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Appreciating Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
May 09, 2024

Appreciating Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
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Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

We use Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) in our supercomputers, infrastructure systems, and end-user workstations and laptops.
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) strives to remain compliant with Federal requirements.
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) provides a reliable base platform.
  • We find that packages we rely upon may be moved out of the RHEL base repositories, which make it difficult to obtain cybersecurity approval. For those packages.
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) can be expensive for supercomputing (scaling subscriptions)
  • Removing the reliance on Windows has improved security and reliability.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is easier to approve for use across the enterprise (ATO).

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?

No

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

Well suited for Federal and high security enviroments, when rigid standards are enforced.
Less appropriate for corp9rate desktop use, although it can easily be augmented to meet this use case.