The Attachmate Group will host SUSE Open Forum in Delhi on 29 January. The forum is aimed to foster global best-practices and learning and to promote sharing of ideas among IT managers, technologists and other enthusiasts.
It will also provide participants with the latest insights on open source technologies in areas such as cloud computing, big data and Linux-based data centre platforms among others. The SUSE Open Forum will showcase content from the recent SUSECon 2013 held in Florida, USA, a global event recognised as an industry-leading platform catering to Linux experts, Linux enthusiasts and technologists alike.
SUSE will bring together its seasoned senior technology experts, its industry-leading technology partners, coupled with a showcase of successful customers, to offer a comprehensive agenda featuring both business and technical topics for IT professionals. Attendees of this event will also be certified online for their participation by SUSE.
“It is no secret that the world is moving towards Open Source platforms. SUSE is one of the oldest and most successful open source platforms that is available in the market today. The lineage of the technology and its functionality has made it an iconic brand favoured by leading technologists from around the globe,” said Venkatesh Swaminathan, Country Head, Attachmate Group, India.
“The much awaited SUSE Open Forum presented by SUSE is an event favoured by IT managers, enterprise users, customers, system Integrators and others to interact and learn from experts, and to gather first-hand information on the latest developments from SUSE. We are excited about the launch of the forum in India and are confident that it shall capture the imagination of Linux enthusiasts,” added Swaminathan.
The SUSE Open Forum 2014 will feature keynotes by senior executives from SUSE and partner executives, along with technical sessions, technology showcases and opportunities to interact with other enterprise Linux users and providers. The session topics will address a wide variety of new and existing technologies, customer scenarios and deployments, and how-to guides for implementation of Linux technologies.
Further, “SUSE has remained committed to adapting the latest emerging solutions to aid in its efforts to help its customers succeed. We do this by listening to and engaging in meaningful dialogues with our customers, which is why the SUSE Open Forum promises to be an extraordinary experience,” added Swaminathan.
“SUSE and Dell have collaborated consistently to deliver innovative and robust solutions. Dell Linux has enabled enterprises to achieve freedom from proprietary vendor lock-in, interoperability, improved performance and stability with enhanced security and cost effectiveness. We are excited to be a part of SUSE Open Forum 2014 and look forward to broaden as well as strengthen our Linux product offerings,”said Amit Luthra, National Manager, Storage and Networking Solutions Marketing, Dell India.
“We are delighted to be a part of this event which fosters innovation and global best-practices in Open source platforms and the Linux enterprise environment. We have benefited immensely by choosing the SUSE Linux enterprise server as our operating system for SAP ERP, which has not only resulted in scaling- up our mission critical processes but has also ensured better reliability while providing a low cost of ownership,” added Anjan Choudhury, CIO UCX.