Released on: March 26, 2008, 12:22 am

Press Release Author: Michael Puterbaugh

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: Fortune 1000 Organizations Streamline IT Administration with
an AJAX Web Based Console and Automate Data Center Tasks


Press Release Body: Denver, CO, March 26, 2008--StrataviaT, the leading provider of
data center automation software for Fortune 1000 organizations, today announced the
immediate availability of its latest release, Data PaletteT 5.0. This new version
introduces a groundbreaking AJAX-based user interface design, providing a rich user
experience for centralized global IT administration. It also features advances in
standardizing and automating complex, error prone tasks that traditionally require
days, of manual intervention and oversight.

"Consider the average data center network - its comprised of nearly 1000 servers and
growing 30 percent per year; they're highly heterogeneous and support over 5000
desktops for up to 7000 employees," said Andi Mann, research director, Enterprise
Management Associates. "Customers are concerned with siloed approaches to data
center automation. Building a centralized, web-based console for global coordination
and standardization can greatly reduce inconsistencies. We predict data automation
solutions that address this will deliver substantial benefits."

Data Palette is Stratavia's award-winning patent-pending platform that automates
complex, manually intensive but repetitive IT administration tasks. It has been
recognized for its unique approach to "intelligent" run book automation, having
evolved from a managed service operation, where it served as the database automation
platform for over 40 customers. This latest version includes those database
automation capabilities and provides further innovations in the areas of:

. Policy Driven Automation, to further standardize and streamline IT administration
tasks. For large IT organizations, it is no longer possible to manage servers
individually, nor rely on ad hoc "best practices" of an individual user. Operations
can be managed much more efficiently by using policies which span hundreds of
servers. This process sharply reduces system outages and saves significant man
hours.
. Automated Server Provisioning for physical and virtual Linux, Windows and Solaris
environments. Customers adding new servers to their data center can use Data Palette
to recognize and integrate the new hardware into the network and automatically
provision requisite operating systems, applications, patches, among other elements.
Customers which have already deployed this capability have realized 60-80 percent
efficiency gains in provisioning both physical and virtual servers.
. Automated Virtualization Management enables IT operations teams to achieve the
highest levels of efficiency, simplicity and quality in managing their virtualized
environments. Data Palette provides comprehensive virtual life cycle management to
accelerate enterprise deployments, seamlessly managing physical and virtual
environments with technologies such as VMware, Microsoft Virtual Server, Sun Solaris
10 and XenSource.
. Centralized Web-based Administration that allows users to create standard
operating procedures through a intuitive "digital whiteboard." IT administrators can
create workflows for specific tasks, using a drag and drop approach, rather than
hard coding. Data Palette features an internal search engine capability to tag and
track these workflows, increasing the ease for team members to collaborate by
sharing steps or workflows across common tasks. Data Palette 5.0 is the only server
provisioning platform to be 100% web based - both the administrative and user
console are hosted on a web server, eliminating the need to download thick-client
consoles which are traditionally required to communicate with server components. As
software versions are upgraded, there is no longer a need to ensure that all
administrators download and install updated software to their desktops.

Leveraging information about the environment in which it resides, Data Palette is
the only automation platform to provide decision automation - the ability to drive
more intelligent automation based on variables throughout the data center. Coupled
with its innovative rules engine, Data Palette empowers IT administrators to:

. Dynamically expand, virtualize and allocate server and storage space when needed;
. Automatically trigger resolution policies with no manual intervention;
. Administer and track upgrades and configurations;
. Forensically report on database and IT operations for auditing and analysis;
. Deploy patches to prevent security threats and ensure optimal performance; and
. Support adherence to the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL®)
framework of best practices.

"Data Palette 5.0 is designed for organizations with globally distributed data
center operations running a heterogeneous universe of applications and databases,"
said Thor Culverhouse, CEO, Stratavia. "Given this model, it is no longer possible
for large IT organizations to manage servers individually, no matter what level of
standardization and asset tracking exists. With Data Palette's introduction of
policy-driven automation, Data Palette dramatically streamlines operations and
lowers operating costs, by as much as 80 percent."

About Stratavia
Stratavia is a leading provider of Data Center Automation software. 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.
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Contact Details: Michael Puterbaugh
Stratavia, Inc.
Denver, CO
United States.
303-991-4844
sbrown@seowhat.com (strataviapr@stratavia.com)
http://www.stratavia.com