Redhat Enterprise Linux - Reliable, secure and with outstanding support!
October 26, 2019

Redhat Enterprise Linux - Reliable, secure and with outstanding support!

Holman Cárdenas, M.Eng, TOGAF®, ITIL® | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux is used across the whole organization for our servers, mainly for the mission-critical environments running Oracle DB. It provides an efficient, secure and stable platform we are happy with.

Pros

  • Quick turnaround time on security releases.
  • Reliable OS providing a strong environnement.
  • Excellent support through the RHEL site.

Cons

  • Complex upgrade policies between major versions.
  • Hardware compatibility.
  • Cost.
  • Reduced vulnerability and security risks. Peace of mind does not have a price :-).
  • The latest hardware compatibility improvements reduce the need for investments on specific machines.
Similar Linux flavor, but RHEL was chosen due to its strong (and expensive, it is true) support service.
Good experiences and quick response should we need to use the support service.

Do you think Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)'s feature set?

Yes

Did Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) again?

Yes

This should be your first choice if you are thinking about using Linux mission-critical servers and/or Oracle databases. Price could be a con if you are a small or budget-restricted company starting operations (in that case I would recommend you CentOS because it is free and in case you don't mind searching in the community when you'd need support).

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