Why upgrade to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 or 10 now

Why upgrade to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 or 10 now RHEL Lightspeed Image mode Post-quantum cryptography RHEL lifecycle Red Hat Enterprise Linux | Product trial About the author Gil Cattelain More like this Blog post Blog post Original podcast Original podcast Keep exploring Browse by channel Automation Artificial intelligence Open hybrid cloud Security Edge computing Infrastructure Applications Virtualization Share My name is Gil Cattelain, and I'm a Product Marketing Manager here at Red Hat. I joined the company over four years ago, and I manage the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) marketing releases and launches. You've likely read some of my blog posts, which I typically publish with every minor or major release, but this article highlights the importance of upgrading. If you're still on RHEL 6, RHEL 7, or even RHEL 8, then you should consider upgrading to RHEL 9.6 or a later version to take advantage of all the cool new features included in those versions. Why should you seriously consider upgrading to RHEL 9.6 or 10? That's easy: To immediately leverage the groundbreaking technologies we've recently shipped. All new features included in RHEL 10 are also in RHEL 9.6, such as image mode and RHEL Lightspeed. While post-quantum cryptography isn't yet in RHEL 9. x, it is planned for the upcoming RHEL 9.7 release. As you plan your upgrade from previous versions, make the leap to RHEL 9.6, RHEL 9.7, or even RHEL 10 to unlock these cutting-edge technologies! A significant new feature in both RHEL 9.6 and RHEL 10 is the RHEL Lightspeed command-line assistant. This powerful and optional AI assistant is directly integrated into the RHEL command-line interface, offering a revolutionary way to work. It can instantly and accurately answer RHEL-related questions, assist with troubleshooting to resolve issues faster, and easily decipher complex log entries, along with many other tasks to streamline daily operations. This command-line assistant provides a natural language interface, incorporating information from valuable resources like the RHEL documentation and release notes, thereby empowering organizations with an incredibly powerful tool for easier management, troubleshooting, and overall interaction with their RHEL systems.