1119 blog results for "Red Hat"

The gurus said that the community would change the way the industry develops and sells software. The gurus were wrong.

Posted in The Open Road by Matt Asay

Microsoft is now offering support for MySQL, which should give pause to every open-source company that expects to make money through support subscriptions.

Posted in The Open Road by Matt Asay

Monopoly is a dreaded word for the open-source community, so why are we as prone as anyone else to embrace natural monopolies?

Posted in The Open Road by Matt Asay

Open source is doing well. But to thrive, commercial open-source software may need a Goliath or two to provide exits and funding for start-ups.

Posted in The Open Road by Matt Asay

While the Netherlands means well in its attempt to foster open source adoption, the management of its policy may actually be hurting open source uptake, not helping it.

Posted in The Open Road by Matt Asay

While the IT economy may be recovering, cloud computing and open source are driving fewer dollars into fewer vendor wallets. Expect a bloodbath to ensue.

Posted in The Open Road by Matt Asay

It's very possible to be completely open-source without being completely open, but this may fade as more companies learn to use open source effectively.

Posted in The Open Road by Matt Asay

Google and Red Hat open-source software because they are increasingly competing on the efficiency of services, which Microsoft and others don't seem to understand.

Posted in The Open Road by Matt Asay

Amid a "new focus in its strategic direction" as it struggles to deliver a compelling message to the market, the company conducts layoffs and cuts 401(k) matching.

Posted in The Open Road by Matt Asay

With the release of RHEV-M, Red Hat has begun to plug one of the most significant holes in its product portfolio.

Posted in The Pervasive Data Center by Gordon Haff