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Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages vs Zscaler Software [Private Offer Only] comparison

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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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Zscaler Software [Private O...
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
458th
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

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.
Carlos Snel - PeerSpot reviewer
Executive Director at Aquila ICT Solutions
Zero trust security has provided flexible protection and inspects real-time traffic effectively
From my perspective, I think about Zscaler Software [Private Offer Only], not much could be improved. It is working very well. The only thing is about the POP presence, where you hook into a continent or country. In some countries, South America has some coverage, but not as much as for instance North America or Europe. If you talk with large enterprises or multinationals that are everywhere in the world present, they might need something in Africa. Africa is also a continent where you have more and more enterprises having their subsidiaries there. Africa is not covered very thoroughly, in my opinion. It only has South Africa with points of presence and then Egypt. It is either very up north or very down south. If you are in the middle of Africa, which is an extremely large continent, then you have delays and latencies. That is not very nice. However, that is not only counting for Zscaler Software [Private Offer Only]; this is also for all competitors. I am working with Cato Networks now for more than a year and the same story applies to them. I also know other competitors of Zscaler Software [Private Offer Only] which have even less coverage. It is not something that I think everyone is keen on to expand in Africa because they do not see much traffic. However, if you have multinationals that are operating in Africa, then you cannot offer very good quality service because you have large latency if they are in the middle of Africa. Not even in the middle of Africa; if you talk about under Morocco, then you either connect to Cairo or you connect to Spain. Spain is closest, but if you always have redundancy, and if Spain falls out for whatever reason, even though that is not happening much because the data centers are very stable, then you have an enormous latency going to Cairo. Coming with this to more North Africa, if you talk about Angola and Mozambique in the middle of Africa, then you do not have much choice. You always have a lot of latency there. That is unfortunate. On the technical terms, that is where I stand. I mentioned this before, and it is still the same. I think I talked with you a few years back about this; I think three or four years ago. I mentioned exactly this topic then, and it is still the same. The other thing is, I think in terms of software, they are doing their best. They are buying in firms and buying in solutions, so they are expanding, and that is fine. I would rather say to Zscaler Software [Private Offer Only] to have better customer service because Zscaler Software [Private Offer Only], even with large enterprises and huge companies that I work for, they notice that Zscaler Software [Private Offer Only] service management is different. They are very big and they have less attention to client matters. If that would improve, it would be the best for Zscaler Software [Private Offer Only] to have better customer success managers, but more attention to clients and more direct interface to the deep core of the company for client matters if they have questions or specific things that they do not currently have. If I have something with the client, I have sometimes to escalate to the vice president that I know because I worked with him before, and that is unfortunate. That should not be necessary to go that route. You should have things arranged directly with an account manager or customer success manager of your client if you have problems, or at least have responses saying, this is impossible, we cannot do that because of this, this, this, whatever. At least you should have an answer. I think in the future, everyone in the branch is focusing on AI and quantum computing as a mix. I think on that end, everyone in the domain is working hard to find the best solutions against those two challenges. I think Zscaler Software [Private Offer Only] is doing their best as well there. That is the challenge for the upcoming years, to get the best answers to it. Eventually, they will compete with the same; fight it back with the same power. That means also with quantum computing or specially designed AI to attack back when attackers are attacking. I am not the genius saying that there will be a sort of war game coming up in the future in this domain. However, they are working on it, as all the others are doing, and I think that is absolutely the focus for the coming years because that is where everyone has concern about.

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Pros

"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."
"In my experience, both Docker and containerd are very supportive with no issues running any containerization engine."
"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."
"Zscaler Software [Private Offer Only] itself, I think it is pretty good and I only get compliments from clients that are using it after the implementation; they like it."
"Zscaler Software is very beneficial for my clients, reducing time by at least more than 50%, improving specific metrics through encrypted threat detection, increasing productivity, and reducing the workload of the analyst so they can respond faster."
"I use Zscaler Software [Private Offer Only]'s real-time traffic inspection feature and find it helpful."
 

Cons

"The graphical management is not yet up to the mark compared to Red Hat Linux."
"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."
"When it comes to response time and first-level support quality, if I escalate the SR, that is when I get more attention."
"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."
"Regarding Zscaler Software [Private Offer Only], to be honest, we do not like it."
"I would rather say to Zscaler Software [Private Offer Only] to have better customer service because Zscaler Software [Private Offer Only], even with large enterprises and huge companies that I work for, they notice that Zscaler Software [Private Offer Only] service management is different."
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Questions from the Community

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...
What needs improvement with Zscaler Software [Private Offer Only]?
One area for improvement for Zscaler Software is that they should have their dependency on AI validated and verified. Because if they are a service provider, they are doing a good job, but they hav...
What is your primary use case for Zscaler Software [Private Offer Only]?
Zscaler Software provides cloud security as the use case for my clients.
 

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