As a consequence of the Constitution from the Open Enterprise Linux Association, i wrote an article explaining why he didn't think it was a good idea and another explaining why many think That it is. R.It is appropriate then, to define what an enterprise Linux distribution is.
Although, from a software point of view, a Linux distribution can be reconfigured for any use, To be considered enterprise grade, certain additional requirements must be met.
What is an enterprise Linux distribution
First of all, we must not give the term business too narrow an interpretation. An appropriate interpretation, although the RAE does not approve it, is that business is used to indicate that it is not aimed at the home user. These are distributions based on the Linux kernel with a collection of software optimized for use by corporations, academia, or governments. ANDIn short, environments where stability, the availability of updates and security patches, and the possibility of having technical support are critical.
Although most applications and drivers are open source, proprietary components may be included to ensure compatibility with specific hardware or software.
Uses
Servers
A server is a computer that provides services to other computers known as clients. LServer-oriented enterprise Linux distributions can support multiple users simultaneously and allow for greater control of administrative processes and additional layers of security.
They are commonly used as:
- Web servers: Display web pages and determine who and how can access this and other online services
- Email servers: It manages the email accounts and is in charge of sending and receiving the different messages between senders and recipients.
- File servers: Allows you to share files to and from connected computers.
- Database servers: Hosts the databases that other programs can use to obtain and store frequently changed information.
- application servers: Run applications that can be accessed simultaneously from different places or devices.
- Print servers: Allow multiple computers to share a printer.
ERP
Acronym in English for Planning of resources in the company, it is a software that allows you to control (and in many cases automate) all business processes such as supply chain management, risk management or accounting records. It allows the planning, budgeting, prediction and generation of reporting on the financial results of an organization.
CRM
It is a type of software that allows organizations centrally collect all available customer information current and potential and use it to improve the relationship with them.
big data analytics
It is the use of advanced analysis techniques using software applied to large amounts of data.. This data has different sources and formats and ranges from highly structured to unstructured.
They are called big data because their size or type makes it impossible for them to be handled by traditional databases.
Some characteristics that define big data are:
- High volume.
- High speed.
- Great variety
We are referring to magnitudes of data from terabytes to zetabytes.
cloud management
In recent years, companies have turned to alternatives that allow them to reduce hardware or software costs by paying only for the resources that are used.. The most modern versions of enterprise Linux distributions allow the creation and management of containers, virtual machines and infrastructures, as well as managing hardware resources according to the needs.
How to choose an enterprise Linux distribution
Now that we know what an enterprise Linux distribution is, we can only repeat that the factor to take into account is the characteristics and costs of the technical support they provide and how they are adapted to the needs of the organization in terms of information technology.
We will expand on this topic in future articles.