Ned and Chris discuss IBM's acquisition of HashiCorp and the implications for the tech and DevOps communities.

IBM’s $6.4 Billion Acquisition 

In this episode of Chaos Lever, Ned and Chris discuss IBM’s significant acquisition of HashiCorp, a deal valued at $6.4 billion. They look into the implications of this merger for the tech community, oversee HashiCorp's journey from Vagrant to the role of Terraform in infrastructure as code, and speculate on the future integration within IBM's ecosystem. This episode also covers broader tech trends, mergers, and the impact of corporate culture on acquired entities!

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• IBM has entered into an agreement to acquire HashiCorp 
• It’s been almost five years since IBM acquired Red Hat for $34B in 2019
• Revenue was $57.7B In 2023, it was $61.8B
• IBM has acquired 19 companies since Red Hat.
• There’s a really good article from Fintan Ryan on Medium