The Dell and Red Hat Alliance

Red Hat and Dell partner to help make RISC migration a simple, pain-free process for your large enterprise. Red Hat is a recognized leader in open-source development, providing a standardized environment for your applications to enable quick, easy deployments.

And with thousands of applications certified to run on Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®, you can run your mission-critical applications when and where you need them. Plus, Dell has conducted extensive engineering around Linux solutions to minimize the work for your IT department.

Utilizing an open-source solution from Dell and Red Hat can mean a lower total cost of ownership (TCO) and a more flexible, scalable IT infrastructure that can grow with your enterprise.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL 6) includes dramatic improvements in reliability, performance, scalability and infrastructure flexibility, and offers you unprecedented control throughout your IT environment. RHEL 6 is designed to support today's flexible and varied enterprise architectures and mission-critical environments.

Dell partnered with Red Hat to deliver RHEL 6 enhancements that help you create a more efficient enterprise by running a consistent x86 platform across your organization. You can benefit from our open, standards-based platform that offers fast implementation, simplified management and a quick return on investment, while providing flexibility of choice as you grow. And, by directly resolving almost all support-related issues, Dell provides you a one-stop-shop for hardware, software, services and support.

With Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0, you:

• Know that RHEL 6.0 works on almost all Dell servers because Dell engineers contributed to the kernel
• Can deploy RHEL 6.0 faster on Dell servers because all necessary device drivers are integrated
• Get easier management with integrated Dell OpenManage™ and native PowerEdge™ and Satellite hardware patch management
• Enjoy the tight integration of EqualLogic™ storage management for improved performance
• Get intelligent power management with integrated support for Dell Advanced Power Management

Learn more:

• Dell Servers Certified for RHEL 6
• Datasheet: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server: Features and Benefits
• Pushing Data Center Limits Upward: Dell, Intel and Red Hat
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Support and Certifications
• Volume Software Licensing
• UNIX® to Linux Migration
• Red Hat Resources on Dell.com
• Red Hat Web Site
  

• Tim Mattox on how RHEL 6 embodies the Dell vision of open, capable and affordable IT

• John Hull on the advantages of RHEL 6

• Bo Bohanan on Dell and Red Hat services and on RHEL 6 and virtualization

• Tui Leauanae on Dell as a complete Linux solution provider