Big news in the open source world this morning: Red Hat is buying Jboss for $420 million ($70 million of that coming if JBoss makes certain revenue targets). Beyond the obvious, which is that there is big money in open source companies, what does this acquisition mean?1. Red Hat wants to increase the scope of their offering in order to delivergreater value to their customers. This is great news for users, in that theycan rely on Red Hat to ensure the products integrate and work well together. Users can expect a bullet-proof OS and Middleware stack, which will simplify their development and operations tasks. 2. Open source is becoming increasingly important to end user organizations. Obviously, Red Hat heard from their customers that they are interested in moving open source deeper into their computing infrastructure. The march of commodization further up the software stack is happening rapidly. 3. While one interpretation could be that this acquisition indicates Red Hat wants to “own” the open stack, it is actually good news for all open sourcecompanies, in that increased presence of open source in computinginfrastructures provides more opportunities to deliver many more open source products to an open source-friendly IT user industry. Red Hat is increasing its slice of an even larger open source pie. Related content brandpost Sponsored by Freshworks When your AI chatbots mess up AI ‘hallucinations’ present significant business risks, but new types of guardrails can keep them from doing serious damage By Paul Gillin Dec 08, 2023 4 mins Generative AI brandpost Sponsored by Dell New research: How IT leaders drive business benefits by accelerating device refresh strategies Security leaders have particular concerns that older devices are more vulnerable to increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks. By Laura McEwan Dec 08, 2023 3 mins Infrastructure Management case study Toyota transforms IT service desk with gen AI To help promote insourcing and quality control, Toyota Motor North America is leveraging generative AI for HR and IT service desk requests. By Thor Olavsrud Dec 08, 2023 7 mins Employee Experience Generative AI ICT Partners feature CSM certification: Costs, requirements, and all you need to know The Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification sets the standard for establishing Scrum theory, developing practical applications and rules, and leading teams and stakeholders through the development process. By Moira Alexander Dec 08, 2023 8 mins Certifications IT Skills Project Management Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe