# Non-Technical Threads **URL:** https://forums.suse.com/c/non-technical-threads/25.md?page=67 [Latest](https://forums.suse.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.suse.com/categories.md) **Page:** 68 --- ## [Data center issues? What you need is an expert!](https://forums.suse.com/t/data-center-issues-what-you-need-is-an-expert/29221)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2017, 11:50pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/data-center-issues-what-you-need-is-an-expert/29221 "2017-01-11T23:50:40Z")
Data center issues? What you need is an expert! In case you haven’t heard, SUSE Expert Days are making their way across the globe. As the person in charge of the tour in North America, I can personally vouch for the am… --- ## [A Frugal Solution for Large Data](https://forums.suse.com/t/a-frugal-solution-for-large-data/29214)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2017, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/a-frugal-solution-for-large-data/29214 "2017-01-10T15:02:41Z")
A Frugal Solution for Large Data SUSE Enterprise Storage Big files and big storage capacities pose big challenges for IT departments. If you work in a Large Data storage environment, you can cut your total storage deplo… --- ## [Four signs your storage need to move to Open Source Software](https://forums.suse.com/t/four-signs-your-storage-need-to-move-to-open-source-software/29212)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2017, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/four-signs-your-storage-need-to-move-to-open-source-software/29212 "2017-01-09T13:01:26Z")
Four signs your storage need to move to Open Source Software from SUSE When it comes to data storage volumes, as soul singer Otis Clay said in 1980, ‘the only way is up’. A few years back enterprises were grappling wi… --- ## [Riding the Cloud Wave: Why Strategy Matters to Solution Prov](https://forums.suse.com/t/riding-the-cloud-wave-why-strategy-matters-to-solution-prov/29208)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2017, 10:48pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/riding-the-cloud-wave-why-strategy-matters-to-solution-prov/29208 "2017-01-06T22:48:05Z")
Riding the Cloud Wave: Why Strategy Matters to Solution Providers Why Strategy Matters? Besides a Solution Provider’s financial health, one needs to formulate a sound cloud strategy. Not in the first place for the sake… --- ## [Running for the OpenStack Board: “All In” on OpenStack](https://forums.suse.com/t/running-for-the-openstack-board-a-all-ina-on-openstack/29205)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2017, 10:35pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/running-for-the-openstack-board-a-all-ina-on-openstack/29205 "2017-01-05T22:35:23Z")
Running for the OpenStack Board: “All In” on OpenStack In thinking about the OpenStack community, our approach to the project going forward, and the upcoming Board elections, I’m reminded of a specific hand of the po… --- ## [Is it possible to innovate too fast?](https://forums.suse.com/t/is-it-possible-to-innovate-too-fast/29203)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2017, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/is-it-possible-to-innovate-too-fast/29203 "2017-01-05T18:54:21Z")
Is it possible to innovate too fast? One of my colleagues, Hannes Kuehnemund, was talking to someone at SAP about all of the enhancements we announced at SUSECON for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 … --- ## [New Years Resolution…? Become a SUSE Expert!!](https://forums.suse.com/t/new-years-resolutiona-become-a-suse-expert/29199)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2017, 2:46am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/new-years-resolutiona-become-a-suse-expert/29199 "2017-01-05T02:46:19Z")
New Years Resolution ? Become a SUSE Expert!! 2017, still fresh and new! Happy New Year, best wishes and new years resolutions go hand in hand. Yes, you can obviously choose one of the standard (and often boring) resol… --- ## [Eliminating the storage forklift upgrade challenge](https://forums.suse.com/t/eliminating-the-storage-forklift-upgrade-challenge/29198)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2017, 10:53pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/eliminating-the-storage-forklift-upgrade-challenge/29198 "2017-01-04T22:53:18Z")
Eliminating the storage forklift upgrade challenge Modernising storage infrastructure is generally expensive, time consuming, difficult, and all too frequently unavoidable. It’s expensive because the systems don’t com… --- ## [Nowa jako](https://forums.suse.com/t/nowa-jako/29197)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2017, 7:00pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/nowa-jako/29197 "2017-01-04T19:00:34Z")
Nowa jako W More… --- ## [openSUSE Conference 2017: May 26-28 in Nuremberg, Germany –](https://forums.suse.com/t/opensuse-conference-2017-may-26-28-in-nuremberg-germany-a/29192)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2017, 3:51pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/opensuse-conference-2017-may-26-28-in-nuremberg-germany-a/29192 "2017-01-03T15:51:42Z")
openSUSE Conference 2017: May 26-28 in Nuremberg, Germany – Call for Papers This year’s openSUSE Conf will again be held at the Z-Bau in Nuremberg, from Friday, May 26 to Sunday, May 28. The Call for Papers (CFP) is al… --- ## [Ile kosztuje nas rocznie przechowywanie danych, powiedzmy 25](https://forums.suse.com/t/ile-kosztuje-nas-rocznie-przechowywanie-danych-powiedzmy-25/29189)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/ile-kosztuje-nas-rocznie-przechowywanie-danych-powiedzmy-25/29189 "2017-01-02T17:21:25Z")
Ile kosztuje nas rocznie przechowywanie danych, powiedzmy 250TB? Koszty utrzymania serwerów, sieci, czy pami More… --- ## [Do you want to cut your response time for mission-critical S](https://forums.suse.com/t/do-you-want-to-cut-your-response-time-for-mission-critical-s/29185)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2016, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/do-you-want-to-cut-your-response-time-for-mission-critical-s/29185 "2016-12-30T20:40:58Z")
Do you want to cut your response time for mission-critical SAP applications by around 40 percent like dm-drogerie markt did? To innovate faster than its rivals, dm-drogerie markt migrated its SAP environment to SUSE Lin… --- ## [The Storage Challenge](https://forums.suse.com/t/the-storage-challenge/29184)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2016, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/the-storage-challenge/29184 "2016-12-30T20:40:58Z")
The Storage Challenge It is not a secret that the amount of data is growing and that there is more and more unstructured data, which needs to be stored properly. We are probably all familiar with this picture that was r… --- ## [SUSE jeszcze mocniej anga](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-jeszcze-mocniej-anga/29173)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2016, 1:31pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-jeszcze-mocniej-anga/29173 "2016-12-29T13:31:12Z")
SUSE jeszcze mocniej anga Koniec roku 2016 zbieg More… --- ## [Cloud question](https://forums.suse.com/t/cloud-question/28725)
**Author:** [@System1](https://forums.suse.com/u/System1)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2016, 12:59am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/cloud-question/28725 "2016-12-23T00:59:05Z")
So there’s been discussions going on here for quite a while now about whether we should move our file & email services to the ‘cloud’. If we were to go this way, it would be with micro$oft office 365 e3 (I believe) … --- ## [Making a choice on your support! Why Long term support exten](https://forums.suse.com/t/making-a-choice-on-your-support-why-long-term-support-exten/29153)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2016, 9:55pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/making-a-choice-on-your-support-why-long-term-support-exten/29153 "2016-12-21T21:55:47Z")
Making a choice on your support! Why Long term support extensions bring you peace of mind As with all things here at SUSE we are continually innovating and adapting our products to the latest requirements and demands of… --- ## [FOSSDEM Feb 2017 – join the openSUSE talks](https://forums.suse.com/t/fossdem-feb-2017-a-join-the-opensuse-talks/29150)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2016, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/fossdem-feb-2017-a-join-the-opensuse-talks/29150 "2016-12-21T10:41:51Z")
FOSSDEM Feb 2017 – join the openSUSE talks This year’s awesome free event for software developers to meet, share ideas and collaborate will take place in Brussels, at the weekend of Feb 4 and 5. Come and join openSUSE’… --- ## [Building up on our Partnership with Lenovo! 2017 is looking](https://forums.suse.com/t/building-up-on-our-partnership-with-lenovo-2017-is-looking/29147)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2016, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/building-up-on-our-partnership-with-lenovo-2017-is-looking/29147 "2016-12-20T18:30:32Z")
Building up on our Partnership with Lenovo! 2017 is looking good. As Lenovo is working to become the number 1 trusted partner for their customers in the Data Center, SUSE is proud to be playing an important role as an i… --- ## [Future-proofing Retail Point of Service Through 64-bit Image](https://forums.suse.com/t/future-proofing-retail-point-of-service-through-64-bit-image/29145)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2016, 2:12am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/future-proofing-retail-point-of-service-through-64-bit-image/29145 "2016-12-20T02:12:09Z")
Future-proofing Retail Point of Service Through 64-bit Image Support In today’s fast-paced retail industry, it’s imperative to keep up with the latest evolving hardware.\* Not being able to keep up with the pace of cha… --- ## [Geo Clustering: What, How, and Why?](https://forums.suse.com/t/geo-clustering-what-how-and-why/29143)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2016, 7:59pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/geo-clustering-what-how-and-why/29143 "2016-12-19T19:59:17Z")
Geo Clustering: What, How, and Why? The following article has been contributed by\*Greg Eckert who is responsible for Business Development at SUSE’s valued partner LINBIT. Disaster Recovery (DR) has been an industry bu… --- ## [Building Images for 64-bit POS Devices with the New SUSE Lin](https://forums.suse.com/t/building-images-for-64-bit-pos-devices-with-the-new-suse-lin/29142)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2016, 5:40pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/building-images-for-64-bit-pos-devices-with-the-new-suse-lin/29142 "2016-12-19T17:40:34Z")
Building Images for 64-bit POS Devices with the New SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service Image Server It´s this time of the year again for retailers – Christmas season is putting them under huge pressure. And even t… --- ## [Can we have a 2016 recap on all the cool stuff we did with H](https://forums.suse.com/t/can-we-have-a-2016-recap-on-all-the-cool-stuff-we-did-with-h/29136)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2016, 12:37am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/can-we-have-a-2016-recap-on-all-the-cool-stuff-we-did-with-h/29136 "2016-12-16T00:37:41Z")
Can we have a 2016 recap on all the cool stuff we did with HPE? Some may say 2016 was a tough year Not to us, it wasnt. It was actually pretty great! As you may be aware, SUSE was named HPEs preferred open source part… --- ## [SDS Appliance? SoftIron says YES!](https://forums.suse.com/t/sds-appliance-softiron-says-yes/29135)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2016, 10:32pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sds-appliance-softiron-says-yes/29135 "2016-12-15T22:32:11Z")
SDS Appliance? SoftIron says YES! While at the SC16 show in Salt Lake City, SoftIron, a storage startup and SUSE partner, \*launched their HyperDrive storage platform. There are several aspects of their offering that on… --- ## [OpenStack, Now and Moving Ahead: Lessons from My Own Persona](https://forums.suse.com/t/openstack-now-and-moving-ahead-lessons-from-my-own-persona/29133)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2016, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/openstack-now-and-moving-ahead-lessons-from-my-own-persona/29133 "2016-12-15T18:21:00Z")
OpenStack, Now and Moving Ahead: Lessons from My Own Personal Transformation . It’s a transformative time for OpenStack. And I know a thing or two about transformations. Over the last two and a half years, I’ve manage… --- ## [Building a Capable Cloud Service Provider Ecosystem in Middl](https://forums.suse.com/t/building-a-capable-cloud-service-provider-ecosystem-in-middl/29129)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2016, 12:40pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/building-a-capable-cloud-service-provider-ecosystem-in-middl/29129 "2016-12-15T12:40:03Z")
Building a Capable Cloud Service Provider Ecosystem in Middle East Blog by Paul Abi-Chahine, SUSE SUSE and BPS recently announced a partnership with the goal to build a cloud service provider ecosystem in Middle East. B… --- ## [SUSE Expert Days – Coming to a city near you](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-expert-days-a-coming-to-a-city-near-you/29125)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 6:17pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-expert-days-a-coming-to-a-city-near-you/29125 "2016-12-14T18:17:45Z")
SUSE Expert Days – Coming to a city near you It’s that time of year again winter, the holidays, and SUSE Expert Days! The next SUSE Expert Days series officially kicks off in early 2017 and will visit over 75 cities… --- ## [IT Brand Pulse Awards Industry First Award to SUSE for CephF](https://forums.suse.com/t/it-brand-pulse-awards-industry-first-award-to-suse-for-cephf/29123)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 11:52am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/it-brand-pulse-awards-industry-first-award-to-suse-for-cephf/29123 "2016-12-14T11:52:21Z")
IT Brand Pulse Awards Industry First Award to SUSE for CephFS support CephFS Unlocks Universal Software Defined Storage In In 2016 the Ceph development team released Jewel, the tenth major version of Ceph. The Jewel rel… --- ## [YEP – That’s Another Win for SUSE OpenStack Cloud!](https://forums.suse.com/t/yep-a-thata-s-another-win-for-suse-openstack-cloud/29120)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2016, 4:12pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/yep-a-thata-s-another-win-for-suse-openstack-cloud/29120 "2016-12-13T16:12:51Z")
YEP – That’s Another Win for SUSE OpenStack Cloud! The SVC Awards are always a great way to round out the year.\* At an event hosted at the Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington in London, the SVC Awards recognize and reward … --- ## [SUSE Loses Their Mind and Hires Me](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-loses-their-mind-and-hires-me/29119)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2016, 2:11pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-loses-their-mind-and-hires-me/29119 "2016-12-13T14:11:10Z")
SUSE Loses Their Mind and Hires Me The following article has been contributed by Carla Schroder, who joined the SUSE documentation team as a Technical Writer in early November. If you want to read more from Carla, just … --- ## [A Move to HANA Means a Move to Linux — But Not All Linux Is](https://forums.suse.com/t/a-move-to-hana-means-a-move-to-linux-a-but-not-all-linux-is/29118)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2016, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/a-move-to-hana-means-a-move-to-linux-a-but-not-all-linux-is/29118 "2016-12-13T11:54:34Z")
A Move to HANA Means a Move to Linux — But Not All Linux Is Created Equal The market for HANA is evolving rapidly as customers are presented with multiple choices for an SAP HANA deployment, including multiple platform… [Previous page](https://forums.suse.com/c/non-technical-threads/25.md?page=66) [Next page](https://forums.suse.com/c/non-technical-threads/25.md?page=68)