When highly-virtualized 3PAR® Utility Storage is combined with robust server virtualization, the result is a complete utility computing solution. Utility computing allows organizations to create cost-effective virtualized IT infrastructures for flexible workload consolidation, enabling them to offer hardware and software as a service.

At the core of utility computing is server and storage virtualization. 3PAR Utility Storage is a highly-virtualized, tightly-clustered, and dynamically-tiered array built for utility computing.

3PAR is the storage foundation for the following utility computing solutions:

• VMware—Maximize the ROI of your VMware® deployment with 3PAR Utility Storage and 3PAR Thin Provisioning
• 3cV—Halve costs, triple administrative efficiency, and gain instant agility with this proven blueprint for the virtual datacenter
• Egenera—Provision a complete utility datacenter in two floor tiles with this combined solution from Egenera® and 3PAR