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    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AThe SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is distribution of the Linux operating system originally developed in Germany.N/A
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    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
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    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
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    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
    Considered Both Products
    SUSE
    Chose SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
    Performance is much better of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server than other product which I have used.
    Incentivized
    Chose SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server works well with the SUSE Manager, it really simplifies everything.
    We also do have SUSE 4 SAP, and the SUSE Manager is able to manage them all, even other (up to date) Linux distributions. Patching has never been that easy and the SALT integration …
    Incentivized
    Chose SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
    We find SUSE to be as good or better in all categories especially version upgrade paths. Once you have in upgraded a 10 year old OS 4 full versions with only 5 reboots in 3 hours you will not want to go back to dead end rebuilds.
    Incentivized
    Chose SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
    None others
    Incentivized
    Chose SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
    We went straight to SLES when we initially started migrating oracle to hana since at that time, HANA came on a pre-installed server that had to be purchased from an official vendor, and SLES was the only allowed OS. We stuck with SLES after we became certified to do our own …
    Incentivized
    Chose SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
    The lack of professional support in distributions like Debian or Ubuntu were crucial for the decision using SUSE instead.
    Incentivized
    Chose SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
    For our environment, SLES provides a more cost-efficient, standards-based Linux with Enterprise support available than their competitors. They also provide the best compatibility between their enterprise Linux and community distributions.
    Incentivized
    Chose SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
    For running SAP workloads, I'd definitely recommend using SLES. AIX is running on power infrastructure which is very pricey and RedHat required a different license and a lot more parameterization to get SAP up and running properly.
    Incentivized
    Chose SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
    SLES is comparable to RedHat, where both of them have massive customer loyalty in their own niche markets.
    However, RedHat is much widely used, even though both of them are RPM-based. RedHat has the backing of the USA tech companies which just make them a giant compared to …
    Incentivized
    Chose SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
    It is very similar, but SLES wins on the manageability front, with good built-in tools, the ability to upgrade major versions, and the ability to run on the latest Power 9 systems. It is our platform of choice for SAP; there is great collaboration between SAP and SUSE, and it …
    Incentivized
    Chose SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
    We consulted our service provider on their recommendation and made some research ourselves. It was a hands down win for Suse Linux on both fronts so we readily chose Suse Linux for our operating system of choice.
    Red Hat and CentOS would almost be of the same distro package, …
    Incentivized
    Chose SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
    We have been using RHEL in most of our other projects. We chose Suse Linux for their pricing model and ease of patching. There is no other major pros and cons of RHEL over Suse Linux and vice versa.
    Incentivized
    Chose SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
    Out-of-the-box SLES supported all of our hardware specific components.
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    CentOS Linux
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    IBM AIX
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (17 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.2
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
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    User Testimonials
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    SUSE
    We use it for every linux service we need to have running. It really works great and is easily manageable with the SUSE Manager, which helps a lot with the updating process. Although it is not stressfull on the CMD itself, it really does simplify things. Besides that, we are really happy with working with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.
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    Pros
    SUSE
    • Consistently performs well across various CPU architectures.
    • It's very well supported both by the parent company, as well as SAP and other third-party companies.
    • It is upgradeable across versions. We've performed upgrades from version 10 to 11 and from 11 to 12 without any major issues.
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    Cons
    SUSE
    • The support window for service packs after a new SP is released is too short.
    • Community engagement is low.
    • There are times when supported packages fall too far behind and create compatibility issues with applications. The Open Build Service usually provides a way around this, though.
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    Usability
    SUSE
    We've been using this OS for about 8 years in a productive environment. During this time, we have never run into any problems that stopped or impacted our production environment. We have been able to solve any problem we ran into using either common sense, suse documentation or suse support.
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    Support Rating
    SUSE
    Support personnel are helpful and fairly fast to bring resolution to non-emergency issues. Patches are created and posted in a timely fashion. We so far have not had any major problems that needed support
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    Online Training
    SUSE
    Third party training was fast but mostly unnecessary as we were already Unix trained and Linux familiar
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    Alternatives Considered
    SUSE
    We went straight to SLES when we initially started migrating oracle to hana since at that time, HANA came on a pre-installed server that had to be purchased from an official vendor, and SLES was the only allowed OS. We stuck with SLES after we became certified to do our own installations because so far, SLES was a good fit for us.
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    Scalability
    SUSE
    We have successfully deployed on physical servers, VMs and in cloud all over the globe from templates of our own design
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    Return on Investment
    SUSE
    • Compared to others, use is more stable and scalable; easy to manage.
    • The administration tools are very useful in helping the staff performance.
    • SLES proved to be a very extendable product, supporting all of our infrastructure.
    • The major reason I chose to use the product was the extensive enterprise peripheral support.
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