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A one-stop shop for opinion, analysis, and/or coverage of the IBM acquistion of Red Hat.

Official Statements

• IBM TO ACQUIRE RED HAT, COMPLETELY CHANGING THE CLOUD LANDSCAPE AND BECOMING WORLD’S #1 HYBRID CLOUD PROVIDER (why are we shouting?) Red Hat
• Red Hat + IBM: Creating the leading hybrid cloud provider Red Hat CEO, Jim Whitehurst
• A monumental day for open source and Red Hat Red Hat EVP and President, Products and Technologies, Paul Cormier
• Why IBM’s acquisition of Red Hat is a game-changer for the cloud industry IBM
• European Commission - PRESS RELEASES - Press release - Mergers: Commission approves acquisition of Red Hat by IBM EU

Press

• IBM to Acquire Linux Distributor Red Hat for $33.4 Billion Bloomberg
• IBM to acquire software company Red Hat for $34 billion Reuters
• IBM to Buy Software Maker Red Hat for About $33 Billion Bloomberg
• Red Hat gave Google and other buyers a chance to bid before IBM’s $34 billion offer, sources say CNBC
• This is fine: IBM acquires Red Hat Ars Technica
• Red Hat’s co-founder was unemployed and working in a closet when he started the company IBM is buying for $34 billion CNBC
• IBM’s board needs to take hard look at CEO Ginni Rometty Yahoo Finance
• ​Red Hat leaders praise IBM acquisition, but employees are worried ZDNet
• How the cloud wars forced IBM to buy Red Hat for $34 billion ZDNet
• IBM CEO Ginni Rometty insists the 63% premium the tech giant is paying for Red Hat is a ‘fair price’ CNBC
• IBM CEO Ginni Rometty Says $34 Billion Deal for Red Hat Will ‘Reset the Cloud Landscape’ Fortune
• IBM Buying Open Source Specialist Red Hat for $34 Billion Wired
• IBM to acquire cloud computing firm Red Hat for $34 billion CNN
• IBM is making the third-largest tech acquisition ever Recode
• IBM is betting the farm on Red Hat, and it better not mess up TechCrunch
• Forget Watson, the Red Hat acquisition may be the thing that saves IBM TechCrunch
• Turning Blue: IBM to Acquire Red Hat TechCrunch
• Analysts predict IBM’s $34 billion acquisition of Red Hat could be ‘game changing,’ but there are still plenty of reasons to be skeptical CNBC
• IBM sits draped over the bar at The Cloud or Bust saloon. In walks Red Hat The Register
• We spoke with 7 insiders about IBM’s $34 billion Red Hat takeover — here’s how the biggest software deal of all time came together Business Insider
• IBM Began Buying Red Hat 20 Years Ago TechCrunch
• Department of Justice approves $34B IBM acquisition of Red Hat WRAL Tech Wire
• Where IBM and Red Hat go from here ZDNet
• IBM to win unconditional EU okay for $34 billion Red Hat deal Reuters
• Red Hat signs off last set of numbers before it is likely gobbled by IBM The Register
• Brazil revocation of IBM-Red Hat deal approval likely to delay closing, attorney says WRAL TechWire

Industry

• IBM Acquires Red Hat, Now Who Does Google Buy? CloudBees 🤮
• Statement on the IBM acquisition of Red Hat Ubuntu Blog 🙄
• 2019 is the Year of Consolidation: Why IBM’s Deal with Red Hat is a Harbinger of Things to Come Cloud Foundry

Blogs, Newsletters, Digital Media, etc.

• One Fish, Two Fish, Blue Fish Sporting New Red Hat Chris Short
• Red Hat and IBM: Elephants Can Dance Chris Aniszczyk
• Open source creators: Red Hat got $34 billion and you got $0. Here’s why. (this is VERY self-serving in my opinion but I understand the sentiment) TideLift
• So You’ve Been Acquired… John Mark
• IBM’s acquisition of Red Hat is a pivot to growth, but many questions remain SiliconAngle
• How IBM’s $34B Bid for Red Hat Will Spur DevOps Adoption DevOps.com
• IBM Acquires Red Hat to Create DevOps Behemoth DevOps.com
• IBM Hybrid Cloud Plan for Red Hat Hinges on Kubernetes Container Journal
• Red Hat takes over IBM I, Cringely
• IBM’s Old Playbook Stratechery
• On being acquired – a personal view Mike Bursell
• Red Hat’s Acquisition - A Triumph of Open Source Tom Tunguz
• Security Implications of IBM-Red Hat Merger Unclear Dark Reading
• IBM to acquire Red Hat in $34 billion deal The Stack
• Red vs Blue, why Red Hat acquisition may revolutionise IBM The ITAM Review
• Red Hat-IBM Acquisition: Clash of Cultures or Best of Both Worlds? The New Stack
• IBM’s acquisition of Red Hat gives it access to crown jewels: OpenShift and Ansible Computer Dealer News
• A ‘smoking good’ deal? Red Hat could prove a $34 billion bargain for IBM SiliconANGLE

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