Benefits of paid suse subscription

Benefits of a SUSE® Subscription

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Topics

What is Linux?

Why Use Linux?

Is Linux Free?

Why SUSE® Linux Enterprise?

Benefits of a Paid Subscription

Why Supported SUSE Linux Enterprise?

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What is Linux?

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Why Use Linux?

Power of the Community

Freedomof Choice

Top Service Levels

Best of Breed Technology

Result: Linux is the fastest growing operating system

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Is Linux Free? Yes and No

Yes No

Linux is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) and is free. You can freely:● Distribute it

● Modify it

● Use it

But there is a cost associated with using Linux:● Cost to integrate, deploy

and secure

● Cost to certify, support and maintain

● Opportunity cost

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Why SUSE® Linux Enterprise

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Benefits of a Paid Subscription

• Timely, tested and guaranteed security updates

• Prompt resolution of support issues

• Patches that preserve application compatibility

• Hardware and software certifications

• Technology Assurance Program indemnification

Result: Allows your staff to focus on more valuable strategic initiatives

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Why Supported SUSE® Linux EnterpriseTimely, Tested and Guaranteed Security Updates

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According to the Association of Support Professionals, SUSEoffers one of the world's “ten best web support sites.”(Fourth year in a row SUSE / Novell has won this award)

Why Supported SUSE® Linux EnterprisePrompt Resolution of Support Issues

SUSE Support Declared as World's “Ten Best”

Red Hat Oracle SUSERed Hat Oracle SUSE

71%65%61%

70%

44%59%

Users that rate quality of support 7 or higher

Users that rate quality of support in a mixed IT environment 7 or higher10-point scale

10-point scale

Customers Rate SUSE Support #1

Source: Linux-Related Technical Support Comparative Study, Lighthouse Research, August 2010

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Why Supported SUSE® Linux EnterprisePatches that Preserve Application Compatibility

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Why Supported SUSE® Linux EnterpriseHardware and Software Certifications

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Why Supported SUSE® Linux EnterpriseTechnology Assurance Program Indemnification

Technology Assurance ProgramThrough the Technology Assurance Program, you can deploy any SUSE product—including SUSE Linux Enterprise Server with Expanded Support—with the guarantee that we will protect you against future challenges to the copyrights, patents, trademarks or trade secrets of the technologies in these solutions.

Under the Novell / SUSE and Microsoft patent cooperation agreement, when you buy any SUSE product—whether Linux based or proprietary—you receive a patent covenant not to sue from Microsoft. Microsoft's covenant not to sue a Novell / SUSE customer applies to a SUSE offering independent of the channel of distribution and licensing terms, and whether any code is covered by GPLv2 or GPLv3.

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