SOA filling the Gaps

Red Hat logo. Source: Wikipedia IBM is acquiring Software Company Red Hat for 34 billion USDs . It is IBM's largest acquisition ever. According to Business Insider some of the key points are: 1. Red Hat will join IBM's Hybrid Cloud Team as a distinct unit preserving the Independence and neutrality of Red Hat's Open Source development heritage and commitment, current products portfolio and go to ,market strategy and unique development culture.  My Take: RED Hat will continue selling its Linux Operating System and services to IBM's Cloud competitors such as Amazon, Microsoft and Google. 2. IBM will remain committed  to Red Hat's Open Governance, Open Source contributions, participation in the Open Source Community and development model. My Take: IBM is also committed to Open Source and its Cloud is based on Open Stack. with IBM's long tradition of Open Source usage and contributions it is easy for IBM to preserve Red Hat's Open Source ...

The trade offs  of the Web and Digital world are well known: Vendors do not charge Consumers for using their software products. Consumers pay by allowing advertisement content on their computers and Smart Phones screens. Vendors such as facebook , Google and many other vendors and service providers collect and analyze personal data.  When it comes to selling the Consumer Private Data  it is a different issue. The Facebook-Cambridge Analytica Scandal is an example.  I am surely do not agree with selling Customers Private Data without their explicit permission, however, I am able to understand why some employees or some companies could sell the data. The motivation is earning more money. Not taking enough care of customers Privacy without any benefit is beyond my understanding.  You should not trust any company for protecting your Privacy do it yourself. It is a good practice not to publish private information, if not necessary. Your Private Data i...