Announcing Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Amazon Web Services
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for Amazon Web Services, starting with RHEL 10, is now generally available, combining Red Hat’s enterprise-grade Linux platform with native Amazon Web Services integration. RHEL for Amazon Web Services is built to achieve optimum performance of RHEL running on Amazon Web Services. This offering features pre-tuned images with Amazon Web Services-specific performance profiles, built-in Amazon CloudWatch telemetry, integrated Amazon Command Line Interface (CLI), enhanced security from boot to runtime, image mode using container-native tooling, enhanced security from boot to runtime, and optimized networking with Elastic Network Adapter (ENA) support.
For organizations looking to accelerate innovation and meet customer demands, RHEL for Amazon Web Services combines the stability of RHEL with native Amazon Web Services integration. This purpose-built solution is designed to deliver optimized performance, improved security, and simplified management through Amazon Web Services-specific configurations and tooling. Whether migrating existing workloads or deploying new instances, RHEL for Amazon Web Services provides a standardized, ready-to-use software that can help teams reduce operational overhead and lets teams focus on business initiatives rather than infrastructure management. Customers can save valuable time with built-in Amazon Web Services service integration, automated monitoring, and streamlined deployment options.
The service is available in the Amazon Web Services China (Beijing) Region, operated by Sinnet, and the Amazon Web Services China (Ningxia) Region, operated by NWCD. To get started with RHEL for Amazon Web Services, visit EC2 console.