WALTHAM, Mass., March 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Novell today
announced the availability of SUSE Manager, the most advanced
systems management solution for enterprise Linux environments. As
the best solution for managing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and
other Linux* distributions across physical, virtual and cloud
environments, SUSE Manager reduces the total cost of ownership of
Linux deployments, even as they become larger and more
sophisticated. SUSE Manager also simplifies migrations from Red Hat
Enterprise* Linux to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, helping
organizations benefit from greater application availability,
mission-critical capabilities and technical support quality.
"As the Linux market matures and Linux growth in the data center
continues, customers require standardized, easy-to-use tools to
perform a core set of Linux systems management functions," said
Tim Grieser, program vice president,
Enterprise System Management Software at IDC. "To maximize their
Linux investments, IT organizations must utilize management
products that are optimized to work in Linux environments and use
logic and terminology familiar to Linux administrators. Open source
solutions, such as SUSE Manager, are advancing the development of
standardized 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. With SUSE Manager, enterprises can reduce the
operational costs of their Linux servers while improving compliance
and service quality.
"We have customers that run both SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
and Red Hat Enterprise Linux and they need to manage both
distributions effectively," says Ralph
Dehner, CEO at B1 Systems GmbH. "For the first time, SUSE
Manager allows us to offer a solution that efficiently manages both
distributions and is tailored for Linux, which makes it easy for
customers to learn and use."
IT organizations need to perform an ongoing set of systems
management activities to ensure high performance and reduce
unplanned downtime. Alternative solutions lack the consistency and
effective management SUSE Manager delivers through its tight
integration with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and Red Hat
Enterprise Linux. SUSE Manager helps enterprise customers:
- Reduce total cost of ownership – Administrators manage
systems more efficiently by automating systems management and
provisioning tasks, thus optimizing their Linux deployments while
reducing management effort. For instance, SUSE Manager includes the
industry-leading Zypp package management stack, which provides the
fastest and most efficient Linux updating.
- Minimize complexity of managing Linux systems – 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. This enables them to optimize the
placement of workloads with respect to performance, availability
and cost – all without losing control.
- Improve service quality to line of business – 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.
- Ease migration to SUSE Linux Enterprise from Red Hat
Enterprise Linux – SUSE Manager delivers best-in-class
management of both SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and Red Hat
Enterprise Linux, enabling customers to manage existing Red Hat
servers while migrating workloads to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.
Organizations using Red Hat Network Satellite can transition to
SUSE Manager while retaining all data, configurations, customized
scripts, templates and processes.
"SUSE Manager is a giant step forward in the maturity of
enterprise Linux," said Markus Rex,
senior vice president and general manager of Open Platform
Solutions at Novell. "By providing advanced integration with the
operating system, single-console management of physical, virtual
and cloud environments, and support for multiple Linux
distributions, SUSE Manager enables Linux deployments to reach new
levels of reliability, efficiency and performance."
Availability
SUSE Manager is available now. For more information, visit
www.novell.com/susemanager.
About Novell
Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVL), a leader in intelligent workload
management, helps organizations securely deliver and manage
computing services across physical, virtual and cloud computing
environments. We help customers reduce the cost, complexity and
risk associated with their IT systems through our solutions for
identity and security, systems management, collaboration and
Linux-based operating platforms. With our infrastructure software
and ecosystem of partnerships, Novell integrates mixed IT
environments, allowing people and technology to work as one. For
more information, visit www.novell.com.
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