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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP with HA and Update Services 8.6
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Best OS for server
What do you like best about the product?
I have been using this OS for our company's internal server due to it's features and since it in Linux-based, virus attack chances are very low in it. Along with that the management options in this OS very amazing due to its functionalities and ease of management.
What do you dislike about the product?
It comes with a very high price and not all people know how to use it, so we need to provide training to are team members.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I have been using it for my company's internal server creation for file sharing using NextCloud setup done on it.
Versatile Platform
What do you like best about the product?
It is free from vulnerabilities and no worry about virus
What do you dislike about the product?
Need to be proficient or skillful about its feature in using it or to work with it
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
RHEL providing a free platform to develop your use case or to host your application in more seemless way
Reduces risk, enhances security, and is easy to use
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
The solution provides more detailed control.
What is most valuable?
The product's built-in security features when it comes to simplifying risk reduction and maintaining compliance can be a tedious topic. It varies from user to user, however, it offers a lot of rapid releases. It helps us to simplify risk reduction and maintain compliance.
The portability of applications and containers built on the product when it comes to keeping your organization agile is good. It's easy to use.
It enhances our security. It helps us comply with company regulations.
When it comes to ensuring availability across physical virtual and cloud infrastructure, it's been okay so far.
It helped us to avoid emergencies due to security issues.
What needs improvement?
I consider the solution to be sufficient. I do not use it too much and therefore do not see any underlying problems with the solution.
It's sufficient and it doesn't need new features. However, as new technologies enter the market, I hope they will keep up with the changing market.
From a product point of view, it's very efficient for servers. However, the solution is complex in terms of its architecture. It could be simplified. I'd like to see them introduce PDFs or documents to better explain technicalities to new users.
Memorizing commands can be a bit tedious.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The product has been stable so far.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is deployed to the data center, which is managed only by a few teams.
About 150 people are using the solution. We also have 45 to 50 administrators as they are managing different areas.
The solution is scalable. However, I'm not sure if we plan to scale further in the future.
How are customer service and support?
I have not interacted with support very much.
How was the initial setup?
I was involved in the deployment. The initial setup was very straightforward.
The deployment is fast and the process is efficient.
What about the implementation team?
I did a lot of the implementation myself.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I did not evaluate other options.
What other advice do I have?
I'd rate the solution an eight out of ten.
I'd advise new users to learn from someone who has done everything before. It's much easier than trying to learn by yourself from scratch. They should also have their own environment for testing.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
The ups and lows of Redhat linux
What do you like best about the product?
The capabilities, economy of owning it, scalabiity
What do you dislike about the product?
Reliability, Support levels from Redhat is a concern
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are using redhat linux as an operation systems for various application servers and webservers where non-windows operating systems are supported by the application vendor.
The best solution for Enterprise systems(cloud)
What do you like best about the product?
The awesome support and the community backed applications make red hat the most popular OS to install hypervisors on. The stability of this OS makes for a very reliable option for any company.
What do you dislike about the product?
A lot of the features of this OS is hidden behind a license paywall, so if without license there is very low benefits of running this instead of a more open source OS.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Red hat Enterprise is used as a base OS for hypervisors, we usually use VMware esxi on top of this to create multiple virtual machines for our cloud. Being highly stable it provides reliability as well as good support for our system overall.
We get great support, and stability, and it helps us save costs
What is our primary use case?
We use Red Hat Enterprise Linux to run our GS and PSP applications.
How has it helped my organization?
Red Hat Enterprise Linux helps us avoid cloud vendor lock-in.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux helped us save on costs.
What is most valuable?
The support and the stability are Red Hat Enterprise Linux's most valuable areas.
What needs improvement?
Upgrading between versions needs to be easier. For example, if we have Red Hat Seven running now and a Java exploit is found on Red Hat Seven, we need to be able to upgrade to Red Hat Nine online without any downtime in the environment. This is because it is not possible to reinstall the environment from Red Hat Seven to Red Hat Nine in production without causing downtime to the applications. Red Hat needs to have tools that ensure that we can upgrade from Red Hat Seven to Nine online without any issues.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Red Hat Enterprise Linux for almost seven years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is extremely stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is scalable. We have around 1,790 end users.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support is quick to respond.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We previously used Proxmox and switched to Red Hat Enterprise Linux because of the price.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward because it is well-documented. The deployment time depends on the application. A small application can take around 20 minutes.
What about the implementation team?
The implementation was completed in-house.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The cost is based on each organization's budget and infrastructure.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate Red Hat Enterprise Linux nine out of ten.
The ease of moving workloads between the cloud and our data center depends on the application architecture. If the application has a monolithic infrastructure, it may be easier to move to the cloud. However, if the application is already running mostly in the data center, it may be more difficult because we would need to recreate all of the infrastructure and topology from scratch. This is because there are so many parts to consider when migrating a microservices-based application to the cloud.
For someone who wants to use an open source Linux operating system, I would recommend Rocky Linux. However, they should be aware that open source solutions do not come with the same level of support as Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Four network team members are required to maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
The Red Hat knowledge base is good and well-documented.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the only Linux solution that is supported for enterprise-level organizations. I recommend this solution for large organizations that want professional support for their Linux systems.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
RHEL is fantastic operating system designed by Redhat
What do you like best about the product?
I like the most about RHEL is package management and system daemon to manage and control in a way profetional way.
What do you dislike about the product?
I'm using RHEL OS since 10 years and every components runs very smoothly.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
RHEL operating system is compatible with most of all applications and languages to managa business professionally.
Stable and reliable with excellent customer support
What do you like best about the product?
- Provides very good customer support which is essential for a a business looking for uninterrupted services.
- Provides regular patch releases for security updates
-Red hat Linux is certified for the cloud making it more reliable
- It has built-in security features which aid in the overall security of the environment
- It supports newer technologies which is quite helpful for businesses evolving at a faster pace.
- Provides regular patch releases for security updates
-Red hat Linux is certified for the cloud making it more reliable
- It has built-in security features which aid in the overall security of the environment
- It supports newer technologies which is quite helpful for businesses evolving at a faster pace.
What do you dislike about the product?
- Upgrading from one version to another version could have been easier.
- TOP command could be more user-friendly.
- Sometimes It could be difficult to find packages
-Overall Its good and I don't see much issues using it
- TOP command could be more user-friendly.
- Sometimes It could be difficult to find packages
-Overall Its good and I don't see much issues using it
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
- Better security for the application running on the OS
- Very good customer support is available for enterprise users which is quite helpful
- It is well documented even for the new users.
- OS Updates are available on regular intervals with required security patched in between
- Very good customer support is available for enterprise users which is quite helpful
- It is well documented even for the new users.
- OS Updates are available on regular intervals with required security patched in between
Perfect operating system for developers
What do you like best about the product?
It's customisatiable operating system that helps developers modify the operating system as per their needs. Also the developer has more access to operating system functionality.
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing much to dislike it's a great product, but somtimes it's difficult to remember the commands. A new learner faces a lot of difficulty initiality, but as he/she learns it becomes easy.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It's is giving a operating system where as in we can more control on the environment and we can deploy multiple applications and maintain different environments.
A stable solution that provides a complete ecosystem to organizations and has a helpful support team
What is our primary use case?
I use the product mostly for Red Hat OpenShift. We use the solution mainly for stability and to have a fallback within the Red Hat community.
How has it helped my organization?
There was a worldwide security breach, and everybody needed to patch their servers. Since we were running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, the product patched a lot of it. It took a lot of effort out of our hands.
What is most valuable?
It is a complete ecosystem. That is its main feature. If you take all the latest products, it just works together.
What needs improvement?
The tool is very, very close. It makes some things difficult. On the other hand, that is what makes the product so stable. The product lags a bit behind in the market. The things we are running are pretty old. Yet again, that is why it is stable. The solution doesn’t switch with every new thing there is. The solution does not need to change that because that's what makes it good.
The product could run more recent tools and packages in the repositories. However, it might bring instability because they are new and less tested. I looked at CentOS, which was close to Red Hat. It had a system working, but a few months later, it didn't work again because the packages and contracts had changed. We couldn’t communicate anymore. It’s not desirable with Red Hat Enterprise Linux. We want stability. The price we pay for it is that we run on some older features.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution on and off for the last 15 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I have no complaints regarding the tool’s stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The product is scalable. We use the solution all the time. We use it in multiple locations. We have two physical data centers where we run it. We run it on a few 100 machines.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support is very helpful.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have used CentOS and Debian.
How was the initial setup?
The deployment is straightforward. However, there’s a learning curve to understand it. The deployment would be difficult for a newcomer, but it’s normal. We use automation tools. The deployment takes us a few minutes because we use scripts.
The solution is deployed on the cloud. However, it’s an on-premise solution from the Dutch government. We do not have control over the physical servers. We just work on virtual machines. The license fees are paid by another government agency. We take machines, and then they bill us for it.
What about the implementation team?
We used some integration for the deployment. That's why it was so fast. We use a base image as the setup, and then, on top of that, we install some extra things. It’s just about cloning an image and starting it.
The solution does require maintenance, but nothing more than the usual. We need a team of four people with Linux knowledge to maintain the solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The product is on the expensive side.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Very early in my career, we had evaluated SUSE Linux as an alternative to Red Hat Enterprise Linux. SUSE has its own niche market now.
What other advice do I have?
We are not working in a hybrid environment. I work with the Dutch government, and the regular cloud solutions are not sufficient because of data safety.
Moving workloads between the cloud and our data center using Red Hat Enterprise Linux is not really an issue. The network connectivity is good. The data storage is fast enough. Cloud vendor lock-in is always a debatable discussion. Whatever we do, we always get vendor lock-in. We just choose what works for us at the moment.
The cost savings are mainly in time. We don't have to figure out everything if there's a priority-one issue. We can raise a ticket with the vendor and ask them to help us. It saves us costs. The savings are mostly in time because the product is not cheap. If you compare it to a free Linux OS, the total cost savings will be about the same. Our level of stress and effort is far lower. It's the real saving.
When my Red Hat Knowledgebase account works, it works fine. However, there are some issues at my company. I cannot log in sometimes. It's not Red Hat’s fault.
Look at what your priorities are. Do you want to switch fast, run the latest stuff, and be agile? Then, use open-source tools and contribute to that community. If you work for a big enterprise and mainly want stability, choose Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
I’m very happy with the solution. If someone is a technical person, they must get some training and an in-depth technical course on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It will help them a lot. Although it is Linux, it is very different from other open-source Linux packages.
Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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