Red Hat Summit draws record crowds; attendance up 50%

This post was written by Pam Derringer, news writer.

Red Hat Inc. attracted about 1,500 attendees to its fourth annual Red Hat Summit in Boston.

According to Leigh Day, senior director of global corporate communications, the record-breaking attendance is about 50% more than last year, which also was a record-breaker.

“Red Hat is pleased at the turnout,” she said.

So is this year’s 500-number boost because of Red Hat’s growing popularity? Or did the techies come to Boston for the Celtics, the Sox or (cough) the weather? Only the attendees can say for sure.