Enterprise Linux Servers Solution Overview Kerry Kim Enterprise Linux Servers Solution Manager

Enterprise Linux Servers helps you deliver IT services reliably and securely, saving you time and money, now and in the future. Enterprise Linux Servers

Data Center Challenges

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved. 4 It's Tough Being an IT Manager What is your objective? What resources do you have? You need to deliver fast, reliable and secure access to applications, systems and data But at the same time, you need to reduce costs, support growth and manage complexity You have too many aging, specialized, expensive systems that don't work well with each other You need more capacity, but you don't have extra money to buy new servers

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved. 5 It Would Be Great If You Had Is fast, reliable, secure and manageable Helps you deliver IT services efficiently and cost effectively Is flexible and grows with you as your business grows Works with a wide range of software and hardware Is reliable and secure, yet affordable and easily integrated into your existing data center Is commercially supported A data center platform that And a software platform that

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved. 6 Now You Can Helps you provide fast, reliable and secure access to business critical applications, systems and data Helps you do this efficiently and cost effectively Helps you to get the most out of your existing resources Lowers your costs today Helps you prepare for future growth Enterprise Linux Servers from Novell ®

Enterprise Linux Servers

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved. 8 Enterprise Linux Servers is Based on SUSE ® Linux Enterprise

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved. 9 Source: IDC, “Worldwide Operating Environments 2010–2014 Forecast: A First Look” March 2010 IDC: Worldwide Server Operating System Revenue Growth, Linux is the Fastest Growing OS Average Annual Growth,

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved UNIX Performance at a Linux Price

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 Enterprise Linux Servers Capabilities

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved Why SUSE ® Linux Enterprise?

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved Why SUSE ® Linux Enterprise? Most ISV Applications 6,080 ISV applications are certified on SUSE Linux Enterprise, from 1,564 vendors. 2,869 ISV applications are certified on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, from 1,594 vendors. Source: Novell and Red Hat Websites, Oct ,00 0 5,00 0 4,00 0 3,00 0 2,00 0 1, March 2008 October ,085 2,195 6,080 2,869 SUSE ® Linux Enterprise 9 SUSE ® Linux Enterprise 10 and 11 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Novell now offers more than twice the number of certified applications as Red Hat

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved Lowest Average Unplanned Downtime SUSE ® Linux Enterprise SolarisRed Hat Enterprise Linux Windows Server MINUTES PER YEAR SUSE ® Linux Enterprise SolarisRed Hat Enterprise Linux Windows Server MINUTES PER SERVER Source: Information Technology Intelligence Corporation, ITIC 2009 Global Server Hardware and Server OS Reliability Survey, July 2009 Lowest Average Patch Time (planned downtime) Why SUSE ® Linux Enterprise? Most Reliable Linux

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved Why SUSE ® Linux Enterprise? Best Linux Support Peers declare Novell Support as world's “Ten Best” Red HatOracleNovel l Red HatOracleNovel l 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 higher 10-point scale According to the Association of Support Professionals, Novell offers one of the world's “Ten Best Web Support Sites” in (Fourth year in a row Novell has won this award) Customers rate Novell Linux Support #1 Source: Linux-Related Technical Support Comparative Study, Lighthouse Research, August 2010

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved Why SUSE ® Linux Enterprise? Key Industry Endorsements

Customers

Enterprise Linux Servers is used in more than 13,000 companies, including two-thirds of the 2010 Fortune Global 100 Customers

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved Customers are Saving Money

Enterprise Linux Servers helps you deliver IT services reliably and securely, saving you time and money, now and in the future. How much could you save?

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved Next Steps Get more information Contact your local business partner or Novell sales representative or Perform a data center efficiency assessment

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WorkloadIQ: Services Novell Services and Partners

Intelligent Workload Management Intelligent workload management enables IT organizations to manage and optimize heterogeneous computing resources in a policy-driven, secure and compliant manner across physical, virtual and cloud environments to deliver business services for end customers. Intelligent WORKLOAD Managemen t

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved Business Service Management IT Service Management PhysicalVirtualCloud The Customer Challenge: Manage a Siloed Infrastructure Governance and Compliance Internal Cloud (On-Premise) External Cloud (Off-Premise) Firewall

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved Business Service Management IT Service Management Governance and Compliance Intelligent Workload Management: From Silos to Services Internal Cloud (On-Premise) External Cloud (Off-Premise) Build Secure Manage Measure Firewall PhysicalVirtualCloud

WorkloadIQ ™ : Integrating Identity to Turn Silos into Services Isolated Identity Awareness Business Service Management IT Service Management Security and Compliance Management Purpose-Built Operating System Business Service Management IT Service Management Security and Compliance Management General Purpose Operating System