Sun Microsystems has acquired privately-held Belgia firm Q-layer for an undisclosed amount to beef up its Cloud Computing offerings.
Q-Layer makes data centre modeling and management software called NephOS that helps companies organise their computing resources in The Cloud. NephOS generates virtual servers, assigns policies to govern them, scales them up to meet application needs, and releases the virtual assets to end users.
It includes a policy engine, assigning policies to different types of virtual machines; a workflow engine to carry out scripted tasks, such as executing a virtual machine backup; billing and chargeback; orchestration of addition virtual servers; and a data centre repository that stores vital configuration information on each virtual resource built.
Q-layer, based in Lochristi, Belgium, will become part of Sun's Cloud Computing business unit. "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 at Sun.
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