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Red Hat looks to hand direct business to VARs

26 March 2015 •

Open source vendor aims to reach 70:30 split between channel and direct sales

Open source vendor Red Hat has vowed to hand over more of its direct business to partners as it looks to become more channel friendly. On an earnings call last night, Red Hat's executive vice pr...

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