This customer spotlight features a large Swiss energy management company with a complex Linux environment that was looking for a cost-effective, scalable and simplified solution for its Linux operations. Facing budget restrictions and the need for operational efficiency, the company sought an alternative to Red Hat to streamline its multi-Linux distribution strategy. After a thorough evaluation, the company adopted SUSE Liberty Linux as the core component of its IT infrastructure, which spans both on-premises and public cloud environments.
At-a-Glance
The feedback included in this spotlight was collected and verified in a survey on SUSE's customers conducted by UserEvidence, an independent research firm.
Challenges
The company was up against the challenges of finding an alternative to Red Hat, reducing the cost of its Linux subscription and simplifying its Linux operations with a single point of support for a heterogeneous Linux environment. Currently using a mix of SUSE Liberty Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Oracle Linux, Ubuntu, CentOS and Red Hat across its IT landscape, it required a unified solution that would allow the company to manage multiple Linux distributions with ease while providing robust support.
"We chose SUSE Liberty Linux because we wanted to continue to work with SUSE as a trusted partner while reducing our subscription costs and complexity."
Solution
SUSE Liberty Linux emerged as the ideal choice, offering cost savings while delivering the flexibility to operate in a multi-Linux environment. With Dell hardware for its on-premises infrastructure and Google Cloud for its public cloud deployment, the company leverages SUSE's single point of support, ensuring that its diverse Linux landscape is well managed. The company chose SUSE Liberty Linux because it reduces its Linux subscription costs without sacrificing the quality of support and trust it had built with SUSE over the years.
Outcomes
By consolidating support for multiple Linux distributions through a single partner, the company is saving costs, simplifying its operations and focusing on scaling the business.