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PROS

Oracle Linux provides significant cost savings after workload migration.
It impacts organizations positively with stable deployments, security, and compliance features.
Oracle Linux offers advanced features for cloud infrastructure with excellent stability and compatibility.
The compatibility with Red Hat Linux ensures smooth enterprise deployment and management.
Regular updates and patches are valuable features, enhancing performance and maintaining security.

CONS

Customer support for Oracle Linux is often described as slow to respond and not very helpful, particularly from an AWS perspective.
Kernel updates and overall system performances may lag, affecting the stability of operations.
Users moving to newer versions of Oracle Linux find the required interfaces and commands unfamiliar, necessitating additional training.
The compatibility with other solutions and support for packages are limited, necessitating workarounds such as emulators.
The pricing is higher compared to competitors, and the licensing costs continue to increase, prompting some users to switch to alternative options.
 

Oracle Linux Pros review quotes

it_user417540 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oracle Database Technical Systems Consultant at a tech company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Apr 25, 2017
We have no downtime for OS upgrades, hence customer production isn't affected, and we have no security breaches and higher performance of Oracle stack software due to its usage of Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel.
it_user418419 - PeerSpot reviewer
Linux System Administrator at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
May 27, 2016
We have had no issues with the stability.
it_user418443 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT System Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Apr 12, 2017
The best part is that we can do this whole process without any unnecessary downtime.
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it_user418464 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oracle DBA, Linux system administrator, IT engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Mar 30, 2016
Oracle Linux has considerably shortened the time I need to install the OS for Oracle databases, and it has lowered the risks of misconfigurations for it.
HU
Systems Engineer at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Mar 31, 2016
All of the Oracle products I managed were very reliable, as outages were typically caused by factors beyond its control, such as bad SQL queries or in-house application code written without adequate error checking.
it_user181566 - PeerSpot reviewer
OATS Engineer-Onsite Consultant at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Apr 19, 2016
The stability and security of the product is at the top of its class.
it_user428364 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Production Support Engineer at a tech consulting company with 10,001+ employees
Apr 20, 2016
I value Oracle's commercial vetting of enterprise-grade Linux and the enterprise grade repo which has all the functionalities of what Red Hat offers, but without charging a fortune for self-sufficient end users like me who do not require support and are qualified and capable of supporting themselves.
it_user414534 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Oracle DBA at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees
Apr 24, 2016
We are very happy with the investment we have made.
it_user82836 - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Apr 26, 2016
When it comes to running most Oracle products on Linux, I almost always choose Oracle Linux because of its familiarity and ease-of-use.
it_user436122 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Systems Engineer at a aerospace/defense firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
May 10, 2016
Most people see Linux as just Linux, however, in Oracle Database shops, Oracle Linux tends to have a little bit higher level of trust among DBAs as the more reliable solution.
 

Oracle Linux Cons review quotes

it_user417540 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oracle Database Technical Systems Consultant at a tech company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Apr 25, 2017
For larger enterprises, Oracle VM is preferred.
it_user418419 - PeerSpot reviewer
Linux System Administrator at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
May 27, 2016
OEL seems confining, restricted, and primitive.
it_user418443 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT System Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Apr 12, 2017
In terms of improvement, from my experience the documentation and resources are not complete and I sometimes have to refer to Red Hat for Linux documentation.
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it_user418464 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oracle DBA, Linux system administrator, IT engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Mar 30, 2016
As with everything owned by Oracle, the technical support is overly expensive and the service request management system is draining, but the knowledge base section is good.
HU
Systems Engineer at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Mar 31, 2016
As someone who has performed as a Sr. Systems Engineer implementing Oracle products in an enterprise environment, I find it frustrating to maintain multiple derivatives of the same operating system because some vendors won’t certify on it, even though it’s almost technically identical.
it_user181566 - PeerSpot reviewer
OATS Engineer-Onsite Consultant at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Apr 19, 2016
We would like Oracle to add more functionality in terms of the GUI.
it_user428364 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Production Support Engineer at a tech consulting company with 10,001+ employees
Apr 20, 2016
I have a beef with the installer (Anaconda / Kickstart) on occasion, especially between versions. What I find sometimes is that it has bugs and doesn't work.
it_user414534 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Oracle DBA at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees
Apr 24, 2016
I think there's a lot of room for improvement.
it_user82836 - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Apr 26, 2016
Also, you wouldn't fully replace another Linux product with Oracle Linux.
it_user436122 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Systems Engineer at a aerospace/defense firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
May 10, 2016
Oracle Linux tends to be a little buggy and sluggish at the virtualization layer. It's been my experience that probably about 85 to 90% of the time certain features are about three-quarters baked.