3PAR announced today that, in order to take advantage of the steady growth of the cloud and utility computing markets, it has signed up a new partner and increased its headcount in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) by more than 40%, with a focus on expanding its sales and customer services teams.

“We see 3PAR as the future of storage,” said Rob Christ, Director and Founder of Databasement. “3PAR is one of the leading and most innovative storage companies at this moment, and is well known for delivering unrivalled performance and efficiency. With 3PAR Utility Storage, Databasement is able to offer our customers unique benefits that enhance their cloud computing deployments, such as agility and cost efficiency. Furthermore, 3PAR’s innovative technologies enhance server virtualization with VMware(TM), enabling our service provider, hosting, and integrator customers in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Spain to build virtual datacenters with unmatched advantages.”

“I am proud of what the team has achieved in the past year,” said Pitcher. “The market grows more competitive every day, and yet customers have repeatedly chosen 3PAR over other vendors to help make the most of their storage infrastructures, particularly utility and cloud storage. We believe our success in EMEA to date is a testament to the strength of our value proposition, which is based on delivering resilient infrastructure with the agility to meet rapidly changing business demands, and for up to 50% less than traditional storage.”