Egenera's Ken Oestreich to Speak at ITFMA and SYS-CON Cloud Computing Expo

MARLBORO, MA--(Marketwire - March 30, 2009) - Egenera, Inc., the leader in data center infrastructure orchestration, today announced that Ken Oestreich, vice president of product marketing, will speak at the SYS-CON Cloud Computing Expo in New York on March 31st at 3:25 PM, and the ITFMA conference in Atlanta, Georgia, April 3 at 9 a.m.

At the SYS-CON Cloud Computing Expo, Mr. Oestreich will discuss how cloud providers build their infrastructure management tools as well as the generic requirements faced by those wishing to be internal or public cloud providers. The significant focus will be on how to approach managing the physical hardware infrastructure, networking and storage that underpins any native or virtual environment. He will also touch upon impacts on IT-OPS/ITSM processes, and how they fit into this new shared and automated infrastructure.

At the ITFMA conference, Mr. Oestreich will present on Fundamentals of IT Energy Consumption and Efficiency Metrics. This session will address how energy consumption is measured, how to calculate and benchmark classes of IT energy efficiency, and where IT should look for improvements. Mr. Oestreich will also cover how to prioritize energy efficiency and capacity improvement initiatives, including costs and payback ranges.

Ken Oestreich is vice president of product marketing with Egenera, and has spent over 20 years developing and introducing new products into new markets. Recently, he's been involved in bringing utility- and cloud-computing technologies to market.

About SYS-CON

Sys-Con's Cloud Computing conference features executives from best-in-class companies discussing the latest in technologies in the cloud industry. Thought leaders will report on the latest data regarding new trends in the technology sector while the attendees will have a chance to network with other industry veterans and exchange ideas. For more information, please visit: http://cloudcomputingexpo.com/

About ITFMA

The IT Financial Management Association (ITFMA) was established in 1988 and founded the IT Financial Management profession at that time. ITFMA is the only association dedicated to this profession and provides a comprehensive education program on the principles and practices used to financially manage Information Technology (IT) organizations. ITFMA is the national leader in the education of IT financial management professionals and the only recognized provider of certification in the various financial disciplines of IT financial management. For more information, please visit http://www.itfma.com/index.cfm

About Egenera, Inc.

Egenera makes every data center a reliable dynamic data center, quickly and easily. The company's integrated enterprise data center solutions, powerful PAN Manager® software and professional services are trusted globally to deliver proven value through agility, reliability and availability. Egenera solutions and services guarantee wire-once, always on, physical and virtual management across the data center with measurable savings. Headquartered in Marlboro, Mass., Egenera has offices worldwide. For more information visit http://www.egenera.com, call 508-858-2600 or send email to info@egenera.com.

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