Attune Systems, Inc., a provider of enterprise-class file virtualization solutions, today announced that it has been selected as one of the companies featured at the Data Center 3.0 Conference of the Pacific Crest Emerging Technology Summit. Alan Kessler, the company’s chief executive officer, will be discussing the benefits of file virtualization on February 29, 11 a.m. PST, at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, Calif.

The Attune session will cover virtualization trends and discuss the business challenges to effectively manage disaster recovery, data migration and consolidation, while talking about the latest capabilities such as tiered backup, tiered storage with de-duplication and forensic search. Kessler will explain how Attune’s leading-edge file virtualization technology provides a backdrop for a cost-effective way to optimize unstructured data environments. He will also include real-world customer case studies, showing the benefits of file virtualization in a customer environment.

The Data Center 3.0 Conference will explore emerging technologies that are enabling IT transformation, including virtualization, automation, advanced storage/computer/memory appliance, green IT, and grid clustering, as well as Web 2.0 infrastructure automation. As the only security firm dedicated solely to technology, Pacific Crest is one of the primary information sources for major technology investors.