Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Create new revenue opportunities with the operating system used by more than 90% of Fortune 500 companies.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 is here
The newest major release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux introduces the next era of the operating system (OS), with AI readiness and advanced, security-focused capabilities to help you address the Linux skills gap, reduce configuration drift, and propel application development using container tools.
Build a foundation for your future business
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® is the foundation of all our products, and it’s become the world's leading commercial Linux operating system—a position we’ve held for many years. That means plenty of opportunities to be part of the product’s growing market share.
US$138 billion
Red Hat Enterprise Linux partner ecosystem market value3
Be part of the estimated US$138 billion Red Hat Enterprise Linux ecosystem–with a compound annual growth rate of 8%–by building and certifying on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
100%
Red Hat Enterprise Linux renewal rate4
Every Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscription partner’s sell is eligible for renewal upon expiration–and the average renewal rate is 100%.
3.5x
Increased service revenues5
For every US$1.00 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscription revenues, partners can make an additional US$3.50 by providing value added services.
Explore current product opportunities
Whether you want to sell, provide services, or build and certify or validate solutions on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, there are many valuable ways to partner. Become an official Red Hat Partner to take advantage of these product opportunities.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 release
Introduce the innovative capabilities of the newest release to existing customers as a reason to upgrade, renew, or standardize, and achieve faster time to value with Image mode for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, which provides a container-native approach to building, deploying, and managing the OS.
Best for resell, distribution, sell-with, and build partners.
Build your AI solution
Build and certify or validate your market-facing artificial intelligence (AI) solutions on an operating system that comes with AI-ready libraries. Image mode for Red Hat Enterprise Linux can help simplify packaging, testing, and delivery of our AI solutions across any footprint.
Best for build partners.
Red Hat management
Help over 40,000 existing Red Hat Enterprise Linux customers simplify system management, increase efficiency, and lower operating costs with management tools like Red Hat Insights and Red Hat Satellite. On average, customers using
Red Hat Enterprise Linux management maintain >100% renewal rate6.
Best for resell, distribution, and sell-with partners.
Linux to Red Hat Enterprise Linux migration
Increase revenue by migrating users of other Linux distributions to the flexible and reliable foundation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux for on premise or cloud deployments.
Best for resell, distribution, sell-with, and Certified Cloud Service Provider partners.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 end of maintenance
Use the native Leapp command to help customers upgrade from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, which reached end-of-maintenance on June 30, 2024. The Leapp utility is designed to simplify and automate the process of major system upgrades.
Best for resell and distribution partners.
SAP ERP and SAP HANA
Ensure SAP ERP customers smoothly transition to Red Hat Enterprise Linux ahead of the 2027 deadline—when existing SAP users must adopt SAP HANA, a platform exclusively compatible with Linux operating systems.
Best for resell, distribution, and sell-with partners.
See what partners have created with Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Get inspired by some of the most popular ways Red Hat partners have brought Red Hat Enterprise Linux to market.
Amazon Web Services
Red Hat Enterprise Linux on AWS lets customers build, test and run enterprise applications in the cloud, and benefit from a familiar interface and consistent environment with the scalability of AWS.
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Preventative antivirus endpoint detection software with response and vulnerability management capabilities, certified to run on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Finacle Digital Engagement Hub
A co-created solution between Red Hat and Finacle to engineer the stability and flexibility of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and other Red Hat software into the software suite Finacle offers to banks.
HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 Plus
A popular dual-socket server built on the reliable third-generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processor. It’s designed to support diverse workloads and environments, and certified to run Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Tomago Aluminium improves SAP performance with Red Hat and IBM
By adopting an integrated solution from Red Hat, IBM, and SAP, Australia’s largest aluminum smelter improved control and security capabilities across its application environment.
What Red Hat partners are saying
“Red Hat Enterprise Linux provides a flexible and stable foundation that supports hybrid cloud innovation for Aronetics. Aronetics has a Red Hat certified security module operating from the datacenter to public clouds and out to the enterprise edge.”
John A., Founder and CEO, Aronetics
“The Red Hat/AuriStor partnership is critical to our delivering certified long-term stable solutions on Linux while proudly contributing to Red Hat Enterprise Linux development.”
Jeffrey Altman, Founder and CEO, AuriStor
Put our portfolio to work
Grow your business and deliver innovative solutions for your customers with the foundation of Red Hat platforms and technologies.
Red Hat client data and Fortune 500 list, September 2024.
IDC. “Worldwide Server Operating System Environments Market Shares, 2023:The Market Slows Temporarily,” September 2024. Document #US52585124
IDC whitepaper, sponsored by Red Hat. “Red Hat Enterprise Linux: $1.7 Trillion a Year Boost for Customers,” March 2022.
Red Hat internal financial analysis
Forrester TEI Study, sponsored by Red Hat. “The Partner Opportunity For Red Hat Enterprise Linux,” June 2023
Red Hat internal financial data
