Imagine managing 14.1 million web sites, 57,000 Dell servers and the second largest number of Red Hat hosting licenses in the country.
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The Planet: Web Hosting Meets Managed Services
Posted December 17th, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
Red Hat Examining Managed Services Partners
Posted August 18th, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
What role will Linux and open source middleware play in the managed services market? Gus Robertson, vice president of global business development at Red Hat, is weighing that question right now.Robertson is evaluating how Red Hat can work more closely with systems integrators, managed service providers and other key partners, according to Mark Enzweiler, vice president of global channel sales at Red Hat.I’m not predicting that Red Hat will directly enter the MSP space. Rather, Red Hat will likely follow the lead of Untangle and Calyptix Security – two open source companies that already cater to MSPs. I don’t sense that Red Hat will formally “announce” an MSP strategy — contrary to my earlier feelings from April 2008. But I’m seeking a follow-up interview with Robertson to get some of his views on the convergence of open source with managed services.Â
Red Hat and Managed Services: Keep Your Options Open?
Posted August 15th, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
I’m in Cary, N.C., today meeting with a few companies — including Red Hat, which is widely considered the most successful publicly held open source company. Here’s what I hope to learn.
