IBM’s £26bn Red Hat acquisition underscores the growing importance of open source software

IBM’s £26bn Red Hat acquisition underscores the growing importance of open source software

5 years ago
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https://tech.newstatesman.com/cloud/ibm-red-hat-acquisition

IBM has unveiled plans to buy the open source cloud giant Red Hat for $34bn (£26bn), in what would be the biggest software acquisition in history.

The takeover would “completely change the cloud landscape” and make IBM the world’s “number one hybrid cloud provider”, the tech giant claims.