Cisco, which recently announced a partnership with Red Hat to expand “cloud” computing efforts focused on OpenStack, is now acquiring a California firm that offers OpenStack cloud services.

Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO) announced the deal for MetaCloud on Wednesday, saying the move is part of its “intercloud” strategy.

On Thursday, Raleigh-based Red Hat (NYSE: RHT) disclosed a deal to buy an Irish startup focused on mobile computing and mobile “cloud” applications.Red Hat is one of the leaders in OpenStack cloud development.

MetaCloud, which is based in Pasadena, Calif., provides OpenStack-based cloud-as-a-service offerings.

“Cloud computing has dramatically changed the IT landscape. To enable greater business agility and lower costs, organizations are shifting from an on-premise IT structure to hybrid IT — a mix of private cloud, public cloud, and on-premise applications,” said Hilton Romanski, senior vice president, Cisco Corporate Development. “The resulting silos present a challenge to IT administrators, as choice, visibility, data sovereignty and protection in this world of many clouds requires an open platform. We believe Metacloud’s technology will play a critical role in enabling our customers to experience a seamless journey to a new world of many clouds, providing choice, flexibility, and data governance.”

Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

Cisco operates its second largest corporate campus in RTP.