By Stephanie Simone
CIQ, the founding support and services partner of Rocky Linux, is releasing Rocky Linux from CIQ Pro (RLC Pro), a commercially supported Enterprise Linux subscription that transforms how organizations consume production-grade infrastructure—providing a strong foundation for next-generation software infrastructure, including AI, HPC, and security hardened options.
With Enterprise Linux binary compatibility, RLC Pro bundles long term support and lifecycle management, FIPS 140-3 validation, indemnification, security, and support SLAs and customer-driven, direct bug fixes as necessary features, creating a clear path from community-based to mission-critical enterprise production.
According to the company, RLC Pro represents a fundamental shift in what can be expected from enterprise operating systems and redefines the Enterprise Linux standard.
CIQ believes that long term support, FIPS validation and direct bug fixes should be bundled as base features, not sold as expensive add-ons.
RLC Pro broadens what enterprises can accomplish by providing:
- Bundled long term support enables platform teams to plan infrastructure on 3-5 year horizons without forced point-release upgrades. They can deploy once, maintain stability and focus engineering resources on business differentiation rather than operating system maintenance.
- FIPS 140-3 validated packages enable enterprises to deploy at scale in government, defense, financial services, and healthcare by passing compliance audits without resource-intensive internal certification efforts.
- Direct bug and security fixes from CIQ’s engineering team keep production systems running and SLAs met based on specific customer feedback. Engineers stop firefighting infrastructure issues and start shipping features faster.
- Enterprise License Agreements (ELAs) to cover the entire infrastructure from core to cloud and edge.
“The real transformation here is what this enables enterprises to do,” said Bjorn Hovland, president of CIQ. “Deploy in regulated environments immediately. Plan infrastructure investments with confidence. Free engineering talent to build products instead of managing operating systems. RLC Pro doesn’t just change how organizations consume Linux, it changes what they can accomplish with it.”
RLC Pro is available now from CIQ and through AWS Marketplace, Microsoft Azure Marketplace, and Google Cloud Marketplace. It will soon be available through the CIQ Portal, launching in the coming months.
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