When you think of IBM, you probably think of a giant technology company, but it focuses on things other than Microsoft or Google. While the two companies mentioned above prefer products aimed at end consumers, IBM tends to cooperate with companies and supply them with the necessary technologies and equipment. The name Red Hat is more familiar to Linux enthusiasts. It is this company that created a commercial distribution that relies on cloud and is often used by private companies. And Red Hat is now joining theonecompletely under the wing of IBM.
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IBM had its eye on Red Hat last year, when it announced a $34 billion acquisition. At the time, however, it was a tentative plan and a long shot, mainly due to regulatory hurdles. While the United States approved the takeover in May, the European Union was still hesitant andonec only gave its consent a month later, in June. The reason for the largest acquisition ever is clear – IBM is increasingly relying on cloudtechnologies, which Red Hat excels in. At the same time, the companies want to focus on close cooperation and continue to develop the Linux distribution, which will now fall, like the entire Red Hat company, under the Hybrid division. CloudStill, IBM wants to maintain the original vision, so the operating system should continue to be open source.
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We can only wait to see how the situation develops. It is certain that the CEO of the purchased company, Jim Whitehurst, will still have a say in the upcoming projects. The only difference will be that he will become part of management and will report to Ginny Rometta, the head of IBM. However, he will continue to be the unwritten head of Red Hat. Even the company logo will remain, along with all existing branches. The cooperation will probably also include virtualization, which has been experiencing a huge boom in recent years, and who does not have it, as if he did not exist. Let's hope that both companies will continue to prosper and this cooperation will bear fruit.
Good, but Ginni Rometty has boobs :-D. => "and will report to Ginni Rometty, CEO of IBM"
Ginni Rometty is a woman, you refer to her as a man in the text :)
IBM? Isn't this the company thanks to which the Nazis processed the personal data of people destined for concentration camps?
And the benefit of your comment? The USA was initially a neutral state and knew very little about the concentration camps, so nothing prevented cooperation. Germany was IBM's 2nd largest market after the USA. The Trading With Enemy Act did not come into effect until 41.