“Building the SOA on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server this time required far less TCO than building it on the same middleware as z/OS. With IA servers, we would need to keep about 20 % of the resources free while running the system, but z Systems will continue running even when …

“Using Xen virtualization with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server meant that we could buy two large physical servers instead of 12 smaller ones—saving at least 60 percent on initial acquisition costs alone.”

“More than a definitive decision point, it was just a reaffirmation along the way as we continued to work with the product. It was doing what we needed it to do. SUSE and the product were committed to evolving alongside of HANA and making it the go-to platform for HANA.”

“The graphical approach of SUSE Manager and of tools like YaST within SUSE Linux Enterprise Server contributes to better management of large virtual landscapes, by making it easier for staff who are not experts in Linux to handle the administration.”

“With SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications as the dependable foundation for our SAP HANA platform, we are in a strong position to provide decision-support services for our government clients.”

“We can confidently give SUSE a very high rating for the stability of system, which is an evidence of their superb technical achievement.”

“Our partnership with SUSE gave us the impetus to propel our business into the future, with digital tools that revolutionize the way we provide services to users, partners and customers.”

“We ultimately want to consolidate some of the services in our branch office servers to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. The SUSE Linux Enterprise platform’s combination of openness and resilience will make it ideal for supporting our entire business.”

“The SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension gives us a great deal of confidence that we would be able to handle a hardware failure without any disruption to the business.”

“SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is an excellent operating system in every respect… The performance is outstanding, and there is much less need to worry about whether the system is protected against viruses and malicious attacks.”

“We were also happy to learn that SUSE uses the Salt Open configuration and automation toolset to configure the SUSE CaaS Platform. Having prior experience with Salt from our other SUSE systems helps us understand the nitty-gritty details of the automated processes, which will help if we ever need to …

“With SUSE CaaS Platform, we can streamline our DevOps work flows substantially and benefit from the Infrastructure as Code approach. Controlling deployments has become much easier, so we can now offer a state-of-the-art continuous integration and deployment solution to our developers, helping them to get new features to clients faster.”

“The open source and hardware independency aspects of Linux are attractive to us, and of course the freedom to modify the software fits with the University’s ethos.”

“Compared with Solaris, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is easier for us to maintain, update and monitor, in part because we use the same platform for about 80 percent of our Linux landscape. Standardization of operating systems means that we can focus our skills in a more efficient way.”