Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source
solutions, today announced that it has appointed a new head of its
virtualization technologies and solutions. Radhesh Balakrishnan,
previously of Microsoft, will serve as the global leader of Red Hat's
virtualization infrastructure solutions, including responsibilities for
the company's Red Hat OpenStack and Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization
technologies and solutions.
Virtualization is the cornerstone of cloud computing and Kernel-based
Virtual Machine (KVM), which serves as the foundation for Red Hat's
virtualization initiatives, is a predominant hypervisor in the cloud.
OpenStack has also gained broad industry support because of the power of
open source development. Under Balakrishnan's leadership, Red Hat plans
to expand its Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization offerings as well as
deliver enterprise-class Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) solutions
powered by OpenStack.
Balakrishnan joins Red Hat from Microsoft, where he held product
management and product marketing responsibilities across a wide range of
product lines. Most recently Balakrishnan served as a senior director
responsible for the Windows Azure cloud platform business in the Asia
Pacific region.
Supporting Quotes
Paul Cormier, president, Products and Technologies, Red Hat
"Radhesh and his team will continue to drive open virtualization forward
through our Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization and Red Hat OpenStack
technologies and solutions - both of which are central to Red Hat's open
hybrid approach to the cloud. We welcome Radhesh to the Red Hat team."
Radhesh Balakrishnan, global leader, Virtualization, Red Hat
"Red Hat's leadership in open source, KVM and OpenStack are assets key
to delivering cost-effective virtualization and IaaS solutions to
enterprise customers as well as cloud service providers. I am excited to
join Red Hat to lead the efforts to help deliver on its promise of open
hybrid cloud."
For more information
Connect with Red Hat
About Red Hat, Inc.
Red Hat is the world's leading provider of open source software
solutions, using a community-powered approach to reliable and
high-performing cloud, Linux, middleware, storage and virtualization
technologies. Red Hat also offers award-winning support, training, and
consulting services. As the connective hub in a global network of
enterprises, partners, and open source communities, Red Hat helps create
relevant, innovative technologies that liberate resources for growth and
prepare customers for the future of IT. Learn more at http://www.redhat.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this press release may constitute
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements
provide current expectations of future events based on certain
assumptions and include any statement that does not directly relate to
any historical or current fact. Actual results may differ materially
from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of
various important factors, including: risks related to delays or
reductions in information technology spending; the effects of industry
consolidation; the ability of the Company to compete effectively;
uncertainty and adverse results in litigation and related settlements;
the integration of acquisitions and the ability to market successfully
acquired technologies and products; the inability to adequately protect
Company intellectual property and the potential for infringement or
breach of license claims of or relating to third party intellectual
property; the ability to deliver and stimulate demand for new products
and technological innovations on a timely basis; risks related to data
and information security vulnerabilities; ineffective management of, and
control over, the Company's growth and international operations;
fluctuations in exchange rates; and changes in and a dependence on key
personnel, as well as other factors contained in our most recent
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (copies of which may be accessed through
the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at http://www.sec.gov),
including those found therein under the captions "Risk Factors" and
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations". In addition to these factors, actual future performance,
outcomes, and results may differ materially because of more general
factors including (without limitation) general industry and market
conditions and growth rates, economic and political conditions,
governmental and public policy changes and the impact of natural
disasters such as earthquakes and floods. The forward-looking statements
included in this press release represent the Company's views as of the
date of this press release and these views could change. However, while
the Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some
point in the future, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation
to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as
representing the Company's views as of any date subsequent to the date
of this press release.
Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat, the Shadowman logo and JBoss are registered
trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. Linux is a
registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.
Red Hat, Inc.
Kerri Catallozzi, 919-754-4268
kcatallo@redhat.com