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Red Hat Enterprise Linux in the cloud
Wherever your cloud journey takes you, Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® is there.
The world’s leading enterprise Linux distribution is certified on hundreds of public clouds, delivering security, reliability, and consistency inside and outside the datacenter. Standardizing on Red Hat Enterprise Linux in the cloud provides flexibility for your business, meeting your current needs while preparing you for whatever challenges the future brings.
Not all Linux distributions are the same. Learn 5 reasons why choosing the right operating system in the cloud is essential.

Cloud-optimized Red Hat Enterprise Linux offerings now available on AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud
Now available with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, our cloud-optimized Red Hat Enterprise Linux offerings provide jointly-engineered, integrated, and supported images across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. These offerings are tailored to specific hyperscaler environments, providing users with pre-tuned, ready-to-run images to more seamlessly build, deploy, and manage workloads in the cloud.


Why choose Red Hat Enterprise Linux in the cloud?
Flexibility
Quickly scale your capacity up and down as needed to save on infrastructure and maintenance costs.
Security
Receive critical security features like live kernel patching as part of a 10-year product lifecycle. Detect and remediate emerging threats with Red Hat Insights and Red Hat Satellite. It all works seamlessly across hyperscalers.
Support
Access first-line support from your cloud provider and benefit from Red Hat’s award-winning support team for higher priority issues, all with 24/7 access to self-service help through our knowledgebase.
Consistency
Minimize staff retraining time with the same management tools on premise, in the cloud, or in a hybrid cloud environment.
Development
Developers gain access to tested and reliable OS images, along with the toolchains, libraries, container tools, and runtimes that ease friction on the way to production.
Focus on business goals in the cloud
Read what top analysts are saying about Red Hat Enterprise Linux

IDC
The Business Value of Red Hat Solutions Versus Non-Paid Open Source Alternatives
Red Hat customers will achieve benefits worth an annual average of $9.38 million per organization, according to analyst firm IDC.
IDC
Why Enterprise Linux Is Becoming More Relevant for Hybrid Cloud
PeerSpot
5 reasons to choose Red Hat Enterprise Linux as your Linux solution
ESG
Securing hybrid cloud environments
Red Hat Enterprise Linux by the numbers
52% Faster security updates1
72% Less unplanned downtime1
540% 3-year return on investment1
How to get Red Hat Enterprise Linux in the cloud
Purchase from a cloud marketplace
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for AWS
Combine Red Hat Enterprise Linux with globally available, resizable, and on-demand cloud computing capacity from Amazon Web Services.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Microsoft Azure
With Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Microsoft Azure, you can quickly deploy a more secure, reliable, and flexible hybrid cloud environment.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Google Cloud
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the secure foundation for business operations on Google Cloud, certified to handle diverse workloads across hybrid environments.
Use your spend commitments
Make the most of your Red Hat investment
Red Hat’s Hybrid Committed Spend (HCS) program offers discounts on Red Hat products across multiple cloud providers and in your data center. Many cloud providers, including AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud, have their own committed spend programs you can participate in simultaneously, drawing against both commitments to further reduce your costs. Talk to a Red Hat sales representative about how to maximize your value.
Move an existing Red Hat subscription
Portability for your Red Hat subscriptions
Move an existing Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscription to the cloud without changing your access to support, your current IT investment, or your subscription terms.
