Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Business-critical applications need a platform that is proven to be stable. Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server fulfills core operating system functions and includes additional capabilities that provide a firm foundation for application infrastructure.
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 deployments-all backed by Red Hat’s Product Security team.
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.
Performance
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is ready to run your toughest workloads right out of the box, and a set of performance-optimized 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.
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.
What’s New in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Server Variants
Variants are customized versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for specific use cases, applications, and hardware architectures. If you’re using Linux containers to deliver applications faster, have time-sensitive workloads, or want to gain efficiency by standardizing across architectures- there’s a variant for you.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time is a computing platform for deadline-orientated applications and time-sensitive workloads. Using a specialized version of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 kernel that has been tuned to deliver consistent low-latency response times, Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time retains the reliability, scalability, and performance of the world’s leading enterprise Linux platform.
With Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time, you can:
- Minimize the potential for deviations in application performance with scheduling and performance gains.
- Inherit the stability and maturity of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
- Enjoy full application compatibility with standard Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Atomic Host
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Atomic Host is a secure, minimal-footprint operating system optimized to run Linux containers. Red Hat Enterprise Linux Atomic Host couples the flexible, lightweight, and modular capabilities of Linux containers with the reliability and security of Red Hat Enterprise Linux in a reduced image size.
With Red Hat Enterprise Linux Atomic Host, you can:
- Deliver applications faster
- Reduce support and maintenance efforts
- Extend container portability across open hybrid cloud infrastructure.
- Inherit the stability and maturity of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for High-Performance Computing (HPC)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for High-Performance Computing (HPC) is a robust platform that helps scientific users tackle challenging workloads by deploying clusters of systems. Red Hat Enterprise Linux clusters are affordable, easy to deploy, and support hardware scale-out.
With Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for HPC, you can:
- Streamline deployment with a lightweight clustering option.
- Customize the platform for your environment.
- Minimize points of failure and security vulnerabilities.
- Simplify management tasks.