Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · FinOps Profile

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Finops

FOCUS-aligned FinOps shape for Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscriptions. Billing is per-system / per-socket-pair / per-hypervisor on annual or multi-year terms; cloud-marketplace (AWS / Azure / GCP) consumption shifts the same SKUs onto pay-as-you-go hourly metering.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Finops is the FinOps profile for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

It defines 5 billable meters, billed in USD, on a annual cycle, and pricing category subscription.

The profile maps 6 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include Linux, Operating System, Subscription, FinOps, and FOCUS.

Category: Operating System Subscription Pricing: Subscription Billing: Annual FOCUS v1.3
LinuxOperating SystemSubscriptionFinOpsFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

Purchase

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
InvoiceIssuerName
Red Hat, Inc.
ProviderName
Red Hat
PublisherName
Red Hat, Inc.
ServiceCategory
Operating System Subscription
ServiceName
Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Meters

server_subscription
Unit: socket-pair-year
Annual RHEL Server subscription per pair of sockets / pair of virtual guests
workstation_subscription
Unit: system-year
Annual RHEL Workstation subscription per system
virtual_datacenter_subscription
Unit: hypervisor-year
Annual RHEL for Virtual Datacenters subscription per hypervisor (unlimited guests)
sap_subscription
Unit: socket-pair-year
Annual RHEL for SAP Solutions subscription
power_le_subscription
Unit: socket-pair-year
Annual RHEL for IBM Power Little Endian subscription

Sources

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