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This is a repackaged open source software wherein additional charges apply for extended support with a 24 hour response time.
CentOS 8 is a robust, enterprise-grade Linux distribution designed for reliability and performance. Built from the sources of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), it provides a stable and secure platform, making it suited for a variety of applications, from development to production environments.
Key Features:
- Enterprise-Ready: Based on RHEL sources, ensuring compatibility and stability for enterprise applications.
- Long-Term Support: Enjoy long-term support with regular updates and security patches.
- Modular Architecture: Flexible software management through modules, allowing you to customize your environment effortlessly.
- Enhanced Security: Built-in security features, including SELinux, make it a secure choice for sensitive workloads.
- Extensive Package Repositories: Access to a vast collection of open-source packages and tools through EPEL and CentOS Stream 8 repositories.
Benefits:
- Cost-Effective: Enjoy the benefits of enterprise support without the costs associated with commercial distributions.
- Scalability: Ideal for server deployments, cloud applications, and containerized environments, CentOS8 can scale to meet your needs.
- Community Support: Leverage the power of a large community for support and enhancement feedback.
Use Cases:
- Web Servers: Ideal for hosting applications using popular web technologies like Apache and NGINX.
- Database Management: Host databases such as MySQL and PostgreSQL with high availability and performance.
- Development Environment: Perfect for developers looking to create and test applications in a secure and reliable environment.
- Container Orchestration: Use with Kubernetes or OpenShift for building scalable cloud-native applications.
Leverage CentOS Stream 8 to create a powerful, customizable environment tailored to your business objectives while benefiting from the security and stability it offers.
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Highlights
- CentOS Stream 8 from centos.org is a community-driven, enterprise-class operating system that provides a stable and secure environment for cloud applications. Its compatibility with RHEL ensures that users can deploy applications that adhere to business-critical needs. With a streamlined package management system and extensive repositories, users benefit from easy software installations and updates, allowing for seamless integration in diverse cloud infrastructures.
- The CentOS 8 AMI is optimized for performance in the AWS EC2 environment, providing enhanced boot times and efficient resource utilization. This makes it ideal for hosting web servers, databases, and enterprise applications. Built-in security enhancements and regular updates allow organizations to maintain a robust security posture while ensuring compliance with industry standards, crucial for any production environment.
- Designed for flexibility, CentOS8 supports various workloads, from containerized applications using Podman to virtualization via KVM. Its modularity allows developers to customize their environments according to specific project requirements. This versatility, combined with strong community support and documentation, positions CentOS8 as a top choice for educational institutions, startups, and large enterprises looking to leverage cloud technology effectively.
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Once the instance is running, connect to it using a Secure Shell (SSH) client with the configured SSH key. The default username is 'centos'.
OS commands via SSH: SSH as user 'centos' to the running instance and use sudo to run commands requiring root access.
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Has reduced operational costs and maintained high application performance without downtime
What is our primary use case?
There are a lot of applications posted on CentOSÂ machines, so I'm using this for supporting those applications.
The middleware applications such as Tomcat , Java, Apache HTTPd are examples of applications I'm supporting with CentOS . These applications are hosted on CentOS machines, and all of them are highly critical. We should take care, fix vulnerabilities that are reported, and implement necessary configuration changes, all of which are supported by my team.
Mainly, I'm supporting middleware applications with CentOS. Apart from that, I have many other use cases such as jobs running on the server that we need to maintain. If any space issues arise, we must clear them so the jobs will run properly. We manage the users logging into the servers and everything else.
These are the major things I'm supporting using CentOS.
What is most valuable?
CentOS offers an open community, so whatever issues arise, the solution is available in the open community, making it easy to search on Google and find fixes for the issues we are facing.
I find the performance and scalability very valuable in CentOS. CentOS excels in these aspects. Regarding security, as mentioned earlier, from the open community, whenever a new patch releases, we receive notifications and can review user experiences and potential issues before applying patches. Everything is easily accessible there, and when it comes to scalability and stability, CentOS provides a very good experience.
CentOS has positively impacted my organization since it is open source, reducing costs significantly. The performance given by CentOS is excellent, and no issues are being reported for applications, so everything is managed within this operating system. In terms of performance, it functions extremely well if we have enough RAM and storage space. We have not faced any CPU utilization alerts, and there have been no downtime reports from CentOS. That has been a great advantage for us.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using CentOS in my current organization for the past six years.
What was our ROI?
Regarding specific metrics, when it comes to cost saving, it saves significant amounts. We have saved approximately 50% of our revenue by using CentOS. When it comes to downtime, previously we experienced downtime at least monthly, and now it has been significantly reduced.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Has provided a reliable platform for virtual communication appliances over the years
What is our primary use case?
My main use case for CentOSÂ is that we use it on some of our devices for VoIP or unified communications.
A lot of our older virtual appliances run CentOSÂ , which includes our conference bridges and telephony switches.
What is most valuable?
The best feature CentOS offers is that it's free.
Stability is an important feature among others.
CentOS has impacted our organization positively by giving us an operating system for many of our virtual appliances, but for detailed information, you would need to consult someone in a higher position.
What needs improvement?
I think CentOS can be improved, but it's not really a viable option anymore. It could be brought back, but that seems unnecessary now that Rocky Linux exists.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working in my current career field for almost 12 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
In my experience, CentOS is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I haven't seen any issues with CentOS's scalability as I haven't had to scale it.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I did not previously use a different solution.
CentOS was the standard for our appliances, though I did not have any input in that decision.
What about the implementation team?
Everything we did with CentOS was internal for the company, at Mitel.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
My advice for others looking into using CentOS is to use Rocky Linux instead.
What other advice do I have?
I do not wish to add anything else about the features, including security, performance, or ease of management.
I haven't noticed any specific outcomes such as reduced costs, easier maintenance, better reliability in our team's day-to-day work, or less downtime.
On a scale of 1-10, I rate CentOS an 8.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Has consistently supported troubleshooting tasks and automated routine operations smoothly
What is our primary use case?
My main use case for CentOSÂ is technical support, fixing the network or service-related technical issues faced by the customers.
One of our products, a web server based on Nginx, uses CentOSÂ as the base OS. When a customer calls me stating they're not able to access the web UI of a certain product or not able to access the web server, I use the terminal to see the status of the services using different Linux commands. I can also try to restart the web services from CentOS commands; that's how I usually use it.
Sometimes I use CentOS to create cron jobs when I want a server to perform certain tasks at specific times. Instead of doing it manually, I can create automatic cron jobs so a service will be executed on a certain date or time.
What is most valuable?
In my experience, the best feature that CentOS offers is the network configuration of a device from the command-line interface, which is exceptionally clean.
Since joining my organization, which has been using CentOS, I've observed that all products with CentOS as a base OS run smoothly.
Even when a product does not function optimally, the base OS CentOS works smoothly; we can see the status of the services with the command-line interface, making it very efficient.
What needs improvement?
I think CentOS should introduce more security patches to fix different vulnerabilities.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using CentOS for 10 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
In my experience, CentOS is very stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
CentOS's scalability for my organization has handled growth and changing needs smoothly.
How are customer service and support?
The customer support for CentOS is amazing.
I would rate the customer support for CentOS a 10 on a scale of 1 to 10.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I am not aware of any different solution that was previously used before CentOS, as I was not part of the organization before, so I cannot comment on that.
What was our ROI?
I have seen a return on investment in terms of time. It saved a lot of time through troubleshooting, which gives us substantial room for improvement in terms of fixing things, so time saved is a good return on investment.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
My experience with CentOS in terms of pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it is an open-source operating system, so there was no cost in terms of deploying it or getting the license for it.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
CentOS was the clear choice before choosing it; no other options were evaluated.
What other advice do I have?
My advice to others looking into using CentOS is to go for it; it's the best OS. I rate CentOS 9 out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Provides stability in testing with predictable updates but lacks long-term support for production use
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
What needs improvement?
For how long have I used the solution?
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
How are customer service and support?
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
What other advice do I have?
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Stable and versatile platform with strong community support
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use the solution for testing software and applications in the IT industry. I also study the storage system of AI on CentOSÂ .
What is most valuable?
CentOS adapts well to many software and applications, providing good compatibility. Additionally, there are many online communities to learn from, which is beneficial.
What needs improvement?
CentOS can be somewhat difficult for beginners, as it has a complex UI, especially for those not in the IT field. Adding more support could be beneficial, though Red Hat with IBM support is an alternative that may be costly. Also, modernizing CentOS could be a suggestion.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
CentOS is a stable operating system, and I would rate its stability as nine out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
I do not have personal experience with customer service for CentOS.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was very easy. I would rate the ease of setup at 8.5 out of ten.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I am not responsible for the setup cost in my company, so I am unsure about the cost of the license.
What other advice do I have?
I recommend CentOS for its stability and its ability to adapt to many software and applications. It is also very accessible.