long term service pack support Archives

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 […]

Categories: Enterprise Linux, Server, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for z Systems and LinuxONE, SUSE News

By: Michael Tabron

April 17, 2019 9:00 am

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A Special Offer for SAP HANA on IBM Power Systems Early Adopters

In my blog, “Is time running out for your SAP Linux support?”, I talked about SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 soon reaching its March 31, 2019 end date for General Support. This date has passed. To maintain support you have a choice of either upgrading to a currently supported […]

Categories: SAP Solutions, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on IBM Power Systems, SUSE News

By: Michael Tabron

January 30, 2019 7:19 pm

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Is time running out for your SAP Linux support?

In 60 days, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 will reach the March 31, 2019 end date for General Support. This means that it’s no longer possible to purchase a Priority Support subscription with the updates, proactive fixes for bugs and security vulnerabilities, and unlimited technical support that you depend on. […]

Categories: SAP Solutions, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications

By: Dobrin

November 13, 2017 10:27 am

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Two Fast and Needed Actions to Get the Best Value from Long Term Service Pack Support

Long Term Service Pack Support (LTSS) is our offering designed to increase customer service pack and core server support period for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. Its dates are set per service pack/code base and can be seen in our Lifecycle Pages. In a nutshell, LTSS allows customers to remain on a certain code base past […]

Categories: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, SUSE News

By: Jo Eames

December 21, 2016 12:50 pm

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Making a choice on your support! Why Long term support extensions bring you peace of mind

As with all things here at SUSE we are continually innovating and adapting our products to the latest requirements and demands of our customers’ environments. But sometimes you may be in a situation where you aren’t quite ready for the latest version of the product. The balance between innovation/optimizing your datacenter need […]

Categories: Technical Solutions

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 […]

Categories: Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Technical Solutions