SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

The open, reliable, compliant, and future-proof Linux Server choice that ensures the enterprise's business continuity.

 

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Long-term undisrupted innovation

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is an operating system adaptable to any environment – optimized for performance, security, and reliability in the long term to enable innovation.

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Resilient by design

Strengthen your infrastructure with a secure, AI-ready Linux foundation engineered for modernization, continuity, and trusted long-term operation.

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AI-assisted infrastructure vision

Accelerate your path to AI-driven operations. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16 introduces the Model Context Protocol (MCP) host, an innovative step toward integrating agentic AI directly into the operating system.

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A truly open Linux to own your IT

A truly open Linux recognized as a Digital Public Good that secures your strategy with full transparency and choice, aligned with digital sovereignty goals. Built on reproducible builds and validated by certification, SLES protects you from breaches and vendor lock-in while ensuring verifiable trust.

Trusted by the world’s leading enterprises

IDC Whitepaper:

The Business Value of SUSE Linux

Organizations interviewed by IDC report significant benefits from SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and SUSE Multi-Linux Manager. Learn how SUSE Linux delivers IT cost savings, enhanced workload efficiency, productivity gains and business enablement.

  • 317% ROI
  • Annual benefits worth $4 million
  • 3-year cost savings vs. free Linux
  • Enhanced automation and security
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server recognized by G2 as a Leader and High Performer.

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 features

The latest version of the leading truly open Innovate freely and easily deploy and transition business-critical workloads across a broad range of on-premise and cloud environments.

Live Patching

Minimize downtime by applying security fixes without rebooting. Enforce immediate remediation policies and keep critical workloads online. Now included in all editions of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension

An add-on extension for high-availability and geo-clustering capabilities that delivers continuous operations for mission-critical workloads across on-premises and cloud environments.

Ultra-resilient immutable Linux

Deploy fully supported immutable instances of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server with SUSE Linux Micro and SUSE Linux Enterprise Base Container Images for drift-resistant, secure operations.

High performance computing (HPC)

Accelerate compute-intensive workloads with SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing. Designed for scalability, parallelism, and workload orchestration across large clusters.

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Your modernization journey is as unique as your business. We work with you and your team to identify starting points, design solutions, implement best practices, and optimize for continual success. Learn More
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Training Services

If skills are inhibiting your transformation, SUSE Training is your answer. Our comprehensive portfolio of courses and certification paths provide the training that fits your needs, your schedule, and your business. Learn More
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Support Services

Extend your SUSE support with direct, named access to a resource who knows you, your team, and your infrastructure. Keep up with the pace of change and customer expectations, while still taking care of everyday business. Learn More
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