Case Study: Red Hat Enterprise Linux users achieve major licensing cost reductions and zero downtime with Rogue Wave Software (OpenLogic CentOS support)

Reducing the Costs of RHEL in Financial Services

Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments at a midsize financial services firm were driving rising IT expenses because annual RHEL licensing fees were escalating across roughly 1,000 servers. To contain costs while retaining the existing software stack and avoiding application downtime, the firm engaged Rogue Wave Software, using its OpenLogic CentOS support service to plan and execute a migration from RHEL 6.7 to CentOS 6.7.

Rogue Wave Software, through OpenLogic, built an application inventory, staged high‑risk migrations, and first ported the public website to prove the approach. The result: measurable reductions in licensing-related IT expenses, no downtime for mission‑critical applications, trained on‑site staff able to handle day‑to‑day operations, and OpenLogic available for larger issues—outcomes the company said were in line with expectations.

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