Novell: turning the Linux market into a healthy duopoly REPORT BY Aarkstore Enterprise

June 27, 2009 - PRLog -- Novell has grown into a serious challenger to Red Hat in the Linux market, turning this market into a healthy duopoly. It is slowly moving in the right direction, with a particular focus on partners and appliances.


Table of Contents :  
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In a Nutshell
SWOT analysis
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
Linux: revenue and strategy driver
An increasing slice of Novell’s revenues
Linux in two different guises: SLES/D and OES
18% of revenues from SLE
19% of revenues from OES
Positive sales feedback loop driver
Via customers and (in)direct channels
Via SLE as well as OES
Increased reliance on Microsoft
Microsoft has proven critical to Novell’s Linux growth
Novell’s reliance on Microsoft is increasing and distorting
Opening up the OpenSUSE project
SLE Server (SLES): towards virtual appliances
Technology focus
Standard technology themes
Unix alternative in the data centre
Universal host and perfect guest
Green SLES
From stacks to appliances
Software stacks
Appliances
Appliance-centric cloud perspective
Support and pricing
Support as a key differentiator
Aggressive pricing – up to a point
Expand its ecosystem
A varied ecosystem
ISV success
Expanded SAP partnership
IBM remains important
Specialist versions
SLE high-performance computing: in a strong position for the time being
SLE RT (realtime): from proprietary to standardised
SLE point of service: the untold story
SLE Desktop: slowly does it
Strong desktop story
Enterprise focus – 20% growth
Going after Windows
Expanded partner ecosystem
The next moves
Diversity
Thin clients
The Linux development story
Mono focus
Inherited from Ximian
.Net on Linux (among others) – part of Novell’s focus on interoperability
Now mature
And supported
Lack of Mono momentum
A variety of Mono-based applications are available
Limited developer support
Partly due to the ‘Microsoft’ effect
Novell is fighting back
Moonlight to the rescue
OES – From NetWare to Linux
Right, but difficult, approach
The right move
A forced move
A difficult move
A careful move
Extensive testing of version 2
Improve migration in OES 2 SP1
OES 2 SP1 improves interoperability


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