Sun Microsystems har netop annonceret, at de har købt den belgiske virksomhed Q-layer – en cloud computing-virksomhed, der automatiserer implementeringen og driften af både offentligt og privat hostet datahåndtering.

• Med købet af Q-layer udvider Sun Microsystems sine cloud computing-baserede teknologier og services og styrker sin position på markedet for internetbaseret datahåndtering.
• Q-layer-teknologien forenkler driften af cloud computing-løsningerne og giver brugerne mulighed for hurtigt at implementere relevante applikationer – en hjørnesten i Sun Microsystems vision for Cloud Computing.
• ”Suns åbne, netværkscentrerede tilgang kombineret med optimerede systemer, software og services udgør de væsentligste byggeklodser i både private og offentlige cloud computing-løsninger. Q-layers teknologi og ekspertise forstærker Suns produkter, idet den forenkler driften af cloud computing-løninger og accelererer implementeringen af applikationerne,” siger David Douglas, senior vice president of Cloud Computing and chief sustainability officer, Sun Microsystems.

Sun Microsystems Expands Cloud Computing Offerings with Acquisition of Q-layer,br />

Q-layer Technology Simplifies Cloud Computing Development and Deployment

January 7, 2009 - Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) 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 , 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. As businesses continue to rely more on technology to drive mission-critical processes, the agility of the datacenter determines the flexibility of the entire company. 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.

“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.”

Cloud computing brings compute and data resources onto the Web and offers higher efficiency, massive scalability and faster and easier software development. Sun is an ideal advisor and partner for companies that want to build cloud computing facilities within their organizations, and for companies and service providers that want to build publicly available cloud computing services, with the open technology, expertise and vision to help companies build, run and use their own clouds. For more information on Sun’s cloud computing strategy, please visit: http://sun.com/cloud.

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

About Q-layer
Q-layer is the leading enabler of cloud computing software for enterprises and service providers. With the Q-layer software, datacenter managers can drastically increase the efficiency of their datacenter and give their users the agility they need to obtain their business goals. Q-layer was founded in 2005 and is the first company to introduce full datacenter virtualization by integrating server, network and storage virtualization.

About Sun Microsystems, Inc.

A singular vision -- "The Network Is The Computer" -- guides Sun in the development of technologies that power the world's most important markets. Sun's philosophy of sharing innovation and building communities is at the forefront of the next wave of computing: the Participation Age. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the Web at http://sun.com.