Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Red Hat Enterprise Linux is an enterprise operating platform well-suited to a broad range of applications across the IT infrastructure. Red Hat Enterprise Linux includes support for major hardware architectures, hypervisors, and cloud providers, making deployments across physical and different virtual environments predictable and secure. Enhanced tools and new capabilities in this release enable administrators to tailor the application environment to efficiently monitor and manage compute resources and security. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is suitable for desktops, servers and mainframes.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux is available in the following editions:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Server: Provides integrated server and storage virtualisation technologies with a complete and highly functional environment.
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop: Enables users to be productive with a complete set of end-ser applications LibreOffice, a full office productivity suite with word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing and database applications. With built-in KVM virtualisation, users can run Windows and legacy Window applications on their Linux desktops.
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation: Designed for advanced Linux users working on more powerful systems and is optimised for high performance activities such as graphics, animations and scientific computing. It supports the system with up to two sockets, unlimited memory and up to four virtual machines per instance.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux - Features

Key Features:

• Freedom through stability: Business applications require a tested, proven, predictable platform. Red Hat Enterprise Linux frees you to deliver meaningful business results by providing exceptional reliability and military-grade security.
  
• An ecosystem of solutions and support: With a Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscription, you are connected to the industry's largest ecosystem of partners, customers and experts that support and accelerate your success.
  
• Confidence through flexibility: Red Hat Enterprise Linux gives you the flexibility to tailor your infrastructure for business needs now and in the future. As markets shift and technologies evolve, you'll have the agility, adaptability and performance to succeed.
• Security: Red Hat Enterprise Linux delivers military-grade security technologies to prevent intrusions and protect your data. From network firewall control to secure containers for application isolation, Red Hat Enterprise Linux is one of the most secure operating systems available. You can secure applications with a common and comprehensive suite of technologies and policies across physical, virtual and cloud deploymentsall backed by Red Hat's Product Security team.
  
• Storage: Application isolation and resource management - Red Hat Enterprise Linux gives you a set of essential tools to build and maintain highly available, high-performance storage solutions. Numerous file system options and a robust suite of storage management capabilities give you the flexibility to adapt and scale as your business grows.
  
• Perfromance: Red Hat Enterprise Linux is ready to run your toughest workloads right out of the box and a set of performance-optimised profiles and tuning utilities help you to tailor and align system behavior for your particular workloads. As one of the highest-performing operating systems available, Red Hat Enterprise Linux is frequently chosen as the platform to run industry benchmarks that showcase leadership in diverse areas such as computational scalability, application performance and database throughput.
  
• Administration: System deployment and management - Red Hat Enterprise Linux gives system administrators a powerful framework to simplify both deployment processes and system configuration. A concise set of commands and intuitive graphical user interface mean that Red Hat Enterprise Linux helps you manage your infrastructure with ease.
  
• Interoperability: Red Hat Enterprise Linux is compatible with heterogeneous systems, including UNIX and Microsoft Windows Server. Integration with Microsoft Active Directory and the identity management features within Red Hat Enterprise Linux make this possible. Additionally, Red Hat Enterprise Linux can be deployed as a guest operating system across public clouds and several supported hypervisors, further extending its flexibility.
  
  

Red Hat Enterprise Linux - System Requirements