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ECS-Optimized Windows vs Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages comparison

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ECS-Optimized Windows
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
29th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
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Oracle Linux 9 | Support by...
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
138th
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
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Featured Reviews

SC
Student at Rochester Institute of Technology
Preconfigured containers have cut licensing costs and now save our team time with faster booting
ECS-Optimized Windows can improve by giving us new generation instances rather than the old generation's AMD chips or other older technology. It should use the new generation instances, and it should also modernize the storage and the file systems that it is using because those are very old and sometimes problematic. It should also improve or add advanced configurations to the things that we are doing so it can help us and give us more efficiency and productivity in our team. It should give us good analysis, particularly more detailed analysis, with the AWS tools because it is operated by AWS. It is cloud-based, and we are getting it from AWS, so they should also integrate it with AWS better.
Md Al-Amin - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Analyst at Thakral
Optimized database workloads have run securely and reduced licensing costs through virtualization
The major advantage of Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages is that the update is free. Not just the patching and other things, but the update, some classes and other things, and some packages which I get free updates. If someone wants to use it, the license is free. If someone needs support, they can purchase the support. If someone does not purchase the support, there are free updates from Oracle. This is the major advantage to the customer, as they say that they are getting updates free. With Red Hat Linux, I have to purchase the support, otherwise I cannot get the update. Customers prefer that they are using it free and getting the update, and if they need support, they can purchase it anytime. The other part is that Oracle database runs well on Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages. Whenever there are Intel servers in customer places and customers want to run Oracle database, they prefer Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages. Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages has very better security, but a few of the packages of Oracle still are not compatible with Oracle 9. So still in database perspective and grid perspective, I prefer 8. The feature is that it is very stable, memory consumption is low, and no additional service runs in the background. I can minimize the additional services if I want to stop it, it will stop. It is basically Red Hat Linux modified kernel, so those who know Red Hat Linux earlier can easily use Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages. The other thing is that whenever I require, I can use the KVM of Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages free of cost for virtualization. The Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel is a valuable feature. Security part differs, as it is built by the security team and the operating system team must enforce it. However, installation is very easy. Anyone can install it within twenty minutes without issues.

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Our teams can scale at least 40% faster than before, accounting for waiting for it to boot and load everything."
"ECS-Optimized Windows has positively impacted my organization because I have been using it for proof of concepts and it increases the speed of running them because I do not have to worry about creating my own image."
"After deploying our Windows workloads using ECS-Optimized Windows on AWS, we saw improved reliability and measurable operational efficiencies."
"I have not come across a single instance where it does not pass through all those security postures or possible threats."
"When you run your data center in Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages and use Oracle KVM, the value of your ROI is a maximum of two years."
"We seamlessly connect, except that there must be a VPN connection to be established."
"In my experience, both Docker and containerd are very supportive with no issues running any containerization engine."
"Switching to Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages saved us around one million SAR in licensing uplift, but it did not save on employees or time, and switching required additional training."
"What I appreciate about Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages is that it is similar to the RPM-based image and Red Hat, making it easier for us to get the necessary libraries related to Red Hat Linux."
 

Cons

"One problem with ECS-Optimized Windows is that the image size is quite large."
"Improvements for ECS-Optimized Windows could include faster Windows patch cycles, a lighter AMI footprint for quicker boot times, better visibility into container-level performance metrics, and improved cost optimization guidance."
"ECS-Optimized Windows can improve by giving us new generation instances rather than the old generation's AMD chips or other older technology."
"I gave Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages a rating of nine and Oracle support a rating of five because of the difficulty in reaching a working solution and the lack of experienced consultants provided."
"The graphical management is not yet up to the mark compared to Red Hat Linux."
"When it comes to response time and first-level support quality, if I escalate the SR, that is when I get more attention."
"Technical support by Oracle was good, always. However, for the last few months, my customers have expressed significant frustration."
"Sometimes integrated downline embedded packages are already end-of-life, but Oracle is using them, which is much different from Ubuntu or Oracle."
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13%
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ECS-Optimized Windows?
I think ECS includes licenses, so it reduces the stress. Also, the cost is very low, at $0.04 per hour per version of the CPU. We can also get our own license. It follows the BYOL method. I told yo...
What needs improvement with ECS-Optimized Windows?
ECS-Optimized Windows can improve by giving us new generation instances rather than the old generation's AMD chips or other older technology. It should use the new generation instances, and it ...
What is your primary use case for ECS-Optimized Windows?
My main use case for ECS-Optimized Windows involves utilizing the machines offered by AWS, which means a workload like the image of Windows, exactly. It is provided by AWS with right-sizing for the...
What needs improvement with Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages?
Sometimes integrated downline embedded packages are already end-of-life, but Oracle is using them, which is much different from Ubuntu or Oracle.
What is your primary use case for Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages?
Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages is used at the server level with our product, and various product teams host their applications on it. Some projects use it for microservices such as Doc...
What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages?
I have been working in my current field for nearly 25 years. For maintenance, we are using patching to resolve current vulnerabilities and advisories. I would give Oracle Linux 9 | Support by Suppo...
 

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