Amazon will introduce RedHatLinux on its EC2 cloud computing platform

Red Hat, a Linux vendor, has signed an agreement with Amazon to bring its Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) to its Elastic Computing cloud (EC2) service. RedHat will allow customers of Amazon's Web Services (AWS) to gain authorization from RHEL and buy licenses directly through Amazon. Amazon's director of business development, TerryWise, said that customers have always had the need to use RHEL on cloud computing platforms. This cooperation will meet customers' actual needs and give customers more choices. RedHat has been promoting its RHEL in Cloud Computing Projects

Red Hat, a Linux vendor, has signed an agreement with Amazon to bring its Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) to its Elastic Computing cloud (EC2) service. RedHat will allow customers of Amazon's Web Services (AWS) to gain authorization from RHEL and buy licenses directly through Amazon.

Terry Wise, Amazon's business development director, said that customers have always had the need to use RHEL on cloud computing platforms. This cooperation will meet customers' actual needs and give customers more choices.

RedHat has been promoting its RHEL distribution in cloud computing projects to ensure its influence in this fast-growing market. The service will be available in the next few weeks.