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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) vs. VMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/ARed Hat Enterprise Linux is a Linux distribution mainly used in commercial data centers.N/A

    VMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AVMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud brings together VMware vSphere, vSAN, and NSX into a natively-integrated stack of virtual compute, virtual storage, and virtual networking built upon IBM Bluemix bare metal servers.N/A
    Pricing
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)VMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)VMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)VMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
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    Red Hat
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    IBM
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    209 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    138 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    179 Answers
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    Features
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)VMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
    Server Virtualization
    Comparison of Server Virtualization features of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and VMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
    Feature
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
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    Ratings
    VMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Virtual machine automated provisioning00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Management console00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Live virtual machine backup00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Live virtual machine migration00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Hypervisor-level security00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)VMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (109 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    8.5
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)VMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Red Hat
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is well suited for cloud environments, fast deployments and to run non-intensive apps/tools (with low memory and low cpu consumption).Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) might not be suited for really huge databases and intensive CPU processing.
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    IBM
    Multiple capabilities that VMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud provides are excellent and very much involved in secure data migration and management, easy to monitor server performance and the virtual capability is on top and the data analytics using the platform are provided in real-time and the reports are the most useful, especially on the critical situations within the business development.
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    Pros
    Red Hat
    • Virtualization, like the operating system level task. I see this product is very good and it blends very well with the middleware components like all the JBoss and other things. And other than that, either you install it or a virtual machine or physical servers, it works seamlessly anywhere. And if you want to go further, like Red Hat OpenShift or those things also work very nice with it.
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    IBM
    • Dashboard understanding is easy.
    • The ability to handle big data.
    • Data extraction tools are very active.
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    Cons
    Red Hat
    • In the LEAP process. The upgrading process, which I'm hearing, like I said it before, prior that I was on rail seven, eight, and nine. Trying to get all of that to rail nine and stay current. The LEAP process from seven to eight is a little bit less than desired. I've talked to some people that from once you get on eight from eight to nine to nine to 10 is a breeze. So I'm looking forward to that.
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    IBM
    • Only setting the advanced functionalities.
    • The basic knowledge can not full manipulate the platform.
    • To create reports for big data is sometime very turf.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Red Hat
    We find RHEL to be a superior OS with stable operations and long life. It is also easier to use and fix then most other OS's.
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    IBM
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    Usability
    Red Hat
    The Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) distro is the simplest enterprise version of Red Hat that is enterprise supported and when you deploy as many VMs as we do, it is vital to have that enterprise support. On top of the enterprise support, having access to a commercially supported backbone for updates and upgrades is a huge plus.
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    IBM
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    Reliability and Availability
    Red Hat
    Product support and regular patches.
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    IBM
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    Performance
    Red Hat
    As with any OS enhanced testing will need to be done prior to application integration.
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    IBM
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    Support Rating
    Red Hat
    Red Hat support has really come a long way in the last 10 years, The general support is great, and the specialized product support teams are extremely knowledgeable about their specific products. Response time is good and you never need to escalate.
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    IBM
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    Implementation Rating
    Red Hat
    Don't be afraid of it, its easy to install and configure for the tasks needed.
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    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Red Hat
    So we in our company have used Ubuntu as well. Sometimes we have to use that because a certain application installer requires that we use that operating system, but we really don't prefer it just because it doesn't come with the same Add-on features that make Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) really great, like Red Hat Insights or Red Hat satellite, things like that. They come package with it. So that would be the main one. I've also used things like FreeBSD, but I think that's just too old at this point to care.
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    IBM
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    Scalability
    Red Hat
    Operational ease of use backed by support
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    IBM
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    Return on Investment
    Red Hat
    • RHEL provides a good base OS and additional tool sets for various deployments.
    • We are able to use Satellite to manage hundreds of OS's behind our corporate firewall. No other OS provides the level that RHEL does.
    • It is a known good quantity. Their support for the OS is amazing.
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    IBM
    • Live virtual capability are excellent.
    • Great tool for the huge volume of data management and migration.
    • Data accessibility is faster and the analytical capability is amazing.
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