SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware Leverage the Power of Linux on vsphere 2010 VMware Inc. All rights reserved
Agenda VMware industry leader Customer challenges What is SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware The Offer Why Choose SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware Next Steps: Activating your SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware entitlement Resources 2
VMware The Proven Market Leader 3 Company Overview ~$2 B in 2009 revenue ~7,000 employees worldwide 5 th largest infrastructure SW company Proven in the Trenches 150,000+ VMware Customers 100% of Fortune 100 100% of Fortune Global 100 96% of Fortune 1000 95% of Fortune Global 500
Gartner: VMware is the Clear Market Leader VMware stands alone as a leader in this Magic Quadrant VMware is clearly ahead in : Understanding the market Product strategy Business model Technology innovation, Product capabilities Sales execution VMware Strengths : Far-reaching virtualization strategy enabling cloud computing, new application architectures and broader management Technology leadership and innovation High customer satisfaction Large installed base (especially Global 2000), and rapid growth of service providers planning to use VMware (vcloud) 4
Today s IT Complex, Inefficient, Inflexible Where IT Energy Is Spent 5% Infrastructure Investment 23% Application Investment 30% Application Maintenance 42% Infrastructure Maintenance Cause Overwhelming complexity Reliance on brittle infrastructure Effect >70% of IT budgets just maintaining status quo <30% of IT budgets goes to innovation and competitive advantage Business Agility Depends on IT Agility Source: VMware Fortune 100 Customers 5
Our Mission is Your Mission SLES for VMware helps on all fronts of our mission Reduce the Complexity Dramatically Lower Costs Enable Flexible, Agile IT Service Delivery 6
Virtualization Changes the Economics of Computing Cost per VM hour (2GB instance) 20 18 16 14 12 10 1 Increase utilization 8 6 4 2 2 Increase automation 0 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55% 60% 65% 70% 75% 80% Utilization 7
... and begets a new paradigm for IT Cost per VM hour (2GB instance) 20 18 16 14 12 10 1 Increase utilization The Genesis of Cloud Computing 8 6 4 2 2 Increase automation 0 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55% 60% 65% 70% 75% 80% Utilization 8
Cloud Computing is an approach, not a destination Cloud Computing is an approach to computing that leverages the efficient pooling of on-demand, self-managed virtual infrastructure, consumed as a service. Efficiency thru Utilization and Automation Agility with Control Freedom of Choice Pooling From machines to on-demand, highly elastic resource pools Zero-touch Infrastructure Policy-driven automation of provisioning, deployment and management Self-Service Easy access with policybased provisioning and deployment Control Application-aware infrastructure with built-in availability, scalability, security and performance guarantees Open & Interoperable Application mobility between clouds, based on open standards Leverage Existing Investments Benefits of cloud computing to existing applications and datacenters 9
Private Cloud: The New Foundation For All Enterprise IT Application Software Infrastructure Desktop IT as a ServiceIT as a Service Platform as a Service Redwood vcenter The VMware Private Cloud vsphere 10
VMware Industry Leader vsphere for cloud computing Cloud computing is the emerging model that breaks IT s everincreasing complexity and costs that end up consuming 70% - 80% of IT budgets just to keep the status quo running. Virtualization is the foundation upon which cloud computing architectures are and will be built because virtualization is the only technology that offers an evolutionary path to cloud computing. VMware vsphere is the industry s leading and only robust virtualization platform for building cloud infrastructures. Leveraging VMware s industry-leading technology and experience, VMware vsphere delivers agility with uncompromised control in the most efficient manner, while fully preserving customer choice. 11
An Enterprise Linux OS with vsphere at no cost SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware Leverage the Power of Linux on vsphere As a data center professional, your on-going challenge is to provide fast and secure access to core business applications, systems and data. You need a reliable, high-performance server operating system that cost-effectively delivers critical business services. With SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware you can deploy such operating system in your VMware vsphere environments at no cost. Plus you can now have one line of support from VMware by purchasing our support offering for your SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware 12
VMware s Offer for Enterprise Linux on vsphere VMware vsphere customers receive SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware at no additional cost! Qualified vsphere customers with active VMware SnS contracts are entitled to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware (SLES for VMware) SLES for VMware comes with free subscription to patches and updates at no additional cost Ability to run as many VMs per host as you want Why purchase another OS when you can get an enterprise Linux solution at no cost with vsphere? Purchase technical support for Linux directly from VMware A single source for support of the the combined VMware vsphere and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server solution from VMware s Global Support Services for your virtual machines. Support is available at both Basic (12x5) and Production (24x7) levels To purchase VMware technical support of SLES for VMware: visit the VMware Store @ www.vmware.com/go/buyslesforvmwaresupport call a VMware representative at 1-877-4VMWARE (1-877-486-9273). Outside of North America, please dial 1-650-427-5000. 13
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware Based on Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Industry proven enterprise Linux operating system Accelerates the evolution to a fully virtualized datacenter Recommended by application ISVs including SAP Oracle and IBM Supported by over 5,000 applications Delivered as part of VMware vsphere Entitlement with orders as of June 9 th, 2010 No additional cost Supported by VMware Global Support Services With a paid, separate, support agreement 14
Benefits of SLES for VMware Lower cost of ownership Proven enterprise Linux operating system at no cost VMware provides free subscription to patches and updates to qualified customers Broad application support Most extensive application support among any enterprise Linux operating with over 5,000 applications certified Lower risk Up to date support and certification for applications as well as a high degree of interoperability among supported platforms Improved IT agility Ability to run as many SLES for VMware virtual machines as you want on every qualified VMware vsphere host Enterprise level capabilities Proven reliability and high-performance of an enterprise Linux operating system More efficient support Purchase technical phone support delivered directly from VMware 15
SLES for VMware accelerates the journey to cloud Efficiency Thru Utilization and Automation - SLES for VMware provides customers with a proven enterprise Linux operating system, at no additional cost, with their vsphere subscription. Customers have the opportunity to drive even greater ROI and operational efficiency when they obtain support for the OS directly from VMware s Global Support Services. Key Benefits Agility with Control SLES for VMware is based on a proven enterprise Linux operating system, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, and therefore delivers the highest levels of reliability, scalability and performance and is a proven choice to run any type of application including mission critical and Tier-1 in a VMware virtual environment. Freedom of Choice - Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, SLES for VMware offers the broadest application support among enterprise Linux operating systems with over 5,000 application certifications. 16
Why Choose SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware The most scalable and high performing Linux operating system reliable and secure Interoperability with UNIX- and Windows-Systems Reference platform for enterprise applications, including SAP Optimized to run on VMware vsphere Built-in systems management provides IT with more choices and greater flexibility 17
Ready for Your Mission Critical Applications SLES for VMware is ideally suited for mission-critical workloads that require outstanding reliability, performance and scalability, as well as other server workloads. Target workloads include: SAP applications Other ERP, CRM and enterprise business applications, including Oracle applications JEE applications and the underlying middleware infrastructures offered by IBM, Oracle, SAP, Hitachi and others Enterprise database environments, such as Oracle, IBM DB2, Sybase, PostgreSQL, MySQL, ADABAS, InterBase and others NET-based applications Other custom and legacy enterprise applications IT infrastructure Web, network and storage infrastructure 18
SUSE Linux Enterprise The Preferred Linux Platform for SAP Applications SUSE Linux Enterprise is the only Linux platform SAP recommends for its customers Market leader with 75 percent market share of SAP on Linux, with more than 1,000 customers Joint development and support of virtualization solutions involving SAP applications on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SUSE Linux Enterprise is the only operating system that runs SAP's Business Warehouse Accelerator. First Linux high availability solution for SAP applications in a virtualized environment. Novell received the SAP Pinnacle Award in the category Technology: Co-Innovation for Core Business. 19
How to get started with SLES for VMware Purchase qualifying edition of vsphere Activate the subscription to patches for SLES for VMware Download SLES for VMware www.vmware.com/go/downloadslesf orvmware Create as many VMs as you need Purchase technical support 20
Next Steps: Activate your SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware Entitlement Customers entitled to SLES for VMware will receive an email from VMware including the activation code to obtain the subscription to patches and updates to SLES for VMware at no cost To activate the subscription the code must be registered in a Novell portal: If you are a Novell customer and you have a Novell account go to www.novell.com/register to activate your subscription If you are not an existing Novell customer, do not have Novell account, go to www.vmware.com/go/activateslesforvmware to register and activate your subscription (Note: you will be redirected to a Novell site) To download SLES for VMware go to www.vmware.com/go/downloadslesforvmware (Note: you will be redirected to a Novell site) Got questions? Contact VMware Support www.vmware.com/support/us_support.html 21
Resources and contacts SLES for VMware website: www.vmware.com/go/slesforvmware Press release: www.vmware.com/company/news/releases/novell-vmw-partnership.html Email Sandi Terry, sterry@vmware.com Sr. Director for Emerging Products or contact your local VMware representative or partner. VMware Store @ www.vmware.com/go/buyslesforvmwaresupport Call a VMware representative at 1-877-4VMWARE (1-877-486-9273). Outside of North America, please dial 1-650-427-5000 22
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The Value of Linux on vsphere Lowers Costs Customers routinely save 50 to 80% on hardware license and maintenance fees when migrating from older RISC-based systems to modern x86, POWER, Itanium Consolidate operations on fewer operating systems and server platforms in order to reduce the management complexity and costs associated with running multiple platforms. Designed for Mission Critical workloads A robust platform for mission-critical workloads Provides rock-solid reliability and availability for missioncritical deployments Recommended by application ISV such as SAP Oracle and IBM applications Supported by 5,000+ certified independent software vendor (ISV) applications Reliability, & Performance & Usability SLES provides advanced memory management and processor support, multi-pathing, and I/O capabilities, coupled with support for high speed interconnects and multi-threaded file systems. Ideal choices for high performance computing Includes familiar administration tools that provide excellent usability 24