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"The solution is easy for me to use because the backend is derived from FreeBSD and this is something I have been using for over 20 years."
"I use openSUSE Leap as the base for the Kubernetes cluster we run in-house."
"The most valuable feature by far has been the virtualization capabilities of the operating system."
"Stable - it just runs without the necessity to reboot."
"openSUSE Leap has helped me with using containers in Podman."
"The solution is very stable after it is configured. It is hard to have a panel slow, a problem, misconfiguration, or any kind of loss function."
"Its networking has helped me combine the power of a neural network with the benefits of virtualization to improve the AI's performance."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten since we haven't faced any issues."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of setup."
"Oracle Solaris provides an ease of use."
"The most valuable feature of Oracle Solaris is the incremental backup that happens in the system."
"It stands out for its exceptional stability."
"It is a scalable solution. I recommend it for bigger companies."
"Oracle Solaris was the preferred operating system for their customers to run their databases on and to get the best performance. It performs well with Oracle applications. Additionally, there are some features inside that are called zones which are Linux containers."
"We are a Managed Service Provider. Red Hat Enterprise Linux enables us not to be worried about vulnerabilities, security, and patching."
"It is a good operating system. It is very stable. It does not take a lot of maintenance. You set it up well and it runs."
"I like the fact that most of the system configuration is Namespace so it's easy to get to and easy to configure, and most of it still uses text documents. Not all of it's a menu-driven-type entry. I also like the fact that it's a very standard file system layout so it's easy to navigate."
"The security, ongoing support, and ease of taking a system and getting authorization from a government agency have helped the way our organization functions."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"It is hardware-independent. We can use Dell, HPE, or any other hardware. It is also more reasonable than the other operating systems."
"The biggest benefit is from a security standpoint. As the product progresses and they come up with new versions, the new security features are addressing vulnerabilities. From that perspective, it has worked well."
"The solution provides more detailed control."
"Like most Linux-based operating systems, the biggest challenge Leap faces is the GUI."
"I would like openSUSE Leap to have better link integration with Windows."
"Somehow the change from OS12.x via 13.x to Leap was a bit bumpy and some old issues seemed to reappear."
"In the future, the Active Directory could improve."
"There is room for improvement in the console."
"The initial system setup or network configuration of the solution is not straightforward and can be improved."
"I don't want to receive any updates on Oracle"
"I would love to see improvements in SVM, so file systems could be increased or migrated without downtime to the environment, similar to what ZFS is capable of."
"I believe before Oracle was using Oracle Linux, they were using Oracle Solaris for their customers who are using Oracle databases. This was because it was more optimized for the hardware built for it. It has good performance for the database only. However, if you take it out of the Oracle applications, it will not do well compared to other operating systems, such as Linux or even Windows can have better performance."
"There is an issue where Solaris doesn't give the correct figures for memory use when checked."
"Red Hat Enterprise Linux is more secure and better documented. So Oracle could learn from them when it comes to security and documentation."
"The scalability of the solution can be improved."
"Currently, there are two variants, there's SPARC and there's x86. I would have wanted a scenario where they're all just one product."
"Solaris is not easy to use. It needs better GUI, UI, and configuration tools."
"It would be great to have an overview of how various Red Hat products work together. They can show how to tie all those pieces together and how to have the products that we work together for our day-to-day processes."
"We would like to have a better understanding of what to expect when we move to a different version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux."
"The product lags a bit behind in the market."
"Could include additional security fefatures."
"One challenge we've faced is with databases. Configuring and implementing DBs is much easier in non-Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems, especially in Microsoft."
"There's too much information on the support page sometimes."
"A feature that I would like to see in the image builder is the ability to open the image in live mode and access a command line interface."
"We finally started doing Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Edge. That one definitely is an improvement. One piece that is missing is that we are required to use moby-engine, but currently, Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Edge forces Podman, so we have to work around it."
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