Red Hat OpenShift PaaS: Will Cloud Developers Climb Aboard? | Linux Today

Red Hat OpenShift PaaS: Will Cloud Developers Climb Aboard?

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Joe Panettieri
May 14, 2012

When Red Hat (NYSE: RHT) recently announced its long-term strategy for OpenShift, I began to think about potential implications for cloud-focused application developers and emerging cloud consultants. Already, cloud developers are seeking to understand cloud platforms like OpenStack, CloudStack, Microsoft Windows Azure and VMware Cloud Foundry. Amid all that noise, can Red Hat attract developers to OpenShift? And equally important: Can cloud consultants explain OpenShift and its alternatives to business customers?

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Joe Panettieri

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