Expanding the company’s Linux portfolio, eLxr Pro looks to deliver long-term commercial support and services to the recently launched open source eLxr project distribution.
eLxr Pro enables organisations looking to address high-performance edge and enterprise needs to meet more stringent performance and operational requirements for the next generation of commercial deployments across a wider range of emerging use cases.
It addresses issues around optimising and deploying near and far edge applications to process data closer to where it is generated, for workloads that involve remote automatic updates, containerized applications and orchestration, AI inference, machine learning, and autonomous operations.
eLxr Pro is based on the open-source Debian-based eLxr project, an enterprise-grade distribution powering deployments for intelligent edge, far edge device, near edge server, regional data centre, and public cloud scenarios.
Enterprise supplier disruptions, such as the CentOS end-of-life in June 2024, have forced CIOs to reevaluate their Linux vendors.
Current options tend to be either too limiting or overly complex, leading to implementations that do not meet the dynamic demands of this rapidly evolving segment. This trend is driving the demand for seamless cloud-to-edge solutions that efficiently manage complex workloads, such as rapid data processing, and AI and machine learning by reusing core operating system components and common code base and frameworks.
“There is an industry need for a true open source offering not controlled by a corporate entity, but with the option for a highly scaled, reputable business to support the distribution. eLxr Pro offers the industry a robust and differentiated option, backed by an industry-leading open-source solutions provider,” said Avijit Sinha, president of Wind River. “With eLxr Pro, customers deploying next generation near edge and enterprise server solutions are empowered to innovate using a free, open source distribution optimised for performance, security, and ease of use.”
The eLxr project is freely available to users and is distributed under open-source licenses that encourage free distribution and modification of the software. It curates existing Debian packages to run industry-specific workloads.
Wind River, a founding member of the eLxr project, plays a crucial role in advancing the project’s mission and additional hardware support and expanded cloud-native capabilities will be part of the eLxr project planned cadence of releases.
eLxr Pro provides comprehensive long-term commercial support, professional services, and maintenance beyond the standard lifecycle available with the community-driven eLxr project. This includes a variety of service-level agreement (SLA) options with security issues resolution and defect management.
These services ensure that eLxr users benefit from cutting-edge technology with open-source flexibility and innovation tailored to their specific needs, thereby enhancing the reliability and stability of their eLxr-based systems.
