Oracle Linux combined with Oracle's Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel brings the latest Linux innovations to market, delivering extreme performance, advanced scalability, and reliability for enterprise applications. The combination is:

Fast: Delivers more than 75 percent performance gain in OLTP performance tests over a Red Hat 5 Compatible Kernel; 200 percent speedup of Infiniband messaging; 137 percent faster solid state disk access

Modern: Optimized for large servers; improved power management and energy efficiency; fine grained CPU and memory resource control; derived from the stable 2.6.32 mainline Linux kernel

Reliable: Supports the Data Integrity Extensions and T10 Protection Information Model, improves application uptime

Optimized for Oracle: Built and tested to run Oracle hardware, databases, and middleware. Recommended for all enterprise applications