Salt Archives - SUSE Communities

May 8, 2020 3:39 pm

1,143 views

Two Webinars about Delivering SAP Services Faster

Maintaining a competitive advantage often depends on how quickly you can deliver new services. SAP applications are designed to help your business analyze data to anticipate new requirements, and rapidly deliver new products and services. This gives you the ability to keep your existing customers happy while attracting new business. The insights from this data […]

Categories: Cloud Computing, S/4HANA, SAP Solutions, SUSE in the Cloud, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on IBM Power Systems

By: Jason Phippen

April 20, 2020 1:45 pm

1,420 views

Managing Linux in the Cloud with SUSE Manager 4

Cloud environments grow organically and often include a dizzying combination of virtual, bare metal and container-based systems. If cloud computing is part of your Linux landscape, you’ll save time and money with a single tool for managing all your Linux resources. SUSE® Manager 4 is a versatile Linux management tool built for the cloud. […]

Categories: Cloud Computing, Configuration Management, DevOps, IT Infrastructure Management, Server, Software-defined Infrastructure, SUSE in the Cloud, SUSE Manager, Virtualization

By: Jason Phippen

April 7, 2020 12:48 pm

1,059 views

SUSE Manager 4: The Smart Choice for Managing Linux and Comparing the Alternatives – Ansible, Chef, Puppet and SaltStack

"Only SUSE Manager combines software content lifecycle management (CLM) with a centrally staged repository and class-leading configuration management and automation, plus optional state of the art monitoring capabilities, for all major Linux distributions." These days, IT departments manage highly dynamic and heterogeneous networks under constantly changing requirements. One important trend that has contributed […]

Categories: Configuration Management, DevOps, IT Infrastructure Management, Software-defined Infrastructure, SUSE Manager

By: Michael Tabron

March 23, 2020 9:14 am

1,200 views

SAP on SUSE: Everything You Need to Know – Blog Take 2

And, we’re back! Due to some unforeseen circumstances, we had to postpone the webinar “SAP on SUSE: Everything You Need to Know” but we’re all set to host it on a new date. On March 31 at 11:00 am US Eastern Time / 5:00 pm CET, I will be moderating the webinar […]

Categories: Cloud Computing, Configuration Management, Containers, Kubernetes, S/4HANA, SAP Solutions, SUSE CaaS Platform, SUSE in the Cloud, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications

By: Jason Phippen

November 15, 2019 3:11 pm

2,537 views

Virtualization Management with SUSE Manager

SUSE® Manager 4 is a best-in-class open source infrastructure management solution that lowers costs, enhances availability and reduces complexity for life-cycle management of Linux systems in large, complex and dynamic IT landscapes. You can use SUSE Manager to configure, deploy and administer thousands of Linux systems running on hypervisors, as containers, on bare metal systems, […]

Categories: SUSE Manager

By: Jason Phippen

April 29, 2019 11:31 am

2,116 views

IT Infrastructure Management: What You Need to Know

In the old days, system administrators spent a majority of their time watching file servers, managing user accounts, and ensuring network connectivity, but today’s infrastructure is a busier and more exotic place. Applications hide in containers, systems hide in other systems, new configurations appear and disappear with a single mouse click, and every file […]

Categories: Compliance, Configuration Management, Containers, DevOps, Digital Transformation, Software-defined Infrastructure, SUSE Manager

By: Jason Phippen

January 15, 2019 6:11 pm

5,070 views

Managing compliance for Linux systems with SUSE Manager

Many industries and governments require compliance with security standards to ensure security, identity, confidentiality, and data integrity. These standards specify a minimum security level and also mandate measures such as logging and auditing to reveal any hints of unauthorized use. Some of the most widely adopted standards are: Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)—a US standard intended to […]

Tags: CVE, Linux, Salt, SLES, SUSE Manager

Categories: SUSE Manager, SUSE News

By: Joachim Werner

November 26, 2018 6:21 pm

3,207 views

SUSE Manager’s missing locking feature, and how it’s not missing at all

Earlier this month, a colleague from France asked why SUSE Manager doesn't offer a system locking feature when you choose Salt as the client stack. This feature is still available if you're using the traditional SUSE Manager client stack. It allows you to lock the system and prevent any changes like installing or removing packages […]

Tags: Salt, saltstack

Categories: Configuration Management, Expert Views, SUSE Manager

By: Jason Phippen

September 4, 2018 2:45 pm

2,183 views

SUSE Manager Technical Overview Part 3 – Configuration Management

In this 3 part blog series we take a deeper look into SUSE Manager 3.2, looking at what the product does, how it does and how it is set up. Blog Part 1 - Discover SUSE Manager Blog Part 2 - How SUSE Manager Works Blog Part 3 - SUSE Manager Configuration Management Part […]

Tags: Salt, suse manager 3.2

Categories: SUSE Manager

By: Joachim Werner

June 25, 2018 2:53 pm

4,963 views

What’s new in SUSE Manager 3.2

Did you realize that the title rhymes? There is an old saying that if something rhymes it must be true. And indeed, in this blog I'm only going to tell you hard facts about SUSE Manager 3.2, the latest release of our best-in-class open source infrastructure management solution that we announced today: Ready for […]

Tags: KIWI, Salt, saltstack, Uyuni

Categories: Configuration Management, DevOps, Expert Views, IT Infrastructure Management, Software-defined Infrastructure, SUSE Manager, SUSE News