I hear about massive layoffs in ecosystem and also some in sales here in the EU. How do others see it? What is the strategy here? Do not suppose Andy is going to explain much next week in Vegas. He-l we will see how the event will look like, my... — read more 

how do the modifiers work at redhat for field sales execs? for example 200k otc with 50/50 comp plan. thanks in advance

http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/Under_IBM_Red_Hat_Isn_t_a_Linux_Company_It_s_Sold_to_Clients_as.shtml

https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/07/IBM_Mass_Layoffs_This_Week_Not_Limited_to_North_America_Red_Hat.shtml

"...Red Hat, has recently slowed, which analysts believe could be a factor prompting the current restructuring." https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-ibm-layoffs-november-2025/

https://www.computerworld.com/article/4084865/ibm-to-cut-thousands-of-jobs-as-red-hat-growth-slows-2.html

https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/12/Weekend_Discussion_About_How_IBM_s_Bluewashing_of_Red_Hat_Will_.shtml

https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/08/red_hatters_to_be_big/

https://techrights.org/n/2025/09/10/The_Bluewashing_of_Red_Hat_is_Being_Completed_Many_Staff_Unders.shtml

https://techrights.org/n/2025/09/05/Many_of_the_Red_Hat_Employees_Are_Still_Looking_for_Work.shtml

Sounds like he was asked to leave or given incentive to go. https://hansdegoede.dreamwidth.org/30910.html

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-ARM-Changes-Red-Hat-QA

"Today was my last day at Red Hat. I won't tease you with fake suspense, the whole runtime and middleware division from Red Hat is moving to IBM, and this week is my turn. So on Monday I'll be back at... — read more 

https://techrights.org/n/2025/09/02/Internal_Changes_at_Red_Hat_IBM.shtml

while laying off the Linux people https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/Red_Hat_s_Latest_Talent_Hunt_Day_Ahead_of_Mass_Layoffs_is_Yet_A.shtml

A lot of rumors circulating that IBM is asking RH to reduce staff. Apparently 08/11 is when they are deciding on this.

https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1js4j2d38

@OP+1jrdwcc0m

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article302379724.html "Worldwide, IBM began 2025 with 270,300 employees, including at subsidiaries like the Raleigh software provider Red Hat, which marked a 4% decrease from the previous year. "

Clearly AK and Big Blue are planning to settle the America First Legal lawsuit out of court. Good riddance on the death of DEI. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article301843424.html By: Brian Gordon Updated March 13, 2025 8:41... — read more 

https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/proposal-to-move-community-blog-to-fedora-discussion/

https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2025/03/05/ibm-data-security-red-hat-middleware-units-combine.html

https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/evolving-our-middleware-strategy

"But the actual number of impacted workers is likely higher, as those disclosures, called Workforce Adjustment and Retraining Notifications (WARNs), are only required in cases of plant closures and federally-defined mass layoffs. If it's less than... — read more 

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/uk-ai-skills-gap-red-hat-2024/ https://www.telecomtv.com/content/ai-native-telco-summit/red-hat-offers-cloud-smarts-to-ai-native-telcos-51514/

https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/01/kyndryl_layoffs/

Any information to share?

"At least Cisco and Intel and other companies are honest about the fact that they're laying people off. Unlike IBM. IBM is incinerating the bodies to keep regulators from finding out and destroying careers and reputations in the process. All... — read more 

https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/ibm-to-close-china-rd-department-affecting-over-1000-jobs-yicai-reports/article68568718.ece ... — read more 

Sux! That is all

19 hours ago in https://forums.theregister.com/forum/all/2024/05/20/red_hat_prunes_middleware/ "Did they really retain McKinsey & Company, or did they actually bring William Hill on-board? Personally I don’t rate the odds on the gambles being... — read more 

http://techrights.org/n/2024/05/22/Red_Hat_Had_2_Days_to_Deny_Reports_of_Impending_Layoffs_But_Red.shtml

15 hours ago: "Looks a bit like the boneheaded management decisions on CentOS a couple of years ago really did ki-l off RHEL future growth prospects? Or maybe this is completely unrelated... Oh well, in any case time to cut R&D to the bone and milk... — read more 

@OP+1sDxIqT9

Long, long overdue. Should be announced Thursday

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ibm-red-hat-sued-stephen-203247923.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13400269/IBM-Red-Hat-SUED-culling-white-men-CEO-punish-DEI-targets.html

"HashiCorp will retain its name and the Terraform brand. The 2,200-person company will report to Thomas’s IBM software group in its own division, and Thomas said IBM isn’t planning... — read more 

IBM filed a W.A.R.N with the state of North Carolina. That only means one thing.

https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/2024/paul-cormier-chairman-of-ibm-subsidiary-red-hat-to-retire