Ericsson has acquired Sentilla, a California-based provider of IT infrastructure intelligence software, to enhance its competence in cloud performance management, data analytics and resource usage optimization.
Sentilla, established in 2003, develops software that enables analytics across virtual, cloud and physical environments. Its solutions drive optimal performance, real-time workload management and better informed deployment decisions, and have been deployed by customers including Tier 1 operators in North America and Asia.
Ericsson said Sentilla’s capabilities in data gathering, performance monitoring, policy engine and reporting complement Ericsson Cloud Manager and Ericsson Expert Analytics for advanced data center and cloud management.
The deal enhances Ericsson’s ability to help service providers support IT organizations that are struggling to overcome new network complexities introduced by mobility and the cloud.
It also strengthens the company’s position in the OSS/BSS market, specifically in cloud orchestration and management, Ericsson said.
“Sentilla is a leader in the measurement and monitoring of the performance of hybrid computing environments. The Sentilla solution suite produces highly detailed decision data that allows an agile IT organization to better meet its customers’ constantly evolving needs,” the company said.
“This capability is critical to support Ericsson customers in their journey towards network function virtualization and cloud readiness.”
The takeover includes all of Sentilla’s current employees - a team of eight highly skilled employees who will remain in Silicon Valley - technology and IPRs.
Sentilla will become part of Ericsson’s Business Unit Support Solutions as a result of the acquisition.
Financial terms of the takeover were not disclosed.
The deal marks the latest of Ericsson’s recent spate of cloud acquisition. In late September Ericsson bought a major stake in PaaS cloud company Apcera, a week after the $95-million takeover of Fabrix Systems.