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Rocky Linux 8.5 is a powerful enterprise OS designed to provide a stable, secure, and reliable foundation for cloud infrastructure and enterprise applications. This Virtual Machine image, packaged by Ntegral, offers a seamless experience for DevOps engineers, Cloud Architects, System Administrators, and IT Managers seeking a robust Linux distribution for their virtualized environments.
About Rocky Linux 8.5
A downstream, binary-compatible alternative to Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Rocky Linux 8.5 is reputed for security and reliability, making it an ideal choice for mission-critical workloads. We have optimized it for simplified integration with Azure services, allowing for hassle-free deployment, scaling, and management within the Azure cloud environment. Rocky Linux 8.5 is ideal for:
Hosting a wide range of enterprise applications, from web servers to databases.
Accelerating the software development lifecycle with pre-installed DevOps tools.
Running cloud-native applications and services.
Facilitating Infrastructure as Code practices with built-in support for configuration management tools.
What are some key features of Rocky Linux 8.5?
Containerization Support:
Native support for containerization technologies like Docker and Podman facilitates the deployment and orchestration of containerized applications, promoting scalability and efficiency.
System Administration Tools:
Includes a suite of powerful system administration tools, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations. Tools like Cockpit provide a user-friendly web interface for server monitoring and management.
DevOps Tooling:
Comes pre-configured with essential DevOps tools and utilities, streamlining the development and deployment pipeline. Tools such as Git, Docker, and Ansible are readily available to accelerate application delivery.
YUM/DNF Package Management:
Utilizes the YUM (Yellowdog Updater Modified) or DNF (Dandified Yum) package management system for easy installation, removal, and management of software packages, including dependency resolution.
Why use Rocky Linux 8.5 packaged by Ntegral Inc?
Additional security and compliance requirements are integrated.
Rigorous monitoring for security threats or updates.
No limit on the number of users
Can Leverage Microsoft Defender for added protection
Set up availability zones
Deploy to any supported Azure Regions
Ntegral certified images are always up-to-date, secure, and built to work right out of the box.
Ntegral packages applications following industry standards, and continuously monitors all components and libraries for vulnerabilities and application updates. When any security threat or update is identified, Ntegral automatically repackages the applications and pushes the latest versions to the cloud marketplaces.
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