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SUSE is a global leader in innovative, reliable and secure open source solutions for the enterprise. More than 60 % of the Fortune 500 rely on SUSE to power their mission-critical workloads and enable innovation everywhere - from the data center to the cloud to the edge and beyond. We specialize in mission-critical Linux, enterprise container management and edge solutions, working with partners and communities.
For over 20 years, SAP and SUSE have delivered innovative, business-critical solutions on open source platforms that enable organizations to improve their operations and meet their needs. Today, the vast majority of SAP customers run their SAP and SAP S/4HANA environments on SUSE. SUSE, a Platinum Partner of SAP, offers the following Endorsed Apps for SAP software: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications.
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Security for the SAP landscape
The NIS2 Directive and the Cyber Resilience Act are the responses
to the increasing number of cyberattacks. It is helpful here,
to rely on the BSI-certified Suse Linux platform for SAP.
From the Core to the Edge
Security is a fundamental requirement for all users and enterprises deploying cloud native workloads. Updates in legacy solutions are now designed to guarantee this.
Accelerated, secure cloud migrations
For S/4 HANA public cloud migrations, long-time SAP partner SUSE supports customers with much more than a best-in-class operating system platform. This can ensure an accelerated and secured cloud transition as well as robust cloud operations management.
S/4 High Availability in the Hybrid Cloud
With seven steps, the Suse technology blueprint ensures the high availability of the S/4 Hana transformation to the hybrid cloud.
SAP in the Hybrid Cloud with SUSE
Numerous customers usually prefer hybrid cloud operation for SAP S/4HANA deployment. This requires software support that covers a comprehensive technology stack and supports sophisticated SAP Landscape Lifecycle Management.
Deployment Automation for Hybrid Cloud Use
Many S/4 on-premises customers are increasingly turning to public cloud services. While infrastructure services for an SAP environment are quickly booked, setting it up and running it requires sophisticated software.
Top Topic S/4 Migration
As a close SAP companion, SUSE is once again part of this year's SAPHIRE NOW. A top topic: the migration from SAP ERP ECC to SAP S/4HANA with SUSE solutions.
Linux Premium Certification as SAP Endorsed App
Suse now offers an Endorsed App for SAP software: Suse Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications. What this premium certification is all about.
Kubernetes containers drive digitization
The acquisition of Kubernetes container management specialist Rancher Labs creates new opportunities for Suse customers to drive digitization based on Kubernetes.
Ready for hybrid cloud use
With SAP's recent announcement that it will align its entire solution portfolio even more strongly in the direction of the cloud, the further deployment of S/4 Hana in the Hybrid Cloud operating variant is preordained.
Linux management and beyond
The use of Hana continues to progress briskly. And with it, for many SAP user companies, the use of Linux as an operating system platform. The use of system management software plays a central role in this.
Additional Linux boost
The transformation from ERP/ECC to S/4 Hana is still the main topic in the SAP community. However, it is worth taking a look at the midmarket solution SAP Business One on Hana.
Fresh Linux waymark
Suse Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications version 15 SP2 has arrived and features numerous innovations for both on-premises and cloud use as a fresh Linux way brand.
Downtimes implode
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Be it planned or unplanned downtimes - companies have to deal with system availability. Technologies or infrastructure components can support the goal of "near-zero downtime" and thus achieve better SAP utilization for the business.
SAP in the Public Cloud with Suse
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Similar to on-premise, Suse solutions for SAP are now among the recommended and preferred partner systems for SAP deployment in the public cloud environment. A spotlight on Suse for SAP solutions that can be obtained via the authoritative "SAP public cloud service providers".
Linux topics and virtual customer events
Sapphire Now Converge and Susecon Digital 2020 were held virtually on the net as customer events due to corona. Current Linux topics were not neglected.
Suse's Recipe Books For Hana-Linux Clusters
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While some customers remain skeptical, there is mounting evidence that SAP Hana-Linux clusters simplify operations and accelerate digital transformation.
Hana Linux clusters are in vogue
There are augurs who are critical of an implementation and operation of Hana Linux clusters. Much depends on a provided advantageous "know how".
One Linux platform usage in view
What are the benefits of a One Linux platform deployment? The benefits are many and range all the way to cost savings, as a number of companies can attest.
T-Systems and Suse: Push for Hana Linux deployment
A look at a special partnership that has succeeded in delivering the same reliability with Hana on Linux as in the traditional database environment.
Linux is also part of SAP Data Intelligence
With SAP Data Intelligence, the Walldorf-based software group enriches the SAP Data Hub solution in a beneficial and sustainable way. Kubernetes is in place - and Linux is also in use.
Tailwind for containerization
Containerization with Kubernetes is making its way into the SAP environment. After the success of SAP Data Hub, it is now Hana's turn. Linux and thus also Suse are right at the forefront.
Linux package also provides HA functionality
If the SAP infrastructure or components of it do not function properly or no longer function at all, processes supported with SAP are also at risk. A practical Linux package also includes high-availability functionality.
Linux bonus pack makes SAP Hana mover happy
Discussions about whether Linux-only is the right way to go with SAP Hana deployment are more or less over. Regardless of which Any DB Hana move it is. Customers benefit from a Linux bonus pack.
Existence care for the Linux Hana use
Tuning or optimizing SAP systems is a kind of existential care, so that everything runs as it should. It's good that there are helpers in the form of tools.
Containerization: force multiplier to increase business value
Container technologies such as Kubernetes are also becoming increasingly important for SAP user companies. One area of use is the innovative SAP solution SAP Data Hub, where SUSE CaaS Platform-along with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) Micro OS as an open source solution-is a core element of the SAP system solution. Containerization increases business value.
Hana on Azure and Linux on Azure
Companies are increasingly turning to SAP Hana or S/4 on Microsoft Azure as part of their hybrid cloud strategy. And with it, Linux on Azure deployment - a successful collaboration between Microsoft and Suse.
Linux and Kubernetes underpin the Intelligent Enterprise
"The Intelligent Enterprise" has arrived at SAP user companies. Intelligent Infrastructures" are needed to implement it. Linux and Kubernetes are the cornerstones.
Hana Large Instances and Linux on Azure
On-prem here, public cloud there. Unthinkable a few years ago, more and more SAP customers are now turning to hybrid and multi-cloud computing. Linux also supports SAP Hana Large Instances on Microsoft Azure.
Advantageous multiple use
In SAP infrastructures, Linux as the operating system platform and other open source technologies act as core elements. Both for cloud and on-prem use. This makes them ready for the hybrid multicloud era.
Hybrid SAP Cloud Computing ready
More and more SAP customers have their sights firmly set on hybrid and multicloud computing. Linux serves as the foundation - also in conjunction with container technologies such as Kubernetes.
Automated SAP infrastructure deployment
Sophisticated Linux platform management boosts SAP Hana deployment. Prerequisite: a functionally broad system management software that also supports the automation of an SAP infrastructure deployment.
Linux and Hana/Persistent Memory in the Data Center
The innovative collaboration between SAP, Intel and Suse marks a new milestone with the use of Persistent Memory in Hana deployment together with Linux in data centers.
Happy Birthday SAP Linux Lab!
This year, the SAP Linux Lab celebrates its 20th anniversary. Suse has been on board from the very beginning. Highlights of the two decades.
Linux acts as a tried and tested bridge builder
Linux is becoming increasingly important for Hana or SAP S/4 Hana as well as for data center transition and cloud computing.
Linux: A cornerstone for Software Defined Infrastructure
Beyond Hana or S/4 Hana: In the data center transition towards Software Defined Infrastructure, Linux and other open source solutions are important cornerstones.
Made for hybrid cloud deployment
In the context of hybrid cloud scenarios, it is advantageous to use components that ensure technology consistency. With Suse Linux Enterprise for SAP, deployments and transitions of SAP applications are supported both on-premise and off-premise.
Linux does not stop at the entire middle class
The combination of SAP Hana and Linux is steadily expanding in the broad SME sector. This also applies to smaller companies, which are classified as Small Medium Enterprises (SME).
SLES 15 for SAP Applications: Bridge Builder and More
SAP Hana and Linux have long since become a successful tandem. Now Suse Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) for SAP Applications 15 is here. With innovative multimodal functionality and enhancements for Hana deployment.
Hana, Linux and Blockchain
It makes perfect sense to rely on blockchain for dedicated business processes. SAP supports companies from various industries with blockchain services. Hana and Linux are quasi blockchain-compatible.
Technology innovations for good reasons
Linux quickly established itself among SAP's existing customers. After all, Hana requires the use of Linux. The use of other innovations in the infrastructure is already taking hold.
SAP Data Hub, Linux and Container as a Service (CaaS)
SAP Data Hub focuses on data management, data integration and data orchestration. The solution is underpinned on the infrastructure side with Linux, but also with the latest container technology.
Live/online patching in Linux Enterprise deployment
Live or online patching of the Linux kernel in the enterprise environment is already a reality - without typical system stop-and-go scenarios. Sophisticated management software acts as an additional benefit provider.
Spectre, Meltdown and Hana
Commonly known as "Spectre" and "Meltdown", the family of security vulnerabilities in main processors can justifiably be described as the most serious break in the development of IT in the past 50 years.
How Linux underpins the large-scale deployment of S/4 Hana
More and more large and very large companies are moving to S/4 Hana. To what extent does Suse Linux SLES for SAP support this group of SAP users with their large, complex SAP systems?
Hana and Linux go together
Many existing SAP customers are completing or initiating the Hana or S/4 Hana transition this year - which also means using Linux in the future. An assessment of the current situation.
HA and DR in SAP Hana Linux Deployment
SAP customers who have always relied on High Availability and Disaster Recovery will not want to do without them when it comes to Hana or Hana-based solutions. A look behind the scenes at how HA/DR utilization works.
Digitization: The technologies are there - why not use them?
There is a certain amount of catching up to do for SAP users when it comes to digitization. The new DSAG survey brought this to light. Infrastructure innovation for this - standards based on open source - is available. You just have to use them.
Hana and Linux on Power: From Big to Little Endian
With the availability of Hana 2.0 and Suse Linux SLES for SAP 12 on Hana-on-Power (HoP) systems, byte order processing has been changed from Big to Little Endian. What this means.
SLES for SAP Applications recommended for Hana 2.0
Hana 2.0 represents a whole series of further developments or changes. Also regarding the usage as well as the support matrix of Suse Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications.
Legal cornerstones
The move to Hana and Hana-based SAP solutions like S/4 means a switch to Linux and open source - Suse: SLES for SAP Applications, Suse OpenStack Cloud and SAP Suse-Co Development Cloud Foundry.
DevOps not only for the SAP Cloud Platform
At SAP Cloud Platform, the DevOps model for application development and deployment is a fact. Linux plays just as important a role here as OpenStack and Cloud Foundry, and recently also the virtualization topic of containers.
SAP/SLES for SAP and public cloud: Amazon, Microsoft and Google step on the gas
If you want, you can obtain Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) services, such as Hana in combination with Suse SLES for SAP Applications, from three public cloud industry heavyweights or cloud platforms: Amazon/AWS, Microsoft/Azure, and Google/GCP.
In addition to Suse Linux and OpenStack: Software Defined Storage for Hana
SAP data centers are increasingly transforming into software-defined data centers. In addition to Linux, OpenStack, and Suse Manager, Suse is now working with partners to provide the Ceph-based SDS solution Suse Enterprise Storage for Hana deployment.
Looking back and forward - Suse celebrates 25th anniversary
Suse has played a decisive role in shaping Linux penetration in IT enterprise deployment. In the SAP environment in particular. This year, open source pioneer Suse celebrates its 25th anniversary. A look back and forward.
Suse with Linux, OpenStack and Cloud Foundry
SAP cloud usage is continuously increasing. On the infrastructure side, Linux, OpenStack and Cloud Foundry play key roles in the SAP cloud architecture.
SLES for SAP Applications 12: New anchor point for SAP Linux usage
With SLES for SAP Applications 12, Suse opens another chapter in SAP Linux usage. New features optimize mission-critical SAP deployment.
Suse underpins HCP strategy with OpenStack Cloud 7
4,000 customers and 500 SAP partners are already using the Hana Cloud Platform (HCP). The basis here is Linux, OpenStack (IaaS) and Cloud Foundry (PaaS). Suse underpins the HCP strategy with the OpenStack cloud solution in the new version 7.
HCP: Linux, OpenStack and Cloud Foundry are set
The Hana Cloud Platform (HCP) is moving more and more into the spotlight. Linux, OpenStack (IaaS), Cloud Foundry (PaaS) and also Hadoop play a weighty role in the HCP. SAP and Suse ensure the connectivity of PaaS and IaaS.
When Suse invented enterprise Linux
Linux turns 25, Suse congratulates. For 24 years, the chameleon has been driving Linux forward; 16 years ago, Suse was the first to carry Linux into the corporate world. A look back at Linux labs and the first time in the mainstream.
Easily leverage Hana HA cluster functionality
IT managers cannot avoid using cluster management software to secure Hana High Availability (HA). The automation provided increases SLAs, and also simplifies cluster usage in general.
Paradigm shift in patching
Is it possible that the entire IT system comes to a standstill when security patches are applied and that important business-critical applications cannot be used for a while? A plea for the use of new patching concepts.
Open source gives digitization a leg up
A DSAG study has revealed that digital transformation is an absolute top priority for the majority of SAP customers. For good reasons, open source solutions - and Linux in particular - play an important role in digitization projects.
Search and use of add-on solutions made easy
Who knows exactly which add-on or supplementary solutions for Hana deployment are available from whom and what they offer? Suse Connect can help.
Closely connected
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With Connect Framework, Suse Linux Enterprise for SAP Applications once again proves itself as the de facto standard for HA and DR with Hana. The real-time monitoring solution Datavard CanaryCode ensures that disaster recovery is available in case of emergency. Now there is Suse-Datavard integration.
Open source: a cornerstone of digitization
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User companies are being urged to open a new chapter in the use of SAP with the digital transformation. The use of Hana and S/4 Hana as the "digital core" is the mainstream. Also on the change agenda: new or different IT infrastructure technologies and provider models. They are supported by Suse with several suitable open source solutions.
Simplified Operations
One question always comes up during discussions: What concrete support is offered for Hana deployment in terms of simplified operations? The answer: plenty from the Linux side.
High Hana performance - Optimum performance
In order to make the use of Hana worthwhile, it is evident that a constantly high performance is provided. Those who rely on Suse receive performance-enhancing features free of charge.
Hana Data Center and Zero Downtimes
With Hana, two questions are at the top of the agenda for IT infrastructure and operations managers: How can downtimes be minimized and how can optimal high-availability and disaster recovery scenarios be mapped in Hana deployments?
PaaS industry standard Cloud Foundry
SAP Platform as a Service (PaaS) usage based on HCP (Hana Cloud Platform) is growing vehemently. As members of the Cloud Foundry Foundation, SAP and Suse are jointly pushing the coupling of PaaS and IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service).
Innovation from the Software Defined Data Center
A large proportion of German companies see digitization as an opportunity. A dynamic data center is the key to success: With a Software Defined Data Center and DevOps, IT becomes the driver of innovation.
SLES inside SAP
SAP has created facts about Linux internally. The company relies on the Suse Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) operating system platform for the provision of server workloads in its data centers. Hana Enterprise Cloud Service included.
SAP Open Source Innovator
New business cases and expanded SAP application options are fueling Hana and S/4 usage. This requires changes in SAP IT infrastructures and operating models. With SLES, Suse OpenStack Cloud and Suse Manager, Suse supports mission-critical Hana and S/4 deployments.
OS Infrastructure: Monitoring and Administration for Hana
Administration, management and control of IT landscapes and individual components have always been part of system or enterprise management. Mounting or administration is firmly anchored in the Hana Data Center Readiness topic stack. A focus on this from the OS infrastructure perspective.
Benefactors
The recently released SLES 11 SP 3 for SAP Applications provides users with a number of innovations - including Hana-centric features. The following is an overview of the most important new Linux operating system platform features.
Mainstream
Enterprise computing without open source is like a fish without water. In SAP deployment, Linux has established itself as the operating system platform. And as a cloud platform, Openstack is considered mainstream. But what is Openstack all about? Why is Suse pushing the spread of Openstack for enterprise computing? And: How should Openstack be seen in the context of SAP?
Closely interlocked
If you look at the top topic list of various market watchers, Big Data and Cloud Computing are right at the top. What is important in the implementation of big data and cloud in the SAP environment from an infrastructure perspective? What fits together and how? What role do Suse Cloud, Hana and Hadoop play?
Cloud solid foundation
With the Hana Enterprise Cloud Announcement at the beginning of May, SAP continues to consistently implement its cloud strategy and at the same time accelerates Hana penetration. Suse underpins the SAP Hana Enterprise Cloud with a sophisticated platform in which several components come into play.
Problem solver layer model
In the case of a Unix-Linux migration and a one-to-one transfer of the Unix-SAP architecture, the database licensing costs can explode due to the high number of Intel cores. This can be countered by using a layer model.
Looking back and further ahead
SAP Cloud Computing hits the ground running. Did you know that the SAP Cloud Enabler LVM is historically derived from the Adaptive Computing Controller, ACC for short - whose initial implementation took place on Suse Linux at the turn of the millennium? It's worth taking a look back to sharpen your view ahead.
Hand in hand - and far ahead
Presumably, Hana diffusion is happening faster than many had thought. In the BW environment, it is almost common practice to replace classic systems with Hana. Suse is helping to underpin the success of SAP in-memory technology as a kind of SAP application completer.
Tight chains broken
Those who use Business Suite solutions - or the All-in-One midmarket solutions based on them - have always had freedom of choice when it comes to the operating system platform. For some time now, this option has also been available to Business One users. Thanks to SAP Hana, they can now enjoy the benefits of Linux.
