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Make the Move from UNIX* to Linux*: Now is the Time

Make the Move from UNIX to Linux: Now is the Time

Table of Contents:

2 . . . . . Executive Summary 7 . . . . . Novell: The Right Choice for Linux

2 . . . Linux: Better Performance, 7 . . . Enterprise-ready Linux Greater Savings 8 . . . Interoperability and Flexibility 3 . . . Flexibility and Options 9 . . . Integrated Security 3 . . . The Linux Value Proposition 9 . . . High Availability and Clustering

4 . . . . . Enterprise Deployments 10 . . . Virtualization

5 . . . Edge Computing and 10 . . . Simplified Administration Infrastructure Services 11 . . . Comprehensive Support 5 . . . Enterprise Applications Ecosystem

. . . Mission-critical Relational 6 12 . . . . . Making the Move: Low Costs, Databases Limitless Possibilities 6 . . . The Benefits of Linux

p. 1 Executive Summary

According to Gartner, For the past 15 years, UNIX* has established You get a system that supports your entire Linux has entered a history of solid reliability in the data center. infrastructure, works with thousands of appli- its third generation, It typically runs mission-critical applications, cations and is the focus of developer efforts becoming a recognized including back-end databases, and it has worldwide. And you get a flexible, interopera- data center operating a reputation for good performance, high ble, highly manageable platform that serves system that provides a reliability, proven scalability and trustworthy your full computing needs—while you benefit highly reliable platform security. But these benefits come at a high from a robust and growing ecosystem of for mission-critical total cost of ownership (TCO). UNIX generally applications and support to meet your IT applications and requires expensive proprietary and and business goals for years to come. databases. Gartner hardware, as well as budget-draining annual forecasts a 2009 Linux maintenance costs. These expenses are a Linux: Better Performance, solution market key factor in recent, widespread migrations Greater Savings of $10.5 billion, of which to other platforms—in particular, Linux*. at least 20 percent will As you plan your move to Linux, its flexibility comprise these mission- Today’s IT professionals are making strategic gives you many deployment options. You can critical deployments. investments in Linux, preferring its open archi- start slowly at the edge of your enterprise, tecture and low cost to the proprietary— migrating basic infrastructure services like Open-Source Software in the and very expensive—UNIX platform. As an Web serving and DNS/DHCP. Or, you can Server OS Market, 2008: plunge in and deploy Linux to run enterprise The State of Linux IT manager, you will find that migrating to Gartner, March 2008, #G00155237 Linux offers several opportunities for optimiz- applications and host databases just as thou- ing your data center and controlling costs. sands of companies already do. Whatever You should give Linux serious consideration, your choice, Linux is equal to the task. especially if you: You want a server platform that can do it Need to replace aging and expensive all: run your infrastructure services, support proprietary hardware enterprise applications and host the data- Are looking for a flexible bases at the heart of your organization. that works well with your other systems What’s more, you need a platform you can Are seeking to consolidate applications count on—one synonymous with reliability or systems to reduce TCO and security—that doesn’t decimate your Want to deploy or upgrade applications budget. A decade ago, you might have without relying on UNIX or RISC-based chosen UNIX. Now, UNIX is showing its age. hardware that may not be supported Older UNIX systems cannot run the latest in the future generation of IT services without significant— Have a UNIX maintenance contract that and expensive—upgrades to proprietary is expiring soon hardware and software. Moreover, ongoing Are tired of being locked into a single UNIX maintenance costs crowd out your vendor ability to invest in innovation and new services. Thousands of organizations are now rejecting Linux elevates enterprise computing: you get these upgrade and maintenance costs in the power, reliability and scalability of UNIX, favor of modern and cost-effective Linux but you pay up to 75 percent less for it. with x86-based servers.

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Why Linux? Its performance, security, consulting services, training, certification scalability, reliability and usability are rapidly and an extensive partner network. If you establishing Linux as the operating system of are considering migrating from UNIX to “The cost savings with choice for enterprise deployments. As Gartner enterprise-class Linux, there’s no better SUSE Linux Enterprise noted, Linux has reached its third generation, choice than Novell. Server have been great, and is scalable and reliable enough for work- but being able to avoid loads that have traditionally been relegated Flexibility and Options seeing our systems to proprietary UNIX hardware and software.1 approach red-line As an open source technology, Linux gives Gartner further observed, “Linux is growing conditions is priceless. you considerable flexibility in implementing rapidly as the database management system We are getting unbeatable solutions that best meet your specific (DBMS) platform of choice.”2 And the consult- performance on lower- requirements. Linux works with thousands ing firm REALTECH noted, “There is no doubt cost hardware, and we of applications and is the focus of developer that the movement towards Linux in SAP data are well prepared for the efforts worldwide. Best of all, you get this centers is gaining momentum fast. The stability next rounds of market flexibility and interoperability while lowering and readiness [of Linux] for business-critical volume increases.” your costs and gaining independence from applications are [already] assumed.”3 vendor lock-in. Norbert Thier Manager of Server Systems Linux also delivers new options for lowering The Linux Value Proposition Susquehanna International Group costs. Instead of pouring more money into expensive, proprietary UNIX servers, Linux Linux delivers significant benefits—ranging allows you to move mission-critical workloads from affordable hardware and software, Read the whole story at: to much less costly—but extremely powerful to proven and affordable virtualization www.novell.com/success/ —Intel* and AMD* processor-based servers, options, to interoperability, openness and sig.html including 64-bit single- and multi-core archi- vendor independence. For many UNIX ______tectures. In fact, by linking x86 processors users, moving to Linux is a logical choice: together through powerful virtualization soft- 1 Gartner report G00152086, ware, you can build systems that are much As Linux is open source and community- “What is Third-Generation Linux,” October 2007. more powerful than UNIX at a lower cost. driven, it offers a clear and open technology 2 Gartner, “Does Unix Have If you’re still running UNIX, it’s time to look road map. a Future?,” Gartner Annual at what Linux can deliver to your organization. Linux is reliable, secure and stable, and Data Center Conference, November 2007. provides enterprise-class scalability and 3 REALTECH white paper, When it comes to Linux, the choice of vendor performance—capabilities required to run “The Trend from UNIX to Linux in SAP Data Centers,” matters. Novell® offers the Linux server oper- mission-critical data center workloads. April 2008. ating system proven in the most demanding The similarities between the UNIX and data center environments. SUSE® Linux Linux operating environments simplify Enterprise Server features the most advanced application migration and IT staff training. and mature Linux technology available to Linux receives the support of a large open support the mission-critical services, applica- source community that is committed to tions and databases that drive your business. the security and viability of the platform. It delivers the reliability, performance, scala- UNIX customers often wait weeks or bility and usability you expect from traditional months for their vendors to provide support UNIX, at a fraction of the cost. And Novell packs or security patches for bug fixes. and our partners enable low-risk migration With Linux, you might wait only a few from UNIX to Linux, with a variety of migration days—or even hours. paths and porting and support services. The number of independent hardware vendors (IHVs) and independent software What’s more, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server vendors (ISVs) supporting Linux has grown is backed by a global, enterprise-class dramatically. Hardware vendors supporting ecosystem that includes technical support, Linux include IBM, HP, Dell, Fujitsu / Fujitsu

p. 3 Linux is powerful, secure and reliable, Although it’s difficult to predict exact cost reductions that will result from a UNIX to and it is quickly becoming the operating Linux move, x86 machines or clusters can system of choice for enterprise deployments. cost up to 75 percent less than RISC-based UNIX systems with equivalent performance. Companies start by implementing Linux for Linux also slashes hardware maintenance general infrastructure roles—such as Web costs. Annual maintenance for industry- standard x86 systems can be 90 percent serving and DNS/DHCP—and then move less than the maintenance for the older it to the core of the enterprise, where it UNIX hardware. Finally, annual software maintenance fees for Linux operating supports mission-critical applications systems are often 60 percent or more and databases in the data center. below the cost of UNIX operating system maintenance fees.

Siemens, Sun, Unisys, SGI and many others. Enterprise Deployments Software vendors include BMC Software, IBM Software Group, McAfee, Oracle, Considerable savings are compelling many “Historically, Linux was SAP, Software AG, Symantec/Veritas organizations to move from UNIX to Linux. often used in the lighter- and many others. Most of these organizations complete their weight infrastructure Linux provides you with a wide choice of migrations during major IT milestones, switch- software segment— hardware vendors and Linux distributors. ing platforms as they upgrade hardware or such as file/print, office Although UNIX is marketed as an open key software, or when they renew mainte- productivity applications, system, the reality is that you are usually nance. So, how exactly are these businesses and Web servers. tied to a particular hardware vendor. using Linux? Just as they used UNIX—to Increasingly, Forrester’s In contrast, Linux is truly an open and support infrastructure services, enterprise clients are deploying hardware-agnostic environment that runs applications and mission-critical databases Linux to handle the heavy- on numerous processor architectures. throughout the organization. lifting tasks of the high performance technical computing (HPTC) and mission-critical business applications from vendors like SAP and Oracle. Leading independent software vendors (ISVs), server systems vendors, and professional services are optimizing their Linux solutions for more complex line- of-business, mission- critical environments.” Figure 1. Linux deployment in the enterprise

Why Choose Linux On A Mainframe? Forrester Research, January 17, 2007

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Edge Computing and For new edge deployments, or IT initiatives, Infrastructure Services Linux is often the preferred platform. If you are still running your edge servers and infra- “We had more than Your business depends on its “edge” servers, structure workloads on UNIX, you should 10 years of experience the ones that connect users to the Web, consider switching to Linux. You’ll be able with UNIX, so moving e-mail, storage, files, printers and other key to replace your expensive UNIX machines to Linux was a logical infrastructure services. If your company— and infrastructure with a strong, enterprise- step. The transition was like many others—originally deployed these class operating system that delivers relia- relatively easy, since services on UNIX, it may be time for a change. bility, scalability and security—and saves our employees could Savvy IT professionals are rapidly moving to you money. use their existing Linux for edge computing and infrastructure skills with very little workloads. Linux delivers a significant cost Enterprise Applications re-training required.” advantage over UNIX. It has become the reference platform for many commercial data- Mission-critical applications factor heavily Matthias Heidegger bases and is the current focus of widespread in your organization’s day-to-day operations Head of Data Center developer efforts. Linux is also compatible and overall success. These include applica- FRITZ EGGER GmbH & Co. with thousands of existing applications and tions for enterprise resource management, (This project was the world’s largest SAP implementation brings security, reliability and affordability to supply chain management, customer rela- on x86 Linux.) edge computing. Linux supports numerous tionship management, other line-of -business infrastructure services and workloads, applications and proprietary internal systems. including the following: In most cases, you can now deploy these Read the whole story at: same applications on Linux across a variety www.novell.com/success/ Web servers of processor architectures using both “scale- fritzegger.html Firewall out” and “scale-up” approaches. DNS DHCP By switching to Linux, you’ll be able to File/print transition your IT infrastructure from expensive, Mail closed architectures to lower-cost, industry- Proxy standard servers. You’ll save anywhere from Caching thousands of dollars to potentially millions of “Linux gives us a reliable VPN dollars annually. Today, Linux is supported platform for business WAP for numerous large-scale applications, such software. As a data center VoIP gateway as those of commercial database vendors— provider, customers Directory including Oracle and IBM—and critical corpor- depend on us to deliver Security ate applications like SAP*. For many vendors, high performance Load balancing Linux has become the reference platform for solutions. We can NAS database development; this means that new implement solutions applications are developed first for Linux faster and at a lower By migrating to Linux, you can deliver the and then ported to other platforms. cost with SUSE Linux same set of Web and edge services to your Enterprise Server than end users, with the same levels of perform- It’s no surprise that because of the expenses we could with UNIX.” ance, reliability, scalability and security— associated with maintaining UNIX deploy- but at much lower levels of annual investment. ments, IT directors everywhere are adopting Michael Gebauer Savings of up to 75 percent for hardware, Linux for enterprise application loads. By Solution Architect Siemens IT Solutions and Services maintenance and software expenses are migrating their application infrastructure to not uncommon. Linux can be deployed on Linux systems, they can achieve the same the major enterprise hardware architectures, levels of performance and reliability with much Read the whole story at: including x86 machines, clusters, grid envi- lower levels of annual investment. www.novell.com/success/ ronments and mainframes. siemens.html

p. 5 More than 2,500 2008 2009 2010 2011 2008–2011 CAGR applications—from Linux 1.55 million 1.71 million 1.86 million 2.01 million 9.0% leading ISVs as well UNIX 0.54 million 0.49 million 0.48 million 0.47 million –4.5% as the open source Figure 2. Worldwide server operating environments—paid new license shipments / subscriptions community—are certified (Source: Worldwide Client and Server Operating Environments 2008–2012 Forecast: The Era of Hypervisor- to run on SUSE Linux Induced Transitions, IDC report 211564, April 2008). Enterprise Server. Here are just a few of In many cases, moving to Linux is not a major operating systems. It’s no surprise, then, the vendors and product project because several ISVs that provide that data serving consumes a significant lines supported: applications on UNIX also deliver Linux ver- portion of your IT budget and resources. sions of their applications. For specialized Arkeia in-house or heavily customized applications, Historically, enterprise databases have been BEA the similarity of Linux to UNIX helps to reduce deployed on UNIX, OS/2* and Windows*. BMC Software the complexity of application porting or migra- Now, Linux delivers the same—or better— Computer Associates tion. And in today’s market, there are many reliability, performance, scalability and Egenera skilled consultants who can work with you manageability at a fraction of the cost. IBM Cognos to move your applications to Linux. IBM Lotus With the maturation of Linux into an enterprise- IBM Tivoli Many companies are now considering a class operating system, IT executives now IBM WebSphere refresh of their enterprise resource planning have a choice for database deployments. Legato (ERP) systems, since the last wave of major Linux is supported by major commercial Lutris upgrades took place in 1999 and 2000. If database vendors, including Oracle and Metrowerks you’re considering an upgrade, it is also a IBM. In situations where a commercial data- MySQL good time to examine the underlying operating base is not required, robust open source Oracle system for your ERP applications. By moving alternatives, such as MySQL and PostgreSQL, PolyServe to Linux, you can save significant expenditures are also available on Linux. Progress Software on both software and hardware—helping you Quadratec achieve budget reduction goals or redeploy In fact, as Linux has grown in enterprise SAP spending to high-value projects that enable deployments, new database releases are SAS growth and competitive advantage. Figure 2 now being developed first for Linux and then Sendmail demonstrates the continuing growth of Linux ported to other platforms. Because of the sub- Software AG and decline of UNIX. stantial costs associated with maintaining SteelEye UNIX hardware and software, IT organizations SugarCRM SAP customers can even receive integrated worldwide are adopting Linux for enterprise Sybase support for both SAP applications and SUSE database workloads. Symantec/Veritas Linux Enterprise Server directly from SAP. Teamware Through a strategic partnership with Novell, The Benefits of Linux TIBCO SAP officially recommends SUSE Linux Trend Micro When you migrate your workloads from UNIX Enterprise Server as a preferred platform VMware to Linux, you’ll experience dramatic benefits: for customers who want to deploy SAP applications on Linux. Better performance at lower cost. Linux runs on five different processor Mission-critical Relational Databases architectures—including commodity x86- Relational databases sit at the heart of every based servers—all of which offer better enterprise, providing mission-critical data price to performance ratios than UNIX on that drives the business. Naturally, your IT older RISC-based systems. department deploys enterprise databases on Lower lifecycle costs. With Linux, the most powerful servers and most robust there’s no need to pay UNIX-level hardware

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maintenance, and you can add or subtract With hundreds of talented engineers, servers as needed. There’s also a lower purchase cost of hardware and software Novell contributes heavily to key open (up to 80 percent lower on Linux). source projects, including the Linux kernel, Better utilization of assets through virtualization. You can easily virtualize Linux-HA (High Availability Linux) and Xen. Linux servers and move them to where they are needed, eliminating stranded capacity with reliability and performance equal to Supported Hardware: and over-provisioning. You can also run or greater than UNIX AMD virtualized Windows and other guests at near- A scalable operating system that is flexible, Dell native performance on the same Linux host. easy to use, and interoperates with your EMC Improved operational efficiency. With existing heterogeneous infrastructure Fujitsu and Fujitsu Linux, you have one place to install and Value-added software and tools to simplify Siemens manage software and only one set of file Linux deployment and management for a HP systems to back up. quick, trouble-free migration IBM Vendor independence. With Linux, you A comprehensive support ecosystem— Intel choose from numerous hardware and OS including technical support, consulting, Network Appliance vendors and are not locked into a single SGI choice over time. training, certification and partnerships— to support you before, during and after Sun Unisys By moving from UNIX to Linux, organizations migration have seen savings of up to 80 percent in Supported Processor their hardware acquisition and maintenance Novell best meets these criteria, combining Architectures: costs, and up to 90 percent on software costs. the world’s most advanced Linux technology AMD64 When migrating from UNIX to SUSE Linux with more than 20 years’ experience in IBM POWER Enterprise Server, customers typically realize enterprise software, support and services. IBM S/390 a 20 to 40 percent reduction in total costs— SUSE Linux Enterprise Server from Novell IBM System z including all migration costs—over a period is the Linux distribution of choice for enter- Intel Itanium of three years. At the same time, they gain prise data center computing. Thousands of Intel 64 the flexibility and freedom of an open system, applications run on it because it provides x86 as well as the increased manageability of a a foundation for secure, reliable and cost- system that’s designed for interoperability with effective computing. For all of these reasons Supported Databases: Windows and offers a wide range of certified —and a vibrant services ecosystem—Novell IBM DB2 hardware platforms and software applications. is the clear choice to help you reap the benefits of open source computing and MySQL Oracle8 If these savings and benefits appeal to you, expand your use of Linux. Oracle9i free yourself from proprietary UNIX and Oracle 10g move to the greater value of Linux. Enterprise-ready Linux Oracle RAC SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is an enterprise- PostgreSQL Novell: The Right Choice quality server designed to handle mission- for Linux critical workloads in the data center. It offers Supported Cluster However you choose to deploy Linux in your an open, scalable, high-performance platform File Systems: enterprise, you need a Linux distribution— that comes with application security, virtuali- OCFS 2 and vendor—you can rely on. The ideal zation and integrated systems management PolyServe vendor will deliver all of the following: across a full range of hardware architectures. Veritas Supported and certified by the world’s leading An enterprise-ready Linux distribution that hardware and software vendors, SUSE Linux supports complex high-end applications, Enterprise Server is backed by award-winning

p. 7 ™ To see if your applications already run on desktops, Novell Evolution , AppArmor®, Mozilla* and OpenOffice.org. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, visit: www.novell.com/partnerguide Interoperability and Flexibility Almost all data centers have some combin- ation of Linux, UNIX and Windows servers. Novell technical support and a global Each year about 20 percent of the UNIX ecosystem of partners and services. installed base migrates to Linux, Windows, “With SUSE Linux another UNIX platform or another platform. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server can be Enterprise, we have More than 500,000 UNIX systems are deployed as a general-purpose server or can reduced our IT migrated each year, and more than 80 percent be tailored to run a variety of specialized work- maintenance workload of the migrated UNIX systems end up on loads, and it offers seamless interoperability by 70 percent, and Linux and Windows.5 with your existing data center infrastructure. reduced downtime With SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, your by 90 percent.” As an IT director, you want maximum interop- business can dramatically reduce costs while erability among your systems. If you migrate deploying the most secure and reliable data He Jun your UNIX systems to SUSE Linux Enterprise Project Manager center server available. Server, you receive the benefits of the most ZTE Corporation robust Linux platform on the market, and you With advanced memory management and achieve far greater interoperability with your Read the whole story at: processor support, Native POSIX Thread Windows systems. www.novell.com/success/ Library (NPTL), and advanced I/O capabilities, zte_corporation.html SUSE Linux Enterprise Server matches UNIX Broad file system support. SUSE Linux systems in performance and scalability for Enterprise Server is the only Linux operating ______large-scale server deployments: system that offers broad enterprise support 4 Ideas International, “HP Proves for a number of file systems out of the Linux Reaches New Scale-Up According to HP, “solid performance box—including ext3, ReiserFS v3, XFS and Heights,” December 2007. evidence [indicates] that with almost no OCFS2. Each of these file systems offers 5 IDC, “Unix Migration: Market tuning, the Linux kernel scales well on Analysis and End-User Survey advantages for specific application and Results,” non-published systems with 32 cores and beyond running workload types, so customers can choose presentation, March 2007. typical commercial workloads, and on the best system for their specific needs. systems with 64 cores and beyond For example, you can run XFS and ReiserFS running typical HPC [high-performance with more than 8TB in a single file system. computing] workloads.”4 And with the continuing development of It can also be massively scaled out— robust open source solutions for high on specific Itanium systems it scales to availability, hardening of the Linux kernel, 4,096 processors and supports over maturation of file systems, and Novell 10 TB of RAM. working to test, integrate and support all It supports the latest network-acceleration these components in SUSE Linux Enterprise, technologies to gain network performance you can count on even higher levels of for I/O-intensive applications (for example, flexibility, reliability and availability in the Intel QuickData Technology). years to come. Virtualization. SUSE Linux Enterprise With hundreds of talented open source Server includes integrated Xen virtualization engineers, Novell contributes heavily to key at no extra cost. Managed by your choice of

open source projects, including the Linux YaST or Novell ZENworks® Virtual Machine kernel, Linux-HA (High Availability Linux, Management, Xen supports bidirectional including Heartbeat 2), Xen*, GCC, YaST, virtualization with Microsoft* Hyper-V,

Mono®, Samba, the GNOME and KDE Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2, Windows

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Server 2003 R2 and Windows Server 2008. services, ranging from antivirus programs to With this interoperability, you can run SUSE network firewalls. Linux Enterprise Server on Windows Server “Our key processes rely 2008 and Windows Server 2008 on SUSE It provides even more with the inclusion of on our ability to access Linux Enterprise Server—with near-native AppArmor, the enterprise-class application our IT systems 24x7, performance and with full support from security solution. AppArmor protects the securely and with no both Novell and Microsoft. And while typical operating system and its applications from glitches. We adopted servers run at less than 20 percent utilization, attacks, malicious applications and viruses. SUSE Linux Enterprise Xen virtualization allows you to increase Its advanced toolset largely automates the Server as the platform utilization to 50 percent or more, getting development of program-specific security, for our core applications, far more value from your IT investments requiring no new IT expertise. So whether messaging and intranet without having to purchase an expensive, an attack originates internally or externally, services. SUSE Linux proprietary virtualization solution. and whether vulnerabilities are known or Enterprise Server Heterogeneous systems management. unknown, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server with promises high reliability The use of WS-Management standards AppArmor provides a simple way to ensure and availability, and the provides the interoperability you need to server integrity, reduce administration costs product truly delivers on manage mixed environments of SUSE and prevent downtime-related business losses. these promises—we have Linux Enterprise Server and Windows. not had a single second UNIX systems are much more difficult to High Availability and Clustering of downtime on the manage with Windows in a heterogeneous Linux platform.” SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is designed environment—and UNIX doesn’t support for mission-critical use and minimal down- bidirectional virtualization with Windows. Antti Nummiranta time. With its high availability features, your IT Directory/identity federation. You will IT Director administrators can rely on Hotplug services; Finland Ministry of Defence benefit from improved identity interoperability change hard disks, processors, and other and improved access control between devices at runtime; and use the administra- Microsoft and Novell products and IT Read more at: tion console to configure clustered-server resources managed with either Novell www.novell.com/news/ deployments. eDirectory™ or Microsoft Active Directory*. press/finlands_ministry_ Your authorized users can seamlessly of_defence_taps_novell_ SUSE Linux Enterprise Server also includes a access Web-based systems, whether their for_move_to_linux robust High Availability Storage Infrastructure. user accounts principally reside in Novell Traditionally, organizations’ need for data- eDirectory or Microsoft Active Directory. ______storage management solutions to ensure Committed partnership. The Technical business continuity was met by proprietary 6 See: www.novell.com/ Cooperation Agreement6 between Novell linux2/microsoft/ and technologies that came at a high price. Today, and Microsoft ensures that SUSE Linux www.moreinterop.com/ SUSE Linux Enterprise Server addresses Enterprise Server and Windows solutions enterprise storage requirements at no will work well together today and in the additional cost. future. The agreement includes full support for Windows virtualized on SUSE Linux SUSE Linux Enterprise Server binds multi- Enterprise Server and vice versa. node failover (Heartbeat 2) with a clustered file system (Oracle Cluster File System 2, Integrated Security or OCFS2) and a “cluster aware” volume Today’s enterprises are expected to be 24x7 manager (Enterprise Volume Management operations. Maximizing uptime can mean System, or EVMS). Together, these integrated the difference between winning and losing components enable you to support business- business. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server critical workloads previously reserved for greatly improves the probability that your traditional UNIX and mainframe systems. systems will remain up and running, by Without this solution, you would have to providing a multitude of security-related purchase a number of expensive proprietary

p. 9 components, and then integrate them servers by migrating disparate workloads in such a way as to prevent conflicting onto virtual machines, redeploying the liberat- “We are saving hundreds administration operations from affecting ed server resources to other projects. of thousands, if not shared storage. millions, of euros on Novell has further increased its virtualization license fees—both at the The High Availability Storage Infrastructure advantage over other vendors by supporting development stage and has also been validated by SAP LinuxLabs as an unlimited number of guest operating when the systems are in a multinode high availability solution for SAP systems at no extra charge. And there’s operation. SUSE Linux applications. In other words, it’s a proven, no requirement for the guest operating Enterprise Server offers robust, enterprise-class solution that offers systems to match the underlying operating the same enterprise-class tremendous value without adding any cost— system—unlike competing solutions. You stability and performance something that no UNIX vendor or competing get unmatched flexibility in addition to new as other UNIX derivatives, Linux vendor can provide. opportunities for server consolidation and but at lower cost of cost reduction. ownership. No air traffic SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is the only control center can afford enterprise-class Linux server to: Simplified Administration to have system failures, Novell delivers the best Linux system however high the peak Ship a fully integrated, multinode, management capabilities on the market, traffic becomes. Therefore high availability solution at no extra integrating unique management tools that our requirements for cost. Heartbeat v2 is part of SUSE Linux drive down your cost to deploy, update and production and develop- Enterprise Server and supports up to manage Linux throughout its lifecycle and ment systems focus 16 nodes simultaneously (tested case). address the challenges emerging in today’s particularly on the stability Allow the integrated cluster software data center: and performance of to be easily installed and configured, the operating system. using the YaST setup tool. YaST, the administration, configuration SUSE Linux Enterprise Provide cluster-aware multipath fault and deployment tool integrated in the SUSE Server meets our tolerance for a wide variety of industry- Linux Enterprise platform, is used to config- demanding requirements standard storage subsystems. ure every aspect of the system. If you are for both aspects.” Run Oracle Real Application Clusters adding users or configuring applications— (RAC) out of the box, with no need to such as DNS, Apache Web servers, Ralf Heidger update the OCFS2 file system—a capa- Samba fileshares, or Xen virtual servers— Head of SH/T, bility no other vendor can provide. PHOENIX Development YaST is there to help. Because YaST is an Offer a proven high-availability stack for DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH open source solution, many third-party (German Air Traffic Control) SAP applications that has been validated companies have also provided YaST by SAP LinuxLabs. “plug-ins” so that you can easily administer Read the whole story at: their applications within YaST. For example, Virtualization www.novell.com/success/ SUSE Linux Enterprise Server ships with dfs.html SUSE Linux Enterprise Server was the first YaST plug-ins for both SAP and Oracle enterprise-class Linux distribution to support applications and databases. And if you’re Xen 3—the open source standard for virtuali- familiar with UNIX management, you’ll be zation services—on x86-based architectures. right at home with the excellent usability Virtualization on commodity hardware means of YaST—including its graphical tools for that you can improve server utilization by single server management as well as its text increasing the number of applications a console interface for remote accessibility. server runs and leveraging excess data AutoYaST is an extension to YaST that center capacity at peak times, a technique automates installation to a large number of also called utility computing or “on-demand” machines. AutoYaST saves a tremendous computing. You can also free up physical amount of time because installations can

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be performed in parallel and without user management solutions. These solutions— intervention. combined with an integrated service-oriented SUSE Linux Enterprise Server seamlessly architecture (SOA) environment—can help “The key benefit of integrates with Novell Customer Center you rapidly expand your use of Linux into running the same so that customers and partners can easily complex business applications. operating system on all manage their subscriptions and support our machines is that it entitlements. This approach ensures Comprehensive Support Ecosystem enables us to realize cost uninterrupted access to software updates savings, not just in terms Linux gives you the technology advantage, and security patches. of software licensing, and choosing Novell as your vendor gives you SUSE Linux Enterprise Server has adopted but hardware, too. SUSE the business advantage. In fact, 80 percent of the common information management (CIM) Linux Enterprise gives us Fortune 500 companies are Novell customers. open standard as a vendor-independent complete independence With Novell, you have an entire ecosystem in our choice of hardware framework for systems management. of services focused on your success. Novell vendor, so we can This allows other CIM-enabled systems and our partners provide high-value, low-risk always buy the best- management solutions to easily work with services for Linux today, giving you an edge value machines at any SUSE Linux Enterprise Server systems. over competitors: And with the latest Service Packs for SUSE given time. What’s more, Linux offers very high Linux Enterprise Server, Novell has added Technical services and support. Novell performance on standard even more CIM providers and management and our partners have the Linux expertise to x86 processor technology, user interfaces to improve systems man- provide you with the confidence and peace so we do not need to agement capabilities and interoperability— of mind that, should technical issues arise, invest in more expensive further extending its market-leading position you are being assisted by the industry’s proprietary chipsets.” in the adoption and promotion of open finest. Novell experts are standing by to source CIM management. provide you with the support you need, As enterprise networks grow, Novell Norbert Diehl when you need it—online, on the phone Head of IT ZENworks Linux Management can be used or on site. Novell is the only Linux vendor MTU Aero Engines to augment the YaST tools and provide to receive Support Center Practice (SCP) centralized control of any Linux system Certification, an internationally recognized Read the whole story at: in the enterprise. Novell ZENworks Linux standard developed by the Service and www.novell.com/success/ Management can provide imaging, remote Support Professionals Association and a mtu.html control, inventory and software manage- consortium of IT firms. VARBusiness Report ment—efficiently managing systems and Card ranked Novell as number one in lowering IT costs. server operating system support, primarily PlateSpin® Orchestrate provides advanced because Novell Technical Support meets virtualization management capabilities. more than 99 percent of its service-level The product allows you to manage a agreements and 65 percent of all calls are group of physical servers—including Linux, resolved within five minutes. The award- UNIX and Windows—and virtual machines winning Novell support team has global in a heterogeneous data center. PlateSpin reach and a proven track record of excel- Orchestrate VM Client is a management lence, including 11 major global support interface that you can use to manage the centers, with hundreds of Linux-trained lifecycle of virtual machines in your enter- engineers in every region of the world, prise, including creating, starting, stopping, providing 24x7x365 availability and the migrating and deleting virtual machines. highest levels of responsiveness. Business and IT consulting. Novell

Novell is also the only Linux vendor with Consulting® is a team of highly skilled an array of advanced networking services professionals worldwide, each with a and cross-platform identity and access mission to ensure you get the maximum

p. 11 value from your Novell investment. With Making the Move: Low Costs, expertise in Solaris, SCO UNIX, AIX, and Limitless Possibilities “The Novell team behind HP/UX, Novell Consulting offers a range Linux saves you money, but it does more SUSE Linux Enterprise of world-class implementation services. than that: it opens exciting new opportunities has a strong focus on Novell Consulting is dedicated to helping for growth. With the money you save on UNIX stability and security, you minimize implementation time, reduce systems, you can explore strategic initiatives, making the platform risk and enjoy rock-solid performance. fund critical research, or entice talented IT extremely well-suited to Our consulting and systems integration personnel. When you choose SUSE Linux the business environment. partners also deliver proven Linux imple- Enterprise Server from Novell, you get the It is reassuring for us and mentation and migration services, offering best-engineered Linux from a vendor that for our customers that you additional choice. can deliver a global ecosystem to support it. Novell ships SUSE Linux Training and certification. Novell Training You can deploy SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Enterprise Server with Services prepares you and your technical on servers that suit your budget. It doesn’t a seven-year warranty. staff with the education and expertise matter if you’re running commodity “white And with SUSE Linux needed to take advantage of the growing boxes,” blades, racks, clusters or mainframes. Enterprise, we can business and career opportunities promised SUSE Linux Enterprise Server supports complete patches and by the increasing adoption of Linux in the your choice. upgrades in minutes, enterprise. In addition to the internal training not the hours typically organization, Novell has more than 900 When you choose Novell, you get: required by other commercial and academic training partners operating systems.” worldwide, who are all ready to offer the The most robust, scalable and powerful latest education on SUSE Linux Enterprise Linux platform on the market Jan Aril Sigvartsen to every level of your organization, from CEO A data center solution that fits seamlessly WebDeal beginners to experts. From customized into your existing environment training to certification, advanced instruction Value-added software that simplifies and events, Novell Training Services delivers deployment and management of your Read the whole story at: the full spectrum of training elements that Linux infrastructure www.novell.com/success/ contribute to your continued success. A broad selection of open and closed webdeal.html Extensive partner network. Novell has source software optimized to run on a a broad technology partner network with Linux platform more than 1,300 members who can help Technical support available 24x7x365 you to deploy and manage SUSE Linux from hundreds of Linux-trained support Enterprise Server, no matter the size of technicians worldwide your organization. A consulting organization to support you Certified hardware and software. from design through implementation Certifications for an operating system Training that can bring your IT staff up to are essential for productive and secure speed on the latest technologies operation. Only the complete certification Thousands of partners who deliver the of a solution stack—that is, integrated hardware and software solutions you need certifications for hardware, operating systems and software—creates the type Moving your infrastructure services, enter- of data center security needed to run prise applications, and essential databases centralized applications. to Linux is now a clear and proven choice.

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