Should SMBs Consider Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 21, 2010

“Red Hat’s latest major release, which it unveiled last month,
places lots of emphasis on the features for big business. But what
about the smaller businesses that have — or want make the switch
to — Linux? How does Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 fit in the
picture?

“Despite the “enterprise” in the title, RHEL is suitable for
some small and medium sized businesses. As a Linux distribution,
it’s perfectly fine for just about any computing task that an SMB
would throw at it — just because it’s tailored for heavier
workloads, doesn’t mean that can’t scale down, too. Does Your
Business Need RHEL 6?

“The question is whether RHEL6 is the right answer for your
business. The cheapest subscriptions from Red Hat cost $349 a year
for “self-support,” and about $800 a year for a “standard” server
subscription with Web-only support and a two-day response
window”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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