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Red Hat: Happy Linux Partners, Disappointed RHT Investors

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 28, 2013

Red Hat’s (NYSE: RHT) Q4 2013 earnings disappointed investors. But here’s a riddle for channel partners: How many other software ecosystems can you find where sales are still growing nearly 20 percent annually? Plus, Red Hat is investing in storage, cloud computing, management and Big Data technologies — areas that could provide more long-term growth opportunities for channel partners — despite apparent concerns from Wall Street.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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