1. Benefits of a SUSE® Subscription
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2. Topics What is Linux? Why Use Linux? Is Linux Free?
Why SUSE® Linux Enterprise?
Benefits of a Paid Subscription
Why Supported SUSE Linux Enterprise?

3. What is Linux?
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4. Why Use Linux? Result: Linux is the fastest growing operating system
Freedom of Choice
Best of Breed Technology
Power of the Community
Top Service Levels
Result: Linux is the fastest growing operating system
IDC, “Worldwide Operating Environments 2010–2014 Forecast: A First Look” March 2010
Linux +19.9%
MS + 5,9%
Unix –7%

5. No Yes Is Linux Free? Yes and 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 5

6. Why SUSE® Linux Enterprise6

7. 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

8. Why Supported SUSE® Linux Enterprise Timely, Tested and Guaranteed Security Updates

9. Why Supported SUSE® Linux Enterprise Prompt Resolution of Support Issues
Customers Rate SUSE Support #1
Users that rate quality of support 7 or higher
Users that rate quality of support in a mixed IT environment 7 or higher
10-point scale
10-point scale
71%
70%
65%
61%
59%
44%
Red Hat
Oracle
SUSE
Red Hat
Oracle
SUSE
Source: Linux-Related Technical Support Comparative Study, Lighthouse Research, August 2010
SUSE Support Declared as World's “Ten Best”
According to the Association of Support Professionals, SUSE offers one of the world's “ten best web support sites.” (Fourth year in a row SUSE / Novell has won this award)

10. Why Supported SUSE® Linux Enterprise Patches that Preserve Application Compatibility

11. Why Supported SUSE® Linux Enterprise Hardware and Software Certifications

12. Why Supported SUSE® Linux Enterprise Technology Assurance Program Indemnification
Through 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.
Agreement with Microsoft
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.