Oracle Linux Services
Oracle Linux & Oracle Virtual Machine
With 15 years of experience as an Oracle partner, our breadth of expertise also extends to Oracle Linux & OLVM.
Whether migrating your current Linux environment to Oracle or renewing your Oracle Linux Support contract, HGK can support your organisation at every step of the way.
OVM to OLVM
In March 2020, Oracle discontinued Premier Support for OVM (Oracle Virtual Machine) but is providing 'Extended Support' until March 2024.
OVM is being replaced with Oracle's OLVM, which is a blend of Oracle Linux and KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) solution.
OLVM offers many advantages over OVM including the ability to benefit from Ksplice.
Reduced License Liability
Oracle OLVM uses KVM to allow the operating system to virtualize itself.
This means that by using Oracle Linux, you can utilize hard partitioning to isolate the exact number of cores required for each virtual machine which could result in significant reductions in Oracle licence liability.
Unsupported Linux
If you are using an unsupported version of Linux, such as RHEL, CentOS, or Oracle Linux, you may be putting your system at risk as you will not receive the latest security patches.
Additionally, you may also miss out on features like Ksplice, which enables real-time patching. To secure the best price for Oracle Linux Premier Support, please contact the Linux team at HGK for further details.
Oracle Linux Support & Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Are you aware that you can use Red Hat Enterprise Linux with Oracle Linux Premier Support?
This option does not affect your RHEL experience, but it can significantly reduce costs.
While RHEL requires payment per instance, Oracle Linux only requires payment per server, resulting in a potential 70% reduction in expenses.
Oracle Linux Premier Support also provides more benefits than Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Premium. Take a look at the table below to see what Oracle Linux Premier Support can offer you.
Oracle Linux Premier Support
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Access to updates & patches
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24x7 phone & web support
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No forced upgrades to obtain bug fixes
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Lifetime support
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Integrated management & monitoring
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Clustering software & file system
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Zero downtime updates with Ksplice
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Comprehensive legal indemnification
Red Hat Linux Server Premium
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Access to updates & patches
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24x7 phone & web support
