Engineering and others staying put.for now paul kunert mon 8 sep 2025 // 12:31 utc According to a communication sent to employees, those in general &. While core teams remain independent, concerns arise over cultural erosion and talent attrition This move could enhance ibm's hybrid cloud dominance despite autonomy risks. Starting in 2026, red hat employees in hr, finance, accounting, and legal departments will officially become ibm workers, though engineering teams remain untouched for now The tech community has been watching this development closely, with many seeing it as an expected but concerning milestone.
Earlier this month, red hat ceo matt hicks announced that red hat’s middleware team would be merging with the ibm middleware team Some may have wondered why a decision like this took. Given its more limited resources, red hat has not been able to focus as much on expanding our middleware products as much as they deserve Moving these teams to ibm will allow us to refocus, grow, and collaborate more effectively.
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