Decision Maker’s Guide to Enterprise Linux

Expert Analysis on Key Enterprise Linux Distributions

For better or worse, committing to an enterprise Linux distribution has a long-lasting and far-reaching impact on organizations. That means companies need to make the right decision the first time if they want to meet and exceed their business goals.

In our Decision Maker's Guide to Enterprise Linux, we break down 20 of the top paid and free enterprise Linux distributions and discuss the key points decision makers need to consider before they commit.

Understand the Enterprise Linux Landscape

When you download the Decision Maker's Guide to Enterprise Linux, you get instant access to timely and in-depth analysis on enterprise Linux distributions -- ranging from stalwarts like CentOS and RHEL, to emerging distributions like Rocky Linux. For each distribution, we provide an expert assessment of:

  • Build stability
  • Ecosystem maturity
  • Security update frequency
  • Suitability for cloud, CI/CD, and embedded systems
  • Viability for use at enterprise scale
  • And more

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Navigating the 7 Pitfalls of Incident Management

Technology organizations are constantly under pressure to do more with less. With the explosion in both complexity and quantity of applications and digital infrastructure teams need to support, it’s becoming even more critical for IT teams to invest in automation. Explore seven painful anti-patterns that can get in the way of automating incident response for faster resolution and fewer escalations. Learn how you can:

  • Prevent Incidents and Reduce Incident Duration
  • Reduce the Cost of Response
  • Share Knowledge and Continuously Improve

Learn how to tackle these issues to help your team achieve faster resolution and fewer incidents.

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Self-Service Operations

The speed, flexibility, and security controls dictated by today's business demands can't be met with the old practices that Operations has historically relied on. Self-Service operations is a key design pattern that allows organizations to move faster, be more flexible and lock things down. Read this ebook to learn how self-service operations allows you to:

  • Distribute and align operations activity to unlock the full potential of your people and move as fast as your business demands.
  • Experience fewer interruptions and less waiting, resulting in getting more done.

Learn why Self-Service operations is a straightforward, yet powerful operating model that should be in every IT leader’s playbook.

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What is Runbook Automation?

Operations teams feel beat down from working in a high pressure environment with tons of requests and rework. What will Runbook Automation do for your operations?

  • Less waiting and quicker turnaround times — Replace "open a ticket and wait" with "here's the button to do it yourself."
  • Fewer interruptions and escalations— Cut down on the repetitive requests that disrupt your already overworked subject matter experts and delay other work.
  • Shorter incidents — Enable those closest to the problem to take action quickly and effectively.

Learn how Runbook automation can easily translate expert operations knowledge into automated procedures that anyone in your organization can execute on-demand.

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Beyond Core Schools

Which strategies should you be implementing to build a diverse pipeline of talented entry-level candidates?

While many recruiting strategies focus on nurturing relationships at a set of core schools, there are several elements to a successful diversity recruiting strategy. To help you build a pipeline of diverse candidates, RippleMatch has put together a set of recommended strategies to implement and key academic institutions to build relationships with to help you increase representation and build stronger teams.

Download our guide for four key strategies to increase diversity and information on hundreds of schools to incorporate into your virtual campus recruitment strategy.

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Recruiting at HBCUs

There are many ways to build a successful university recruiting strategy, but seeking out candidates from a wide range of colleges and universities is an important strategy for building a diverse pipeline. Among the schools recruitment teams should establish a presence at are Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), a group of more than 100 universities with historical significance and hundreds of thousands of bright, talented students. Hoping to establish or expand your presence at HBCUs? Our guide has everything you need to know.

  • Quick facts every employer should know about HBCUs
  • Tips for recruiting at HBCUs
  • What HBCU students value in the workplace
  • The top HBCUs to visit
  • The top HBCUs for STEM, Computer Science, Business, and Liberal Arts

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A Guide to Recruiting at Hispanic-Serving Institutions

To increase representation at the entry-level, recruit at colleges and universities with a diverse student base – like Hispanic-Serving Institutions.

To help more talent teams establish or expand their presence at HSIs, we’ve put together a guide with key facts to know about these institutions, tips for recruiting there, and the top schools for subjects like STEM, Business, and Liberal Arts. Use this guide to bolster your campus recruiting strategy and achieve your hiring goals this year and beyond.

What You'll Learn From This Guide

  • The most important facts about HSIs
  • Top tips for recruiting at HSIs
  • Where to find the right candidates

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A Hybrid and Multicloud Strategy for Architects

The elasticity, scalability, and speed of deploying applications in the public cloud can help organizations increase business growth and reduce costs while managing data growth and improving agility. But moving to the hybrid or public cloud can present challenges. Red Hat offers a comprehensive infrastructure platform that enables compute, storage, and networking on demand, across on-premise and public multicloud resources.

Read this brief to learn more.

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Security and Compliance

Due to the ever-increasing number and sophistication of security exploits, security built into every part of the infrastructure is critical. It's vital that an operating system (OS), as the foundation for all applications, has the depth and breadth of security capabilities to protect against vulnerabilities and meet compliance requirements.

Learn how Red Hat Enterprise Linux helps you get more secure, compliant, and audit-ready by supporting the top security and compliance requirements for an OS.

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Experience the Value of Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Your business relies on your IT infrastructure. The right operating system can help you boost performance, improve security, speed development, and prepare for the future. Red Hat Enterprise Linux delivers a consistent, intelligent operating foundation for modern IT and enterprise hybrid cloud deployments.

Read this e-book to discover the Red Hat Enterprise Linux experience in seven essential areas of IT.

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Hybrid Cloud Strategy for Dummies

Jumping onto the cloud is easy. Getting it right is somewhat trickier. Getting it right for the long term is a big challenge. A good cloud strategy helps you and your organization work things out, makes sure all the bits and pieces fit together well, and improves the odds of realizing your business goals.

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10 Reasons Why You’re Missing Your SLAs

Disruptions caused due to digital issues result in you not meeting the terms of your SLAs (Service Level Agreements) which then result in downtime and service disruptions. On average, the cost of downtime is $9,000 per minute as per the latest MIM report. This can have a negative impact on your brand reputation as well.

Thus, meeting SLAs is a top Enterprise priority. We have compiled a list of factors that lead to you missing your SLAs, download this whitepaper to learn:

  • The solutions to the different factors causing you to miss your SLAs
  • How to establish a streamlined workflow
  • The value of automated escalations

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