More than Just SAP: Optimize the Performance of Your Whole Linux Estate

Running business-critical workloads requires systems with high availability, reliability and security. If you run SAP on Linux, you’re almost certainly running on SUSE in the background, which gives you the performance you need and expect. What if you could experience the same support and reliability you get for your SAP workloads across your entire infrastructure?

In our recent video, Rick Spencer, General Manager for Business Critical Linux at SUSE, discusses SUSE’s longstanding partnership with SAP and how it benefits enterprises. Rick also shares valuable strategies to extend the reliability of your SAP workloads to your entire Linux estate by exploring other SUSE solutions. Watch the full video below to gain valuable insights and read on for further details.

Watch the Video: SUSE Beyond SAP

SUSE: The Clear Choice for SAP Solutions

SUSE and SAP have cultivated a deep partnership over the past 20 years, working closely at the core engineering level. This collaboration ensures that every new release of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) is optimized for SAP workloads, providing unparalleled reliability and performance. SUSE is the backbone of most SAP implementations, and enables faster and safer deployments.

Rick explains how this partnership benefits enterprises, highlighting joint services that help businesses set up and manage their SAP systems efficiently. He also mentions the new service pack for SLES for SAP, the leading OS for a secure and reliable SAP platform. This service pack adds features including improvements for HANA, new monitoring tools and added capabilities for Trento to safeguard your SAP systems.

Check out the experience of German manufacturing company, REHAU: when using SUSE as the foundation for running its SAP applications, REHAU achieved an availability of 99.99+%, optimizing their global operations.
When you choose SUSE for your SAP environment, you rely on cutting-edge SUSE technology and SAP-specific features for the best possible stability and performance of your SAP systems.

One Trusted Partner for all Your Linux Distros

SUSE is uniquely optimized to run SAP workloads, but we’re more than just SAP. SUSE also provides expansive, integrated enterprise Linux support to optimize performance and security across your whole Linux estate.

Here are some of the key ways we extend the value you get from SLES for SAP to your entire IT operations:

Enterprise Linux Beyond SAP

If you’re running SLES for SAP, you already know that SUSE Linux Enterprise Server ensures high availability, performance and cost efficiency. SLES runs more than just SAP workloads, so you can bring that same trusted reliability to any of your business-critical workloads: on-premises, in the cloud and at the edge.

SLES’ robust support and predictable lifecycle give you the flexibility to manage various workloads, from databases to web services.

SLES is an especially strong choice if you’re in a highly regulated industry, as it helps you meet compliance requirements such as documented L3 support and certifications. For example, Oldenburgische Landesbank (OLB) utilized SLES in coordination with other SUSE solutions to enable digital transformation while remaining compliant with financial industry regulations.

Managing Mixed Linux Environments

In the modern IT reality, most enterprises operate environments with multiple Linux distributions, and SUSE Manager is specifically designed to handle this complexity.

SUSE Manager supports 16 different Linux distributions, providing automated updates, security and compliance monitoring. Rick emphasizes how SUSE Manager allows enterprises to ensure security and compliance at scale, with no more switching between different consoles to manage your mixed Linux environments.

Learn how Office Depot saved over 40% in IT management costs with SLES and SUSE Manager.

Avoiding Vendor Lock-In

Recent changes by some Linux vendors, like the CentOS EOL, have left enterprises facing a difficult choice between running unsupported software or undergoing costly migrations. SUSE Liberty Linux offers a lifeline, maintaining security and support for legacy systems while helping maximize cost efficiency. In the case of LOT Polish Airlines, the switch to SUSE Liberty Linux resulted in 50% savings in OS subscription costs.

Liberty lets you keep your current operating system and get proven, trusted support through 2028 and optional Long Term Support Services through 2038. This solution embodies SUSE’s commitment to open source principles and providing flexibility that lets businesses plan migrations on their own terms.

Choice Happens

At SUSE, innovation is driven by customer choice. Rather than forcing enterprises into a single ecosystem, SUSE empowers them to choose the best solutions for their needs, whether integrating legacy systems or adopting new technologies.

SUSE’s partnership with SAP and its broader support for enterprise Linux highlight the company’s commitment to reliability, flexibility and customer choice. Watch the video above, and learn more about how to take SUSE beyond SAP.