Mission Critical Capabilities

Business Intelligence


Performance:

Sophisticated Security:

  • Mandatory Access Control: Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux) provides a MAC infrastructure that complements the existing Discretionary Access Control security features provided by the standard Linux environment.
  • Memory management enhancements: Several features, including Exec Shield and Position Independent Executables, combine to prevent applications from being exploited by attacks such as buffer overflows.
  • Compile and runtime consistency checking: New buffer validation techniques in the GCC compiler and Glibc library greatly reduce the risk of faulty applications being compromised.

Reliability:

  • Red Hat makes Linux more stable and reliable because they develop the product on a predictable release cycle with rigorous testing and QA requirements.
  • Red Hat works closely with the leading ISVs and OEMs to certify their solutions on Enterprise Linux to ensure a customer's software and hardware solutions are optimized for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. For example, ISVs and OEMs test and certify their products with each new release of Enterprise Linux to ensure that customers enjoy a fully integrated, problem-free solution.

Scalability:

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux is more a higly scalable solution. It allows system administrators to duplicate a given system profile and deploy it selectively across the entire IT infrastructure. Additionally, Red Hat Enterprise Linux enables scripted installations that gives network administrators the ability to establish one profile and use it to provision new systems hands free, reducing errors and saving valuable time.