Now it will be able to grab revenue by having Dell sell a version of OpenStack on its hardware and provide consulting. Like other companies, Red Hat wants to become a go-to provider for OpenStack open-source cloud software.
The first big step forward for Dell comes in the form of a closer partnership with Red Hat, which sells subscriptions to Linux-based software for servers. Red Hat, Microsoft, CenturyLink, & the rest In the grand scheme of things, though, they might not land Dell in the league of the biggest and most closely watched public cloud providers.įor now, the company is getting cloud-watchers to think more about Dell.
He added that the announcements also suggest renewed commitment to hardware sales from major buyers. The new arrangements could net Dell “small up-tick in sales,” he wrote in an email to VentureBeat. That offer gives Dell a boost among IT shops interested in open-source software, he wrote.Ĭloud computing analyst Paul Miller appeared less impressed. The partnership between Dell and Red Hat the companies announced today “is transformative to enterprise IT private cloud deployments,” technology analyst Patrick Moorhead of Moor Insights & Strategy wrote in a research paper. HP, IBM, and Oracle are all playing out dramas of their own.Īs for Dell, its new deals got mixed reviews from analysts. Dell is one of a few old-school technology companies reworking themselves as cloud computing becomes more popular.
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