Sun acquires Q-layer
ConvergenceAsia staff
08/01/2009

Sun Microsystems has acquired Q-layer, a cloud computing company that automates the deployment and management of both public and private clouds. The Q-layer organisation, based in Belgium, will become part of Sun's Cloud Computing business unit which develops and integrates cloud computing technologies, architectures and services.

The Q-layer technology simplifies cloud management and allows users to quickly provision and deploy applications, a key component in Sun’s strategy to enable building public and private clouds.

“Sun's open, network-centric approach coupled with optimised 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.

The Q-layer software supports instant provisioning of services such as servers, storage, bandwidth and applications, enabling users to scale their own environments to meet their specific requirements.

“Q-layer's technology and expertise will enhance Sun’s offerings, simplifying cloud management and speeding application deployment.”

Q-layer was founded in 2005 and is the first company to introduce full datacentre virtualisation by integrating server, network and storage virtualisation.

The terms of the deal were not disclosed as the transaction is not material to Sun.

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