Explore how Red Hat Enterprise Linux is adapting to market shifts in this 32-minute talk. Learn about the re-engineering efforts to modularize the operating system into core and functional components, enabling composable customer use cases for containers, virtualization, NFV, and IoT. Discover the packaging flexibility being introduced to deliver the OS as a software appliance across various platforms. Understand the benefits of a lighter weight, more flexible operating system optimized for specific use cases, making it highly relevant in cloud-enabled infrastructures. Delve into topics such as Linux vs Windows, Red Hat Enterprise Linux history, enterprise vs amateur considerations, release frequency, hardware and software vendor relationships, subscription management, and lifecycle options. Gain insights into the existing ecosystem, dependencies, updates, and automation strategies for staying relevant in the evolving IT landscape.