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RHEL the scalable OS
What do you like best about the product?
- Excellent customer support.
- Rich knowledge articles in redhat knowledge base, something thats not available in open forums like Stack overflow.
- Great security with SE linux
- Rich knowledge articles in redhat knowledge base, something thats not available in open forums like Stack overflow.
- Great security with SE linux
What do you dislike about the product?
- Version 7x to version 8x the kernel changes sometimes caused issues to existing applications.
- Expensive licenses.
- Expensive licenses.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
- Secure OS.
- Scalable with respect to benchmarks performed with othe Linux distributions.
- Scalable with respect to benchmarks performed with othe Linux distributions.
Redhat 9
What do you like best about the product?
It's the most secure and stable Linux destro available in the market
What do you dislike about the product?
The pricing for small business still need to decrease
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It's secure my environment with easy to use and maintain
RHEL is known for its rock-solid stability and reliability.
What do you like best about the product?
RHEL's ease of access and intuitive interface make it a joy to use. No more daily reboots for pesky Windows updates! The terminal access grants seamless communication with servers, while the unwavering stability is truly remarkable. As a database administrator, I've grown fond of RHEL over the years. Mastering it opens doors to understanding other Nix operating systems.RHEL’s vast array of features stands as a cornerstone of its strength and versatility
What do you dislike about the product?
The intricacies of RHEL's package dependency management, while ensuring system stability, can pose a challenge for novice users. A more streamlined approach, akin to Windows' automated dependency resolution, would alleviate user frustration and enhance the installation process.
RHEL's graphical user interface, while functional, falls short of the polish and intuitiveness of its Windows counterpart. A modernized GUI would bridge the gap between Windows and RHEL, attracting a broader user base.
The complexities of RHEL's filesystem administration can be daunting for beginners accustomed to Windows' straightforward file management. A simplified filesystem administration system would empower users to navigate their files and folders with ease, enhancing their overall experience.
In essence, RHEL's strengths lie in its robustness and reliability. However, embracing user-friendly enhancements in package dependency management, graphical interface, and filesystem administration would broaden RHEL's appeal, making it a compelling choice for a wider range of users, including beginners and those transitioning from Windows.
RHEL's graphical user interface, while functional, falls short of the polish and intuitiveness of its Windows counterpart. A modernized GUI would bridge the gap between Windows and RHEL, attracting a broader user base.
The complexities of RHEL's filesystem administration can be daunting for beginners accustomed to Windows' straightforward file management. A simplified filesystem administration system would empower users to navigate their files and folders with ease, enhancing their overall experience.
In essence, RHEL's strengths lie in its robustness and reliability. However, embracing user-friendly enhancements in package dependency management, graphical interface, and filesystem administration would broaden RHEL's appeal, making it a compelling choice for a wider range of users, including beginners and those transitioning from Windows.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It is used for hosting our databases and for sure it is more poerful and secure than its windows counterpart.
The red hat enterprise flavor
What do you like best about the product?
It helps us to smoothly take care of any of on or off premise server. It provides easily remote access.
Configuration is quite easy,support top levels SIEM tools, health checkup of server is easy to handle along with backup.
Support is brilliant migrate any server on this flavour is quite easy.
Easy of integration with any of security devices .
Configuration is quite easy,support top levels SIEM tools, health checkup of server is easy to handle along with backup.
Support is brilliant migrate any server on this flavour is quite easy.
Easy of integration with any of security devices .
What do you dislike about the product?
Lack of compatibility with Microsoft apps or the windows apps,
Upgrade of operating system version is not that straight forward.
It is mainly designed to operate as a remote user. Operating system licenses are becoming expensive also.
Upgrade of operating system version is not that straight forward.
It is mainly designed to operate as a remote user. Operating system licenses are becoming expensive also.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It supports software technologies for automation,applications development, micro services also Most of the organizations are using RHEL because of its adaptability ,realiability and support,doing business with this platform is stable and secure as well.
Moving workloads is easy, helps save cost, and avoids cloud vendor lock-in
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
We are able to easily move workloads between the cloud and our data center using Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux helps us avoid cloud vendor lock-in.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux has helped save us costs.
What is most valuable?
The frequent updates are valuable.
What needs improvement?
The training documentation requires revision. The numerous links to different pages disrupt the flow of information and make it difficult to maintain focus.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ten years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is scalable.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support is good, but they need to work on their response time.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We previously used Windows and switched to Red Hat Enterprise Linux for flexibility and support.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price for Red Hat Enterprise Linux is reasonable.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate Red Hat Enterprise Linux eight out of ten.
We have around 20 Red Hat Enterprise Linux users in our organization.
Most compatible and widely used enterprise linux
What do you like best about the product?
This is the go to option for any enterprise level software deployment server machine operating system. Widely used, almost all companies I have worked for uses RHEL for their servers. So, learning RHEL is really beneficial for the long term as you will find yourself using this very frequently in many oragnizations. Installng pacakges is really easy with yum in RHEL as it automatically installs all depencey pacakges along with proper compatible versions. The vast number of packages in yum is really all you will ever need for your work. Easy for software development and deployment as it is very easy to implement, integrate and run in RHEL.
What do you dislike about the product?
The Graphics User interface is not very good. So, it's good for servers but not user friendly for day to day other office or personal work. Not good for gaming.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
One of the most reliable operating systems. We needed a failproof operating system for our software server as our software is very critical and needs to be up and available 24/7. Never faced any issues with RHEL. It's very easy to write scripts for RHEL to update the deployment so the downtime in case of an upgrade is very minimal.
Offers portability, security, and stability
What is our primary use case?
We are a Red Hat Enterprise Linux partner and provide host servers for various applications, including web applications and databases.
How has it helped my organization?
Red Hat Enterprise Linux's built-in security features simplify risk reduction and compliance maintenance, making them easy to use. We utilize SA Linux, a highly secure operating system. Its risk mitigation and compliance measures are effectively implemented due to the regular delivery of patches, updates, and bug fixes. This continuous maintenance enhances the stability of the system.
We are able to maintain compliance when it comes to the security regulations.
The level of portability succeeds in keeping our organization agile.
We used several platforms, but Red Hat provides us with a more uniform installation process, a more consistent platform, and easier system maintenance. Additionally, the Ansible playbooks are now simpler to manage due to the standardization of our platform. We quickly realized the benefits of adopting a single platform instead of using multiple platforms. This decision has streamlined our operations and simplified license management for our sales department. Additionally, the purchase process has become more straightforward.
We operate a hybrid IT infrastructure consisting of both on-premises and cloud servers. We have had positive experiences with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, which has enabled us to build and deploy applications with confidence and ensure their availability across physical, virtual, and cloud environments.
Red Hat Insights is a valuable tool for preventing emergencies caused by security vulnerabilities, non-compliant configurations, and unpatched systems. Although we haven't faced an emergency yet, we've noticed that the tool provides valuable advice and sometimes even playbooks to resolve security and stability issues. It's a powerful tool indeed.
Red Hat Insights provides us with vulnerability alerts and targeted guidance. All systems are stable and we have no crashes and no failouts.
What is most valuable?
Red Hat Enterprise Linux's most valuable attribute is its stability.
What needs improvement?
A targeted package tailored for small and medium-sized businesses can help increase business.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ten years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is stable. We have been running the solution for years with no crashes.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is scalable. We have not encountered any issues. Since we are virtualized, it is merely a matter of allocating virtual CPUs, virtual memory, and so on. The limits are very high, so we are not currently experiencing any constraints.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support is good.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We switched from our previous solution to Red Hat Enterprise Linux because of the uniformity of the platform. It is also a larger organization that is well known.
How was the initial setup?
The initial deployment is straightforward and well-documented. The deployment time is between 15 to 30 minutes.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate Red Hat Enterprise Linux eight out of ten.
From what I've seen of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, it's well-documented. There are comprehensive notes and documentation available. I've been using it recently, and I've found that all the information I need is readily available. If we can't find what we're looking for, our support organization is there to help.
We have a virtual environment and deploy the solution from a satellite.
Currently, we require two people for the maintenance of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Convenient to use with good features and helpful support
What is most valuable?
One of the valuable features is that it's convenient.
The rest of its features are really nice.
Red Hat enables us to achieve security standards certification. We have been certified for the PPI certification last year.
Red Hat has been good when it comes to building with confidence and ensuring availability across our infrastructure. We are really confident about the security process.
It is implemented across multiple physical and virtual infrastructures. We have applied it on most production servers. They are integrated quite well.
We use the Red Hat system roles feature. We have been using this for automation purposes and to find some tests.
What needs improvement?
The response could be better for urgent issues. If there's an issue with live services, they need to be faster.
It would be nice to have antivirus services.
There should be more upgrades to the security features.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used the solution for a long time. My organization has used it for more than three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is good. I'd rate it eight out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is decent. I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. Different teams and departments, including application and development teams.
We do not have plans to increase usage in the future.
How are customer service and support?
I'm very happy with the technical support.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We have got some other open systems like CentOS. We just have most of our production services to ReadyX from CentOS and Oracle. Red Hat is more secure. The support is very nice as well.
How was the initial setup?
I joined the organization after deployment and wasn't involved in the implementation.
I'm not sure if the solution requires any maintenance.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I'm not really involved in the pricing or the licensing. However, it may be expensive. We have different licenses.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We evaluated different options.
What other advice do I have?
I'm a customer and end-user.
I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.
Distribution for companies
What do you like best about the product?
RedHat dominates the market for companies, perfect work design, networks, security and information management connected to the local server.
Pricing trained for small businesses, software development, integrating APIs and improving data access by creating innovations.
Efficient technical support to solve compatibility, performance and security problems.
Pricing trained for small businesses, software development, integrating APIs and improving data access by creating innovations.
Efficient technical support to solve compatibility, performance and security problems.
What do you dislike about the product?
RedHat does not work with private accounting software, moving all the data is heavy work due to the code difference.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I am an engineer and I use RedHat for greater security, data protection, storing information in databases and VPN in project transfer, specialized technical support.
Facilitates our compliance with security standard certifications.
What is our primary use case?
We use Red Hat Enterprise Linux as our core operating system for hundreds of our critical systems including our databases, complete middleware, and over 500 VMs.
How has it helped my organization?
The portability of applications and containers built on Red Hat Enterprise Linux is exceptionally high due to the utilization of Java as the middleware and Oracle as the database. This enables seamless portability across various platforms, regardless of the specific infrastructure employed. As long as Oracle continues to provide support for a particular platform, the applications and containers can operate effectively on that platform. Therefore, the decision regarding the deployment platform rests solely with the company's preference.
The consolidation into a single operating system has brought about significant improvements. Previously, companies often had to manage three or four different operating systems, which was not only costly but also inefficient. With a unified operating system, we can now streamline operations and reduce the number of teams required for maintenance.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux facilitates our compliance with security standard certifications. We receive daily reports and recommendations specifically for applying security patches and related measures.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the most used Unix platform in the cloud. We can build with confidence knowing that it is available across physical, virtual, and cloud infrastructures.
What is most valuable?
The integration with Oracle is the most valuable feature.
What needs improvement?
The patching process with Red Hat is disruptive and not very cost-effective. This is why I would like to switch to Oracle Linux, which allows for security patching on a running system. This is a significant advantage of Oracle Linux over Red Hat. With Red Hat, we have to shut down all of our machines at least four times a year for large patches. Oracle acquired the technology for applying these online patches from MIT, and this technology is integrated into Oracle Linux. This allows for systems to be patched without disrupting the work of employees and their organization, which is a major improvement over Red Hat's patching process.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Red Hat Enterprise Linux for over ten years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a stable operating system. In most cases, the issues we have encountered have been related to hardware, not the operating system itself.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scaling Red Hat Enterprise Linux is easy. We have clusters and simply need to add machines to those clusters to scale.
We have more applications being added all the time.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Previously, we used HP for our database site before transitioning to Red Hat Enterprise Linux. As we were already utilizing Red Hat Enterprise Linux for our applications, it proved to be a more optimal choice for our database site as well.
What about the implementation team?
The implementation was completed in-house.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We have to pay for the support and features.
The distinguishing feature between open-source competitors and Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the comprehensive support that Red Hat Enterprise Linux provides. Red Hat Enterprise Linux no longer faces competition from HP and Digital in terms of support services, as these companies have ceased offering their solutions. IBM remains the sole competitor, but they recently acquired Red Hat, essentially consolidating the support landscape.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate Red Hat Enterprise Linux eight out of ten.
Numerous open-source Linux operating systems are available, but Red Hat Enterprise Linux provides robust support and a stable platform for large organizations that would benefit from the support.
Organizations should base their decision on which operating system to use for their specific requirements. For Windows or Oracle systems, the corresponding OS should be chosen for support reasons. For Unix systems, Red Hat Enterprise Linux provides the best support.
When I first used Linux 1.0 over ten years ago, I was surprised at how well it worked. I never expected it to become so successful that it would surpass all the major Unix systems, but that is exactly what happened. Today, Linux is used for a wide variety of applications, regardless of the platform. This is due to its exceptional scalability and the low cost of hardware.
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