Users can extend the life of CentOS environments on Google Cloud
with CIQ Bridge for up to 3 years.
RENO,
Nev., July 1, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- As of
June 30, 2024, the CentOS 7
operating system will no longer receive any software updates.
CentOS has reached end of life. This news has been coming for some
time. However, many IT organizations are still evaluating the best
path for securing and operating their CentOS workloads following
the official end of support.
CIQ, the exclusive provider of Rocky Linux solutions to Google
Cloud, is working with Google to ensure customers have a secure
solution readily available to safeguard existing CentOS workloads
on Google Cloud. Google is recommending customers use CIQ Bridge,
which provides customers with an immediate solution for CentOS
deployments while providing a potential long-term solution in
migrating to Rocky Linux in the future.
Google Cloud recently updated its "CentOS end of support
guidance," advising customers impacted by CentOS EOL to pursue CIQ
Bridge as a viable solution for maintaining existing CentOS
workloads, stating in the post: "To receive CentOS technical
support for your Google Cloud workloads, we recommend the following
option: CIQ Bridge."
CIQ Bridge was launched this year to provide customers with a
long-term support service to ensure their CentOS 7 systems remain
secure, compliant and fully operational past end of life. This
enables customers to secure their existing environments while also
providing a clear migration path to Rocky Linux. It is offered
under an annual, fixed-rate subscription and includes access to
CentOS 7 extended life package updates for an additional three
years and security updates for CVSS 7 issues and above. Security
updates for CVSS 5 and 6 are available at an elevated subscription
tier. CIQ Bridge is designed to support CentOS 7 users until they
are ready for CIQ guidance and support in migration to Rocky
Linux.
When Red Hat announced in December
2020 that it was ending support for CentOS Linux, the
operating system was one of the most widely used among professional
IT teams in government, enterprise, manufacturing and finance
industries, with hundreds of thousands of organizations relying on
the platform. Unfortunately many have yet to make the transition,
with Enlyft reporting that over 360,000 companies still use CentOS.
Although many organizations have already successfully migrated to
Rocky Linux (developed in 2021 as an alternative to CentOS) or
other Linux OS alternatives, some organizations are finding it
difficult to do so before June 30 for
a variety of reasons, including compliance issues, talent shortages
and lags in budgetary cycles, among others.
CIQ Bridge contains a global repository of all of the necessary
CentOS packages, security patches and updates needed to ensure
existing environments remain fully operational. In partnership with
Google, CIQ is committed to helping Google Cloud customers by
providing promotional discounts for CentOS 7 long term support.
To secure your CentOS environments on-premises or in the cloud,
contact CIQ.
About CIQ
CIQ builds secure, reliable and performant software infrastructure
solutions at scale, with dedicated world-class services for a range
of performance intensive computing and enterprise technologies.
From the base operating system, through containers, orchestration,
provisioning, high-end computing and cloud applications, CIQ works
with every part of the technology stack enabling organizations to
focus on their core competencies, driving business-transforming
innovation. CIQ is the founding support and services partner of
Rocky Linux and the creator of the next generation federated
computing stack. For more information, please visit ciq.com.
Media Contact
Cristin Connelly, CIQ,
4049316752, cristin@cathey.co, www.ciq.com
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