Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Reviews and Pricing

Works at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Aug 13, 2017

Open source stable Linux OS

What is most valuable?

Stable Linux OS. The stability of the OS is very important for the computer system. Unstable means you never know when it will crash or fail while your valuable data and business applications are running.

How has it helped my organization?

It's an open source solution.

What needs improvement?

Many areas in version 5 are obsolete such as filesystem ext2, ext3, while the new versions (v.6, 7) support ext4, Btrfs, ZFS, etc.

For how long have I used the solution?

10 years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No.

How are customer service and support?

No technical support.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

No.

How was the initial setup?

No.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

No more support and licensing.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

No.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

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Security Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Nov 28, 2022

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Supporting OS software with built-in security and encryption that is easy to use and setup

Pros and Cons

"The security, ongoing support, and ease of taking a system and getting authorization from a government agency have helped the way our organization functions."

"The cost of this solution could be improved."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution as our operating system.

How has it helped my organization?

The security, ongoing support, and ease of taking a system and getting authorization from a government agency have helped the way our organization functions.

The built-in security features support certain security standards such as encryption. It is simpler to meet FIPS 140 encryption requirements such as the ATOs.

What is most valuable?

The ease of use of this solution has been most valuable.

What needs improvement?

The cost of this solution could be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This is a stable solution.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We previously used Linux. Red Hat meets our needs more comprehensively.

What was our ROI?

Our main ROI is in the ability to readily get ATOs.

What other advice do I have?

For somebody familiar with the Linux platform, it is not difficult to troubleshoot when using this solution.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.