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SUSE Enterprise Linux Server on Windows Azure
www.suse.com/suse-linux-enterprise-server-on-azure
30 May 2012
IntroducingSUSE Enterprise Linux Server on Azurewww.suse.com/suse-linux-enterprise-server-on-azure
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MISSION-CRITICAL INTEROPERABILITY
INDUSTRY SUPPORTPERFECT GUEST
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Why SUSE Linux Enterprise Server?Alliance Solutions: Server
The most interoperable Linux for powering physical, virtual, and cloud mission-critical workloads
Optimized to deliver superior performance as a guest OS on leading cloud-ready hypervisors
Broad industry support, with the most certified ISV applications and the most hardware certifications.
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Why SUSE?Enterprise Class
World’s major automobile manufacturers who use SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
ALLNEARLY
AUTOMOTIVERETAILU.S. Fortune 100 general merchandisers, specialty retailers, food stores, and drugstores who use SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
70%NEARLY
SUSE sets the bar for Enterprise Linux Solutions
LEADINGPROVIDER
U.S. Fortune 500 aerospace and defense companies who use SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
80%NEARLY
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE
Companies who use SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
2 OUT OF 3GLOBAL FORTUNE 100
Customers worldwide15000+
GLOBAL MARKET
Technical support and customer service
AWARDWINNING
GOLD STANDARD
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Why SUSE?Engineering Excellence
MICROSOFT RECOMMENDEDThe ONLY Linux recommended by Microsoft is SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
SAP
Instances of SAP applications running on Linux run on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
70%+
MAINFRAMES
Instances of Linux running on mainframes run on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
80%+BROAD PLATFORM COVERAGE
ARCHITECTURESSUSE Linux Enterprise Server runs on five architectures, from x86 to mainframe
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HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING
50%+HPC on Linux uses SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
UNIFIED SUPPORTAvailable for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and Red Hat Linux
Where employees consistently rank among contributors to Linux kernel. SUSE employs 400 Linux developers.
TOP 3KERNEL DEVELOPMENT
of LINUXENGINEERING EXCELLENCE
20+YEA
RS
SLES was the first enterprise Linux distribution
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Why SUSE?Broad Ecosystem
CERTIFIED HARDWARE
Hardware systems certified and supported on SUSE Linux Enterprise—more than any other Linux distribution
13500+
CERTIFIED APPLICATIONS
ISV certifications—more than twice as many as Red Hat
8500+
CERTIFIED PRODUCTS
SUSE Linux Enterprise products certified
2000+
SOLUTION PROVIDERS& SYSTEM INTEGRATORS
Value-added dealers and resellers3200
TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS
Independent software and hardware vendors
1300
TRAINING PARTNERS
600
PARTNER ECOSYSTEM
5000+MEMBERS
INTEROPERABILITY
Part of company-wide mission
Why SUSE?Attachmate and SUSE FAQ
WHAT HAPPENS TOCONTRACTS?SUSE contractual commitments to customers and partners remain unchanged.
WHAT HAPPENS TO SUSE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY?Certain IP has been sold to CPTN Holdings, LLC. Customers and partners will continue to have the right to use this IP.
WHO IS ATTACHMATE?A privately held enterprise software holding company. Principal holdings include Attachmate, NetIQ, Novell, and SUSE.
WHAT ABOUT OPERATIONS?The Attachmate Group operates Novell and SUSE as separate business units alongside other units, including Attachmate and NetIQ.
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