Red Hat Prepping Managed Services Strategy

[ Thanks to The VAR Guy for this link. ]

"The convergence of open source with managed services and software as a service (SaaS) continues. The latest example: Red Hat, arguably the world's best-known open source company, has created two staff positions to serve hosting partners. Plus, Red Hat is evaluating a strategy to work more closely with managed service providers, MSPmentor has learned. Here's the scoop.

"In recent months, Red Hat has received a growing number of inquiries from hosting and managed services partners, according to Mark Enzweiler, vice president of channel sales at Red Hat..."

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