Lead Engineer Datacenter, Security, and Automation at Converge Global Concept Technologies
Real User
Top 10
2023-05-22T07:11:00Z
May 22, 2023
Red Hat works with subscriptions, and the minimum period of time you can apply for a subscription is one year. The cost for Red Hat Satellite varies depending on the subscription plan, but overall, it's affordable, especially when you consider that the subscription is based on smart management. The infrastructure for data satellites is not charged separately. The cost depends on the number of systems you intend to manage, which is determined by the number of subscription lines you purchase. So it's quite affordable, but the drawback is that your systems need to have both a subscription and a smart management subscription for Red Hat Satellite to manage them. It's like a double subscription; that's the only drawback, but in general, it's worth it.
Principal Analyst - AIX and Linux at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
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Top 20
2023-01-26T16:48:00Z
Jan 26, 2023
As for most on-prem systems, the best is to buy 2-socket servers and fill them up with lots of RAM, run a hypervisor, and license RHEL on these as a "Virtual Data Center" - and add the Smart Management for Red Hat Satellite client support.
Sr. Enterprise Engineer at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
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2022-03-14T11:27:00Z
Mar 14, 2022
Learning Satellite is quite a task. There is very little that is straightforward or intuitive about it, however, it is powerful, and, once learned, you find it to be worth the effort. I highly recommend the following: a. Take RH403. Ask your VAR if you can get a class with lab hours. Practice makes things work out well. I used the ROL subscription model, so I had plenty of time to go over material, build, and rebuild scenarios, and test before buying. b. Download (after you've taken the class) the evaluation and use the evaluation to get your environment configured. You have access to support during this time (though it is not critically responsive) and can get the help you need before obtaining the product. Be advised that Satellite (Smart Management) is an add-on to your regular Red Hat subscriptions. It is not a standalone product.
IT Manager at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
2021-04-21T17:51:46Z
Apr 21, 2021
The pricing was reviewed about three years ago. We like the pricing setup as it scales up and down easily, as we are charged by the number of med notes. The pricing is fair. We simply have to pay for the subscription to get access to the software and the support system and don't have any costs above that.
System Analyst II at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
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Top 5
2020-09-03T07:49:47Z
Sep 3, 2020
Satellite is usually bundled with the Red Hat premium-level support. So you can figure — depending on the number of servers — it can be from a couple of thousand dollars per year to over $100000 per year. It is absolutely dependent on how many servers you are using. The effect is that there are additional costs for the support and all that stuff but the license itself comes as a single total cost. That is the license being a total cost for Red Hat servers bundled in with premium support. If you have more than 50 servers, I would say using Satellite would be a boon. Depending on the number of administrators you have hired and the number of servers you are using, it can be cost-effective or not. But that goes with almost any software solution that you use, across the board.
Red Hat Satellite is a powerful system management tool that is designed to enable users to maximize the effectiveness of any Red Hat infrastructure solutions that they wish to deploy. It can automate most of the management tasks that administrators would otherwise have to manually perform. This enables businesses to avoid the possibility that human error is going to in some way reduce the efficiency of their operations. Additionally, it increases an organization’s ability to address all of...
The tool's pricing is high.
The pricing is reasonable.
Red Hat Satellite is expensive. I rate the pricing a seven or eight.
For us, Red Hat Satellite's pricing is between cheaper and moderate.
Red Hat Satellite is a little bit of an expensive product.
Our customers have to pay for the product's license.
Red Hat works with subscriptions, and the minimum period of time you can apply for a subscription is one year. The cost for Red Hat Satellite varies depending on the subscription plan, but overall, it's affordable, especially when you consider that the subscription is based on smart management. The infrastructure for data satellites is not charged separately. The cost depends on the number of systems you intend to manage, which is determined by the number of subscription lines you purchase. So it's quite affordable, but the drawback is that your systems need to have both a subscription and a smart management subscription for Red Hat Satellite to manage them. It's like a double subscription; that's the only drawback, but in general, it's worth it.
As for most on-prem systems, the best is to buy 2-socket servers and fill them up with lots of RAM, run a hypervisor, and license RHEL on these as a "Virtual Data Center" - and add the Smart Management for Red Hat Satellite client support.
The solution is worth the cost.
The price could be lower and more adaptive.
Learning Satellite is quite a task. There is very little that is straightforward or intuitive about it, however, it is powerful, and, once learned, you find it to be worth the effort. I highly recommend the following: a. Take RH403. Ask your VAR if you can get a class with lab hours. Practice makes things work out well. I used the ROL subscription model, so I had plenty of time to go over material, build, and rebuild scenarios, and test before buying. b. Download (after you've taken the class) the evaluation and use the evaluation to get your environment configured. You have access to support during this time (though it is not critically responsive) and can get the help you need before obtaining the product. Be advised that Satellite (Smart Management) is an add-on to your regular Red Hat subscriptions. It is not a standalone product.
I don't directly handle the licensing contracts. I can't speak to the exact price.
The pricing was reviewed about three years ago. We like the pricing setup as it scales up and down easily, as we are charged by the number of med notes. The pricing is fair. We simply have to pay for the subscription to get access to the software and the support system and don't have any costs above that.
Its price is good. They call it subscription, not license, and it is on a yearly basis. There is only one subscription, and that's it.
Satellite is usually bundled with the Red Hat premium-level support. So you can figure — depending on the number of servers — it can be from a couple of thousand dollars per year to over $100000 per year. It is absolutely dependent on how many servers you are using. The effect is that there are additional costs for the support and all that stuff but the license itself comes as a single total cost. That is the license being a total cost for Red Hat servers bundled in with premium support. If you have more than 50 servers, I would say using Satellite would be a boon. Depending on the number of administrators you have hired and the number of servers you are using, it can be cost-effective or not. But that goes with almost any software solution that you use, across the board.