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    Junaid A.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Pros and Cons

  • April 21, 2023
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
From a primary web server to a structured Cluster solution, incorporating OracleRAC and VCS, all of our Linux solutions are built on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). Using Docker and OpenShift, we are beginning to use containers. We are in the process of switching from HP-UX to RHEL for our outdated Access Gateway solution. Red Hat is a solid alliance, in my opinion. Any software or content we provide through the program is free of further fees.
WebService, TACACS+ solution, and VCS cluster.
What do you dislike about the product?
Allow internal patch repositories to synchronize. Avaya solution, JVM, and OracleRAC.
Now for the improvement, OracleRAC under RHEL works excellently. However, I'm unsure if Oracle employs this strategy to market its Linux distribution, as some OracleRAC modules occasionally experience issues while running under RHEL.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
TCS Ecuador uses Red Hat Enterprise Linux on our client's servers for transactional applications. Since the updates are performed twice a year periodically, and there is a maintenance contract, we have not yet posed any business issues.
No additional fees are associated with the software or material we provide through the program.
This deactivates no functions that require a paid subscription.
Simple deployment.


    Nitish Chandu O.

Great OS for production environments

  • April 19, 2023
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
Very stable and secure OS and easy to install and configure applications on RHEL.
What do you dislike about the product?
The size of the OS huge making it a heavy machine.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
OS is very secure and is stable making the applications reliable.


    Amit C.

RHEL experience

  • April 18, 2023
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
Best this is the light weight os and their seamless support
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometime their patches not supported by our application.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Red hat is solving the problem of hosting and application or database in the operating system.


    Vincent C.

One of the best OS I have use

  • April 12, 2023
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
RHEL is just a very efficient flavour of linux that I would recommend for enterprise use. There is a reason why every organization is using RHEL as their choice of linux OS.
What do you dislike about the product?
It might be a little difficult for normal end users who are used to using Windows instead of Linux so the learning curve might be a little steeper. However, i think this can be learnt in time.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are using RHEL os to use as our syslog-ng server. Also, RHEL os has better performance than windows os in terms of speed and ease of use. So in some way or another it has definitely improve the business process


    Sanchit M.

Fast reliable and bug free OS

  • April 11, 2023
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
Less on compute requirement.
High on efficiency for hosting any application.
low cost
What do you dislike about the product?
complicated command line
difficult to tshoot issues
in some cases not user friendly
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
we are using this OS to host Application which are used for offering Networking services to enterprise clients and internal users.


    Ibrahim M.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux review

  • March 20, 2023
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
One of the key strengths of RHEL is its stability and security. RHEL is known for its robustness and reliability, which make it a popular choice for enterprise-level applications that require high levels of uptime and security. It also comes with built-in security features such as SELinux, which can help prevent unauthorized access to data and system resources.

Another advantage of RHEL is its support and ecosystem. RHEL is backed by a large community of developers and contributors, as well as by Red Hat, which provides enterprise-level support and services. This can be especially important for businesses that rely on RHEL for critical applications and need to ensure that any issues are quickly resolved.
What do you dislike about the product?
RHEL is a commercial product, which means that it may not be the most cost-effective option for some organizations or individuals who are looking for a free or open-source operating system.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
RHEL is addressing the challenge of managing complex IT environments by providing tools and technologies that can streamline operations, automate tasks, and reduce manual errors. For example, RHEL supports a range of management and automation tools, such as Ansible, which can help IT teams manage and configure systems at scale.

Another problem that RHEL is solving is the need for compatibility and interoperability across different IT systems and environments. RHEL is designed to support a wide range of hardware architectures and is compatible with many third-party applications and tools, making it a versatile and adaptable operating system for a variety of use cases and environments.

Overall, the benefits of RHEL include improved reliability, security, and scalability for organizations, as well as better performance and manageability of IT systems.


    Akshat H.

Linux the go to OS

  • March 09, 2023
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
It has been unbelievable and always way ahead . It has its place in the league and has become one of the best enterprise grade OS
What do you dislike about the product?
I like the open community sometimes a challenge
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I like the usability and easy solutions available . The forums and troubleshooting is very enterprise wide easy and stable . The availaibility and reliabiloty has been top notch, Rase of upgrades and migration to higher versions


    Brian F.

Excellent Desktop Linux OS

  • March 07, 2023
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
One of the easiest Linux OS to install and use.
What do you dislike about the product?
The was anything that I didn't like about Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Red Hat Enterprise Linux gave me an alternative to using Microsoft Windows OS.


    Carmen B.

Support offered is priceless

  • March 07, 2023
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
The support for errors we had on production servers
What do you dislike about the product?
Cost wise was a disatvantage we can only afford a few servers for main roles
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Support for errors on servers for production databases


    Rohit K.

RHEL Best for Enterprise Servers

  • February 18, 2023
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
Very easy to install and configure. Solid libraries support. It can support and run almost any type of application and server service.
What do you dislike about the product?
Till today I have not faced any such point to dislike it.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Licensing cost, if compared with the competition.
Setup of essential services in significantly less time.