As of Jun 30, 2024, the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7 maintenance support 2 phase ends and Red Hat will no longer update compliance content for RHEL 7. Many policy providers, such as CIS and DISA, will no longer update their policies once maintenance ends.When this support phase ends, you can expect:The RHEL 7 scap-security-guide package will no longer be updated. You can continue to use the content provided after Jun 30, 2024. The content is mature, stable, and still suitable for use by Extended Update Support (EUS) customers after the end of maintenance, however as mentioned before there ..read more

Intel recently launched the 5th generation of Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors (Intel Xeon SP), code-named Emerald Rapids; a family of high-end, enterprise-focused processors targeted at a diverse range of workloads. To explore how Intel’s new chips measure up, we’ve worked with Intel and others to run benchmarks with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 / 9.2 and greater. Intel’s 5th Gen Xeon Scalable processors are a drop-in compatible with existing 4th Gen Xeon Scalable motherboards. It now supports up to 64 cores per socket vs 60 cores, can handle DDR5-5600 memory speeds over DDR5-4800 pri ..read more

No versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) are affected by this CVE.Updated March 30, 2024: We have determined that Fedora Linux 40 beta does contain two affected versions of xz libraries - xz-libs-5.6.0-1.fc40.x86_64.rpm and xz-libs-5.6.0-2.fc40.x86_64.rpm. At this time, Fedora 40 Linux does not appear to be affected by the actual malware exploit, but we encourage all Fedora 40 Linux beta users to revert to 5.4.x versions.Editor's note: This post has been updated to more clearly articulate the affected versions of Fedora Linux and add additional mitigation methods.Yesterday, Red Hat Infor ..read more

It’s no surprise that today’s IT environments are more complex than ever before. A mix of old and new technologies, disparate teams and outdated manual processes often result in inefficient operations, security and compliance risks and overburdened IT teams.Standardizing on a single operating system throughout your organization is the first step in simplifying and streamlining your IT infrastructure. Standardized operating environments (SOEs) can help you overcome IT complexity to improve efficiency, reduce costs, increase uptime and improve your security posture. IT teams can make the mos ..read more

Every organization incorporates new technology into its business, and that means most people within the organization have plenty of opportunities to learn something new. Maybe you’re responsible for setting up some of that new technology at your organization, or maybe you just want to get a headstart on something new and different. Some of the most exciting innovation happens on Linux, and so Linux is often the foundation, and key to understanding, new ways of computing. Linux can admittedly seem overwhelming when you don’t know where to start or where to go with it once you do start. To h ..read more

Convert2RHEL is a script that makes it easier to switch to Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). Conceptually, it's simple. The script replaces non-RHEL packages from CentOS Linux or Oracle Linux (and soon Rocky Linux and Alma Linux) with signed RHEL packages. At the time of this writing, the supported conversions are:CentOS Linux 7.9 to RHEL 7.9CentOS Stream 8 to RHEL 8Rocky 8 to RHEL 8Red Hat’s Convert2RHEL utility enables a guided and supported conversion in 3 basic steps:Configures access to authentic RHEL content in your instance.Performs various safety checks and reviews informational and r ..read more

Improving customer experience is something Red Hat focuses on every day of the year. One way we work to improve our customers' and partners' experience is through collaborating with teams across the business to share user feedback and make sure Red Hatters are keeping the customer voice top of mind in all decisions.In the first part of our State of Customer and Partner Experience Annual Report, we covered how we engaged with customers and partners throughout 2023 to collect and listen to feedback, regardless of the channel. In this post, we will dive deeper into how that feedback has driven im ..read more

Selecting the right baseThere are a lot of choices when it comes to container base images, so why should you select Red Hat Universal Base Image (UBI)? Well, first off, all of the code in Red Hat Universal Base Image is derived from Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). To explain why you should choose UBI, we have to talk about the mission of RHEL:“Red Hat Enterprise Linux is your source for safe and reliable Linux innovation that makes your workloads successful.”Red Hat Universal Base Image ebookSince containers are Linux, and UBI is derived from RHEL, the same value applies to UBI:Innovate ..read more

Visual effects (often shortened to VFX in the film industry) is almost synonymous with modern filmmaking. With so many digital tools involved with even the most basic post-production processes, some form of VFX is used in nearly every movie produced. A solid infrastructure is essential for the demands of VFX, though, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is a popular choice for effects studios. Here are 8 reasons RHEL is the right choice for your VFX pipeline.Stability and reliabilityA VFX production environment, at least during post production, is essentially always on. Even when artists and te ..read more

In a previous article, we demonstrated how you could expose a trigger endpoint in Jira on a publicly accessible URL. You used this URL in Hybrid Cloud Console (HCC) to configure a webhook integration to forward Red Hat Insights events with the Notifications service. We cover Red Hat Insights integrations and the use of webhooks in another blog post.To trigger something in Jira, though, you have to communicate with it. Red Hat Insights can send notifications to an endpoint, with useful data that you've configured Jira to use.Webhook integrationFirst, create a new webhook integration by logging ..read more