I use Red Hat Enterprise Linux for deploying servers to install Oracle Databases.
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Gives us good performance and ensures availability across different infrastructures
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
The performance that we get is very satisfactory. Usually, when you compare the results against previous databases that were run, you realize, "Oh, this is really good." But the performance depends on the hardware you put it on. If you put it on a very powerful server, the performance will be better. If you put Linux on a server that is not powerful, the performance will not be there.
What is most valuable?
All of its features are valuable. It's very good when it comes to building with a sense of assurance and for ensuring availability across different infrastructures.
Because most databases run on Linux, that's what makes this solution so important. If you install a Unix system and want to use a database, you won't have trouble finding a database to run on it. But if you are using Windows, other than using a Microsoft database, you're likely going to have problems. For example, if you want to run Oracle Database on Windows, it could be problematic. Linux, on the other hand, is wide open. People use it for development and that's why we have chosen to use it.
Also, it's great to have IP tables for firewalls in open source. That's the way things are supposed to be going. When you create a file system they ask you if you would like to encrypt the data, and that's great for securing things.
What needs improvement?
If you download Oracle Linux, it is very easy. And when it comes to updating Oracle Linux, it does not require subscribing to the repo to do the update. When you install Oracle Linux, the repo directory contains all the files needed to run a DNS or VM update. Whereas with Red Hat, if you download the ISO and do the installation, once you finish, they force you to subscribe to their environment to do VM updates.
I understand that Red Hat would like statistics on how many people are implementing certain kinds of servers, so they force them to create an account. I agree that, when first downloading it, it makes sense that I have to provide my information. But when I want to update, it shouldn't be necessary.
Sometimes, I'm just doing a proof of concept and once I'm finished, the server is gone. In that situation, Oracle Linux doesn't ask me to subscribe for that server, because they don't need to know. The server may only be there for a second and, once I finish, I delete it. If Red Hat would remove that requirement, that would be great. If I want to download the OS, I understand that they need to know who I am, but they don't need to know that information when I'm building a server, unless it is a production server. If it's not a production server, they shouldn't force people to register.
Also, it can be difficult to find the RPMs I'm looking for. For example, if you want to recognize a Windows file system in Red Hat, you have to download a package outside of Red Hat. I searched on Google and found the RPM, but I struggled to find it. Once I put it in, everything worked fine. When Red Hat doesn't have something, and others develop it as open source, they should include that RPM in Red Hat's repo so it's not a struggle to find it.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Red Hat products for more than 20 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The product is very good. Very mature.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We intend to increase our use of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. We are using it more for new stuff.
How are customer service and support?
I barely call Red Hat when I run into problems. I Google them and find out the solution and move forward. You can find fixes for most of the issues online.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I also use Oracle Linux which is the same as Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Everywhere that I deploy Oracle Linux, if I deploy Red Hat it works fine.
How was the initial setup?
I was involved in the initial testing. We tested it until we could make it work fine and then we provided documentation for the people who would put it into production. But we only did the testing. We work on how it is deployed and document any problems we run into and how to fix them.
The ease or difficulty of the setup will depend on a number of things.
What other advice do I have?
The solution is self-explanatory. Most applications run on Red Hat Linux and related products.
The iptables command is helpful for setting firewall policies
What is our primary use case?
Its use cases include general system management, setting up service with the web server, setting up a virtual, private wall with OpenVPN and FTP servers, etc. I have been working with all the aspects of the system in general.
How has it helped my organization?
The stability and the number of users that can access the servers are some of the valuable features.
What is most valuable?
The stability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux is most valuable. I have machines running and working for hours, weeks, and months. The servers don't go down. In Windows, too many services hang, but in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, the servers continue working for months. I have had to reboot the machine only two times in years. The system keeps on working. So, stability is the best feature.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is very secure. There hasn't been any successful attack from hackers in years. It's one of the best features. The iptables command is helpful for setting your firewall policies. Only the machines that have the permissions can access the box.
What needs improvement?
We have had issues with the identification of new volumes when you add new disks or storage. You need the remove the machine, which can cause problems when you have high availability. If they can resolve the problem of detection of new volumes, it would be good for system administrators.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using Red Hat Enterprise Linux since version 6.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's very stable.
How are customer service and support?
I don't have direct contact with their support, but I know that their support is good because I know people who work directly with their technical support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I've worked with Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE, and other companies. In the past, Debian was the better operating system for servers and Red Hat Enterprise Linux was the better system for desktops, but nowadays, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, and Oracle Linux are the better system for servers in my opinion, and Ubuntu is better for desktops.
This operating system is used by our clients. We don't have it in our organization. We use Windows. I'm not the one who decides about this. My director is the person who take decisions, but I prefer Linux. I like Red Hat Enterprise Linux in servers because there is support, stability, and more users that can access the service. However, in our organization, we use Microsoft Windows because they are partners.
How was the initial setup?
Most of our clients are institutions or public organizations. They have their own infrastructure for security reasons. Having a cloud environment has its own advantages and having your own infrastructure has its advantages. I prefer having my own infrastructure. When you have your own infrastructure, you have more control over all the processes and data of your organization, but I understand that having a cloud setup has advantages because you can manage and automate several systems or processes in the organization.
It's easy to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It's not difficult to install. You have the typical steps of the installation of any Linux-based operating system. Anyone can install this operating system. If you want to install servers such as an Apache server or a web application server, you need certain skills, but the installation of the operating system is easy.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I don't know about the pricing because I am not responsible for taking decisions about products used in the enterprise. Our clients use this product, and we use this product with the clients. In my home office, I use a free operating system. There is no support, but I can use it to practice. Our clients need support because it's used in the production environment. I don't know the price of the product, but I understand that with the support that Red Hat offers, compared to other operating systems, Red Hat Enterprise Linux is cheap.
What other advice do I have?
It's easy to install and secure. You can customize it and manage various aspects. It's a good operating system for servers with security. It can run on machines without a powerful CPU or a lot of memory. It's stable.
Overall, I'd rate Red Hat Enterprise Linux a nine out of ten.
Great stability
What do you like best about the product?
Grat stability and good support,updates usually go well and do not require any tinkering to keep it working as expected
What do you dislike about the product?
The licensing can be a bit pricey whenever you use a los of instances,
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Having a stable Linux distro with enterprise support
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What do you like best about the product?
Easy to use. The gui of RHEL is very user friendly. Easy to maintain as well. And the security server is very good as they validate file tobe downloaded and also active subscription have their own repository of packages.
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing is wrong with RHEL as most of the Linux/Unix Server I have been used, RHEL is the most convenient and easy to use.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
This helped us a lot in terms of security of our critical applications. RHEL also helped us in simulating tests for security in all out applications.
Red Hat my favourite OS
What do you like best about the product?
I like everything about RHEL the best part is that it's a server and feels so powerful using it.
What do you dislike about the product?
Nope not a thing, i don't know anything that I don't like about it i just love it
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Mastering my skills like automation, like we do in production
Excellent implementation of Linux with great support
What do you like best about the product?
Easy installation and easy to maintain. The support has been excellent so far.
What do you dislike about the product?
Not much wrong with it. I haven't discovered anything that has been a major inconvenience. We have upgraded RHEL several times and each time it gets better.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Provides a stable solid platform to support our intranet applications. Security is easy to lock down and updates are easy to implement.
Best internet Security tool for Red Hat
What do you like best about the product?
Its the best for hardening the RedHat servers
What do you dislike about the product?
there is not much in disliking this tool
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
securing our servers with the virus and attacks
Recommendations to others considering the product:
highly recommended for corporations / enterprise to secure their environment
Secure and safe software for the servers
What do you like best about the product?
Easy to deploy and integrate with the existing IT system. Happy with the 24x7 support system and most of the problems we encountered during the integration were resolved immediately.
What do you dislike about the product?
Pricing is on the higher end. The subscription costs can be lowered for annual packages of the end-to-end security offering. Faced some issues while familiarizing myself with the workflow, but the same was resolved by the IT team quickly.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use this software for most of the cybersecurity-related issues in my IT infrastructure. This has helped me reduce my other IT-related costs, which were encountered earlier.
one of the best secure OS for server base
What do you like best about the product?
RED hat is more secure and very reliable for server base we are using more than 15 years we are running all servers on Red Hat very easy to manage command prompt we are very happy to use it very easy to integrate with application like databases and many more we are using more than 90% Redhat in our organization.
What do you dislike about the product?
still not face any problem that really hurt us we are very happy to use it a little bit difficult for GUI users.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
very easy to install and configure and just update with yum very secure we have purchased support 24/7 always available we are now more secure and very easy to manage our database and application all are compatible with Redhat LInux.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
please use this software this is one of the best for Servers like databases and applications
If you need security and can have nothing less than the best!
What do you like best about the product?
It is very easy to deploy and there is plenty of useful tools for any security professional
What do you dislike about the product?
It is not free once you need something with support.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Passing security audits are simple with the reporting included
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