Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Everywhere enterprise IT is headed, Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® is there. From the public cloud to the edge, it evolves to bring flexibility and reliability to new frontiers.

 

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Public Beta

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Public Beta is now available for download. Offering a preview of the next major release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat’s Beta program provides a simple way to explore upcoming releases, evaluate changes, and plan how to best take advantage of your environment.

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The stable foundation for untold innovation

Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the world’s leading enterprise Linux platform (according to Worldwide Operating Systems and Subsystems Market Shares, 2018; released November 2019), certified on hundreds of clouds and with thousands of hardware and software vendors.

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Features and benefits

Red Hat Enterprise Linux can be purchased to support specific use cases like edge computing or SAP workloads, but every subscription includes these core benefits:

Subscription benefits

Your subscription lets you access all supported versions—including the latest release—and our extensive partner ecosystem. Upgrade on your schedule with our 10-year life cycle, all with 24x7 support.

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Supported architectures

Deep collaboration with upstream communities and hardware partners helps Red Hat Enterprise Linux run on servers or high-performance workstations. It supports a range of hardware architectures like x86, ARM, IBM Power, IBM Z, and IBM LinuxONE.

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A direct migration path for CentOS Linux 7 users

CentOS Linux 7 reached end of life (EOL) on June 30, 2024. 

Systems still using it will no longer receive patches, security updates, or new features from the CentOS community. Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® is a fully supported production-grade operating system (OS) available on premises and in the cloud–and it’s a direct migration path for CentOS Linux users.

Whether you’re using only CentOS Linux or are an existing Red Hat Enterprise Linux customer, and also have CentOS Linux, we have a streamlined migration solution for your needs.

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Customer story

Salesforce transitions from CentOS Linux to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

The company is migrating over 200,000 systems to streamline IT operations and enhance customer experiences.

The ideal OS on the cloud

Position your organization for success with a flexible, optimized OS built to respond to rapid change. Red Hat Enterprise Linux works seamlessly with leading cloud providers to deliver superior security, workload migration, and tools for management and visibility—giving you a clear path from development to production.

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux on AWS

Gives AWS customers a powerful innovation platform certified to work seamlessly with Amazon's cloud infrastructure.

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux on Azure

Offers Azure customers data security and interoperability for on-premise and cloud-based applications, driving ROI and providing significant operational benefits.

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux on Google Cloud

Helps Google Cloud customers simplify cloud migrations and increase time to value with consistent management tools, and delivers faster performance for ERP workloads.

Use cases for any cloud, any workload

Edge computing

Expand to the edge

Red Hat Enterprise Linux extends your hybrid cloud infrastructure to the edge, scaled across hundreds—or even hundreds of thousands—of nodes all over the world. Create edge-optimized OS images, minimize workload interruptions caused by OS updates, transfer system updates more efficiently, and have confidence in automatic health checks and rollbacks.

Hybrid cloud SAP workloads SQL Server App development High performance computing

Open hybrid cloud

A shared technological foundation

Red Hat’s open hybrid cloud strategy is built on the technological foundation of Linux®, containers, and automation. An open hybrid cloud approach gives you the flexibility to run your applications anywhere you need them.

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Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform lets you automate compliance and gain consistency ​across your Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments.

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Red Hat OpenShift

Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the proven foundation for Red Hat OpenShift, certified on thousands of hardware and cloud vendor technologies. This means the security, performance, interoperability, and innovation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux is extended throughout your infrastructure to provide a single platform that can run wherever you need it.

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Every technology within your IT stack needs to work well together. Because those connections rely on the operating system, it has to be consistent, reliable, and flexible. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the common link connecting modern IT.

How our customers use Red Hat Enterprise Linux

UPS

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UPS created a container-based application platform that enables developers to more efficiently create new features for operations logistics and staffing.

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Lufthansa Technik used hybrid cloud infrastructure to build a digital platform that uses data to better organize and schedule airline maintenance.

Tomago Aluminium

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Tomago Aluminium improved development efficiency, consolidated its server footprint, and enhanced system and data security by migrating its SAP solution.

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Training and certification

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Get limited, self-service access to select labs and courses with a free 14-day trial of Red Hat Learning Subscription.

Featured news

Follow Red Hat Enterprise Linux news on the Red Hat Blog

This year is shaping up to be a big one for the world’s leading enterprise Linux platform. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 is coming soon, and you can download the beta today to be among the first to try it. More information about the full release is coming soon – follow all the Red Hat Enterprise Linux news on the Red Hat Blog to keep track of announcements, new features, and user tips.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 End of Maintenance

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 reached end of maintenance on June 30, 2024. If you’re a current customer, upgrade now to supported versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 or 9 for new features, security enhancements and more. If you’re not ready to upgrade yet, you can purchase Extended Life Cycle Support (ELS) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, which covers maintenance support and critical security and bug fixes through June 30, 2028.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5 now generally available

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5 is now available in the Red Hat Customer Portal, offering new features that help reduce developer delays, amplify system administrators’ abilities, protect the most essential workloads, and simplify operational security.

* Worldwide Operating Systems and Subsystems Market Shares, 2018; released November 2019

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