Hi all
We are about to create a business case for migrate RHEL to CentOS for all or a subset of our RHEL holdings. I have two questions that I hope to get help answering. 1. I want to get in touch with a company that have done this journey on an Enterprise company. 2. Suggestion/recommendation of vendors that can provide support for CentOs.
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Thanks //mats
We are about to create a business case for migrate RHEL to CentOS for all or a subset of our RHEL holdings. I have two questions that I hope to get help answering.
- Suggestion/recommendation of vendors that can provide support for CentOs.
Forgive me if I'm being a bit naive, but surely the point of CentOS is that it is the option for those who do not wish to buy support. If you want to buy support for your enterprise Linux, use RedHat; if you want to do it yourself and use community support, then use CentOS (or one of the other clones).
So, why do you want to pay someone other than RH for the support of RHEL?
P.
Hi
We have systems that is business critical and therefor need support. Instead of having two different brands a solution could be to have everything on CentOS and sign up support for those that are business critical instead of managing both RHEL and CentOS.
//mats
2018-04-19 10:28 GMT+02:00 Pete Biggs pete@biggs.org.uk:
We are about to create a business case for migrate RHEL to CentOS for
all or
a subset of our RHEL holdings. I have two questions that I hope to get
help
answering.
- Suggestion/recommendation of vendors that can provide support for
CentOs.
Forgive me if I'm being a bit naive, but surely the point of CentOS is that it is the option for those who do not wish to buy support. If you want to buy support for your enterprise Linux, use RedHat; if you want to do it yourself and use community support, then use CentOS (or one of the other clones).
So, why do you want to pay someone other than RH for the support of RHEL?
P.
CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Am 19.04.2018 um 10:42 schrieb Mats Bennsäter mats.bennsater@gmail.com:
We have systems that is business critical and therefor need support.
One requirement that is addressed by having a RHEL subscription.
Instead of having two different brands a solution could be to have everything on CentOS and sign up support for those that are business critical instead of managing both RHEL and CentOS.
Another reason to stay with RHEL.
Sure, having everything on CentOS with 3rd party support would address your requirements, but equally? The 3rd party would also try to get support from RH. I would compare the qualities of such support and mapping it with my needs.
-- LF
Agree. On paper the support from a company like Rogue Wave look quite good but I need recommendations and hopefully a contact to someone that have practical experience from a larger organization.
//mats
2018-04-19 11:45 GMT+02:00 Leon Fauster leonfauster@googlemail.com:
Am 19.04.2018 um 10:42 schrieb Mats Bennsäter mats.bennsater@gmail.com:
We have systems that is business critical and therefor need support.
One requirement that is addressed by having a RHEL subscription.
Instead of having two different brands a solution could be to have
everything
on CentOS and sign up support for those that are business critical
instead of
managing both RHEL and CentOS.
Another reason to stay with RHEL.
Sure, having everything on CentOS with 3rd party support would address your requirements, but equally? The 3rd party would also try to get support from RH. I would compare the qualities of such support and mapping it with my needs.
-- LF
CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
-----Original Message----- From: CentOS centos-bounces@centos.org On Behalf Of Leon Fauster Sent: den 19 april 2018 11:46 To: CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org Subject: Re: [CentOS] Enterprise company using CentOS
Am 19.04.2018 um 10:42 schrieb Mats Bennsäter mats.bennsater@gmail.com:
We have systems that is business critical and therefor need support.
One requirement that is addressed by having a RHEL subscription.
Instead of having two different brands a solution could be to have
everything
on CentOS and sign up support for those that are business critical instead of managing both RHEL and CentOS.
Another reason to stay with RHEL.
Sure, having everything on CentOS with 3rd party support would address your requirements, but equally? The 3rd party would also try to get support from RH. I would compare the qualities of such support and mapping it with my needs.
Spot on.
The way we did it when we let go of RHEL for server and desktop, was we eased into it or out of, whatever your POV.
Critical servers remained on RHEL for quite a while. Servers got CentOS when the entitlement ran out.
Desktops got CentOS whenever they were available for a reinstall over a quarter of a year IIRC.
Five or so years later were a CentOS shop completely. With the odd Ubuntu desktop. Majority of desktops are however Windows boxes, but that's a different matter.
Might that be a solution for you too Mats, ie ease into it - keep RHEL on critical servers and replace for CentOS on those that aren't?
-- //Sorin
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