New SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 Service Pack 2 Speeds Innovation with Reliability

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New SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 Service Pack 2 Speeds Innovation with Reliability

Will help customers accelerate innovation, improve system reliability, meet tough security requirements and adapt to new technologies

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- As enterprises worldwide seek greater competitive advantage and growth via open source technologies, SUSE® today unveiled SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 Service Pack 2 to power physical, virtual and cloud-based mission-critical workloads. The newest version of the world-class SUSE Linux Enterprise Server open source operating system, SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP2 will help customers accelerate innovation, improve system reliability, meet tough security requirements and adapt to new technologies. More than two-thirds of the Fortune Global 100 use SUSE Linux Enterprise.

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"SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP2 has already earned rave reviews from partners and beta testers worldwide," said Olaf Kirch, SUSE vice president of SUSE Linux Enterprise Engineering. "SUSE is committed to enabling customers to bring their state-of-the-art solutions to market faster by leveraging the latest technologies. They also need to run mission-critical workloads with maximum uptime and proven security. This latest version of SUSE Linux Enterprise helps them do both using all the advantages of open source software."

Enhancements to SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP2 include:

    --  Ten-fold increase in packet processing via software-defined networking
        that combines Open vSwitch with the Data Plane Development Kit. This is
        a key enabler for telecom providers to efficiently implement virtual
        network functions. Added to SUSE Linux Enterprise's broad hypervisor
        support, the integration of DPDK gives customers a complete
        virtualization solution for cloud and on-premise deployments.
    --  More agile support for SAP applications to ease migration to S/4HANA,
        accelerate deployment of SAP applications, tune SAP HANA for
        performance, and create a more resilient and secure SAP environment with
        enhanced support for SAP HANA clusters, even on geographical levels.
    --  Reduced downtime and improved I/O performance through persistent system
        memory applications using integrated NVDIMMs that save data in seconds
        and make data immediately available on reboot.
    --  Increased ability to implement cost-effective, high performance data
        analytics on IBM Power Systems LC and OpenPOWER servers, including bare
        metal support.
    --  Time- and resource-saving "skip service packs" functionality, which lets
        customers skip upgrades of prior service packs and jump straight to SP2
        from SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.
    --  Ongoing FIPS 140-2 certification to meet strict security requirements of
        federal government, FISMA and financial industry customers.
    --  Reduced downtime for large-memory IBM POWER-based systems via minimized
        memory initialization times for server restarts along with high
        availability and geo clustering support for IBM POWER.
    --  Support for ARMv8-A, including enablement for the Raspberry Pi3, making
        SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 one of the first commercially
        available enterprise Linux platforms for this architecture.
    --  Support for Intel's scalable Omni-Path Architecture to deploy high
        performance computing workloads.
    --  Simplified access to the latest packages and technologies via SUSE
        Package Hub integration with SUSE Customer Center, helping customers
        seamlessly obtain modules and package updates.
Input from partners including HPE, Intel and others have enabled building NVDIMM capability as an integral component of the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 platform, allowing customers to benefit from early adoption. Scott Farrand, vice president of Platform Software, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, said, "Next-generation applications, especially database and analytics applications, require new levels of performance. Through close collaborative engineering, HPE and SUSE have enabled support for NVDIMM technology on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2, allowing customers to begin achieving and exceeding performance requirements for next-generation applications."

Barbara Couturier, Lenovo director of Strategic Alliances, said, "SUSE Linux Enterprise continues to be a powerful foundation for the deployment of mission-critical services, benefiting our joint customers with maximized uptime and security on value-added Lenovo hardware."

Enhanced solutions based on SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP2 include:

    --  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
    --  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications
    --  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for z Systems and LinuxONE
    --  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for POWER
    --  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for ARM
    --  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi
    --  SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension and Geo Clustering for
        SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension
    --  SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
    --  SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension
SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP2 images are also available for public cloud infrastructures, making it easier to offer public cloud services and migrate to public cloud from on-premise environments. For more information about the SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 Service Pack 2 family of solutions, visit http://www.suse.com/server.

About SUSE
SUSE, a pioneer in open source software, provides reliable, interoperable Linux, cloud infrastructure and storage solutions that give enterprises greater control and flexibility. More than 20 years of engineering excellence, exceptional service and an unrivaled partner ecosystem power the products and support that help our customers manage complexity, reduce cost, and confidently deliver mission-critical services. The lasting relationships we build allow us to adapt and deliver the smarter innovation they need to succeed - today and tomorrow. For more information, visit http://www.suse.com.

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