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unpredictability alongside 70 million contributors, and with Red Hat, the confidence that their innovation is
backed by enterprise support.”

Methodology

The research referenced in this press release was conducted by international market research
consultancy Censuswide, among a sample of 609 IT Managers aged 18+ in Large Businesses (500+
Employees). The survey ran across the UK, French, German, Italian, Spanish and UAE markets, with at least
100 respondents from each market. The data was collected between 15th-23rd of August 2024. Censuswide
abides by and employs members of the Market Research Society and follows the MRS code of conduct
which is based on the ESOMAR principles.

For this press release, percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number.

Definitions used in the survey:

Cloud management: the control and orchestration of products and services that operate in a cloud
environment (public cloud, private cloud, hybrid and multicloud), including processes, strategies, policies and
technology

Cloud strategy: the use of cloud infrastructure to run applications, including private cloud, public cloud, and
the use of cloud-native technology such as containers to develop software.

IT platform: An operating system, infrastructure or application platform for developing and scaling
applications, including AI apps, consistently across datacentre, cloud and multiple public clouds

Enterprise open source software: open source software that is supported by a vendor, usually via a
subscription fee. For example, the vendor stabilises and quality-assures the software, certifies it works with
an ecosystem of hardware and software, secures it and provides technical support.
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ABOUT RED HAT
Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, using a community-
powered approach to deliver reliable and high-performing Linux, hybrid cloud, container, and Kubernetes
technologies. Red Hat helps customers integrate new and existing IT applications, develop cloud-native
applications, standardize on our industry-leading operating system, and automate, secure, and manage
complex environments. Award-winning support, training, and consulting services make Red Hat a trusted
adviser to the Fortune 500. As a strategic partner to cloud providers, system integrators, application vendors,
customers, and open source communities, Red Hat can help organizations prepare for the digital future.
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future business and financial performance. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and
other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially. Any forward-looking statement in this press
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