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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for POWER

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for POWER provides an enterprise-grade Linux distribution with optimizations for POWER8 and POWER9 processor-based systems. It is designed to deliver increased reliability, reduce costs for mission-critical applications, provide a high-performance platform to meet increasing business demands and accelerate innovation while improving deployment times.

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Key Features

Delivers advanced Reliability, Availability and Serviceability (RAS) capabilities optimized for IBM Power Systems to increase reliability and reduce costs for mission-critical applications

Meets demands for improved application performance and instant access to data

Accelerate innovation and improve deployment times for faster time to market

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Tech Specs

Supported servers

IBM POWER8 and POWER9 processor-based systems, and OpenPOWER Abstraction Layer (OPAL) systems in Little Endian mode (ppc64le).

Supported hypervisors

IBM PowerVM, plus KVM support as a technical preview for selected IBM systems.

MINIMUM HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for POWER minimum hardware requirements are in the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Quick Start Guide.

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Success Stories

Boydak Holding Success Story

Achieved a rapid, low-risk TDI deployment of SAP HANA on IBM POWER8
Decreased database size by 74 percent and simplified management
Accelerated some SAP reports by more than 120 times with in-memory technology
Increased customer satisfaction

UCS Solutions Success Story

Increased performance for some analyses by up to 600 percent
Accelerated one set of complex SAP processes from 14 hours to 7
Reduced storage requirements by 90 percent

Coop (Switzerland) Success Story

Enabled migration of 1,200 info terminals within 14 weeks
Provided a faster, more reliable platform for Java and web applications
Increased standardisation by running SUSE Linux Enterprise on both servers and info terminals in the shops

Ctac Success Story

Increased flexibility with a single operating system on multiple hardware platforms
Automated patch management across multiple environments and Linux distributions
Accelerated deployment of new Linux instances to just 10 minutes

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for POWER