India among top five growth markets, centre of global strategy for Red Hat

India has emerged as one of the top five growth markets globally for open-source solutions provider Red Hat and its parent company IBM, driven by the country’s deep-rooted embrace of open-source architecture and a burgeoning talent pool, a top company executive said.

India is currently at the centre of the company’s global strategy, both as a critical market and a hub for engineering excellence, Navtej Singh Bal, Vice President and General Manager, India and South Asia, Red Hat, noted.