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San Jose, Calif. -- Jun 17, 2013 -- Nimble Storage, the leading provider of flash-optimized hybrid storage solutions, today announced that it has been selected as one of The Bay Area News Group’s Top Workplaces. This recognition is based solely on employee feedback with regard to conditions, pay and benefits, engagement by managers, execution, career advancement opportunities and overall direction. Out of over 1,400 organizations, Nimble was selected as #9 in the medium business category.

News Highlights

• Nimble Storage takes pride in building a culture that is based on initiative, accountability, listening and communication, innovation, integrity and teamwork.
• Based on the survey results for the Top Workplaces award recognition, employees noted what they found most meaningful about their job as “the excitement of being in a fast-paced environment with many opportunities to learn,” “the opportunity to work with the brightest yet most humble engineers in the industry,” and “the opportunities for advancement.”
• Nimble Storage has experienced rapid and accelerating growth since being founded in 2008. The company’s recent growth — exceeding a $100 million annual run rate in sales, annual sales growth of over 400 percent, surpassing the 1,100 customer mark, and shipping more than 2,000 systems — has led to the company adding nearly 200 employees in the last fiscal year worldwide.
• The company recently signed a lease agreement to move its headquarters to a three-building campus in north San Jose that is 165,000 sq ft and can support up to 750 employees. The new site will allow for significant expansion and potential hiring additions to Nimble Storage’s more than 225 employees that are housed at headquarters.
• Nimble Storage is always looking at expanding on a global scale, and seeking passionate, motivate professionals to join the team worldwide.
• The Bay Area News Group published the complete list of Top Workplaces on June 16th. For more information about the Top Workplaces lists and WorkplaceDynamics, please visit www.topworkplaces.com and www.workplacedynamics.com.

Supporting Quotes

Suresh Vasudevan, CEO at Nimble Storage

“As we embark on our mission to deliver the world’s most efficient data storage solutions to enterprises, we understand that our employees are our most valuable asset. Without a cross functional team of innovators, our product development, customer deployments, and world class support would not be as successful as it is today. To support our continued hyper-growth, we strive to maintain high-caliber hiring standards and a culture that thrives on seeking better ways of doing things, active listening and open communications , and most importantly, ensuring our employees feel empowered to take risks and drive positive change. It is an honor that our employees feel this is a great place to work.”

Paul Whitney, Vice President of Human Resources

“It is important to our executive team and employees to preserve our core values especially as we experience rapid growth. Core values are not just words on a poster for us, they are the foundation for our hiring and employee engagement programs, and so we invest heavily in understanding how our employees are feeling about the work environment. To ensure this is a top initiative of the executive team, we conduct a twice-yearly employee survey to gain insight on how we are executing on our values. Our employees provide candid insight and feedback on our progress to keep us honest.”