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Alliance Partner Quote
"Our cooperation goes beyond Linux to leverage industry-leading technologies from each company to give customers high-value, low-complexity solutions to pressing challenges such as regulatory requirements and optimizing applications in virtualized environments"
"The integrated offering from SAP and Novell furthers our commitment to ensure that our customers have the clarity and confidence required to effectively manage risk across their entire business processes and IT environments. SAP and Novell share a large, joint customer base. Our collaboration in GRC provides them with a significant opportunity to leverage their existing IT investment to deliver greater business value and lower total cost of ownership. This is a key example of the SAP ecosystem at work."
Senior Vice President and General Manager, GRC Solutions, SAP Business Objects Division
SAP and Novell Updates
Our proven relationship with SAP has enabled thousands of customers to gain exciting benefits. Novell has been recognized as an SAP partner who has made significant contributions to SAP's customer-focused ecosystem. Together we help lower the costs of their SAP deployments by using SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server from Novell, the #1 Linux platform for SAP applications. The successful partnership between SAP and Novell has recently been extended across security, compliance, and intelligent workload management, thereby enabling customers to maximize their SAP investment:
- Learn more: SAP/Novell Relationship Brochure (PDF)
- NEW Novell Delivers Business Service Management Solution in support of SAP ITSM Application (March-2011)
- Press release: Novell Introduces Linux Platform Optimized for Use With All SAP Applications (Feb-2011)
- Press release: SAP StreamWork™ Now Available Via Google Apps Marketplace; On-Device Advancements Offer SAP StreamWork on Mobile Devices (Dec-2010)
- Press release: Novell and SAP Collaborate to Optimize Customers' Linux-Based SAP Application Deployments (2010)
- Press release: SAP and Novell expand Global Partnership to help customers deliver confident business and IT Governance, Risk and Compliance programs (2009)
- Novell Wins ERP Executive Best of SAPPHIRE NOW for Excellence in Product Innovation
Novell's SAP Pinnacle Awards recognition:
- In the category "Technology: Co-Innovation for Core Business," recognizing Novell as an SAP partner who has made significant contribution to SAP's customer-focused ecosystem. Novell was honored specifically for work with SAP on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server high availability and virtualization for SAP. (2008)
- Press release: SAP and Novell and deepen relationship to enable customers of all sizes to run, manage and secure mission-critical operations on Linux (2008)
- Press release: SAP and Novell deliver expanded Linux support options for customers (2007)
The Latest from Novell & SAP
"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. Our close collaboration with Novell has resulted in a unique offering which now provides customers with immediate access to an integrated, seamless, one-stop resource support for their Linux operating system and SAP applications deployment."
GVP & GM, Business Intelligence & In-memory Analytics, SAP
News and Updates
- NEW Novell Delivers Business Service Management Solution in support of SAP ITSM Application. Learn more +
- Novell Introduces Linux Platform Optimized for Use With All SAP Applications. Learn more +
- SAP StreamWork™ Now Available Via Google Apps Marketplace; On-Device Advancements Offer SAP StreamWork on Mobile Devices. Learn more +
- Novell and SAP Collaborate to Optimize Customers' Linux-Based SAP Application Deployments - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications simplifies and enhances scalability for high-performance computing. Learn more +
- Novell @ SAP TechEd 2010: INSTANT VALUE, SUSTAINED RESULTS
- Optimize Price Performance - Learn why SUSE Linux Enterprise from Novell is the #1 and preferred Linux for SAP mission critical applications. Visit us at SAP TechEd'10 in Las Vegas, Oct. 18-22. Register today!
Data Center: Optimize Price Performance
Lower infrastructure costs and improve performance by running SAP applications on SUSE Linux Enterprise
Enjoy the benefits of running SAP applications on SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server
- - The #1 Linux platform for SAP applications.
- - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server has more than 75 percent market share, and is the Linux operating system recommended by SAP as a preferred platform:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Priority Support for SAP
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Business All-in-One (PDF)
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server from Novell is optimized for SAP's whole application portfolio
Bolster Security and Assure Compliance
Your business runs on SAP. Make it run more efficiently and securely with an identity, security and compliance infrastructure from Novell. Our industry-leading solutions will help you simplify user management and bolster security for SAP HCM, SAP ERP, SAP Financials, SAP Portal and other SAP and non-SAP applications.
Learn how you can build a trusted, secure and compliant environment that’s integrated, easy-to-manage and SAP certified. + Learn more
- Simplify SAP User Management
- Protect Web-based SAP Applications
- Continuously Monitor User Activity
- Gain Better Insight into Enterprise Risk
- Enjoy the Benefits of SAP-Certified Integration
Additional Resources
SUSE Linux Enterprise
Infonet Nederland B.V
Infonet wanted to upgrade its SAP business management systems, and initially determined that 12 new physical servers would be required. By migrating from Microsoft Windows to SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server, Infonet instead needed to buy only three new servers, and significantly reduced its IT operational costs and administrative workload.
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Wolters Kluwer Italia
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server with Xen virtualisation technology enables Wolters Kluwer Italia to provision and manage virtual Linux servers for SAP rapidly and easily, without requiring continual investment in new hardware.
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Vonpar
Following significant growth in its SAP ERP environment, Vonpar decided to implement a new hardware landscape and migrate from Microsoft Windows to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, using Xen virtualisation to simplify administration while reducing hardware and software licensing costs.
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Peerless Clothing
Peerless Clothing deployed its SAP environment on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, saving at least $700,000 compared to the cost of a UNIX-based solution.
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SAP Community Network
The SAP Community Network was growing fast, from around 250,000 to more than two million registered users across the globe by now. SAP wanted to provide this important community with access to the SAP NetWeaver platform in a stable, reliable Linux environment that would help developers explore the benefits of SAP applications for their own businesses.
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Identity and Security Management
Endress + Hauser
Endress + Hauser integrated Novell Identity Manager with SAP NetWeaver Portal to provide a single point of control for user management - saving time and reducing manual workload.
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Liverpool
Using Novell Identity Manager with SAP HR, leading Mexican retailer Liverpool is consolidating user management for 30,000 users into a single, easy-to-administer point of control, and has all but eliminated previous manual processes.
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Securex
With user numbers for its SAP environment set to rise by 650%, Securex was beginning to find identity management a complex proposition. To manage user accounts more effectively across a variety of systems, the company deployed Novell Identity Manager.
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GaVI
To enhance security and streamline processes, GaVI used Novell Identity Manager and Novell Sentinel to automate user account management and monitor the activity of 22,500 + users.
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UMB Financial Corp.
With SAP as its authoritative source of identity information, UMB Financial provides its retail and commercial customers with single sign-on access to their accounts.
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KME Group
Leveraging their SAP Human Resources investment, KME has centralised and automated its user management processes, freeing up local IT teams from complex, time-consuming manual work.
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