Welcome to the Data Center Community
Membership has Privileges
Data Center
How does SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 1 help Novell’s partners?
Provide Mission-Critical Services to Your Customers on Physical, Virtual, or Cloud Platforms
On 19 May, Novell announced the upcoming availability of SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 1. So, as a Novell partner, how does this new release help your business? How can you drive increased revenue and profit with this new release?
Submitted by: rwiltbank on Wed. 05.19.2010
Filed Under:
Solution Provider, Data Center
Sales Training Kits Now Available!
Three new Sales Training Kits are now available. Sales Training Kits make it easy for a Novell partner to hold a Lunch and Learn or similar face-to-face training event. Topics currently available are Essentials of Enterprise Compliance for SAP, Introduction to PlateSpin Migrate and Configuration Management Essentials.
Submitted by: abradl on Mon. 05.17.2010
Filed Under:
Solution Provider, Identity and Security, End-User Computing, Data Center
A Message to Partners from John Dragoon about Intelligent Workload Management
View a video message from John Dragoon, Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer and Channel Chief, about how Intelligent Workload Management helps partners solve their customers' business problems.
Submitted by: partnerguys on Tue. 05.11.2010
Filed Under:
Solution Provider, Identity and Security, Technology Partners, End-User Computing, Data Center
Dragoon on Intelligent Workload Management
John Dragoon, Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer and Channel Chief, sits down with The VAR Guy and chats about the Intelligent Workload Management market and Novell's strategy to lead in this emerging market
Submitted by: partnerguys on Mon. 05.10.2010
Filed Under:
Solution Provider, Identity and Security, Technology Partners, Data Center
Novel Uses for Novell BSM
BSM is traditionally seen as a purely infrastructure to business play, but it can be so much more!
Submitted by: jgolan on Wed. 05.05.2010
Filed Under:
Cool Solutions, Solution Provider, Technology Partners, Cool Blogs: Official Novell Bloggers, Data Center
Topic: Business Service Management, Partner Enablement
Product: Business Service Management
IT Silos to Services! Business Service Management
Have you ever wondered just what is Business Service Management? The BSM Bloggers will blog here on a variety of themes within the broader BSM topic from technology, to best practices, tips and tricks and market trends. Let's start by just saying it is about moving from technology silo's to services. How many of you have seen a server go "red" and immediately looked at the phone and determined priority of the incident by how fast the phone rang and on how many lines? It's ok to admit it....I have!
Submitted by: mhudnall on Fri. 04.30.2010
Filed Under:
Cool Solutions, Solution Provider, Technology Partners, Cool Blogs: Official Novell Bloggers, Data Center
Topic: Business Service Management, IT Management
Product: Business Service Management
Field Memo: BorderManager and SuperLumin SalesTalk
Sophia Germanides, Novell Product Marketing Manager, and Hashem Ebrahimi, Principal and Senior Engineer of SuperLumin Networks, fill in Randal and Erin on the recent announcement concerning Novell BorderManager and SuperLumin 4.0 Proxy Cache.
Read more for the link to this resource.
Submitted by: rbartsch on Thu. 04.29.2010
Filed Under:
Solution Provider, Identity and Security, Technology Partners, End-User Computing, Data Center
Topic: Partner Enablement, Partners
Product: BorderManager
We need to talk about your TPS reports
My wife is a high school math teacher. She has a really hard time understanding what it is that I do for a living; Most of the time I simply tell her that I’m a businessman. Sometimes she tries to take the time to understand my job a little bit better. Those days are when we watch Office Space...
Submitted by: jasondea on Wed. 04.28.2010
Filed Under:
Cool Solutions, Cool Blogs: Official Novell Bloggers, Data Center, PlateSpin Cool Solutions
Topic: Disaster Recovery, Virtualization
Product: PlateSpin, PlateSpin Forge
Partner Spotlight: IBM
IBM leverages SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and the SUSE Appliance Program for appliance initiatives across multiple IBM brands
Submitted by: rholder on Tue. 04.27.2010
Filed Under:
Solution Provider, Technology Partners, Data Center
Dragoon on the Top Ten Rules for a Successful Channel Playbook
An interesting look and self-assessment on Novell by John Dragoon, Novell CMO and Channel Chief. In his blog, John examines an article from Scott Campbell of Channel Web on the top 10 rules for a successful Channel Playbook and how Novell measures up.
Submitted by: partnerguys on Tue. 04.13.2010
Filed Under:
Solution Provider, Identity and Security, Technology Partners, Data Center
Proteja os servidores críticos para os negócios de sua empresa gastando menos. (Portuguese)
O custo elevado das soluções de alta disponibilidade impede que você proteja adequadamente todas as cargas de trabalho executadas em seu data center?
Submitted by: malmeida on Sat. 03.06.2010
Filed Under:
Cool Solutions, Solution Provider, Identity and Security, Bid Management, Technology Partners, End-User Computing, Data Center, PlateSpin Cool Solutions
Running and Managing Virtual Appliances
Virtual appliances can make life a whole lot easier for IT managers. Listen to the panel discussing how enterprises are adopting virtual appliances in production environments.
Submitted by: epadula on Fri. 02.26.2010
Filed Under:
Cool Solutions, Solution Provider, Technology Partners, Data Center, SUSE Appliance
Topic: Emerging Technologies, Partners
Product: SUSE Appliance Program, SUSE Appliance Toolkit
BrainShare Special Hands-on Workshop: Install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z on IBM System z
Are you attending BrainShare and looking for some hands-on training for IBM System z? If so, join us for this special workshop to learn how to install and configure SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z. Seats are limited, so sign up today at http://www.novell.com/brainshare. Hint: Look for ELS206 Special Workshop in the session catalog.
Submitted by: kimlorusso on Fri. 02.26.2010
Filed Under:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions, Solution Provider, Technology Partners, Data Center, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z
Product: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z
Identity and Security -- February Webcasts for Partners (replays now available)
Don't miss out on Novell Identity and Security Webcasts packed full of information that will help you drive more business and be more profitable by solving your customers' identity and security challenges.
Submitted by: partnerguys on Wed. 02.17.2010
Filed Under:
Solution Provider, Identity and Security, Data Center
Olympic Fever!
Every four years I become the world's biggest fan of the luge
Submitted by: jasondea on Wed. 02.17.2010
Filed Under:
ZENworks Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions, Data Center, PlateSpin Cool Solutions
Topic: Migration, Monitoring
Product: PlateSpin
End-User Computing Enablement Resources
Attention
- This page is being transitioned to something much better!
- All new sales resources will be posted to End-User Computing Partner Enablement Central.
- This page will remain in place for historical purposes.
Submitted by: partnerguys on Wed. 02.10.2010
Filed Under:
Solution Provider, Identity and Security, Technology Partners, End-User Computing, Data Center
Topic: Partner Enablement, Partners
Product: BorderManager, Conferencing, ConsoleOne, Data Synchronizer, File Management Suite, File Reporter, File System Factory, GroupWise, iFolder, iManager, iPrint, NetWare, NMAS, Novell Client, NWAdmin, Open Enterprise Server, Open Workgroup Suite, Small Business Suite, Storage Manager, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, Vibe, Workgroup, ZENworks, ZENworks Application Virtualization, ZENworks Asset Management, ZENworks Configuration Management, ZENworks Endpoint Security Management, ZENworks for Desktops, ZENworks for Servers, ZENworks Handheld Management , ZENworks Linux Management, ZENworks Network Access Control, ZENworks Patch Management
Novell and VMware join forces with Unified Certification for ISVs
Novell and VMware are making it easier for ISVs to optimize their applications for SUSE Linux Enterprise and VMware ESX
Submitted by: rholder on Fri. 02.05.2010
Filed Under:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Cool Solutions, Solution Provider, Technology Partners, Data Center, SUSE Appliance
Collaboration Schedule/Plan Updates!
What do the next six months look like with regards to Collaboration Products from Novell? When should you expect support packs, major releases and updates? Check out the details...
Submitted by: dlythgoe on Wed. 02.03.2010
Filed Under:
GroupWise Cool Solutions, Collaboration Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions, Solution Provider, Identity and Security, Technology Partners, Cool Blogs: Official Novell Bloggers, End-User Computing, Data Center, Conferencing Cool Solutions, Data Synchronizer Cool Solutions
Topic: Collaboration
Product: Conferencing, GroupWise, Vibe
Virtualization: What is required for life, the universe, and everything?
When a company considers virtualizing some part of its infrastructure what is really wanted to be virtualized? The entire machine? The OS? Software within the OS? What other features are needed? These are some questions I would like to hack out with others so come join in the foray.
Submitted by: aburgemeister on Thu. 01.07.2010
Filed Under:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Cool Solutions, Collaboration Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions, Data Center, PlateSpin Cool Solutions
Topic: Concepts, Linux, Linux Usage, Open Source, Tips for Administrators, Tools and Utilities, UNIX, Virtualization, VMware
Product: Linux, Open Enterprise Server, openSUSE, PlateSpin, SUSE Linux Enterprise 10, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Zmanda Backup Appliance- the first virtual appliance that can backup to a public or private cloud
Virtual Appliance developed with SUSE Studio backs up to public or private cloud.
Submitted by: rholder on Thu. 12.10.2009
Filed Under:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions, Solution Provider, Data Center, Virtualization & Workload Management, Cloud Computing Cool Solutions
Topic: Accelerate












0