by Jonathan Anthony
Open enterprise hybrid cloud is no longer a buzzword — it’s the answer enterprises are landing on as AI workloads, sovereignty mandates and a decade of accumulated Windows-Linux complexity finally demand a reckoning.
The Microsoft Corp. and Red Hat Inc. partnership has been quietly evolving for a decade, but the convergence of AI, virtualization modernization and hybrid cloud complexity has given it fresh momentum. What was once a surprising alliance is now maturing into a deeply integrated platform play that customers are actively shaping, according to Campbell Vertesi (pictured), chief technology officer for the Microsoft and Red Hat partnership at Microsoft.
“Because our universes were so separate for so long, but we approach the exact same customer base … we end up with a lot of complementary strengths,” Vertesi said. “What I’m hearing from customers is, ‘OK, in my hybrid environment, how do I actually get the best of both worlds?'”
Vertesi spoke with theCUBE’s Rob Strechay and Rebecca Knight at the Red Hat Summit 2026 event, during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. They discussed the open enterprise hybrid cloud strategy, AI-driven platform modernization and the next chapter for the Microsoft-Red Hat partnership. (* Disclosure below.)
