SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Is (Almost) All Things to All Companies
Setting out to be all things to all people is generally a bad idea, since you're likely to end up leaving everybody at least a bit disappointed. However, Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11’s readiness to serve a broad range of hardware and application masters is arguably more virtue than vice.
After all, OS platforms are expected to bring together an organization's equipment and code to shoulder a diverse assortment of workloads. And, judged by the breadth of the roles it attempts to take on, SLES 11 meets those expectations. For example, while the platform continues to serve its traditional role as host for Linux and open-source applications, Novell has included SLES 11 support for Microsoft .NET applications, as well.
Along similar lines, SLES remains focused on delivering virtualization hosting through its bundled Xen hypervisor, and on providing enhanced application isolation through Novell's AppArmor functionality, but the platform also now includes experimental support for archrival Red Hat's KVM hypervisor and SELinux security framework.
However, all of SLES 11's people-pleasing doesn't come without a cost.
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