Thread: Linux distribution on RHEL

HOW has the feedback been, considering Oracle chose to base its enterprise Linux distribution on RHEL?

Customers look for a single-solution support vendor, and if they get everything from one vendor, it is magic.

The enterprise customers want one version ofLinux so that there is hardware and software compatibility. Our approach is to offer enterprise customers the entire stack and not just one component of that stack. At Oracle. what we do is called validate configurations. which includes storage. servers. database applications and, obviously, operation system versions.

When customers come to us and ask for an ERP solution, we have a solution for them. But what kind of an answer does Red Hat have for the same customer? Typically. "I don't know, but 1 can tell you this pack ofLinux is great for this piece of hardware:'