Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7 (HVM)
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Best Enterprise-level OS out there
What do you like best about the product?
Knowing that we have an excellent company to turn to for support and great services to choose from is invaluable.
What do you dislike about the product?
Much access to CVEs/solutions/etc. requires login...but, really, if that's the worst, that's not bad.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Being a reliable and robust enterprise OS for all of our platform needs
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Solid, Stable, Secure Server OS
What do you like best about the product?
RHEL is a complete, stable, and secure operating system that is very good at using system resources and delivering solid uptime for services run on it. The most common server software (for web, database, directory, etc.) is packaged by RedHat, kept up-to-date with back-ported security updates, and easily updatable via RPM.
The Linux operating system makes better use of system resources than Windows-based servers. For this reason, any Linux makes better use of things like memory and CPU. RHEL generally sets up a small subset of required processes (that you can also easily tailor to your needs) on install. Things are a little more "additive", meaning it will start with more bare minimum services, and you add what is needed for your particular case. They try to strike a balance between most commonly-needed things, and security.
Having software installed via RPM and centralized in repositories (which you can self-host by purchasing Satellite) makes it incredibly easy to keep your environment updated and scriptable.
The Linux operating system makes better use of system resources than Windows-based servers. For this reason, any Linux makes better use of things like memory and CPU. RHEL generally sets up a small subset of required processes (that you can also easily tailor to your needs) on install. Things are a little more "additive", meaning it will start with more bare minimum services, and you add what is needed for your particular case. They try to strike a balance between most commonly-needed things, and security.
Having software installed via RPM and centralized in repositories (which you can self-host by purchasing Satellite) makes it incredibly easy to keep your environment updated and scriptable.
What do you dislike about the product?
The only thing that I can really mark as a dislike is the cost/licensing of it. To be fair, a lot of work goes into maintaining the packages and OS in a non-disruptive manner. While I think you are getting what you pay for, licensing shenanigans are always possible.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
RHEL makes good use of our hardware, making it very easy to keep updated and secure. We don't have to hunt down third-party software and pay additional licensing; everything we need for our web platform is included, namely: Apache/NGINX for the webserver, PHP/Python for the app layer, and MySQL/PostgreSQL for the database layer. Everyone's server needs differ, but if you are looking for a solution (not a particular brand), then RedHat will probably work. What I mean by this is that if you want ActiveDirectory, you aren't going to run that on RHEL. If you want "a directory server", you have a choice of various server software packaged on RHEL that will fit that need.
Ready for scaling right out of the box
What do you like best about the product?
It generally has all other packages I need available in it's repositories and if not since it is so widely used you can find support for just about everything you could need.
What do you dislike about the product?
Regarding virtualization built in it just doesn't compare to VMware or Hyper-V. It is functional but not as customizable.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It is very easy to manage multiple servers from a single location rather than needing physical access to each server we deploy.
Rock solid, no frills
What do you like best about the product?
Rock solid distribution, flexible, no frills. Really Recommended. No issue from small business to large datacenter.
What do you dislike about the product?
I cannot find anything. Operating Systems should be reliable, and thisi is it
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Basis distribution for our workloads.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Pros and Cons
What do you like best about the product?
From a primary web server to a structured Cluster solution, incorporating OracleRAC and VCS, all of our Linux solutions are built on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). Using Docker and OpenShift, we are beginning to use containers. We are in the process of switching from HP-UX to RHEL for our outdated Access Gateway solution. Red Hat is a solid alliance, in my opinion. Any software or content we provide through the program is free of further fees.
WebService, TACACS+ solution, and VCS cluster.
WebService, TACACS+ solution, and VCS cluster.
What do you dislike about the product?
Allow internal patch repositories to synchronize. Avaya solution, JVM, and OracleRAC.
Now for the improvement, OracleRAC under RHEL works excellently. However, I'm unsure if Oracle employs this strategy to market its Linux distribution, as some OracleRAC modules occasionally experience issues while running under RHEL.
Now for the improvement, OracleRAC under RHEL works excellently. However, I'm unsure if Oracle employs this strategy to market its Linux distribution, as some OracleRAC modules occasionally experience issues while running under RHEL.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
TCS Ecuador uses Red Hat Enterprise Linux on our client's servers for transactional applications. Since the updates are performed twice a year periodically, and there is a maintenance contract, we have not yet posed any business issues.
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Simple deployment.
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Simple deployment.
Great OS for production environments
What do you like best about the product?
Very stable and secure OS and easy to install and configure applications on RHEL.
What do you dislike about the product?
The size of the OS huge making it a heavy machine.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
OS is very secure and is stable making the applications reliable.
RHEL experience
What do you like best about the product?
Best this is the light weight os and their seamless support
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometime their patches not supported by our application.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Red hat is solving the problem of hosting and application or database in the operating system.
One of the best OS I have use
What do you like best about the product?
RHEL is just a very efficient flavour of linux that I would recommend for enterprise use. There is a reason why every organization is using RHEL as their choice of linux OS.
What do you dislike about the product?
It might be a little difficult for normal end users who are used to using Windows instead of Linux so the learning curve might be a little steeper. However, i think this can be learnt in time.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are using RHEL os to use as our syslog-ng server. Also, RHEL os has better performance than windows os in terms of speed and ease of use. So in some way or another it has definitely improve the business process
Fast reliable and bug free OS
What do you like best about the product?
Less on compute requirement.
High on efficiency for hosting any application.
low cost
High on efficiency for hosting any application.
low cost
What do you dislike about the product?
complicated command line
difficult to tshoot issues
in some cases not user friendly
difficult to tshoot issues
in some cases not user friendly
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
we are using this OS to host Application which are used for offering Networking services to enterprise clients and internal users.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux review
What do you like best about the product?
One of the key strengths of RHEL is its stability and security. RHEL is known for its robustness and reliability, which make it a popular choice for enterprise-level applications that require high levels of uptime and security. It also comes with built-in security features such as SELinux, which can help prevent unauthorized access to data and system resources.
Another advantage of RHEL is its support and ecosystem. RHEL is backed by a large community of developers and contributors, as well as by Red Hat, which provides enterprise-level support and services. This can be especially important for businesses that rely on RHEL for critical applications and need to ensure that any issues are quickly resolved.
Another advantage of RHEL is its support and ecosystem. RHEL is backed by a large community of developers and contributors, as well as by Red Hat, which provides enterprise-level support and services. This can be especially important for businesses that rely on RHEL for critical applications and need to ensure that any issues are quickly resolved.
What do you dislike about the product?
RHEL is a commercial product, which means that it may not be the most cost-effective option for some organizations or individuals who are looking for a free or open-source operating system.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
RHEL is addressing the challenge of managing complex IT environments by providing tools and technologies that can streamline operations, automate tasks, and reduce manual errors. For example, RHEL supports a range of management and automation tools, such as Ansible, which can help IT teams manage and configure systems at scale.
Another problem that RHEL is solving is the need for compatibility and interoperability across different IT systems and environments. RHEL is designed to support a wide range of hardware architectures and is compatible with many third-party applications and tools, making it a versatile and adaptable operating system for a variety of use cases and environments.
Overall, the benefits of RHEL include improved reliability, security, and scalability for organizations, as well as better performance and manageability of IT systems.
Another problem that RHEL is solving is the need for compatibility and interoperability across different IT systems and environments. RHEL is designed to support a wide range of hardware architectures and is compatible with many third-party applications and tools, making it a versatile and adaptable operating system for a variety of use cases and environments.
Overall, the benefits of RHEL include improved reliability, security, and scalability for organizations, as well as better performance and manageability of IT systems.
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