SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications (SLES for SAP) is a powerful operating system designed to run SAP applications on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform. It is the leading Linux platform for SAP S/4HANA and SAP NetWeaver, trusted by 90% of SAP HANA deployments. SLES for SAP prioritizes business continuity and security, providing comprehensive protection for SAP platforms and projects from start to finish. By enhancing security and reliability, it minimizes downtime, reduces costs and risks, and simplifies the management of SAP environments. This allows businesses to focus on their core SAP operations, while administrators spend less time on maintenance.

SAP endorses SLES for SAP as the operating system of choice, using it as a reference development platform and for their internal operations. Additionally, SLES for SAP boasts a vast customer base of over 30,000 SAP users. The solution offers innovative features tailored to optimize SAP deployments, including High Availability/Disaster Recovery, SAP HANA system replication agents, an SAP HANA Firewall, automated configuration and deployment of SAP clusters, and Live Patching for seamless updates without service downtime.

With SUSE's Bringing Your Own Subscription (BYOS) scheme, users can use existing subscriptions to access and deploy SLES for SAP in their environment, providing flexibility and cost-effectiveness.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Critical features to run SAP are only in SLES for SAP, but not in regular SLES, including HA support and 3 years longer lifecycle.