance.