Friday (2021-06-11) was my last day at Red Hat. I’ve changed my LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter profiles and updated the information on this blog, too. I’d been at Red Hat for just under 5 years, which is one of the longest stays I’ve had at any company in my career. When I started there, I realised that there was a huge amount about the company which really suited who I was, and my attitude to life, and, in particular, open source. That hasn’t changed, and although the company is very different to the one I joined in 2016 – it’s been acquired by IBM, got a new CEO and more than doubled in size – there’s still lots about it which feels very familiar and positive. Bright people, doing stuff they care about, and sharing what they’re doing with the rest of the company and the world: great values.
I’ve also made lots of friends, and got involved in lots of cool things and institutions. I’d particularly call out Opensource.com and the Confidential Computing Consortium. And, of course, the Enarx project.
But … it’s time to move on. I’ve developed an interest in something I care a whole lot about, and which, after lots of discussion and soul-searching, I’ve decided to move into that. I hope to be able to talk more about it in a few weeks, and until then, this blog may be a little quiet. In the meantime, have fun, keep safe and do all that good security stuff.
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