Red Hat Acquisition Gives IBM A Much-Needed Booster Shot Of Open Source And Cloud DNA | Forrester

Yesterday, IBM announced its intention to purchase Red Hat for $34B. Assuming a successful transaction, this acquisition blends hybrid cloud and open source synergies: Both companies target hybrid cloud from different angles; Red Hat provides a compelling middleware environment with OpenShift, while IBM supports enterprise customers with monolithic and even mainframe support in its cloud […] [from https://ift.tt/2leQDNn]