SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications Available on Google Cloud Platform to Help Enterprises be More Agile and Efficient

July 11, 2017


SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is the first supported Linux for SAP HANA on GCP

NUREMBERG, Germany

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications is now available as the operating system for SAP solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Customers can now leverage high performance virtual machines with proven price/performance advantages for SAP HANA workloads on GCP powered by SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications. It is the first supported Linux for SAP HANA on Google Cloud. SAP solutions running on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications via GCP help enterprise customers be more agile and reduce operating costs as they only pay for what they use, deploying business-critical applications more quickly and efficiently.

“SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications on GCP highlights a key benefit of the operating system – customers saving time, effort and budget as they implement SAP landscapes, including on premise and now on demand,” said Naji Almahmoud, vice president of Global Alliances for SUSE. “SUSE software-defined infrastructure solutions enable customers to meet the changing demands of the digital economy, and support for Google Cloud Platform gives businesses flexibility to choose the deployment method that meets their needs with the leading Linux for SAP HANA and SAP S/4HANA.”

Brenton O’Callaghan, regional vice president, Bluefin North America, said, “Bluefin Solutions believes the capability to run SAP on the Google Cloud Platform is going to drive innovation and disruption that will benefit enterprise customers for years to come. As a SUSE partner and one of the only service providers in the world to have experience running SAP on the three major public cloud providers, we believe there is no better time for enterprise customers to build public cloud into their digital roadmap. We’re excited to work with SUSE and Google moving forward.”

With the addition of Google Cloud Platform, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications is now available on three major public cloud providers, including Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. For more information about SAP HANA, Google Cloud Platform and SUSE®, visit cloud.google.com/sap/saphana and suse.com/google.

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