Item: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Rating: 9
Author: Ryan Payne

Overall Satisfaction with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the operating system of choice on which many of our major enterprise applications are running. It provides an efficient stable platform for major technology systems across the enterprise.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Stable and efficient OS
Addresses critical vulnerabilities quickly
Familiar command structure for technical resources

Cons

Task scheduling ease of use
Shared mounting protocol support
Third party services support

Return on Investment

Improved reliability
Application efficiency improvements
Reduced vulnerability risk

Alternatives Considered

Linux has improved features and utilities over Unix. Scalability and ease of configuration management an improvement over Windows.

Other Software Used

Citrix NetScaler Access Gateway, Windows Server, Oracle Application Express

Likelihood to Recommend

Very suitable for running large scale applications in a datacenter environment. Smaller applications or distributed systems are better suited for Windows or other Linux offerings. The manageability and scalability benefits do not outweigh the cost for these types of deployments.

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for enterprise applications