Introduction SUSE Linux Enterprise Server has been a staple on Amazon EC2 for over 15 years. With the launch of SLES 16 this past November, we’ve introduced a change that, on the surface, might seem like a minor technical detail: switching the default root filesystem to Btrfs.  While a new filesystem isn’t usually the highlight […]

This article applies to customers running on-demand/PAYG instances in AWS deployed from AMIs published by SUSE.   The need to patch. Patching is an important part of managing any OS infrastructure with updates providing security related enhancements along with stability improvements.  SUSE recommend patching your systems as soon as updates are available.  So where, and […]

Introduction SUSE Multi-Linux Manager (SMLM) is a powerful tool for managing the lifecycle of Linux workloads in cloud environments. With version 4.x at the end of the general support phase, customers are now transitioning to SMLM 5. This transition presents an opportunity for organizations to evaluate their deployment, architectural, and procurement strategies for their SMLM […]

Getting Started It’s great to see so many of you checking out SUSE Cloud Observability on the AWS Marketplace. We’ve heard that a lot of you are interested in learning more about how to get started, especially how easy it is to get on-boarded. We’ve put together this blog to walk you through the process […]

From May 31st 2024, AWS now allows customers running SLES for SAP under an annual marketplace subscription to amend annual agreements.   Since launch, customers have been able to purchase and run SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications (SLES for SAP) from the AWS Marketplace. Purchasing via the AWS Cloud Marketplace has brought with it […]

This blog applies to customers running SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (SLES 12) or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 (SLES for SAP 12) and purchasing SUSE subscriptions via the cloud provider (AWS, Azure or GCP), this is often referred to as PAYG, on-demand, etc. It was nearly 10 years ago when I […]

When customers run SAP workloads on AWS many choose to purchase SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications (SLES for SAP) via the AWS Marketplace. This gives the advantage of a single vendor for purchasing and support.  Other benefits include EDP drawdown from your AWS spend commitment along with entitlement to additional SUSE products (i.e. […]

Until now,  SUSE Manager deployments for customers that run only Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) SLES for SAP instances in the cloud faced a small challenge when trying to mirror repositories down from the SUSE Customer Center (SCC). Put simply, as customers were purchasing SLES for SAP via the CSP Marketplace (e.g. AWS Marketplace), SUSE Manager could not […]