Robert Schweikert, Author at SUSE Communities

February 2, 2018 7:24 pm

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Create Your Own SLES On-Demand Images for GCE

Use cases exist where it may not be desirable to start a deployment "from scratch" with a newly deployed on-demand instance from a SUSE released SUSE Linux Enterprise Server image. However, if you are on the fence and your primary concern is uncertainty about achieving an equivalent system when starting from scratch then Machinery […]

Tags: SLES on GCE

Categories: Cloud Computing, Server, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications, SUSE News

By: Robert Schweikert

January 10, 2018 10:49 pm

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A day long to be remembered 2018-01-03

When I wrote this it was Janurary 9, 2018 which was supposed to be the day of a major earthquake in the computing world. However, due to various circumstances this all happened on January 3rd, 2018 at 2 PM PST and the aftershocks as well as the queasy feelings that come along with such an […]

By: Robert Schweikert

January 26, 2017 3:21 pm

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Rocking January for SAP users in AWS EC2 and Azure

Drum-roll please, announcing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 and SP2 For SAP Applications available as on demand in Azure. Hurrah :) .We've had Bring Your Own Subscription (BYOS) images available for some time and now you can also enjoy the benefits of SLES For SAP in an on demand format. For those looking for […]

Tags: AWS, Azure, SLES on EC2

Categories: Announcements, Cloud Computing, Server, SLES on Azure, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications, Technical Solutions

By: Robert Schweikert

May 4, 2016 7:13 am

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New Features for AWS Image Uploading

A while back we introduced utilities to help with image management in AWS EC2. Especially uploading a custom image is not necessarily something you'd do in a minute on the spur of the moment and thus the ec2uploadimg can come in handy. Some people agree and have picked up the tool only to find that […]

Tags: SLES on AWS EC2

Categories: Cloud Computing, Expert Views, Free Tools

By: Robert Schweikert

March 18, 2016 2:27 pm

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Potential update interruptions for SLES instances in Azure between March 25 and March 27, 2016

Starting Friday March 25, 2016 Azure will enter a 2 day rolling maintenance period that might effect the availability of updates, i.e. "zypper up" may fail, for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 and 11 (and all service packs) on demand running instances and may effect the automatic registration of newly launched on demand […]

Tags: Supported, Updates

Categories: Announcements, Expert Views, SLES on Azure, Technical Solutions

By: Robert Schweikert

January 13, 2016 2:45 pm

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Upgrading your running on demand instances in the Public Cloud

On December 15, 2015 was First Customer Ship (FCS) date for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 and images were published in AWS EC2, Google Compute Engine and Microsoft Azure. With this release the transition phase for SLES 12 images/instances has started. One of the features of SLES 12 SP1 is that it provides […]

Tags: SLES on Amazon EC2, SLES on GCE

Categories: Cloud Computing, Server, SLES on Azure, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Technical Solutions

By: Robert Schweikert

October 14, 2015 2:03 pm

21,332 views

Riddle me this…

What is the complete name of the current image of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 in Google Compute Engine? When was the last SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 image in Microsoft Azure deprecated? What IP addresses does an on demand SUSE Linux enterprise Server instance running in the ap-southeast-1 region in AWS EC2 access […]

Categories: Cloud Computing, Expert Views, News, SLES on Azure

By: Robert Schweikert

September 10, 2015 1:32 pm

42,858 views

On Demand, BYOS, say what? Why do I need it?

One of the messages that has been persistently echoed since the emergence of public cloud frameworks has been the "pay as you go" phrase, or "pay based on your use". This on demand computing model also brings with it some other expectations. I refer to them as "fire up and use". Customers […]

Tags: BYOS, Cloud, Public Cloud

Categories: Cloud Computing, Expert Views, SLES on Azure, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, SUSE Multi-Linux Manager

By: Robert Schweikert

April 6, 2015 11:26 am

16,118 views

The Public Cloud Module — A closer look

With SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 the concept of modules was introduced. For general information about modules see the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Modules white paper and my previous blog on the subject. Today I'd like to take a closer look at the stuff we (the public cloud development team) put into the Public […]

Categories: Cloud Computing, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Author: Robert Schweikert

Create Your Own SLES On-Demand Images for GCE

A day long to be remembered 2018-01-03

Rocking January for SAP users in AWS EC2 and Azure

New Features for AWS Image Uploading

Potential update interruptions for SLES instances in Azure between March 25 and March 27, 2016

Upgrading your running on demand instances in the Public Cloud

Riddle me this…

On Demand, BYOS, say what? Why do I need it?

The Public Cloud Module — A closer look

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