Rocky Linux from CIQ - AI
Enterprise Linux Optimized for AI
Rocky Linux from CIQ - AI (RLC-AI) delivers kernel-level and userspace optimizations that streamline deployment and enhance resource utilization for your AI/ML production workloads.
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Enterprise Linux… for AI!
Enterprise Rocky Linux, adopted by millions, built for AI
RLC-AI starts with trusted, enterprise-ready Rocky Linux and then pre-optimizes the kernel and delivers a forward looking userspace that meets the needs of your fast moving, advanced AI workloads. It accelerates delivery and maximizes the performance and resource utilization of workloads that are built on modern AI hardware.
Kernel Enhancements for AI
RLC-AI enhances the kernel with AI explicit, fine-tuned build configurations for memory, I/O, and CPU optimizations beyond container capabilities.


AI User Space Compatibilities
RLC-AI ships with the most up-to-date drivers for your modern AI hardware, eliminating incompatibility headaches and also includes both proprietary and out-of-tree modules.
Pre-integrated AI Frameworks
RLC-AI includes ready-to-use, pre-integrated frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, ONNX format) and the most common libraries and tooling to get you up and running quickly.


Confidential Computing for Secure AI
RLC-AI delivers built-in support for Intel TDX, AMD SEV-SNP, and NVIDIA so you can safeguard your data and intellectual property while fine-tuning your AI models.
AI Performance Optimizations
Inspired by High Performance Computing (HPC), the RLC-AI kernel is configured for AI-specific performance optimizations for AI/ML workloads.

All built on a Reliable Upstream Kernel
RLC-AI also offers advanced hardware support ahead of traditional enterprise Linux, with carefully validated kernel.org releases that balance performance and stability.
Why Rocky Linux From CIQ - AI?
RLC-AI also offers advanced hardware support ahead of traditional enterprise Linux, with carefully validated kernel.org releases that balance performance and stability.
Optimize Costs
Lowers infrastructure costs with optimized hardware utilization and eliminates overhead of maintaining custom Linux distributions.Speed Innovation
Accelerates time-to-market by providing immediate access to optimized environments and new hardware capabilities.Enhance Performance
Improves customer experience with lower latency and ensures consistent AI workload performance across all stages.Delivered Securely and Confidently
RLC-AI is delivered via a secure supply chain, saving time and resources on deployment and configuration.All packages are stored in secure servers in the US, transmitted via secure channels and validated end-to-end. Further, you get the confidence of timely delivery of the right CVE remediations for your environments.
Support from Experts
Rocky Linux from CIQ - AI comes with premium support from our team of experts who have decades of experience optimizing Linux in some of the most demanding and stringent environments on the planet.
Indemnification
Rocky Linux from CIQ comes with the protection and indemnification guarantees that eliminate your risk and liability in the case of legal issues against the open source software. CIQ is accountable and delivers the coverage to keep your legal and compliance teams satisfied.