Red Hat: The Cloud Is the Future
September 24, 2014
I read “Red Hat CEO Announces a Shift from Client-Server to Cloud Computing.” With Red Hat the poster child for the economic viability of an open source business model, this shift seems to mark a break with Red Hat’s past focus.
The article reports:
In case you haven’t gotten the point yet, Whitehurst [Red Hat big gun] states, “We want to be the undisputed leader in enterprise cloud.” In Red Hat’s future, Linux will be the means to a cloud, not an end unto itself.
No problem with this move. Most of the organizations with which I have contact bemoan the cost of on premises computing. The cloud, as I understanding their MBA-tinged reasoning, is cheaper. Cut back on staff, eliminate the expensive weekend triage sessions with engineers who charge more than roving physicians in New Jersey, and the hassles of human resources professionals who complain about body shops, background checks, and turnover—these themes surface.
The move should be okay for Red Hat. The company is moving in a new direction. Existing customers will be okay for the foreseeable future.
On a related note, I was scanning one of the less and less heavily visited LinkedIn enterprise search bulletin boards. What did I see? A brave soul was looking for a hosted version of Solr, presumably for its facets and perceived zippy performance.
In one of the comments—an “expert” mentioned that Lucid Works, which invokes from me the thought, “Really?”—said that the Lucid Works cloud offering was no longer available.
I suppose this is an example of contrarianism, but if the statement were true, maybe Lucid Works knows something that has eluded Red Hat? Interesting question. My hunch is that Red Hat knows what it is doing.
Stephen E Arnold, September 23, 2014
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