# Non-Technical Threads **URL:** https://forums.suse.com/c/non-technical-threads/25.md?page=82 [Latest](https://forums.suse.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.suse.com/categories.md) **Page:** 83 --- ## [Upgrading your running on demand instances in the Public Clo](https://forums.suse.com/t/upgrading-your-running-on-demand-instances-in-the-public-clo/27797)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2016, 11:59pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/upgrading-your-running-on-demand-instances-in-the-public-clo/27797 "2016-01-13T23:59:05Z")
Upgrading your running on demand instances in the Public Cloud On December 15, 2015 was First Customer Ship (FCS) date forSUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 and images were published in AWS EC2, Google Compute Engine a… --- ## [Getting Ready for the Software-Defined Data Center](https://forums.suse.com/t/getting-ready-for-the-software-defined-data-center/27796)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2016, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/getting-ready-for-the-software-defined-data-center/27796 "2016-01-13T19:40:13Z")
Getting Ready for the Software-Defined Data Center There is a lot of talk about the coming of the Software-Defined Data Center. Much of it reminds me of the early cloud computing days, where no one is really quite sure … --- ## [Open Source Software Defined Storage: why Ceph development i](https://forums.suse.com/t/open-source-software-defined-storage-why-ceph-development-i/27793)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2016, 4:26am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/open-source-software-defined-storage-why-ceph-development-i/27793 "2016-01-12T04:26:30Z")
Open Source Software Defined Storage: why Ceph development is now, and always will be, a team sport. ‘‘East is East, and West is West and never the twain shall meet’. Rudyard Kipling Here’s a statement of the obviou… --- ## [Comparing 2 Systems Using Machinery](https://forums.suse.com/t/comparing-2-systems-using-machinery/27791)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2016, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/comparing-2-systems-using-machinery/27791 "2016-01-11T20:36:35Z")
Comparing 2 Systems Using Machinery Recently I was faced with a bit of a predicament where the ability of comparing two systems had the potential of providing needed insights into a problem I was encountering. Well, wha… --- ## [JFTR: Novell Download Site](https://forums.suse.com/t/jftr-novell-download-site/27778)
**Author:** [@System1](https://forums.suse.com/u/System1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2016, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/jftr-novell-download-site/27778 "2016-01-06T20:36:02Z")
Hi, on your DL-Site (download.novell.com) you offer an dead link (Download Manager Links) Therefore you describe how to download a file via wget. But this describtion is useless because you have to login before you ca… --- ## [SUSE Embedded Solutions for Medical Devices](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-embedded-solutions-for-medical-devices/27774)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2016, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-embedded-solutions-for-medical-devices/27774 "2016-01-05T18:22:50Z")
SUSE Embedded Solutions for Medical Devices SUSE recently participated at the MD&M Minneapolis2015event, a show that brings in some of the top vendors and exhibitors that provide solutions for medical devices. Dennis Ve… --- ## [SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 Service Pack 1 Now Available](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-linux-enterprise-12-service-pack-1-now-available/27752)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-linux-enterprise-12-service-pack-1-now-available/27752 "2015-12-22T17:53:09Z")
SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 Service Pack 1 Now Available SUSE® today announced the availability of SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 Service Pack 1 , giving customers new capabilities for maintaining application uptime, improving … --- ## [New Technology Available in 2015](https://forums.suse.com/t/new-technology-available-in-2015/27736)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2015, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/new-technology-available-in-2015/27736 "2015-12-17T20:12:13Z")
New Technology Available in 2015 Apply security fixes to your IT systems with zero interruption It is called live patching that enable you to keep your IT system running while mitigating new threats. In other word, no m… --- ## [Weird temp file](https://forums.suse.com/t/weird-temp-file/27733)
**Author:** [@System1](https://forums.suse.com/u/System1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2015, 11:28pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/weird-temp-file/27733 "2015-12-16T23:28:05Z")
We’ve been getting some weird possible virus notifications from a couple machines. The file is c:\\windows\\temp\\WAX\*\*\*\*.tmp where the \*\*\*\* is some random string. Happens on win7, 8, and 10, but very sporadic. Looking… --- ## [PC replacement](https://forums.suse.com/t/pc-replacement/27723)
**Author:** [@System1](https://forums.suse.com/u/System1)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2015, 10:54pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/pc-replacement/27723 "2015-12-15T22:54:31Z")
Ok, for those of you that have to deal with replacing users’ computers, laptops, etc, I have a request for ideas. Our computers here are in our AD domain, and have some software on them that is a ‘per install’ license… --- ## [Open source vs proprietary software: Two reasons why OpenSt](https://forums.suse.com/t/open-source-vs-proprietary-software-two-reasons-why-openst/27727)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2015, 8:35pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/open-source-vs-proprietary-software-two-reasons-why-openst/27727 "2015-12-14T20:35:02Z")
Open source vs proprietary software: Two reasons why OpenStack has a business model that works for the customer (not the vendor) Ever since Richard Stallman – that legendary stalwart of the Free Software Movement – s… --- ## [SUSE Wins Cloud IaaS Solution of the Year Award from IT Publ](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-wins-cloud-iaas-solution-of-the-year-award-from-it-publ/27726)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2015, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-wins-cloud-iaas-solution-of-the-year-award-from-it-publ/27726 "2015-12-14T18:30:12Z")
SUSE Wins Cloud IaaS Solution of the Year Award from IT Publisher SUSE® won the Cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) Solution of the Year award at the 2015 Storage, Virtualisation, Cloud (SVC) awards held in London… --- ## [Looking for an alternative to iFolder...](https://forums.suse.com/t/looking-for-an-alternative-to-ifolder/27637)
**Author:** [@System1](https://forums.suse.com/u/System1)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2015, 9:13am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/looking-for-an-alternative-to-ifolder/27637 "2015-12-12T09:13:16Z")
iFolder as shipped with OES no longer works on my wife’s PC (looks like something to do with permissions, but since it’s provided by her employer I’m not going to try to get round that). What I need is something that … --- ## [10 Dec 2015 Micro Focus International plc Announcement of Bo](https://forums.suse.com/t/10-dec-2015-micro-focus-international-plc-announcement-of-bo/27707)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 12:41am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/10-dec-2015-micro-focus-international-plc-announcement-of-bo/27707 "2015-12-11T00:41:43Z")
10 Dec 2015 Micro Focus International plc Announcement of Board Changes 10 Dec 2015 Micro Focus International plc Announcement of Board Changes More… --- ## [SUSE Embraces Open Source NFV for Software-Defined Data Cent](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-embraces-open-source-nfv-for-software-defined-data-cent/27699)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2015, 2:50pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-embraces-open-source-nfv-for-software-defined-data-cent/27699 "2015-12-08T14:50:38Z")
SUSE Embraces Open Source NFV for Software-Defined Data Center Offerings SUSE® has joined the Open Platform for NFV (OPNFV) project , a carrier-grade, integrated open source platform that is accelerating the introducti… --- ## [How VMs get access to their metadata in Neutron](https://forums.suse.com/t/how-vms-get-access-to-their-metadata-in-neutron/27693)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2015, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/how-vms-get-access-to-their-metadata-in-neutron/27693 "2015-12-04T20:02:59Z")
How VMs get access to their metadata in Neutron The metadata for a VM are delivered by Nova metadata service. Nova needs to know the instance ID of a VM to be able to deliver its metadata. Neutron has a special agent (m… --- ## [Phishing email](https://forums.suse.com/t/phishing-email/27685)
**Author:** [@System1](https://forums.suse.com/u/System1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2015, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/phishing-email/27685 "2015-12-02T18:54:40Z")
Happened to have one get through, figured I’d post the email address here, everybody go hog wild spamming this if they feel like it. aplwarunit@hotmail.com – Stevo --- ## [Three reasons why you should be eagerly awaiting SUSE Manage](https://forums.suse.com/t/three-reasons-why-you-should-be-eagerly-awaiting-suse-manage/27679)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2015, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/three-reasons-why-you-should-be-eagerly-awaiting-suse-manage/27679 "2015-12-01T13:41:47Z")
Three reasons why you should be eagerly awaiting SUSE Manager 3. Check it out and join the Beta Program. According to a Forrester study, IT spends 70 percent of its budget on just maintaining its existing environment. M… --- ## [SAP S/4HANA and Disaster Recovery Confidence](https://forums.suse.com/t/sap-s-4hana-and-disaster-recovery-confidence/27671)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sap-s-4hana-and-disaster-recovery-confidence/27671 "2015-11-25T15:22:03Z")
SAP S/4HANA and Disaster Recovery Confidence Join SUSE and SAP for this informative webinar. Scheduled for: December 8, 2015. Run twice: 4pm CET and 1pm EST. By now you know that SAP S/4HANA is the next-generation bus… --- ## [SUSE Linux and OpenStack: Concentrated Strength for SAP Offe](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-linux-and-openstack-concentrated-strength-for-sap-offe/27668)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 12:42pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-linux-and-openstack-concentrated-strength-for-sap-offe/27668 "2015-11-25T12:42:02Z")
SUSE Linux and OpenStack: Concentrated Strength for SAP Offerings from the Cloud Why should SAP customers who want to obtain their applications from the cloud rely on the administration and orchestration solution SUSE®… --- ## [„Something Wicked This Way Comes” – New QuickStart Guide ava](https://forums.suse.com/t/a-something-wicked-this-way-comesa-a-new-quickstart-guide-ava/27666)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/a-something-wicked-this-way-comesa-a-new-quickstart-guide-ava/27666 "2015-11-24T20:40:02Z")
„Something Wicked This Way Comes” – New QuickStart Guide available! My good oldfriend – Master Geeko(isn´t he cool?) – just told me\*that my colleague Mark Post quite recently wrote a really helpful guide about Netwo… --- ## [Seven Features of SUSE Enterprise Storage 2 Which Make it th](https://forums.suse.com/t/seven-features-of-suse-enterprise-storage-2-which-make-it-th/27662)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2015, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/seven-features-of-suse-enterprise-storage-2-which-make-it-th/27662 "2015-11-23T18:00:02Z")
Seven Features of SUSE Enterprise Storage 2 Which Make it the Preferred Data Center Storage Solution Simon Graphics is a design studio generating huge amounts of image and video files and are getting close to the limits… --- ## [SUSE Enterprise Storage 2.0 via iSCSI](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-enterprise-storage-2-0-via-iscsi/27663)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2015, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-enterprise-storage-2-0-via-iscsi/27663 "2015-11-23T18:00:02Z")
SUSE Enterprise Storage 2.0 via iSCSI With the announcement of SUSE Enterprise Storage (SES) 2.0 earlier in October came big changes and updates for our Ceph-based software defined storage solution.\* One of those change… --- ## [Azure Files using azurectl](https://forums.suse.com/t/azure-files-using-azurectl/27644)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2015, 10:41pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/azure-files-using-azurectl/27644 "2015-11-18T22:41:27Z")
Azure Files using azurectl As a Linux desktop user, I wanted to find a way to use Azure files. There were a few options for creating an Azure Files Share. Unfortunately for me, none of them met my narrow view of accepta… --- ## [Tuning IPoIB for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12](https://forums.suse.com/t/tuning-ipoib-for-suse-linux-enterprise-server-12/27640)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2015, 8:31pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/tuning-ipoib-for-suse-linux-enterprise-server-12/27640 "2015-11-18T20:31:08Z")
Tuning IPoIB for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 As a serious technology geek, I have a rather significant home lab environment. While the environment is sizable, I’m not just oozing extra cash and consequently I looke… --- ## [Block and Tackle: SUSE Enterprise Storage 2](https://forums.suse.com/t/block-and-tackle-suse-enterprise-storage-2/27641)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2015, 8:31pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/block-and-tackle-suse-enterprise-storage-2/27641 "2015-11-18T20:31:08Z")
Block and Tackle: SUSE Enterprise Storage 2 Here at SUSE, we are proud to continue our rapid pace of innovation in bringing the best to our customers with the release of SUSE Enterprise Storage 2. This release does far … --- ## [Elastic Pricing and more – news for z Systems customers at S](https://forums.suse.com/t/elastic-pricing-and-more-a-news-for-z-systems-customers-at-s/27642)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2015, 8:31pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/elastic-pricing-and-more-a-news-for-z-systems-customers-at-s/27642 "2015-11-18T20:31:08Z")
Elastic Pricing and more – news for z Systems customers at SUSECon SUSE and IBM work together to innovate technology and business solutions to address evolving business-critical enterprise needs while controlling IT in… --- ## [Win $5 Amazon cards – Enter the SLES Eval Tips Contest](https://forums.suse.com/t/win-5-amazon-cards-a-enter-the-sles-eval-tips-contest/27643)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2015, 8:31pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/win-5-amazon-cards-a-enter-the-sles-eval-tips-contest/27643 "2015-11-18T20:31:08Z")
Win $5 Amazon cards – Enter the SLES Eval Tips Contest We are compiling the most important tips and gotchas you need to know when you first install and configure a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. We’re going to use thes… --- ## [Carpe Diem; Reach to Billions of Users](https://forums.suse.com/t/carpe-diem-reach-to-billions-of-users/27638)
**Author:** [@InTheNews](https://forums.suse.com/u/InTheNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2015, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/carpe-diem-reach-to-billions-of-users/27638 "2015-11-18T16:42:10Z")
Carpe Diem; Reach to Billions of Users Half of the world’s population have a mobile device that connect us (billions) to each other. That’s no surprise everyone and mobile apps are at the heart of human interactions. Bu… --- ## [NNTP appears to be up again!](https://forums.suse.com/t/nntp-appears-to-be-up-again/27580)
**Author:** [@islander](https://forums.suse.com/u/islander)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2015, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/nntp-appears-to-be-up-again/27580 "2015-11-14T15:46:30Z")
This isn’t official, so don’t get grumpy with me if it goes down again, but as of this moment, NNTP seems to be up again. The notice above regarding it being offline will be taken down when it’s official that the prob… [Previous page](https://forums.suse.com/c/non-technical-threads/25.md?page=81) [Next page](https://forums.suse.com/c/non-technical-threads/25.md?page=83)