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Ready to run databases in Oracle
February 01, 2022

Ready to run databases in Oracle

Melissa Hallam | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Oracle Linux

We use Oracle Linux when it's important to a vendor's details for their activity, so we don't involve it as much as usual Red Hat Linux, although it works important enough for activity, updates, etc. basically Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and updates can be accessed when regular Red Hat updates are delivered.
  • Support costs are lower than Red Hat
  • It comes pre-built to run Oracle
  • It's great to have for an Oracle dataset server
  • It's more confusing than Windows
  • If you want to use it on CentOS for example, the kernel is not compatible
  • It does not have a very friendly interface
  • It has basically added additional value to our projects
  • Oracle databases are safe, and this saves us money
RedHat is going to discontinue CentOS, so Oracle is the best alternative that we have reviewed so far. We run Oracle databases and so far we have not had any major complications, but in the coming months, it will be the definitive replacement for CentOS on our part. since it is what best resembles what we have been using
It has permanent updates and the support is very robust

Do you think Oracle Linux delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Oracle Linux's feature set?

Yes

Did Oracle Linux live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Oracle Linux go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Oracle Linux again?

Yes

it's an amazing OS to run Oracle stuff, we use it to run Oracle databases and children right now, but soon it could start to be used as a relief to CentOS in other regions of our building. One perfect detail that is easily overlooked and that I especially like is that it comes pre-built for updates, so you don't have to guess and change Yum's settings.