Why does Red Hat offer software as a service and on-premises products with similar capabilities?
Systems management is critical to the success of any IT project. Software provisioning, configuration, management, and update tools give IT staff the agility to respond to changing business requirements. Meanwhile, proactive systems monitoring identifies problems before they become emergencies, enabling IT staff to focus on strategic projects instead of crisis management. Some IT environments require the flexibility, control, and performance of locally deployed systems management infrastructure. Other environments are a better fit for the rapid deployment, low entry cost, and minimal administrative overhead of a hosted systems management service. Red Hat supports both on-premises and software as a service deployment models in order to offer maximum choice and value for a wide range of customer scenarios.
