Johannesburg, 11 Mar 2011
Novell has launched SUSE Manager, the most advanced systems management solution for enterprise Linux environments, managing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and other Linux distributions across physical, virtual and cloud environments.
Michelle Beetar, managing director of Novell South Africa, says SUSE Manager reduces the total cost of ownership of Linux deployments, even as they become larger and more sophisticated.
“It also simplifies migrations from Red Hat Enterprise Linux to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, which helps organisations to benefit from greater application availability, mission-critical capabilities and technical support quality,” says Beetar.
In the maturing Linux market and with continuing growth in the data centre, customers are looking for standardised, easy-to-use tools to perform a core set of Linux systems management functions. SUSE Manager is promoting and advancing the development of standardised Linux management solutions.
SUSE Manager, which is based on the open source project Spacewalk, provides automated and cost-effective software, update and asset management, as well as system provisioning and monitoring capabilities.
Beetar says SUSE Manager allows enterprises to reduce the operational costs of their Linux servers, attaining improved compliance and service quality at the same time. Being customised for Linux, it is easy to learn and use.”
IT organisations need to perform an ongoing set of systems management activities to ensure high performance and reduce unplanned downtime. Beetar says the consistency and effective management delivered by SUSE Manager through its tight integration with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux are strong differentiators.
“SUSE Manager reduces total cost of ownership as administrators manage systems more efficiently by automating systems management and provisioning tasks, optimising their Linux deployments while reducing management effort. SUSE Manager also includes the industry-leading Zypp package management stack, which provides the fastest and most efficient Linux updating.”
The complexity of managing Linux systems is also reduced. IT teams can manage Linux deployments from a single console across multiple hardware architectures, virtual platforms and cloud environments, including IBM System z and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server-based appliances. Beetar says this optimises the placement of workloads with respect to performance, availability and cost - all without losing control.
SUSE Manager also improves service quality to line of business. Beetar says IT professionals can perform management and provisioning tasks faster and with fewer errors, reducing server downtime. Integrated monitoring allows administrators to identify performance issues early, further reducing service disruption.
Customers can manage existing Red Hat servers while migrating workloads to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. Organisations using Red Hat Network Satellite can transition to SUSE Manager while retaining all data, configurations, customised scripts, templates and processes.
Beetar reckons SUSE Manager is a “giant step forward” in the maturity of enterprise Linux. “It provides advanced integration with the operating system, single-console management of physical, virtual and cloud environments, and support for multiple Linux distributions, enabling Linux deployments to reach new levels of reliability, efficiency and performance.”
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