How IBM and SUSE Work Together

SUSE and IBM solutions help customers increase productivity, reduce costs and improve business outcomes. Together we deliver secure Business Critical Linux container management, applications delivery and storage for on-premise, hybrid and multicloud environments.

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Deploy, configure and protect the full SAP stack

SUSE Business Critical Linux Server for SAP Applications is an operating environment uniquely designed for SAP infrastructures. Key features enable faster service deployment, reduced downtime, increased security, and the ability to safeguard critical business systems by avoiding system errors. It is the leading Linux for more than 3,500 SAP HANA on IBM Power Systems customers and is endorsed by SAP.

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Open flexibility

By providing expert architecture, deployment and support services coupled with high-performance infrastructure, SUSE and IBM modernize IT ecosystems enabling Simplification, modernization and accelerated development and deployment of traditional and cloud- native applications across the IT landscape in any environment.

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Business Critical Workloads

When everything counts, you can count on IBM and SUSE. For over two decades, IBM and SUSE have delivered IT services, software and systems for the most demanding, mission-critical workloads of organizations around around the globe.

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Matthias Assmann, Chief Information Officer, ElectronicPartner Handel SE

" IBM was a tough act to follow when it comes to stability and low maintenance. SLES for SAP Applications is optimized for SAP software to provide the best performance while also being thoroughly tested by SUSE and SAP. SLES simply runs without any issues and keeps our business going from strength to strength "

Joint Solutions

Build, run and manage your applications in hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Simplify, modernize and accelerate the development and deployment of traditional and cloud-native applications across the IT landscape in any environment.

SAP Solution Experts

Get faster, smarter SAP HANA deployment with IBM and SUSE, the market leaders in infrastructure for SAP HANA. By running SAP HANA on SUSE and IBM Power, enterprises significantly strengthen business continuity and protect against downtime.

Container Management for the Enterprise

Container adoption is exploding. No longer considered an emerging technology, containers have moved to the mainstream – used by an an ever-growing LinuxONE customer base to deploy and operate Kubernetes at scale.

Transform Your Enterprise with HPC

High-performance computing (HPC) is no longer the sole domain of well-funded research institutions. To businesses of all sizes who want to process large volumes of data and improve competitiveness.

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