SUSE, SHI International Unveil SHI Cloud

SUSE and SHI International Corp. have announced SHI Cloud, a next-generation infrastructure-as-a-service offering designed for IT organisations. It will offer SUSE Linux Enterprise Server as its premier Linux-based operating system.IT organisations of all sizes will have the ability to run SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on SHI Cloud, paying only for the hours they use. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server will be available across SHI Cloud’s managed private, private and multi-tenant cloud offerings. In addition, customers will have access to SUSE’s most current security patches, bug fixes and new features so they can keep their SUSE Linux Enterprise Server VMs running on SHI Cloud’s innovative vCore platform up to date.The combination of the flexible, pay-as-you-go SHI Cloud offerings and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server helps customers easily adapt their existing IT infrastructure solutions for use in the cloud. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server delivers the proven reliability, interoperability and performance customers need in order to confidently run mission-critical workloads in a cloud environment. And with over 9,200 application certifications, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server has the broadest independent software vendor (ISV) support among enterprise Linux operating systems ensuring application compatibility from the datacentre to the cloud.“Our customers are interested in the cost savings, business agility, disaster recovery and right-sizing on demand benefits of cloud, but don’t want to rebuild all of their applications just to take advantage of enterprise-capable solutions,” said Henry Fastert, Chief Technologist and Managing Partner, Enterprise Solution Services, SHI.“SHI Cloud is a logical, transparent extension of an organisation’s infrastructure that doesn’t require replacing existing systems. This is why SHI has chosen to work with open standards based partners with deep industry expertise such as SUSE in order to help customers utilise the industry’s best available technologies to build unique clouds that support business needs,” he added.“SUSE helps companies run their businesses more efficiently, increasing resource utilisation and reducing risk,” said Michael Miller, Vice President of Global Alliances and Marketing, SUSE. “We’re pleased SHI Cloud has chosen SUSE as its Linux partner to help customers accelerate their cloud programs.”Click here for full story