SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications is the leading platform for SAP solutions on Linux and the recommended and supported OS for SAP S/4HANA and HANA-based applications.
SAP and SUSE have been co-innovating for two decades now, offering next-generation solutions to accelerate enterprises’ digital and business transformation. As a testimony of the two company’s collaboration, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications has now been certified as an SAP-Endorsed App, SAP’s premium certification.
SAP Endorsed Apps, a new category launched in June 2020, is one of SAP’s initiatives to help partners and customers’ businesses run better. An invitation-only program and part of Partner Software Progression, it features solutions from the SAP ecosystem of partners that are proven to deliver outcomes that solve business challenges. SAP Endorsed Apps are accessible in SAP Store, the German company’s new consolidated marketplace that merged previous SAP Store for SAP solutions with SAP App Center for partner solutions.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications, along with other SUSE solutions such as SUSE Manager and SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching, is available on SAP Store.
SUSE’s President in the Asia Pacific Japan region Phillip Miltiades said that being certified as an SAP Endorsed App makes way for faster solution deployment. He highlighted:
“SAP Endorsed Apps are certified to interoperate and adhere to SAP’s strict enterprise design principles. It simplifies procurement and means customers can move from buying to using in the shortest possible time. This simply means quicker deployment and thus quicker return for your investment.”
In the same vein, Tom Roberts, Senior Vice President, Partner Solution Success at SAP, said that SAP values ecosystem innovations that support the software giant’s vision and delivery of the intelligent enterprise. Commenting on the recent recognition of SUSE’s solution for SAP applications, he said:
“We applaud SUSE on achieving SAP Endorsed App status for its SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications. This application has undergone in-depth testing and measurement against benchmark solutions earning its premium certification. SUSE is a trusted, long-time partner who shares our commitment to customers, and I look forward to our continued partnership.”
The Server for SAP Applications
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications is a software delivery and management platform uniquely designed to fuel business growth, improve customer retention and drive operational excellence by delivering SAP HANA and SAP NetWeaver services faster and more efficiently with less risk. It can deliver reduced downtime of critical SAP application-based operations with built-in business continuity, including an advanced high availability solution and automated data recovery for SAP HANA. The solution leverages a fast, reliable, and secure Linux operating system through SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.
“SUSE Linux Enterprise is the server for SAP,” Miltiades said. “It has everything that you need for SAP and features that you can depend on to keep your SAP solutions secure, reliable, scalable, and predictable so you never have to worry about your IT solutions servicing your business needs”.
Here are some of the key features and benefits of the SAP Endorsed App SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications:
- Improve service reliability
- Strengthen business operations
- Deploy SAP S/4HANA services faster
- Reduce complexity of infrastructure management
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications can be deployed on a server, integrated with SAP Cloud solutions, and delivered as a Software-as-a-Service solution.
