CentOS 8 officially withdrew from the stage of history. As a free enterprise-level Linux operating system, the discontinuation of CentOS 8 has attracted industry attention since its announcement. Now that it is discontinued, security risks will occur at any time. For all this, Kylin Software stated that it has already formulated a plan to take precautions. In response to the solution, a CentOS shutdown area was set up on the official website to provide guarantees for user system security and business continuity.
A year ago, CentOS server operating system 8 announced that it will stop its service at the end of 2021. Compared with the original promised official support, it has been reduced by nearly 8 years. This matter quickly attracted industry attention. The reason is not only the large CentOS user group, but also the migration of CentOS and It is not a simple system reinstallation, but the need to replace, adapt, migrate, and refactor the operating system and its application software and business systems. Therefore, how to implement application migration efficiently, safely and with low risk, becomes the core of users’ need.
Kylin Software is committed to building the core power of China’s operating system. It’s Galaxy Kylin Advanced Server Operating System V10 relies on its own core R&D capabilities, security capabilities, maintenance capabilities, customization capabilities, and extensive ecological adaptation. It is capable of responding to the suspension of CentOS. Technical business impact and network security risk capabilities can provide customers with a stable, reliable, and compatible server operating system.
For users affected by the suspension of CentOS 8, Kylin Software has formulated solutions from two aspects: migration needs and unplanned migration. On the one hand, for users with migration needs, Kylin Software divides the overall migration process into six stages: research and evaluation, migration preparation, implementation verification, business switching, trial operation, and official launch, and provides practices based on Kylin Software for each stage. Implementation suggestions based on experience, and migration assessment tools are provided.
In addition, based on the practice of typical industry application scenarios, Kylin Software collected and sorted out the problems encountered in the process of application system migration, formed targeted solutions, and compiled the CentOS Migration Adaptation Work Guide, which can provide users with the entire process of migration implementation refer to.
On the other hand, for users who have no plans to migrate, Kylin Software also intimately provides a secure takeover solution for the suspension of CentOS 8 and provides users with secure technology takeover services, including technical consultation and support; 400 telephone consultations, door-to-door Debugging; on-site service; providing support services for the construction of peripherals and software outside the warehouse. In addition, Kylin Software can provide a secure takeover of warehouse source services within a limited time, and release CVE vulnerability fixes, bug fixes, etc.