Joyent, the hosting company turned private cloud provider, has purchased Layerboom, a Vancouver-based startup, for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition helps Joyent create an easier on-ramp to the cloud for customers of its appliances and software. Layerboom, a Bootup Labs incubated company, makes software and an appliance that enables a company to manage virtual machines running the Windows and Linux operating systems. Joyent CTO Jason Hoffmann says the acquisition will help customers who still need to manage legacy hardware make the transition to Joyent’s ideal of running a platform as a service.
via gigaom.com
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