Suse puts Linux Enterprise Server into VMware’s hybrid cloud computing service

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Enterprise-grade Linux vendor Suse is extending its partnership with VMware by making its Suse Linux Enterprise Server available on the newly launched vCloud Hybrid Service later this year.

Suse has had a version of its Enterprise Server distribution optimised and bundled with VMware vSphere cloud computing platform since 2010, with the maintenance costs included in the customer's VMware vSphere support agreement.

This agreement has now been extended so that Suse Linux Enterprise Server for VMware will be similarly available through the vCloud Hybrid Service from sometime in the fourth quarter, according to Suse.

VMware's vCloud Hybrid Service was first announced by the firm back in March, but will only be made generally available to US customers from September, VMware announced at its VMworld conference in San Francisco this week. The firm declined to give a date for when the vCloud Hybrid Service might be available to customers outside the US.

The initiative sees VMware offering public cloud infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) capabilities to VMware customers, based on the same platform as they are already using to build an internal private cloud. This enables them to extend out to use additional external resources if and when required, under the control of the same management and orchestration tools.

With Suse's extended support, customers will have the option of running workloads on Suse Linux Enterprise Server in the VMware vCloud Hybrid Service, giving them greater flexibility for optimising their IT resources.

Brian Green, managing director for Suse UK, said the firm is enjoying a growing joint customer base with VMware thanks to their partnership.

"Today's announcement demonstrates that Suse and VMware are continuing to partner to offer our customers choice and improved value. Suse Linux is the only Linux distribution optimised for VMware and this announcement allows customers to leverage these benefits through the VMware vCloud Hybrid Service," he said.

Suse Linux Enterprise Server for VMware's vCloud Hybrid Service will be available in the fourth quarter of this year, the firm said.

Source V3.CO.UK