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Red Hat Enterprise Linux: A higher-value and lower-cost alternative to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2

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Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® can deliver a better value than Microsoft® Windows® Server 2008 R2 in real-life operational configurations used to deliver IT business services. Using an IT services delivery life cycle of five years for licensing and support (a common life cycle in...

Language: English

Type: Whitepapers
Date: January 24, 2013

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux in use: Large financial services player invests in Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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Analyst firm IDC interviewed a large, well-known financial services firm to understand the path this company took to standardize much of its IT on Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®. Download the whitepaper to see how they succeeded.

Language: English

Type: Whitepapers
Date: January 21, 2013

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Migration best practices for Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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To best manage the life cycle of your Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® systems, you need to keep up with technology advances and take advantage of new releases as they become available.

The Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscription model allows...

Language: English

Type: Whitepapers
Date: January 16, 2013

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux use: Services company helps airlines take off using Linux

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In this case study, analyst firm IDC interviewed a large service provider to airlines about the path the company is taking to migrate from UNIX to Linux® and standardize much of its IT on Red Hat® Enterprise Linux.

Download the...

Language: English

Type: Whitepapers
Date: December 3, 2012

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The next-generation storage interface for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Kernel Virtual Machine: virtio-scsi

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Written by Red Hat engineering, this technical paper describes the new, highly scalable storage interface for virtual machines implemented for Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 6. Download the whitepaper to learn how a virtual machine can access...

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Type: Whitepapers
Date: November 7, 2012

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UNIX migration alternatives: Red Hat Enterprise Linux vs. Windows Server

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As UNIX users prepare to embrace industry-standard servers for production workloads, they have to confront some fundamental choices about how to best match the capabilities that they have come to expect from UNIX operating systems.

This whitepaper by analyst firm Ideas...

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Type: Whitepapers
Date: August 31, 2012

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Total Economic Impact Study of Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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Red Hat commissioned Forrester Consulting to study the total economic impact and potential return on investment (ROI) enterprises can expect by migrating from a proprietary operating system to Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®. Download the whitepaper to get a framework to evaluate the...

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Date: June 28, 2012

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux in Use: Banking on Linux to Reduce UNIX Costs

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This case study, sponsored by Red Hat and written by International Data Corporation (IDC), reveals the cost savings and operational benefits a large European bank experienced after selecting Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® as their operating system standard.

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Date: June 28, 2012

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux in Use: Cost-Conscious Retailer Streamlines Linux Deployments

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This case study, sponsored by Red Hat and performed by International Data Corporation, reveals the cost savings and operational benefits a well-known global retailer experienced by selecting Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® as their operating system standard.

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Date: June 28, 2012

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Leadership TPC-H benchmark results using Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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TPC-H evaluates the performance of various decision support systems by executing sets of queries against a standard database under controlled conditions. The TPC-H benchmark result using a VectorWise database provide Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®...

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Date: June 1, 2012

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