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By: Robert Schweikert

August 12, 2018 1:15 pm

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Changing Instance Types In AWS For SLES 12 SP2 And SLES 12 SP3 Based HVM Instances (and later)

Ever tried to switch instance types from lets say t2 to m5 on SLES 12 SP3 (including SLES For SAP)? Well if you did you were in for a bad surprise in that your instance would no longer boot. Switching the instance type back away from the newer instance types c5, m5, m5d.... and restarting […]

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By: Robert Schweikert

July 17, 2018 7:57 am

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A Different Builtin Kernel For Azure On-Demand Images

The release of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 is out and with it, it brings a new kernel build, kernel-azure. The new kernel is built into our on-demand images in Azure. The -azure build of the kernel is fully supported by SUSE. For instances started from the -Standard, or -Priority images you need to contact […]

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By: Robert Schweikert

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 […]

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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 […]

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By: Robert Schweikert

September 10, 2017 4:38 pm

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Time For Switching – SLES 12 SP3 In The Public Cloud

It was release day September 7, 2017, and SLES 12 SP3 and SLES 12 SP3 For SAP Application images are available in Amazon EC2, Google Compute Engine, and Microsoft Azure. Give them a whirl. If you plan on attending SUSECon in Prague in a couple of weeks you can meet some members of the Public […]

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By: Robert Schweikert

March 10, 2017 10:12 am

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SLES for SAP on GCE

OK let's spell that out, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications on Google Compute Engine, that's a mouth full and would have made for a really long title. If you are following Google Cloud Platform news or SAP news you are most likely aware of the announcement that took place during the GCP Next […]

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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 […]

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By: Robert Schweikert

November 21, 2016 8:37 am

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Some goodies for the upcoming holidays, SLES 12 SP2 in the Public Cloud

SUSECon 2016 has come and gone with many announcements; including the release of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 during the opening keynote on Tuesday November 8, 2016. Simultaneously your public cloud Elves released SLES 12 SP2 from the conference venue in Amazon Web Services EC2, Google Compute Engine, and Microsoft Azure. One major improvement […]

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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 […]

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