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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CentOS Linux

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ACentOS Linux is a Linux distribution is an enterprise OS platform compatible with its source RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). Its end of life was announced for December 2021.N/A

    IBM AIX

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AIBM AIX (for Advanced Interactive eXecutive) is a Unix operating system, developed, offered and supported by IBM.N/A
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    CentOS LinuxIBM AIX
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    CentOS LinuxIBM AIX
    Considered Both Products
    Open Source
    Chose CentOS Linux
    As it’s only for smaller clients and it’s best suited for our organisation and also it’s reliable. The patching cycle is okay and the applications need not be updated regularly so the downtime will be reduced hence it’s recommended for smaller clients as it’s less costly when …
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    IBM
    Chose IBM AIX
    IBM AIX operating system is advanced with most features and also it's more reliable unlike Redhat Linux, Sun solaris, HP-UX and also we will have well support from the vendor if we run into any issues. IBM AIX is more user-friendly when compared to linux and easy to use so i …
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    Chose IBM AIX
    I do not need to reboot AIX boxes every week, like I do MS Servers. It is not unusual to see 1-2 year uptime on my AIX LPARS.
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    CentOS LinuxIBM AIX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (21 ratings)
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    (11 ratings)
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    8.6
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    7.5
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