INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Data Centres
Red Hat bridges hybrid,
multi-cloud deployments
with latest version of Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat aims to provide customer choice when it comes to datacentre
infrastructure. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 maintains this commitment. Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 bolsters security functionality and performance, Linux
container features and automation capabilities for complex IT environments
R
ed Hat, Inc, a leading provider
of open source solutions, has
announced the general availability
of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4, the latest
version of its enterprise Linux platform.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 offers new
automation capabilities designed to
limit IT complexity while enhancing
workload security and performance
for traditional and cloud-native
applications. This provides a powerful,
flexible operating system backbone
to address enterprise IT needs across
physical servers, virtual machines and
hybrid, public and multi-cloud footprints.
From traditional physical servers and
virtual machines to next-generation
cloud and container services, the
operating system serves as a critical
linchpin in connecting deployment
footprints across the enterprise. Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 7 acts as this keystone
by pairing open source innovation with
enterprise-grade stability, providing a
foundation for digital transformation
while still maintaining existing systems
and workloads.
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Security Features
As threats to IT infrastructure evolve,
enterprises require more security
innovation in their software stack to help
prevent breaches and more proactively
manage vulnerabilities. This innovation
starts at the operating system level, and
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 brings it
to bear. New and enhanced features
are designed to foster a more secure
production environment for mission-
critical workloads, both cloud-native
and traditional.
This includes: Updated audit
capabilities to help simplify how
administrators filter the events logged
by the audit system, gathering more
information from critical events and to
interpret large numbers of records.
USB Guard is a feature that allows for
greater control over how plug-and-
play devices can be used by specific
users to help limit both data leaks and
data injection. Enhanced container
security functionality with full support
for using SELinux with OverlayFS helps
“Modern
business
applications
require more
bandwidth
and increased
storage, placing
a performance
strain on
traditional
operating
systems and
hardware.”
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