LETTER FROM THE CEO, DAVID SCOTT

Introducing the InServ T-Class: The Industry's First Thin Built In™ Storage Architecture

We are no doubt in the midst of challenging times. With the financial developments of the past few weeks, efficiency and business agility have never been more critical. And never has a resilient and flexible infrastructure been a greater asset to your business.

In the face of these challenges, we have two choices: we can adhere to tradition—to what has (or has not) worked in the past, or we can roll up our sleeves and innovate—find new answers, develop new solutions, and form new paradigms. Innovation is 3PAR's legacy, but it's also our lifeblood. Time and time again we have proven there is a better way, and the industry has rallied around us. Our pioneering technologies such as thin provisioning have become "must-haves" for the cost-conscious datacenter. The revolutionary 3PAR InServ^® T-Class Storage Server with Thin Built In™ builds on this legacy by presenting the industry with truly game-changing innovation in storage hardware.

Not only is the T-Class the world's fastest single-system array, but its revolutionary architecture singlehandedly overturns the long-held belief that differentiation in storage hardware is not possible. Built on a third-generation 3PAR InSpire^® Architecture and featuring the industry's first zero-detection capable 3PAR^® Gen3 ASIC, the T-Class is the first array to build an efficient "fat-to-thin" volume conversion mechanism into array hardware. As an example of its potential, this architecture paves the way for shrinking a petabyte of traditional fat storage down to just 250 TB of thin 3PAR capacity—without performance trade-offs. In today's economy, the cost-saving potential—not just in terms of storage capacity, but also real estate, power, cooling, environmental impact, and system administration—could very well make our lifeblood your lifeline.

But fat-to-thin volume conversion is just the tip of the iceberg for 3PAR's revolutionary new thin processor, and, with innovation running through our veins, 3PAR will keep moving forward. This includes hitting the road in October to bring the T-Class array to a city near you. Keep reading through this issue of Plugged In for details on upcoming EMEA events as well as all the latest and greatest news from 3PAR.

Sincerely,
David Scott,
3PAR President and CEO

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EVENT UPDATE

3PAR Hits the Road in October with Events Across EMEA

The next few weeks hold some of the most important events on this year’s 3PAR EMEA events calendar, including Storage Expo in London, SNW Europe in Frankfurt, and the T-Class Roadshow in Germany and France. Don’t miss these important opportunities to get a look at the new T-Class, the world’s most powerful virtualized array. RSVP today to attend a 90-minute, hands-on lab session at SNW Europe where you can see for yourself how easily the T-Class integrates with VMware^®, Oracle^®, and Microsoft^® Outlook. See you there!

T-Class Roadshow Germany
Frankfurt
30 September 2008

Stuttgart
1 October 2008

Munich
7 October 2008
Learn more and RSVP»

VMware Forum Paris
8 October 2008
Paris, France
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Storage Expo UK
15 October 2008
London, UK
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SNW Europe
27-29 October 2008
Frankfurt, Germany
Attend a 90-minute, hands-on lab session where you’ll be able to put the T-Class through its paces. Space is extremely limited so register today by contacting us at marketingemea@3PAR.com.
Visit SNW Europe website»

T-Class Tour Eiffel Event
21 October 2008
Paris, France
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Storage Expo Netherlands
12 November 2008
Utrecht, Netherlands
Learn more»

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CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHT

3PAR Supplies Demand Media with On-Demand Storage for Web 2.0
Demand Media™ is just one of a growing number of Web 2.0 companies with a utility computing infrastructure built on 3PAR Utility Storage and the 3cV blueprint allows them to scale on demand to support a booming social media business.
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COMPANY NEWS

VMware + 3PAR: A Match Is Made at the VMware EMEA Briefing Center
3PAR and VMware are the perfect match. And now it’s even easier to see how server virtualization and storage virtualization work together with the installation of 3PAR Utility Storage at VMware’s EMEA Briefing Center in the UK.
Visit the VMware Briefing Center»
Learn why 3PAR and VMware are the perfect match»
 
Willkommen! 3PAR Launches New German Language Website
In the last issue of Plugged In, we announced our completely rearchitected website.  This time we’re now proud to introduce our new German language site, www.3PARstorage.de. Genießen!
Visit us on the Web (in German)»

3PAR Kicks It Up a Notch with Databasement
With momentum that continues to build across EMEA, 3PAR has now partnered with storage systems integrator Databasement to gain additional channels into the Netherlands and Belgium and introduce 3PAR to the Spanish market. 
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Learn more about 3PAR partners and partnership»

PRODUCT NEWS

T-Class Shatters SPC-1 Performance Record Previously Held by….3PAR?!
This time we’ve really outdone ourselves…literally. 3PAR has posted record-setting SPC-1 results in which the 3PAR InServ T800 Storage Server more than doubled the performance of the InServ S-Class to become the fastest single-system storage array on the planet with nearly 225,000 IOPS and a whopping 83% capacity utilization.
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Learn more about InServ performance results»

2008 Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation Award Goes to 3PAR
“3PAR is revolutionizing the storage industry and is setting a new benchmark with the advent of 3PAR Thin Provisioning,” notes leading analyst firm Frost & Sullivan in the award announcement. Praise doesn’t get much better than that!
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Learn what 3PAR Thin Provisioning can do for you»

3PAR Announces Support for Microsoft Hyper-V
3PAR Utility Storage and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V work together to deliver a complete server and storage virtualization package. This combination not only reduces infrastructure costs and management overhead, but it also improves the agility of your business and your ability to rapidly provision resources.
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