Stratavia Name Cool Vendor by Leading Analyst Firm
Released
on: April 8, 2009, 1:16 am
Author: Stratavia
Industry: Computers
Vendors
selected for the “Cool Vendor report” are innovative,
impactful and intriguing
DENVER, CO – APRIL 7, 2009 Stratavia (www.stratavia.com),
the leading independent provider of intelligent data center automation
software solutions, announced today that top analyst firm Gartner,
Inc. has named Stratavia a “Cool Vendor”, in 2009,
in the “Cool Vendors in IT Operations, 2009” report
by David Williams, et al.
This
announcement follows the close of Stratavias most successful
year to date, continuing the companys pattern of robust growth
and increasing recognition as the industrys leading independent
provider of data
center automation solutions. The company also recently announced
expansion into Europe, with the opening of an office in the United
Kingdom.
"Stratavia
is honored to be included by Gartner as a 'Cool Vendor' in IT
operations," said Thor Culverhouse, Stratavias president and
chief executive officer. "Weve seen first-hand that the entire
IT market is looking to RBA to drive greater operational efficiencies,
specifically as an enabling technology for strategic projects.
Weve developed and released dozens of Solution Packs for this
purpose and are helping organizations to build cloud computing infrastructures,
manage releases, automate expensive application and database maintenance
operations, etc.
While
the velocity of operations IT infrastructure has increased, IT
organizations continue to struggle with the complexities of maintaining
their data center assets. Stratavia provides a comprehensive automation
platform, Data Palette, which allows organizations to automate
the manually intensive, repetitive administrative tasks (patches,
refreshes, cloning, upgrades, provisioning, etc.) that dominate
the data center agenda today. Leveraging our institutional expertise
in managing complex, heterogeneous environments, Stratavia also
offers Solution Pack applications, which are purpose-built automation
solutions for specific platforms and projects.
To
access a complimentary copy of the report, please visit http://www.stratavia.com/coolvendors.php
About
Gartner’s Cool Vendors Selection Process
Gartner defines a cool vendor as a company that offers technologies
or solutions that are: innovative, enable users to do things they
couldn’t do before; impactful, have, or will have, business
impact (not just technology for the sake of technology); intriguing,
have caught Gartner’s interest or curiosity in approximately
the past six months.
Gartner’s
listing does not constitute an exhaustive list of vendors in any
given technology area, but rather is designed to highlight interesting,
new and innovative vendors, products and services. Gartner disclaims
all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research,
including any warranties of merchantability or fitness of a particular
purpose.
For
more information about Gartner or the Cool Vendor report, visit
http://www.gartner.com.
About
Stratavia
Stratavia is a leading provider of Data Center Automation solutions.
Stratavia's flagship solution, Data Palette, is based upon an
intelligent Run Book Automation platform, which automates complex,
error-prone, manually intensive yet repetitive IT administration
tasks. Fortune 1000 companies rely on Data Palette to define,
build and execute 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.
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Contact Details: Mike Puterbaugh
Stratavia
303.991.4844
strataviapr@stratavia.com