SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10

Overview

"We chose SUSE Linux Enterprise because of the flexibility we get from Novell compared to other vendors. Novell worked with us on both the technical and contractual sides and gave us better pricing and support options. We could never invest in such a mission-critical system without the right vendor support."

— Arno Radermacher, Head of IT, Sal. Oppenheim

Your data center should drive business forward—not derail it. It's time for a better choice in enterprise computing, and that's why organizations worldwide are turning to SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server from Novell. This data center powerhouse gives you maximum reliability and security—and a way to cut your infrastructure costs by up to 70 percent. When you choose SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, you choose a data center solution that features:

Integrated Xen virtualization
Total server and application security
Key development tools and software support
Innovative cost-savings measures
Comprehensive systems management

Combined with world-class Novell support and the new Novell Customer Center, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server provides a flexible and scalable Linux system to meet the complex needs of your data center.

Integrated Xen virtualization

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is armed with the Xen hypervisor and integrated management tools to support multiple virtual machines on commodity hardware. These tools give data center administrators new levels of flexibility and agility in their environments at no additional charge. +

Total security for servers and applications

Novell AppArmor® enterprise-class application security included with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server protects the operating system and its applications from the harmful side effects of attacks, malicious applications and viruses. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server also features other essential security capabilities: encryption, a firewall, security-certificate creation and management and user authentication and access control. Whether an attack originates internally or externally, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server with AppArmor keeps you in business by reducing administration costs and preventing downtime. +

Key development tools and software support

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server includes the latest stable releases of key development tools, services and environments for the "Web 2.0" infrastructure. These include Apache Web Server, Perl, Python, PHP, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Ruby, Geronimo, Apache Tomcat and many others. In addition, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server offers out-of-the-box support for more than 1,000 open source applications.

When it comes to commercial application software support, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server has substantial industry backing from leading independent software vendors, including SAP, Oracle, Symantec, VMware, Reuters and BEA. More than 1,300 partners provide nearly 3,000 applications that are certified to run on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, spanning a broad range of horizontal and vertical markets.

Innovative cost-savings measures

With SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, you only pay for your original license and subscription. You can then create and use an unlimited number of virtual servers at no further cost.

With SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, you save on hardware, too. Its proven compatibility with a range of commodity hardware-from blades to clusters and mainframes-simplifies integration and reduces your costs. By switching to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on commodity hardware, some organizations have reduced their infrastructure costs by up to 70 percent.

Comprehensive systems management

Many systems administrators will tell you that installing and configuring a single server is trivial, but it becomes a daunting task when scaled across the enterprise. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 ships with a comprehensive set of administration, configuration and deployment tools that ease the burden of system maintenance and subscription management. +

World-class support from Novell Customer Center

With a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server subscription, you get access to the new Novell Customer Center. This convenient online interface makes it easy for you to manage all your business and technical interactions with Novell. From one location, you can review the status of all your Novell products, subscriptions and services. You can also obtain critical Linux updates and support, which will help you reduce systems-management costs. Novell Customer Center automates registration and renewal notification, so you can easily track licensing and usage in your data center and throughout your entire network. +