In his speech Aram Kananov, director, Red Hat Enterprise Linux business unit, Red Hatoutlines best practices for migrating from Linux CentOS to a supported enterprise-ready operating system starting in June.
Organizations currently using CentOS Linux must act now: starting June 30, 2024, this distribution will no longer receive updates, security patches and releases. In the search for alternatives, a growing number of users are looking to migrate to a compatible solution that offers an enterprise-grade operating system. Valid support, greater security, scalability and analysis and management tools.
Choose the most suitable software
One of the many great opportunities that open up for an organization in this context is the possibility of adopting an operating system that provides an “innovation roadmap”. Translated, it means finding software that has the ability to help companies create and manage their own services and applications. Including artificial intelligence ones, on any cloud, public or private, on-premise and networked. So as to continue to give the right importance to its commitments towards customers, markets and partners.
Migrating from CentOS Linux: four tips to facilitate the migration
Internal analysis and roadmap. The initial phase involves an analysis of the internal IT landscape, with the aim of determining the actual extent of use of CentOS Linux within corporate systems. Afterwards, it is essential identify applications that need migration to the new operating system, assigning a priority to each. Before proceeding, it is important to thoroughly review your applications to identify any dependencies that may require additional attention during the migration.
Migration. With good preparation and adequate strategy, the actual transition to the new operating system will present few challenges. When choosing a new platform, you need to make sure that the solution is highly interoperable. Furthermore, it offers assistance and migration tools to remove incompatible software and make changes necessary to ensure the system functions after the migration is complete.
Focus on skills and assistance
Implementation and customization. Once the new Linux distribution is operational, it will be fundamental tESTING every application of the new system thoroughly. Even in this case, the presence of skills and customer support proves invaluable. After successful testing, it is possible to exploit the vast capacity of an enterprise-ready operating system, including access to the latest technologies and extensive developer resources to optimize their applications.
Looking for stability and tranquility
Leverage the ecosystem. The compatibility and the smooth functioning of migration projects also depend on the new operating system ecosystem. The larger and more interconnected it is, the greater the synergies for users. They will be able to benefit from the partners’ expertise, for example in the areas of artificial intelligence, cloud or cybersecurity. For organizations looking for alternative operating systems after the EOL of CentOS Linux, large ecosystems provide the stability and peace of mind needed to choose well-known and trusted products and platforms.
Migrate from CentOS Linux
For many companies, migrating to a new operating system is both a need what an opportunity. It’s an opportunity to reevaluate the current software landscape and align the choice of a new platform with current requirements. If CentOS Linux is nearing end-of-life, Linux distributions with enterprise support make migration processes easier. Furthermore they also represent a solid base technique to increase safety and operational efficiency in the long term.