Stratavia and Xcel Energy to Present at the Gartner Data Center Conference

Business Wire, Nov 27, 2007

LAS VEGAS -- At the 26th Annual Gartner Data Center Conference, Stratavia today announced that its co-founder and CTO, Venkat Devraj, will join customer, Nagesh Anupindi, Ph.D., chief architect & director of Architecture at Xcel Energy, in a presentation entitled "Data Center Economics."

What:

The 26th Annual Gartner Data Center Conference is a three and a half day event that brings together IT professionals, technology providers and more than 30 senior Gartner analysts. This year's conference will explore new strategies for business continuity, disaster recovery and how to optimize the power and storage of the IT infrastructure. Devraj and Anupindi will talk about "Data Center Economics" where they will address the vexing challenges of preventing operational costs from outpacing capital expenditures. The session will discuss how automation technology has helped improve Xcel Energy's cost structure and reduce the complexity within its data centers.

Speakers:

Venkat Devraj, co-founder and CTO, Stratavia

Nagesh Anupindi, Ph.D., chief architect & director of Architecture, Xcel Energy

When:

Thursday, November 29, 2007, from 2:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Where:

The MGM Grand, Room 114. Stratavia will also demo Data Palette, its cornerstone IT automation solution, in booth J10.

About Stratavia

Stratavia is a leading provider of Data Center Automation software and services. Stratavia's flagship platform, Data Palette, automates complex, error-prone, manually intensive yet repetitive IT administration tasks, while providing predictive analytics to detect and resolve issues before they can impact operations. Fortune 1000 companies rely on Data Palette to define, build and orchestrate standard operating procedures and report on mission-critical applications and IT operations. Founded in 2001, Stratavia is headquartered in Denver, Colorado and is privately held and venture funded by Adams Street Partners, Asset Management Company and Vista Ventures. For more information go to www.stratavia.com.