Stratavia

{{Infobox company|

logo = Stratavia logo |

name = Stratavia Corp. |

type = Now owned by Hewlett-Packard Company |

foundation = 2001 |

key_people = Thor Culverhouse, CEO
Venkat Devraj, CTO
Rainier Luistro, Co-CTO
Jennifer Panning, CFO
Mike Puterbaugh, VP, Marketing |

industry = Software |

products = HP Database and Middleware Automation software (formerly called Data Palette Data Center Automation Platform) |

homepage = [http://www8.hp.com/us/en/software/enterprise-software.html HP Software website]

}}

Stratavia, formerly known as ExtraQuest,[http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Database/ExtraQuest-Renamed-StrataVia/ eWeek: “ExtraQuest renamed Stratavia.” July 17, 2006.] was a software company that specialized in enterprise Database and Data Center Automation, and private cloud computing enablement.[https://archive.today/20120709191252/http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=23735510 Bloomberg Businessweek. Stratavia Corporation.] Stratavia was founded by Venkat Devraj and Rainier Luistro in 2001.[https://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/08/26/hp_buys_stratavia/ The Register: “HP builds out cloudy wares with Stratavia buy.” August 26, 2010.]

The company held two patents for automating standard operating procedures in database administration,[http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/09/21/stratavia-gets-patents-for-database-automation/ Data Center Knowledge: “Stratavia Gets Patents for Database.” September 21, 2009.] and was included in the analyst firm Gartner's list of Cool Vendors for 2009.[http://www.eprcomputernews.com/2009/04/08/gartner-inc-has-named-stratavia-a-%E2%80%9Ccool-vendor%E2%80%9D-in-2009-in-the-%E2%80%9Ccool-vendors-in-it-operations-2009%E2%80%9D-report/ EPR Computer News: Gartner, Inc. Has Named Stratavia A “Cool Vendor”, in 2009, in the “Cool Vendors in IT Operations, 2009” Report. April 8, 2009.]

The company received venture funding from Vista Ventures, Asset Management Company and Adams Street Partners[http://www.businessinsider.com/hp-buys-vc-backed-stratavia-2010-8 Business Insider: “HP Buys VC-Backed Stratavia.” August 26, 2010.] and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with offices in San Francisco, New York City, Atlanta, Boston and London, United Kingdom.[http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2010/08/23/daily46.html Denver Business Journal: “Hewlett-Packard buys Denver database firm Stratavia.” August 27, 2010.] In Aug. 2010, HP announced the acquisition of Stratavia to bolster its cloud computing and automation software portfolio.[http://www8.hp.com/us/en/hp-news/article_detail.html?compURI=tcm:245-594068&pageTitle= HP news release: HP Acquires Stratavia, Helping Clients Simplify and Optimize Software Application Deployment in Hybrid IT Environments. August 2010][http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_15901967?source=rss Mercury News. HP buys Denver software maker Stratavia to simplify 'cloud computing' August 2010]

HP Software Division planned to integrate Stratavia technology into its cloud computing portfolio, including HP Cloud Service Automation Software.[http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2010/100826a.html HP News Release: “HP Acquires Stratavia, Helping Clients Simplify and Optimize Software Application Deployment in Hybrid IT Environments.” Aug. 2010.]