Enterprise Linux Servers solution overview

Enterprise Linux ServersSolution Overview

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Data Center Challenges

• Create an agile IT infrastructure

• Address power and space constraints

• Deliver performance, security and availability

• Manage hardware, software and labor costs

• Meet service-level agreements


Data Center Solutions

Virtualization & Workload Management

Business Service Management

Enterprise Linux Servers

•Configuration Management System

•Service Impact Management

•Existing CMDB Advanced Analytics

•Real-time SLA Management

•UNIX to Linux Migration

•Linux for Mainframes

•Red Hat to SUSE® Linux Enterprise Migration

•Mission-Critical Computing

•Disaster Recovery

•Server Consolidation

•Assessments and Virtual Capacity Management

•Virtualization Host Platform

•Build Clouds and Provision Services

•Cloud Management and Monitoring

Enterprise Linux:Strategic Platform of the Future


The Business Case for Linux

• Reduced hardware and software costs

• Outstanding reliability, performance and scalability

• Vendor independence and choice

• Enhanced security

• Business agility


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Source: Gartner Data Center Conference, Interactive Polling Results, November 2007.

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Source: IDC, ”Worldwide Operating Systems and Subsystems 2008–2012 Forecast,” Dec 2008

IDC: Worldwide Server Operating System Revenue Growth, 2009-2012

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2007 server expenditures:US$8.6 billion

2009 server expenditures:US$10.5 billion

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Server Revenue Distribution 2006/2007

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Network Edge and Infrastructure

Web Servers / Computer Clusters

Application/Departmental Servers

Enterprise Mission

Critical Roles*

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Source: Gartner (October 2007), “What Is Third-Generation Linux? “

Server Revenue Distribution 2009

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Linux Has Reached ItsThird Generation


SUSE® Linux Enterprise

The most interoperable platform for mission-critical computing from desktop to data center –

across physical, virtual and cloud

Enterprise Linux Servers from Novell®


Enterprise Linux Servers

This solution helps you deliver critical IT services at lower cost and with greater agility, while improving reliability and performance.

Additional Services from Novell and our Partners:

Product Subscriptions and Licensed Products:

Note: Linux subscriptions include maintenance updates, support, certification and indemnification.

– Consulting (partner-led)

– Training (partner-led)

– Premium Support (Novell or partner led)

– SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server with Expanded Support– SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension– SUSE Linux Enterprise Mono Extension– SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Priority Support for SAP– SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Amazon EC2– Novell® Privileged User Manager– Novell ZENworks® Linux Management– SUSE Linux Enterprise Management Pack for System

Center Operations Manager


VirtualizationRun Windows virtualized on SUSE® Linux Enterprise and vice versa, with full support from Novell® and Microsoft

Standards-based Systems ManagementManage both SUSE Linux Enterprise and Windows systems using open standards-based solutions and Microsoft System Center

Directory and Identity InteroperabilityBenefit from directory and identity federation between Microsoft and Novell products

InteroperableOptimized to Work with Windows


Mission-CriticalBuilt for Demanding Conditions

Powers the most critical deployments in the world, based on proven strengths:

– Extreme reliability and stability

– Outstanding performance and scalability

– #1 for mainframe Linux

– #1 for SAP on Linux

– Trusted by customers for their most important systems


UbiquitousFor All Your Server Needs

• Optimized for physical, virtual and cloud environments

• Runs flawlessly on five architectures: from x86 to mainframe

• Built for traditional deployments and appliance-ready

• Offering more than 4,000 certified applications

• Built to run both Java and .NET workloads

Key Capabilities


Key Capabilities

This solution offers a high-performing platform for the full range of enterprise computing. Key capabilities include:

– UNIX to Linux migration

– Linux for mainframes

– Red Hat to SUSE® Linux Enterprise migration

– Mission-critical computing


Sun Solaris SUSE Linux Enterprise Server$0

$200,000

$400,000

$600,000

$800,000

$1,000,000

UNIX to Linux Migration

• Lower total cost of ownership by 25 to 50 percent• Outstanding reliability, performance and security• Greater scalability and flexibility• Proven migration services

Total Costs: 32% Lower

Five-Year Total Cost of Ownership Comparison

Source: “The Business Value of Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on HP ProLiant x86 Servers vs. Sun Solaris 10 on Sun Servers,” Alinean, October 2009

Indirect Costs5% Lower

Direct Costs50% Lower


Linux for Mainframes

• Fully supported by IBM for System z

• #1 Linux provider for mainframe computing (80%+ market share)

• Delivers the full benefits of the mainframe:– High reliability, availability, serviceability (RAS)– High security, with immense scalability– Ability to consolidate workloads cost-effectively

• Starter System for testing and proofs of concept

• Mono for .NET applications on System z

• Over 1,000 certified applications available


Red Hat to SUSE® Linux Enterprise Migration

• Migrate on your pace– Full support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE

Linux Enterprise Server for up to three years

• Priority technical support, plus all patches and updates

• Backed by expert training, tools and deployment guides for a smooth migration

• Compelling financial incentives allow you to significantly reduce costs


Mission-Critical Computing

• Proven platform for mission-critical workloads

• Robust high availability solution that eliminates unplanned downtime

– Flexible, policy-driven clustering, physical and virtual

– Cluster-aware file system and logical volume manager

– Continuous data replication

– Certified by SAP

• Delivering enterprise-class reliability and resilience with the affordability of open source

Services from Novell® and our Partners


Novell® Support

Novell offers comprehensive enterprise-class support for the entire Linux environment.

– Priority access to expert resources, 24x7x365

– Fast and predictable response times

– Dedicated resources for personalized support

– Relationship management

– Field-based technical resources

– Support packages for every size of customer

– World-wide coverage

– Award-winning quality


Customers Rate Novell® Support #1

Linux Survey by Lighthouse Research• Best overall quality of service

• Best time to reach phone-based support

• Best support in heterogeneous environments

Red Hat Oracle NovellRed Hat Oracle NovellRed Hat Oracle Novell

7.09

6.346.567.33

5.746.00

7.106.786.50

Overall Quality of Service Time to Reach a Phone-based Support Engineer

Support in an Environment of Mixed Platforms, Open Source and Commercial Software

10-point scale

10-point scale

10-point scale

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IT Consulting

IT Consulting from Novell® and our partners helps you deploy Linux with confidence by delivering solutions that help you reduce costs, improve system performance and increase flexibility.

– Open source strategy and planning as well as Linux readiness assessment

– ROI, TCO and financial justification

– Open source availability, applicability, viability and risk assessment

– Package selection and image creation

– Database configuration (DB2, Oracle, Oracle RAC, Sybase and 64-bit systems)

– Network and Web infrastructure design and configuration


IT Consulting

Migration Services from Novell and our partners

– UNIX to Linux migrations (Solaris, SCO, AIX, HP-UX)

– Red Hat and other Linux distribution migrations

– Script migrations

– Windows to Linux migration

– Migration to JBoss

– Migration to open source DBs (MySQL, PostgreSQL)

– ERP platform migration (Oracle, SAP and Siebel)


Technical Learning

In an effort to meet the demand for many different types of training, Novell® and our partners offer multiple options for customers to receive the training they need. Training offerings fall into four major categories:

– Partner-led

– Self-study Materials

– Advanced Technical Training

– Customized Training

Partners


Novell® Partner EcosystemThe power of working as one

ec-o-sys-tem (ëk’o-sis’tam) noun. A community working together in a common environment considered as a single unit

Customers

Technology Partners

Novell

Solution Providers

Training Partners


Industry’s Best Partners

Solution Providers(VADs/VARs) and System Integrators

Training Partners Technology Partners(ISVs/IHVs)

4,000+ Certified SUSE® Linux Enterprise products


Industry’s Best Partners

Success Stories


Thousands of Companies Rely on Enterprise Linux Servers from Novell®


WehmeyerUNIX to Linux Migration

• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and information management• Oracle Real Application Cluster (RAC) 10g • Oracle databases• Oracle Forms

• Improve performance of core ERP applications, based on OracleForms 6i and Oracle databases version 8i

• Replace outdated DEC Alpha servers running UNIX• Eliminate system failures, often lasting 30 minutes or more

• SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server • Intel-based Systems

• Created reliable, scalable and cost-effective platform for core store management and sales applications

• Reduced annual hardware costs by 80 percent• Implemented Oracle Real Application Cluster (RAC) on SUSE Linux Enterprise to reduce any potential downtime to a few seconds

Workloads

BusinessIssues

Novell®

Solution

Results


CardiumMission-Critical Computing

• Oracle Databases• Mission-critical and highly-available applications

• Deal with rapid business growth and a large number of servers• Simplify infrastructure and server management challenge• Offer highest levels of security and availability for clients' systems• Consolidate servers

• SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server with Xen Virtualization• High Availability solution for high availability and performance

• Consolidation from 25 to eight physical servers• Utilization of 95% of available computing power—rather than 60% typical with leading proprietary virtualization solutions

• Considerable time savings in maintenance and administration• Significant cost reductions

Workloads

BusinessIssues

Novell®

Solution

Results


DFS (German Air Traffic Control)Mission-Critical Computing, UNIX to Linux Migration

• Radar data processing system PHOENIX• All Air traffic control systems

• Move mission-critical radar processing system from UNIX to Linux • Deploy high availability clustering for failover• Utilize virtualization to consolidate servers• Accelerate development cycles

• SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server with High Availability solution

• Millions of Euros saved in hardware and software license fees, and removed vendor lock-in

• Outstanding stability and availability• Reduction of many man-months of development effort• Further hardware savings anticipated from virtualization-driven server consolidation

Workloads

BusinessIssues

Novell®

Solution

Results


GetronicsUNIX to Linux Migration

• Largest IT provider in the Netherlands • 20,000 employees with 2.5 billion euros in revenue• Getronics offers workspace management services, consultancy, and data center and hosting services

• To reduce total cost of ownership for its clients• To create a new customer information system based on SAP applications to support greater automation of business processes and the introduction of a 24x7 customer self-service Web portal

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop• IBM System x3850 servers

• Reduced hardware, software licensing, maintenance and training costs by standardizing its systems with Novell solutions

• Novell solution provided a documented, repeatable, low-cost approach to high availability for SAP applications

• Scalable, reliable solution allowing Getronics clients to support up to two million customers

Workloads

BusinessIssues

Novell®

Solution

Results


Peerless ClothingUNIX to Linux Migration

• Largest domestic producer of men's tailored clothing in North America

• Producing clothing for designer labels including Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren and Tallia

• Needed a stable and flexible platform to introduce many new SAP applications

• With geographically dispersed locations, the IT staff spent much of its time traveling to other offices to manage and update workstations

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server• Open Enterprise Server• Novell GroupWise®

• Novell ZENworks®

• Novell ZENworks Linux Management

• Saved at least $700,000 compared to the cost of a UNIX solution• Supports the company's growth without having to add additional IT resources or make invest significantly in hardware and software

Workloads

BusinessIssues

Novell®

Solution

Results


Workloads

BusinessIssues

Novell®

Solution

Results

First National Bank of OmahaLinux for Mainframes, UNIX to Linux Migration

• Mission-critical Web applications for online customer banking, call centers and branch automation services

• Handle increasing volumes of electronic data• Reduce costs of managing 600 servers, including 40 Sun servers• Manage costs by eliminating the need to add servers at the rate of 30 percent each year

• SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server for System z• IBM System z

• Consolidated 40 Sun Solaris servers to five virtual Linux servers on an IBM mainframe

• Reduced administrative costs by nearly 70 percent and software licensing costs by more than 90 percent

• Realized $1.8 million in savings in first year• Estimates savings of $9.6 million through 2011


Securex GroupUNIX to Linux, Linux for Mainframes

• Provides a broad variety of human resources services, with 30 offices and 1,500 employees

• Customers: more than 70,000 companies and over 105,000 self-employed and individuals

• Needed solution to improve database performance, reduce ad-ministration and provide more reliable data to Web-based applications.

• Resolve some functionality issues in DB2 and improve flexibility, without significantly increasing the total cost of ownership

• SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z

• Freed around 30 percent of total processing power, enabling it to postpone a planned hardware upgrade by two years

• Improved performance of mainframe-based transactions for 1,000 people who use applications linked to the corporate databases

• Extended the useful life of the existing hardware by two years, significantly reducing the total cost of ownership

Workloads

BusinessIssues

Novell®

Solution

Results


Wolters Kluwer ItaliaUNIX to Linux Migration

• International publisher of information, tools and solutions that help professionals make the right decisions and improve their productivity

• More than 19,000 employees on three continents, with 1,150 employees engaged in delivering solutions

• Company relies on a suite of SAP applications to provide support for its core business processes

• As business was growing rapidly, and existing SAP systems were aged, company wanted to consolidate physical infrastructure

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server• Xen Virtualization

• Dramatically reduced its hardware and software costs by moving away from a proprietary hardware solution

• Virtualization enables numerous virtual machines to be run on each physical server, so the company can utilize its hardware much more efficiently

Workloads

BusinessIssues

Novell®

Solution

Results


CitigroupLinux for Mainframes

• IBM DB2 database, Oracle, and S2 Systems' OpeN/2 enterprise payment software

• Three-tier applications running on z Linux in virtual environments• Infrastructure applications such as provisioning and monitoring

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z• IBM System z with z/VM

• Projections for ROI consistently achieved, leading to increased adoption

• Accelerated adoption of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z as a result of positive user experience, cost savings and rapid provisioning

Workloads

BusinessIssues

Novell®

Solution

Results

• Achieve energy, space and cost efficiencies• Consolidate servers to achieve cost savings and conserve space in crowded data centers

• Replace older UNIX applications on Linux and add new workloads


US Postal ServiceLinux for Mainframes

• Numerous CICS transactions, running on z/OS

• Large growth in transaction volume (25 percent year-over-year)• High operating costs• Extremely “visible” and mission-critical application

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server• IBM System z10 with IFLs• MicroFocus COBOL running on SUSE® Linux Enterprise• Accenture mainframe optimization services

• Projected savings of millions of dollars• Continued use of DB2, Parallel Sysplex with z/OS• Better use of zIIP engines• Plans to move other components (Batch, MQ)

Workloads

BusinessIssues

Novell®

Solution

Results

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Casas BahiaLinux for Mainframes

• Innovative financing model to service the lower-income segment of Brazil’s population

• Network, email, and Web applications

• 55,000 employees across 200 cities, with rapid growth• Unsupported OS/2 architecture• Need a platform with greater flexibility and scalability• Provide real-time access to customer data in each of its 500 stores

• SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server for System z• IBM System z with z/VM

• Avoided $8 million cost of moving to a proprietary platform• Completed seamless transition to Linux without employee re-training• Achieved 99.999 percent uptime• Stores have real-time access to customer data with Linux POS

system• Can now set up stores in two days, rather than two weeks

Workloads

BusinessIssues

Novell®

Solution

Results

Conclusion


Enterprise Linux Servers from Novell®

Key Advantages

Unmatchedtechnical support

Leading security, reliability and performance

Broad ISV andIHV support

Interoperability

Mission-criticalcomputing

• The only enterprise-class Linux endorsed by Microsoft and SAP

• Unmatched interoperability with Windows

• #1 Linux for SAP• #1 Linux for mainframe computing• Proven high availability clustering solution

• AppArmor® application security framework• Integrated VPN, firewall and anti-virus protection• Industry-leading scalability and built-in high availability solution

• Over 4,000 ISV applications on SUSE® Linux Enterprise• Leading Java, JEE, C/C++, C# application support• Technology partnerships with major vendors

• #1 in server OS support, according to VARBusiness• Service Level Agreements met for 99+% of incidents• 11 worldwide support centers, 24x7x365 availability, 100s of trained support engineers


Summary

Enterprise Linux Server solutions from Novell® help you deliver critical IT services at reduced costs and with greater agility – while improving data center reliability and performance.

Reduce costs • Manage complexity • Mitigate risk

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