Red Hat Warns Government About Cloud Lock-in — And Microsoft?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 27, 2011

[ Thanks to thevarguy2 for this link. ]

In an open letter of sorts, Red Hat is warning U.S.
policy makers and government leaders about so-called cloud lock-in
— the use of proprietary APIs (application programming interfaces)
and other techniques to keep customers from switching cloud
providers.

“The open letter, in the form of a blog entry from Red Hat VP
Mark Bohannon, contains thinly veiled criticism of Microsoft and
other companies that are launching their own public clouds.


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Web Webster

Web Webster

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