Red Hat Enterprise Linux

RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX

Linux at the heart of innovation

Linux has become the fundamental standard for innovation and reliability, especially in the development and operation of critical applications and solutions running in hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Choosing the right Linux distribution is vital for a company, whether it is building basic business services, developing advanced applications, or deploying new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML).

The world's leading enterprise Linux platform

Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the world's leading enterprise Linux platform, tested and certified on hundreds of cloud-based systems and thousands of hardware and software manufacturers.

Typical areas of application

RHEL is an indispensable component in many areas and the first choice for large enterprise IT environments, especially where reliability, security, scalability, and long-term support are important. Some typical use cases:

Hybrid cloud infrastructures – local data center, private or public cloud, and a combination of these (on-premise + cloud).
Edge computing – distributed systems where the operating system must provide high stability, easy updatability, and low resource requirements.
Virtual environments – when virtualized environments, container-based deployments (e.g., Podman/Docker, Kubernetes, etc.) are in use.
Enterprise applications – databases (e.g., SQL Server), enterprise ERP/SAP systems, running large enterprise back-end systems.
Development / DevOps / HPC – development environment, continuous integration (CI/CD), automation, high-performance computing tasks.

Support for AI/ML systems

AI/ML solutions have become cornerstones of IT strategies, particularly in the areas of data analytics, customer experience improvement, and automation. Red Hat Enterprise Linux enhancements specifically support AI/ML workloads, providing a stable, secure, and scalable platform for innovation.

Skills, advantages

The intelligent operating system

Red Hat Enterprise Linux provides built-in management capabilities by default, as well as integration with Red Hat management and automation products. All active Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscriptions include access to Red Hat Insights. Red Hat Insights leverages Red Hat's more than 30 years of customer experience to provide predictive analytics for operating system performance, helping customers identify and address potential security, stability, and performance threats early on. Preventive, proactive, automatic problem solving helps the operating system run optimally, without failures or unplanned downtime.

Quick and easy installation

Red Hat Enterprise Linux offers a number of features that make installation easier, faster, and simpler for non-Linux users. The single subscription requirement and use of an installation repository make the installation process simple, regardless of the type of system. The seamless, nondisruptive migration of existing Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments ensures a simple upgrade process. Finally, the image builder tool allows you to create standard, pre-built (or even completely custom) images for different hypervisor environments, reducing the amount of installation tasks even in hybrid or multicloud infrastructure environments.

Support for corporate applications

Red Hat Enterprise Linux provides a certified, optimized platform for many enterprise applications and database management systems, including SAP® HANA®, Microsoft SQL Server, and PostgreSQL, as well as solutions from many popular independent software vendors (ISVs). In addition, RHEL provides access to a community of leading consultants, customers, and professional organizations who are interested in and actively involved in the development and continuous improvement of software products and services.

Advanced security capabilities

Red Hat Enterprise Linux supports secure operation in many ways, including built-in security technologies and controls, acquired certifications, and ongoing support from the Red Hat product security team. It also offers additional capabilities such as system-level cryptographic policies, new compilation options, advanced auditing, and updated protocol support, all of which provide even greater and more effective protection for companies using RHEL 9.

Consistency between clouds

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ensures consistent application execution and user experience, regardless of the underlying infrastructure. Wherever you deploy your application, whether it's on-premises (hardware-based), in virtualized environments, or in hybrid or multicloud systems, operation will be predictable and reliable.

Innovative container technologies

Red Hat Enterprise Linux provides advanced and innovative container infrastructure and tools for container-based development and container execution. This includes a lightweight, open-standard container toolkit that includes everything you need to get started. Using Red Hat Universal Base Images (UBI), Red Hat's official container images, provides reliability, security, and performance for both Red Hat and non-Red Hat customers by default.

Open source innovation

Red Hat Enterprise Linux introduced Application Streams, an advanced method that allows different versions of packages to be released and applied. The essence of application streams is that, unlike Red Hat releases, which develop at different rates and schedules, the operating system follows the life cycle of open source programming languages, frameworks, and database managers to provide users with fresh, stable releases. Regardless of this, the predictable, scheduled release schedule of RHEL 9 will of course remain in place, providing a backdrop for users (e.g., data centers, financial institutions) who plan and align updates, migrations, and deployments with Red Hat's predictable and plannable release cycle.

DevOps support

Red Hat Enterprise Linux offers unified tools that support the use of DevOps methods, and does so without requiring command line experience for various DevOps teams. The enhanced management console includes a web-based, mobile-friendly graphical user interface that simplifies system setup, configuration, and daily operation, even for new or less experienced Linux professionals.