Novell, in cooperation with SAP AG, has announced immediate availability of an optimized solution for customers running SAP applications on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. Developed, tested and validated by SAP and Novell, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications helps SAP customers reduce the complexity of their application deployments as well as installation time and costs.
"SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications continues the tradition of close cooperation between Novell and SAP, which has resulted in solutions that improve the reliability and ease of management of SAP applications on Linux," said Joe Wagner, Senior Vice-President & General Manager, Global Alliances, Novell. "This latest offering dramatically simplifies and accelerates the deployment of physical and virtual mission-critical workloads for users of SAP solutions."
"SUSE Linux Enterprise Server has long been recommended by SAP as a preferred platform for customers who are looking to lower the costs and complexity of application deployments," said George Mathew, Group Vice-President & General Manager, Business Intelligence and In-memory Analytics, SAP. "Our close collaboration with Novell has resulted in a unique offering which now provides customers with immediate access to an integrated, one-stop resource for support of their deployment of the Linux operating system and SAP applications."
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications delivers many functions and services that make it even easier to run SAP workloads. In addition to the current Priority Support for SAP Applications offering, this new solution comes with long-term service pack support that extends the window to upgrade between service pack releases from six to 18 months and helps ensure ongoing support.
