“We reboot some of our Microsoft Windows Server systems once a week to maintain consistent performance. This is simply not required for the applications we run on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, making it easier for us to provide IT services without interruption.”

“At that time, we had some Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments running on the IFL. However, in terms of both availability and database performance, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for z Systems and LinuxONE was clearly the better option in terms of an end-to-end solution.”

“Based on my positive experience of SUSE’s support and engineering resources in a previous role—in particular, the ease of migration from Microsoft—I chose SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.”

“Thanks to the savings we have achieved using SUSE Enterprise Storage, we can now offer the end-consumer a price 25 percent lower than our nearest competitor.”

“Most of the HANA infrastructures are being deployed on SLES [SUSE Linux Enterprise Server] to date.”

“If there’s a problem in the SAP environment, we don’t have to worry about whether it’s the application or the operating system. We can just contact SAP and they will work with SUSE to solve it. Combined with the general reliability of the platform, this gives us a lot of …

“Using the SAP-certified SUSE distribution of Linux gives us confidence that our systems will continue to work reliably, which is a key concern in our industry. And where we encounter any difficulties, the support from SUSE is excellent and the response very timely. With SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP …

“YaST is extremely convenient and highly user-friendly—we really value the graphical interface, which makes it quick and easy to install and configure new virtual servers. In general terms, we have also found the SUSE documentation to be of very high quality, which makes it easier for us to resolve minor …

“The SUSE solutions help us to provide a growing number of IT services more efficiently, and to boost service quality.”

“That’s a real paradigm shift because what used to be the slowest thing in the SAP ecosystem – waiting for hardware to be racked, stacked, and built and operating systems to be installed and all of that – suddenly becomes the fastest.”

“We estimate that we have reduced the total cost of operation for our SAP environment by 50 percent thanks to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.”

“We can support between 100 and 200 virtual instances of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server across two LinuxONE CPUs…we would need around 40 to 50 physical x86 servers for the same workload. This delivers savings on space, energy and software costs and management effort.”

“SUSE Linux Enterprise offers a stable environment that is easy to tune to our changing requirements. We achieved a fast rollout of the portal thanks to expert help from SUSE Technical Services. Many other vendors have a tendency to vanish once the sale is complete; with SUSE, the after-sales service …

“SUSE Linux Enterprise Server makes it simple to manage the thin-client environment: now that we have full control over the installed software, we are saving—at a conservative estimate— 20 hours per week in IT support time.”

“We also expect to make savings of approximately US$4,000 each year in electricity costs, because the thin-client environment consumes far less power and requires far less cooling. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server makes it simple to manage the thin-client environment: now that we have full control over the installed software, we …