Red Hat vs Suse vs Debian

Red Hat vs Suse vs Debian

A popular way for a company to save money is to use open software, such as Linux products. Some popular examples of Linux operating systems that are being implemented in businesses are Red Hat, Debian and Suse. Each one of these have pro’s and con’s based on scalability, cost and support. This essay will provide a brief description of the three most popular ones and why each one may or may not benefit certain companies.

Red Hat is arguably the most famous of the bunch. It has a great cost advantage over Windows but is the most expensive of Linux products, depending on what you want and how big your system is. The Red Hat server is very scalable. It is built to handle upgrading of memory and processors; this can cut future costs down tremendously. Red Hat is great for support but that is where all the cost is. The actual software is free; the support is where the cost is amounted. Red Hat is so well known there are many people trained to service

Debian is another famous Linux OS and server. This software is free and the support seems to be free to. Well, the support is documentation and forums provided by Debian and its community. There really is no paid for support but could find individuals to hire for support in an office environment. So for support, being tech savvy is a must or having a strong IT department. The scalability is good and is scalable but like many other OS’s are dependent on what you have, cost and so on.

Suse is another free Linux OS. Scalability for Suse is like the others; it’s very scalable depending on your hardware, costs and expectations. The support side very good as well. It has paid support from its web page and also has documents and forums that are free. This is a hybrid, in a way of Red Hat and Suse, regarding their support. Suse is also very compatible with Windows and is a recommended to be used with Windows by Windows. The costs are comparable to Red Hat but are determined by what you...