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Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver high-performing Linux, hybrid cloud, edge, and Kubernetes technologies.
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4.3/5
based on 402 reviews
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Hybrid
57% employees reported
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87% employees reported
Flexible timing
88% employees reported
No travel
81% employees reported
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37 employees reported
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33 employees reported
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25 employees reported
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About Red Hat
Founded in1993 (32 yrs old)
India Employee Count1k-5k
Global Employee Count1 Lakh+
HeadquartersRaleigh, North Carolina, United States (USA)
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Red Hat delivers hardened, open source solutions that make it easier for enterprises to work across platforms and environments, from the core datacenter to the network edge. By operating transparently and responsibly, we continue to be a catalyst in open source communities, helping you build flexible, powerful IT infrastructure solutions.
Mission: To be the catalyst in communities of customers, contributors, and partners creating better technology the open source way.
Vision: To be the defining technology company of the 21st century and through our actions strengthen the social fabric by continually democratizing content and technology.
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Red Hat is rated 4.3 out of 5 stars on AmbitionBox, based on 402 company reviews. This rating reflects a generally positive employee experience, indicating satisfaction with the company’s work culture, benefits, and career growth opportunities. AmbitionBox gathers authentic employee reviews and ratings, making it a trusted platform for job seekers and employees in India.
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Gender Based Ratings at Red Hat
based on 380 reviews
4.4
Rated by 93 Women
Rated 4.4 for Work-life balance and 4.2 for Company culture
4.3
Rated by 287 Men
Rated 4.5 for Work-life balance and 4.5 for Company culture
Work Policy at Red Hat
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Overall Rating | 4.3/5 based on 402 reviews | 3.7/5 based on 5.3k reviews | 4.1/5 based on 1.6k reviews | 3.7/5 based on 1.3k reviews |
Highly Rated for | Work-life balance Company culture Skill development | Work-life balance Job security | Work-life balance Company culture Job security | Work-life balance |
Critically Rated for | No critically rated category | Promotions Salary | Promotions | Promotions Skill development Salary |
Primary Work Policy | Hybrid 57% employees reported | Hybrid 70% employees reported | Hybrid 94% employees reported | Hybrid 55% employees reported |
Rating by Women Employees | 4.4 Good rated by 93 women | 3.8 Good rated by 1.2k women | 4.1 Good rated by 572 women | 3.8 Good rated by 356 women |
Rating by Men Employees | 4.3 Good rated by 287 men | 3.7 Good rated by 3.8k men | 4.2 Good rated by 935 men | 3.6 Good rated by 855 men |
Job security | 4.0 Good | 3.9 Good | 4.1 Good | 3.6 Good |
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Mar 28, 2025: AI updates from the past week — Gemini 2.5, OpenAI 4o image generation, new reasoning agents from Microsoft, and more
- Google released its reasoning model Gemini 2.5, emphasizing enhanced performance and improved accuracy with built-in reasoning capabilities for future models.
- OpenAI introduced 4o Image Generation, enhancing text rendering, refining images, and improving instruction following for up to 10-20 objects.
- Microsoft unveiled new reasoning agents, Researcher and Analyst, in Microsoft 365 Copilot, assisting with data analysis and multi-step research.
- Microsoft also introduced new agents in Microsoft Security Copilot, focusing on tasks like phishing triage, alert handling, vulnerability remediation, and threat intelligence briefing.
- Red Hat AI expanded capabilities in Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.18, including model serving across multiple GPUs, end-to-end tuning, and AI Guardrails for mitigating unwanted content.
- Akamai launched Akamai Cloud Inference for AI at the edge, aiming to improve throughputs and reduce latency by providing various compute types and real-time data access.
- The source code for AlexNet, a significant neural network for image recognition from 2012, has been made open source by the Computer History Museum.
- These advancements showcase the ongoing evolution and innovations in AI technologies across various platforms and industries.
- For further details on last week's AI announcements, please refer to the article mentioned for comprehensive updates.
Sdtimes | 28 Mar, 2025
Red Hat streamlines data access for AI application training and inference
- Red Hat introduces new features to enhance AI training and deployment efficiency.
- Red Hat AI includes Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI for foundational large language model deployment and Red Hat OpenShift AI for scalable development.
- Struggles with integrating AI applications with proprietary data lead to the need for seamless AI foundation for organizations.
- Red Hat updates focus on improving model efficiency, security, and deployment flexibility.
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.18 brings distributed serving support and increased efficiency in training and inference processes.
- New features aim to enhance application security, performance, transparency, and model evaluation insights.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI now supports the latest powerful Granite 3.1 8B model with multilingual inference and improved summarization outputs.
- Updates provide improved graphical user interface, document knowledge bench, and help in comparing fine-tuned LLM performance.
- Enterprises benefit from easing private data integration, managing costs, and flexibly deploying AI models across various environments.
- Red Hat offers AI Foundations online training courses for free, aiming to educate professionals and novices on leveraging AI for business improvement and innovation.
Siliconangle | 26 Mar, 2025
What to expect at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU: Join theCUBE April 2-4
- This year's KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe event in London, happening on April 2-4, aims to explore themes like security, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and observability, along with platform engineering strategies for evolving developer needs.
- The event will focus on how enterprises are adapting the cloud-native ecosystem to address security risks, cost control, AI integration, and platform engineering to meet the changing demands of developers.
- Kubernetes remains crucial in modern cloud-native infrastructure, and discussions at the event are expected to shift towards enhancing platform engineering, security, and AI integration.
- Red Hat's OpenShift 4.18 release reflects the convergence of container-based workloads and traditional virtualization to meet the hybrid flexibility and scalability needs of organizations, especially with increasing AI initiatives.
- As Kubernetes adoption matures, enterprises are focusing more on managing it securely, cost-effectively, and at scale, addressing challenges related to developer enablement, operational complexity, security, and data protection.
- Nethopper LLC's Kubernetes AI operations platform, KAOPS, aims to simplify Kubernetes operations and secure private AI deployments, catering to enterprise security requirements and data observability.
- Google's Kubernetes Engine now supports clusters of up to 65,000 nodes, enabling faster AI model training and large-scale AI operations, reflecting the growing demand for efficient cloud-native scale.
- The ecosystem is evolving beyond Kubernetes with technologies like eBPF gaining traction for security and observability, hinting at future abstractions to handle workload types efficiently.
- The focus at the event will be on balancing innovation and operational complexity, with platform customization, AI integration, and supply chain security expected to drive the cloud-native evolution.
- theCUBE's coverage of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU from April 2-4 will feature exclusive insights from developers, executives, and ecosystem builders about the innovations in cloud-native computing.
Siliconangle | 25 Mar, 2025
Fedora 42 beta has so many spins, it'll make your head whirl
- Fedora 42 is now in beta testing with multiple desktop editions like GNOME, KDE, Server, Cloud, and IoT, along with a preview for Fedora CoreOS.
- The KDE spin now has a complete PowerPC64LE version, but there are no more Fedora Atomic desktop versions on POWER.
- Fedora 42 introduces GNOME 48, featuring a new installer on the Workstation Live image, with future plans to extend it to other editions.
- The beta showed active development with frequent updates, including transitioning to newer builds of GNOME 48 with improvements.
- The GNOME edition exclusively uses Wayland with limited options for X11, but performs well even on low-end hardware.
- A new spin with the COSMIC desktop from System76 offers enhanced control icons and performance compared to GNOME, potentially posing a challenge.
- There are updates in the Linux kernel version and other under-the-hood changes in Fedora 42, with Red Hat providing additional details on server and developer enhancements.
- Fedora 42 utilizes a GUID Partition Table (GPT) by default, limiting compatibility with older operating systems and BIOS-only hardware.
- Potential delays in kernel release may impact the final version, leading to speculations about the timing of the release.
- The release also includes new file system for media images and updates to package management tools RPM and DNF.
The Register | 24 Mar, 2025
Podcast: Simplify Your System By Challenging The Status-Quo And Learning From Other Ecosystems
- In a podcast, Max Rydahl Andersen from RedHat and the creator of JBang talks about simplifying systems by continuously learning from other ecosystems and adopting new tools to increase developer joy and build safer systems.
- Generative AI can enable more people to write code but may result in larger scale faulty systems.
- Exploring different programming ecosystems can provide new perspectives and simplify certain aspects.
- Quarkus, a Java framework inspired by Python and node.js, focuses on doing most tasks at build time to achieve faster performance.
- Having an open mind to adopt different paradigms is essential for simplifying systems.
- Accepting simplicity in certain aspects of coding can lead to better outcomes.
- Max Rydahl Andersen discusses the importance of continuous learning and improvement in the Java ecosystem.
- JBang is a tool created by Max Rydahl Andersen to streamline Java development by making it easy to experiment and try new libraries quickly.
- JBang simplifies Java development with a focus on safety and simplicity, allowing for easy bootstrapping of Java projects.
- Andersen emphasizes the importance of learning from other ecosystems and integrating new tools to enhance the Java development experience.
Infoq | 24 Mar, 2025
What is Container Runtime Interface?
- The Container Runtime Interface (CRI) is an API that allows Kubernetes to communicate with container runtimes.
- It provides a modular approach for Kubernetes, allowing it to work with multiple runtimes without being tightly coupled with a specific one.
- Popular CRI implementations include containerd and CRI-O, which ensure compatibility with Kubernetes and follow its standards.
- CRI issues can arise from version mismatches and compatibility problems between the runtime and kubelet.
Medium | 19 Mar, 2025
Project Leyden Ships Third Option for Faster Application Start with JEP 483 in Java 24
- In Java 24, JEP 483 from Project Leyden promises up to 40% faster application start without code changes.
- It introduces Ahead-of-Time Class Loading & Linking to create an AOT cache for faster startups.
- The AOT cache is built after a training run and benefits applications with significant class loading.
- JEP 483 aims to enhance Java's Class-Data Sharing and improve JVM startup time and performance.
- GraalVM Native Image offers faster startup, lower RAM usage, and better security but with constraints.
- Project CRaC takes a memory snapshot for restore, with security risks and limited support.
- Project Leyden's goal is to optimize Java startup time, but initially focused on JIT compiler over static images.
- Frameworks like Quarkus and Spring are evaluating support for JEP 483 for faster startup times.
- Helidon SE and MP showed speed-ups with JEP 483, GraalVM, and CRaC implementations.
- Quarkus fully supports JEP 483 and plans to address challenges like memory consumption and custom class loaders.
- Spring is enthusiastic about the benefits of Project Leyden and expects further improvements in future Java versions.
- JEP 483 is a significant development in optimizing Java applications and frameworks like Quarkus and Spring are actively exploring its benefits.
Infoq | 18 Mar, 2025
Microsoft admits GitHub used to store malware that infected almost a million devices
- Microsoft discovered a malvertising campaign that directed users to GitHub to download malware, infecting nearly a million devices.
- The campaign involved redirecting traffic to malicious websites that then led to GitHub where payloads were installed.
- GitHub hosted a first-stage payload that dropped two other payloads for conducting malicious activities like command and control.
- The campaign had several redirect layers to install additional malicious content aimed at stealing information, including browser credentials.
- Microsoft took down the malicious repositories on GitHub and provided indicators of compromise to help stop related campaigns.
- Red Hat has become a CVE numbering authority and reported critical vulnerabilities in software like Progress Software's WhatsUp Gold and Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server.
- Cisco warned of an exploited vulnerability (CVE-2023-20118) in small business routers.
- A study by Surfshark revealed that top phone cleaning apps on the Apple App Store share user data with third parties.
- The US House passed a bill requiring federal contractors to implement vulnerability disclosure policies to enhance cybersecurity standards.
- Scammers in Singapore may face caning in addition to jail time to combat the rising issue of online scams in the country.
The Register | 10 Mar, 2025
Is the moon too far for your data? IBM's Red Hat is teaming up with Axiom Space to send a data center into space
- IBM's Red Hat and Axiom Space plan to send an Orbital Data Center to the ISS.
- The Orbital Data Center will run tests for AI, cybersecurity, and cloud computing in space.
- The aim is to deliver secure, low latency processing off-world.
- The collaboration between Red Hat and Axiom Space will enable real-time decisions in space with greater reliability and consistency.
Tech Radar | 10 Mar, 2025
Axiom Space and Red Hat to take edge computing into orbit
- Axiom Space plans to send a shoebox-sized node running Red Hat Device Edge to the International Space Station (ISS).
- The Data Center Unit-1 (AxDCU-1) will conduct tests aboard the ISS and demonstrate initial Orbital Data Center (ODC) aptness.
- AxDCU-1 will test applications in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, data fusion, and space cybersecurity.
- The device will host hybrid cloud applications and cloud-native workloads on-orbit.
The Register | 8 Mar, 2025
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