Stratavia
title: "Stratavia" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["companies-established-in-2001", "defunct-software-companies-of-the-united-states", "companies-based-in-denver", "hewlett-packard-acquisitions"] topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratavia" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| logo | [[Image:Stratavialogo.png |
| 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 | HP Software website |
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logo = [[Image:Stratavialogo.png|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 = HP Software website
Stratavia, formerly known as ExtraQuest, was a software company that specialized in enterprise Database and Data Center Automation, and private cloud computing enablement. Stratavia was founded by Venkat Devraj and Rainier Luistro in 2001.
The company held two patents for automating standard operating procedures in database administration, and was included in the analyst firm Gartner's list of Cool Vendors for 2009.
The company received venture funding from Vista Ventures, Asset Management Company and Adams Street Partners and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with offices in San Francisco, New York City, Atlanta, Boston and London, United Kingdom. In Aug. 2010, HP announced the acquisition of Stratavia to bolster its cloud computing and automation software portfolio.
HP Software Division planned to integrate Stratavia technology into its cloud computing portfolio, including HP Cloud Service Automation Software.
References
References
- [http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Database/ExtraQuest-Renamed-StrataVia/ eWeek: “ExtraQuest renamed Stratavia.” July 17, 2006.]
- [https://archive.today/20120709191252/http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=23735510 Bloomberg Businessweek. Stratavia Corporation.]
- [https://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/08/26/hp_buys_stratavia/ The Register: “HP builds out cloudy wares with Stratavia buy.” August 26, 2010.]
- [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.]
- [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.]
- [http://www.businessinsider.com/hp-buys-vc-backed-stratavia-2010-8 Business Insider: “HP Buys VC-Backed Stratavia.” August 26, 2010.]
- [http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2010/08/23/daily46.html Denver Business Journal: “Hewlett-Packard buys Denver database firm Stratavia.” August 27, 2010.]
- [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]
- [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.]
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