{"id":55968,"date":"2024-05-01T20:05:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T20:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1e1ab5f2-946d-4a9b-b245-ad9d79f71c48"},"modified":"2024-05-01T20:05:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T20:05:00","slug":"red-hats-latest-enterprise-linux-distro-has-new-features-to-tackle-hybrid-cloud-complexity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/red-hats-latest-enterprise-linux-distro-has-new-features-to-tackle-hybrid-cloud-complexity\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Hat’s latest enterprise Linux distro has new features to tackle hybrid cloud complexity"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Some people update to the latest version of an operating system as soon as it’s available. Others hang on to their old operating system until it’s covered in cobwebs and dust. Red Hat<\/a> lets you do both. The Linux and hyper-cloud leader today released its newest flagship Linux distro, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.4<\/a>, after last week announcing four more years of support for the popular, decade-old RHEL 7.9<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Don’t expect to see this kind of extended life for other RHEL versions. Unlike Canonical<\/a>, which has given 12 years of support to all long-term support (LTS) versions of Ubuntu<\/a>, Red Hat is giving RHEL 7 Extended Life Cycle Support (ELS)<\/a> — a one-time, additional four years of support. This means that instead of RHEL 7.9 leaving support on June 30, 2024, you can now get maintenance support with security patches and bug fixes for RHEL 7.9 until June 30, 2028.<\/p>\n

Of course, what Red Hat really<\/em> wants you to do is upgrade to a newer version of RHEL — say, RHEL 9.4. This latest version of the leading enterprise Linux distro introduces a host of new features designed to simplify the management of hybrid cloud environments.<\/p>\n

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As RHEL VP and general manager Gunnar Hellekson says, “Linux is no longer just about the kernel or the command line. It’s about making the platform more accessible, manageable, and responsive, especially as technology organizations scale across the hybrid cloud. Whether exploring the potential of AI workloads or simply trying to optimize existing resources, the latest release of RHEL helps limit complexity and improve efficiency while making the most of existing skills and tools.”<\/p>\n

Specifically, RHEL 9.4 enhances capabilities in management and automation and provides proactive support for the construction of standard operating environments (SOEs) for distributed systems.<\/p>\n

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In part, SOEs are driven by deployment-ready Ansible<\/a> DevOps<\/a> content collections that help configure and launch common administrative tasks. These roles-related capabilities include:<\/p>\n