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Red Hat Enterprise Linux as the OS distribution of choice
June 06, 2023

Red Hat Enterprise Linux as the OS distribution of choice

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

RHEL is what we use for all Linux based applications, running in approximately 1000 systems, both bare metal and VMs. Standardization on a single distribution backed up by enterprise class support solves a lot of problems in our organization. It also improves the security posture and overall stability of our production environments.
  • Security
  • Stability
  • Availability of the most up to date releases of the general population of the packages. Though it is better these days than it was a few years ago.
  • Cockpit is a good idea, but it is lacking API option, which could be an invaluable feature to have.
  • Support
  • Stability
  • Security
  • General popularity among other Linux distributions
  • Auditors are happy that we use an enterprise class distribution
  • Patch process is easy and fairly predictable
  • Information Security is fully satisfied with the speed of the fixing the errata and general state of the security patches, including the backporting process
We have been using AAP wherever possible to streamline RHEL deployments, which includes the on-prem bare metal and VM systems, as well as cloud based applications that require traditional compute interfaces. AAP is used for the on-perm infrastructure deployment and configuration. In the cloud it is used for post-deployment configuration. We also automate OpenShift clusters deployment (and rebuild) process, up until the ArgoCD pipelines take over. Also, RHEL is used for “supplementary systems” required for the OpenShift clusters to deployed and function, such DHCP and DNS services.

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

Critical production environments are the best for RHEL case as the product ensures the security, stability and it is backed by the world class support that the most of the companies (and their shareholders) would appreciate.
It might not be too suitable for the startups or even some Dev teams within large enterprises, depending on their internal culture and practices. Though things definitely improved over the last few years and there is no strong case for the teams not to use RHEL nowadays.