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​Red Hat becomes first $2b open-source company | ZDNet

​Red Hat becomes first $2b open-source company | ZDNet | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Red Hat was the first billion dollar Linux company, now it's the first $2 billion open-source company. Not bad eh?
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Red Hat to Launch New Cloud Innovation Practice, But Can A Vendor ... - Forbes

Red Hat to Launch New Cloud Innovation Practice, But Can A Vendor ... - Forbes | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Red Hat is an interesting company - arguably one of the most successful companies to commercialize around an open source project, they leveraged Linux and build a profitable business on top of it.
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What happens to open source vendors when they get mature

What happens to open source vendors when they get mature | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Red Hat has long been the only significant publicly traded open source vendor, and after MySQL's acquisition not much happened in terms of open source exits for several years.
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Red Hat's OpenStack moment: Just like Linux in 2003? - TechRepublic

Red Hat's OpenStack moment: Just like Linux in 2003? - TechRepublic | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
The open-source community is beating up Red Hat for deciding to make OpenStack more enterprise-ready. Is this a replay of Red Hat's "enterprise Linux" decision in 2003? 


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PERSBERICHT: Red Hat introduceert ManageIQ-community voor open source cloud-management - Bron: Red Hat, Inc.

Red Hat introduceert ManageIQ-community voor open source cloud-management
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Red Hat: We've got a corker for Docker Linux locker app hawkers - Register

Red Hat: We've got a corker for Docker Linux locker app hawkers - Register | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

Red Hat has woken up to the growth of Linux containers – cough, cough, Docker – and has begun certifying applications running in the sandboxing tech.

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A Formula for Launching the RedHats of the Future

A Formula for Launching the RedHats of the Future | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

Last week Peter Levine, former XenXource CEO and current Andreesen Horowitz partner, wrote an article for TechCrunch titledWhy There Will Never be Another RedHat: The Economics of Open Source.  In that article he makes a reasonable case for opining that the likelihood of another company achieving RedHat-scale success based on wrapping services around an open source offering is very low. Instead, he proposes that the model that can lead to significant success is to include open source components in a service that includes additional (presumably proprietary) functionality and/or services.


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Why There Will Never Be Another RedHat: The Economics Of Open Source - TechCrunch

Why There Will Never Be Another RedHat: The Economics Of Open Source - TechCrunch | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

Open source software powers the world’s technology. In the past decade, there has been an inexorable adoption of open source in most aspects of computing. Without open source, Facebook, Google, Amazon, and nearly every other modern technology company would not exist. Thanks to an amazing community of innovative, top-notch programmers, open source has become the foundation of cloud computing, software-as-a-service, next generation databases, mobile devices, the consumer internet, and even Bitcoin.

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Red Hat and the CentOS Project Join Forces to Speed Open Source Innovation - SDTimes.com

Red Hat and the CentOS Project Join Forces to Speed Open Source Innovation - SDTimes.com | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

Red Hat, Inc, the world's leading provider of open source solutions, and the CentOS Project today announced they are joining forces to build a new CentOS, capable of driving forward development and adoption of next-generation open source technologies.



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Red Hat Introduces Enterprise-grade Open Software-defined Storage Solutions [Manufacturing Close - Up]

Red Hat Introduces Enterprise-grade Open Software-defined Storage Solutions [Manufacturing Close - Up] | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
(Manufacturing Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Red Hat, Inc., a provider of open source solutions, announced the general availability of a new release of Red Hat Storage to help enterprise customers further realize the true potential of deploying an open software-defined storage solution without compromising on enterprise grade capabilities, performance, and manageability.
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Red Hat channel chief: Time to build an open source practice - ChannelBuzz.ca

Red Hat channel chief: Time to build an open source practice - ChannelBuzz.ca | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
"Don't miss this wave," Mark Enzweiler tells partners as Red Hat prepares to invest in helping partners sell open source as innovation, not commoditization.
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Proof of Concept: Red Hat, the leader in open source

Proof of Concept: Red Hat, the leader in open source | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, using a community-powered approach to provide reliable and high-performing technologies
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▶ Kangaroot, IBM, Red Hat and EDB's vision on Open Source for Enterprises - YouTube

During OPEN'14 we were able to interview the 4 giants in Open Source: Peter Dens (Kangaroot), Jeff Scheel (IBM), Erik Geensen (Red Hat), Sandor Klein (EDB).

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Red Hat Plays Dirty To Lock Its Customers In - So Much For Caring-Sharing ... - Forbes

Red Hat Plays Dirty To Lock Its Customers In - So Much For Caring-Sharing ... - Forbes | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

One of the benefits of open source software is that it tends to reduce the lock in that customers face – when multiple options exist for customers’ technology needs, there is more choice and hence less chances for a vendor to lock customers in. Of course the flip side of that is that for open source software vendors, it is hard to ensure the continuity of their revenue streams. In an idea world all vendors would keep customers because of their awesome service, their great support and their breadth of options, but alas we don’t live in a perfect world.

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Docker and Red Hat Expand Collaboration around Container Technologies - CNBC.com

Docker and Red Hat Expand Collaboration around Container Technologies - CNBC.com | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

Red Hat to bring Docker container technologies to Red Hat Enterprise Linux high-touch beta program and OpenShift Platform-as-a-Service offering

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Digital is about breaking down old barriers not building new ones: Rob Norman, GroupM

Digital is about breaking down old barriers not building new ones: Rob Norman, GroupM | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

In 2018, no company will have a chief digital officer. In fact, many will wonder why they ever had one. The CDO was a response by the management of many manufacturing, services and agency businesses to the emergence of a set of networks, devices and protocols that created new consumer behaviours, new businesses, new media and communication experiences.

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Open source startups: Don't try to be Red Hat - InfoWorld

Open source startups: Don't try to be Red Hat - InfoWorld | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

If you were a VC, you'd be looking for a way to turn your millions into billions. If you had only ever made money by betting on proprietary corporations, you would probably conclude that open source was a poor way to win big.

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Telecommuting Is The Future of Work - Forbes

Telecommuting Is The Future of Work - Forbes | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

Red Hat is one example of a highly distributed, highly effective company; in addition to its corporate hub in Raleigh, NC and development center in Westford, MA, it employs many highly-talented virtual employees. Red Hat’s culture is friendly to remote workers. Apple, on the other hand, is densely concentrated in Cupertino, where plans for a spaceship-like office complex are moving forward. Its centralized, command-and-control culture appears to be less adaptable to supporting large numbers of remote workers. Go figure.

 
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How Red Hat Is Improving Its Top Line - DailyFinance

How Red Hat Is Improving Its Top Line - DailyFinance | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

Tech company Red Hat has become the face of Linux, an open-source operating system used by most corporations and hosting companies on their servers, including Rackspace Hosting and Amazon.com's Amazon Web Services.

 
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