Red Hat Acquires Container Startup CoreOS for $250 Million

Brief: The billion-dollar open source company Red Hat is acquiring an open source startup CoreOS for $250 million. The move will further strengthen Red Hat's position in the enterprise world that has been fixated on containerization lately.

1. Why did Red Hat buy CoreOS?
2. Who bought CoreOS?
3. What is Fedora CoreOS?
4. What is Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS?
5. Is CoreOS a Linux distro?
6. What happened to CoreOS?
7. What is CoreOS tectonic?
8. What is RHEL Atomic?
9. Is Fedora CoreOS good?
10. Why is Fedora called Silverblue?
11. What is Fedora used for?
12. How much does Red Hat cost?
13. Is Red Hat Linux lightweight?
14. What is the difference between RHEL and CoreOS?

Why did Red Hat buy CoreOS?

It has to move fast in acquiring enterprise customers to drive adoption of its commercial products. In the enterprise segment, Red Hat is one of the key competitors of Docker, Inc. Red Hat's acquisition of CoreOS underscores the significance of containers in the modern infrastructure.

Who bought CoreOS?

CoreOS was acquired by Red Hat for $250M on Jan 30, 2018 .

What is Fedora CoreOS?

Fedora CoreOS is an automatically-updating, minimal operating system for running containerized workloads securely and at scale. It is currently available on multiple platforms, with more coming soon. ... To get started with running Fedora CoreOS, see the Getting Started guide.

What is Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS?

CoreOS Container Linux, the pioneering lightweight container host, has merged with Project Atomic to become Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) CoreOS. RHEL CoreOS combines the ease of over-the-air updates from Container Linux with the Red Hat Enterprise Linux kernel to deliver a more secure, easily managed container host.

Is CoreOS a Linux distro?

Container Linux (formerly CoreOS Linux) was an open-source lightweight operating system based on the Linux kernel and designed for providing infrastructure to clustered deployments, while focusing on automation, ease of application deployment, security, reliability and scalability.

What happened to CoreOS?

End-of-life timeline

Effective immediately, the CoreOS Container Linux listing on AWS Marketplace will no longer be available to new subscribers. ... OS downloads will be removed, CoreUpdate servers will be shut down, and OS images will be removed from AWS, Azure, and Google Compute Engine.

What is CoreOS tectonic?

CoreOS Tectonic was created with a vision of a fully automated container platform that would relieve many of the burdens of day-to-day IT operations. This vision will now help craft the next generation of Red Hat OpenShift, providing an advanced container experience for operators and developers alike.

What is RHEL Atomic?

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Atomic Host (RHEL Atomic Host) is a variant of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (RHEL Server) designed and optimized to run Linux Containers. ... Combined, this makes RHEL Atomic Host manageable in large distributed systems environments where control over any individual host is limited.

Is Fedora CoreOS good?

Fedora CoreOS is a Linux distribution optimized to work with Kubernetes and designed to run containerized workloads. It offers good support with automatic updates and fixes as well as regular security updates.

Why is Fedora called Silverblue?

Fedora Silverblue is an immutable, easy to install, and simple to use Linux operating system. ... "Fedora Silverblue is an immutable desktop operating system. It aims to be extremely stable and reliable. It also aims to be an excellent platform for developers and for those using container-focused workflows."

What is Fedora used for?

Fedora Workstation is a polished, easy to use operating system for laptop and desktop computers, with a complete set of tools for developers and makers of all kinds. Learn more. Fedora Server is a powerful, flexible operating system that includes the best and latest datacenter technologies.

How much does Red Hat cost?

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server

Is Red Hat Linux lightweight?

They're all lightweight Linux distros that aren't based on Ubuntu, Debian, Arch or Puppy. Fedora or any other redhat based distro will serve you well. Just make sure you use a version that comes out of box with a light weight desktop environment and/or window manager, like XFCe, open box, flux box, lxde, etc.

What is the difference between RHEL and CoreOS?

CoreOS: Linux for Massive Server Deployments. CoreOS is designed for security, consistency, and reliability. ... Red Hat Enterprise Linux includes military-grade security technologies—from network firewall control to secure containers for application isolation—to prevent intrusions and protect your data.