"The integrated solution approach reduces our TCO tremendously because we are able to focus on innovation instead of operations."
"Customer support is valuable."
"It is a well-established operating system. We have tried to implement almost every feature of a version in our environment, and it has been very reliable. We are not facing many production issues on a day-to-day basis. They have well-documented articles on their documentation site and a knowledge base on their website. When we need to implement anything, we are able to find information about the best practices and the solution."
"I like the fact that most of the system configuration is Namespace so it's easy to get to and easy to configure, and most of it still uses text documents. Not all of it's a menu-driven-type entry. I also like the fact that it's a very standard file system layout so it's easy to navigate."
"The best system I've ever used is Red Hat, in terms of its ability and consistency of the operating system. Other than that, the vast majority of applications that I had, you can deploy Red Hat with the support of the vast majority of applications. We don't have many issues with the OS, the support is very good."
"Its security is the most valuable. It is very stable and has many features. It also has good performance. Some of our clients were using Windows servers and products. I suggested Red Hat Linux to them and described the features. They switched to it, and they really loved it. There were around 50 servers in my last company, and they switched all those servers from Windows to Red Hat. I used to manage those servers."
"The solution has features that simplify adoption for non-Linux users. There is an interface that you can activate on RHEL systems, and on other Linux systems as well, so that you will get a graphical user interface instead of just a shell. It's easier for an administrator who is used to only working on Windows."
"The most valuable features are the specification and technical guides, they are most important the security."
"It's a good and stable system. It provides everything you need for web servers and database servers."
"The user access level is most valuable. When you do administration with CentOS, the number of customizations that you can do for each user is higher than other solutions. It is very customizable."
"I like its stability, performance, and usability."
"It's easy to install."
"Offers useful information and has good compatibility."
"Very robust and easy to work with."
"The solution is easy to use but not as easy as Windows."
"The most valuable feature is performance."
"Oracle Linux is very secure making it one of the most valuable features. Additionally, it is easy to manage."
"The installation is straightforward."
"Very stable."
"Oracle Linux for Oracle databases is the top. There's no doubt whatsoever."
"The user interface is comfortable and easy to use."
"The solution is easy to use."
"We use Oracle Linux to test our software, and we also recommend Oracle Linux to our customers."
"It's very useful for hosting other Oracle products."
"It is mostly better than other solutions. However, it is sometimes difficult for disaster recovery, so we have to plan accordingly."
"I would like training to be added to the subscription. It would be useful for when you have to train yourself or get a certification. There are many things that we are not using because we don't know how to use them. Having training included in the subscription would help us in learning more things and utilizing the full power of the solution."
"I'm not sure how the support is being changed in terms of needing to pay for it. That's an area that can be improved. They should offer support without charging users for it."
"The accessibility to the resources could be more widespread. We have to put a lot of effort into finding indigenous information on the site. For example, the license information is convoluted. This information should be easier for customers to access."
"I'd like to see more of NCurses type menu systems in some instances. We're dealing with SUSE Enterprise Linux, they have an NCurses menu system. It's a menu system. It will write there. Even some of the higher-end Unix systems like AIX have some inner menu system where all the configuration tools are right there so your administrator doesn't have to jump through multiple directories to configure files if needed. I like the simplicity of Red Hat because it's pretty easy but having an NCurses menu when you have to get something done quickly would be nice."
"The biggest thing that is crushing RHEL is documentation. Their documentation is haphazard at best. The man pages that you can use locally are pretty good, they've been fleshed out pretty well, but the documentation from Red Hat itself really needs somebody to go through it and review it."
"Linux overall needs improvement. They cannot go much beyond what Linus Torvalds's kernel implementation can do. I come from AIX, and there were very cool things in AIX that I am missing dearly, e.g., being able to support not only adding, but also reducing memory and number of processors. That is not supported on Linux right now, and it is the same for the mainstream file systems supported by Red Hat. There is no way of reducing a file system or logical volume. Whereas, in AIX, it was a shoo-in. These are the little things where we can say, "Ah, we are missing AIX for that.""
"Their pricing and documentation can be improved."
"In the future, CentOS will no longer be compatible with Red Hat."
"Integration with other platforms could be improved."
"CentOS is not easy."
"They could build more options into the wizard."
"I was using CentOS because it was very stable, and now it's not."
"Updates are going to a streaming version."
"The stability could always be improved."
"Like every operating system, it could be more secure."
"The solution could improve by giving the client or customer more control."
"The solution could be less costly."
"There needs to be overall better integration."
"The download speed is not good. Oracle can improve their servers capacity, especially in Asia."
"In the next release, I would like for Autonomous Linux to be available to all users so that the OS administration can be automated."
"They should increase security."
"Occasionally, we might get an alert to restart our database, and if we don't do it on our own, the system will do it automatically. That can cause downtime issues if your clients aren't expecting it."
"Technical support slow to respond."
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CentOS is ranked 7th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 21 reviews while Oracle Linux is ranked 5th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 22 reviews. CentOS is rated 8.2, while Oracle Linux is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of CentOS writes "Relegated to a test bench, and therefore is no longer stable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Linux writes "Reliable, with good technical support, but it works well only with Oracle products ". CentOS is most compared with Ubuntu Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, Windows Server, openSUSE Leap and Oracle Solaris, whereas Oracle Linux is most compared with Ubuntu Linux, Oracle Solaris, SUSE Linux Enterprise, Windows Server and openSUSE Leap. See our CentOS vs. Oracle Linux report.
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