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The new SUSE release, which has been moving aggressively on the cloud, is also available on its native OpenStack cloud, Amazon Web Services, Azure, and Google Compute.
For performance and security, SLES 12 SP3 includes:
Fast local Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) and remote storage device communications with NVMe over Fabrics (NoF) support. By using NVMe you can fully exploit the benefits of modern solid-state drives. Increase database performance with enhanced Non-Volatile Dual In-line Memory Module (NV-DIMM) block device support.Optimize SAP applications for performance with configuration and tuning support for SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise and SAP Business Objects.Expand security capabilities with updated support for TPM (Trusted Platform Module) 2.0 and expanded key server support for SAP system volumes with the Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP) standard.
This release also fully supports MariaDB for database users and Docker containers.
You will also now be able to use SLES as a desktop with the new SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension. This requires a SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) subscription. SLED 12 SP3 now uses GNOME 3.20 for its desktop interface. If you prefer the older SLED look, SUSE is also offering a special SUSE Linux Enterprise Classic mode.
SLES 12, which was released in October 2014, has a 13-year life cycle, with 10 years of general support and three years of extended support. The current version (SP3) will be fully maintained and supported until six months after the release of SLES 12 SP4.
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