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By: Michael Tabron

May 29, 2020 6:55 pm

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Maintaining SUSE Linux support during the pandemic

  The global pandemic and resulting government shelter-in-place or quarantine measures to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus have shifted the priorities of IT organizations away from non-critical maintenance and upgrades. Unfortunately, the planned end of General Support date for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 Service Pack 4 happens to be in […]

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By: David Rocha

September 30, 2019 3:50 am

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Solution: Enable LTSS for On-demand Amazon Web Services Images

The Private Repository scenario below applies to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 SP4 on-demand subscription images that SUSE publishes for Amazon Web Services (AWS). If you are running SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 SP4 on-demand images, there are a few important facts that you need to know: SLES 11 SP4 reached the end […]

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By: Dobrin

March 20, 2019 10:24 pm

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Three Ways Long Term Service Pack Support (LTSS) Makes the Life of Enterprise IT Easier

Before I get to the three amazing things that calm down admins, developers and IT decision makers, I would like to take the opportunity and remind everyone of a few vital dates coming up: March 31, 2019. In other words, NOW. This is when SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 Service Pack 4 reaches end […]

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By: Raj Meel

February 7, 2019 6:48 pm

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Explore options for SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 4, End-of-Life Mar 31, 2019

General support for SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 product family, including SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 will be ending on March 31, 2019. What do you need to do? First of all, you still have time on your side to plan a course of action that best suits your needs. Here are some […]

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By: Dobrin

November 11, 2016 9:18 am

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Two Really Good Reasons to Keep an Eye on SUSE’s Lifecycle Page

End of January marks the end of some important events in our product lifecycle calendar. Lifecycle page snippet: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications (SLESforSAP) 11 SP3 nearing end of General Support. Customer options: upgrade to SLESforSAP 11 SP4 or purchase LTSS for SLES11sp3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 nearing end of Long […]

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By: SUSE

October 6, 2016 9:39 am

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Long term support for SLES 11 SP4 for POWER

SUSE announces Long Term Service Pack Support (LTSS) for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 4 on POWER. Maintaining support for Linux IT infrastructure is a key requirement, particularly for complex business critical systems such as SAP HANA. SUSE has seen a tremendous increase in the adoption of SAP HANA on IBM POWER systems […]

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