Sun Microsystems, today announced it has acquired Q-layer, a cloud computing company that automates the deployment and management of both public and private clouds. The Q-layer organization, based in Belgium, will become part of Sun’s Cloud Computing business unit which develops and integrates cloud computing technologies, architectures and services.
Q-layer provides software for data centers that enables true cloud computing. The Q-layer offering features the NephOS Platform, a complete data center abstraction and modeling platform with extension capabilities and full support for cloud computing services. The NephOS Platform enables CloudApps like the Virtual Private Data Center (VPDC), that allows users at any skill level to define, provision and manage their own data center, without managing hardware.
“Sun’s open, network-centric approach coupled with optimized systems, software and services provides the critical building blocks for private and public cloud offerings”, said David Douglas, senior vice president of Cloud Computing and chief sustainability officer, Sun Microsystems. “Q-layer’s technology and expertise will enhance Sun’s offerings, simplifying cloud management and speeding application deployment.”
Sun has big problems. Let’s see if the cloud can save them.
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