SUSE partners with MariaDB

SUSE and MariaDB Corporation (formerly SkySQL) have announced a partnership that expands the Linux application ecosystem on IBM Power Systems. As a result, customers can now run a wider variety of applications on POWER8, increasing their flexibility and choice while working within their existing IT infrastructure. The partnership was unveiled at IBM Enterprise2014, supporting the $1 billion investment to be spent over the next five years to develop Linux and open source technologies on IBM Power Systems.

“This collective work with MariaDB speaks to the opportunity that open source brings to IBM Power Systems. Working with MariaDB in our strong ecosystem of partners offers our customers new and innovative ways to make the most from their existing IT investments, while accessing the latest and most powerful computing applications and technologies,” said Nils Brauckmann, president and general manager of SUSE.

 

Patrik Sallner, CEO of MariaDB Corporation, said, “This partnership is a win for SUSE, a win for IBM and a win for MariaDB's customers and community. The optimization of MariaDB for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 on IBM Power Systems servers with POWER8 processors gives enterprise companies an ideal way to easily deploy database environments with unparalleled scale-out performance and near continuous availability.”

This is the first of several partnerships to be announced by SUSE with the upcoming release of SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 – the latest version of the most interoperable platform for mission-critical computing across physical, virtual and cloud environments.

MariaDB Enterprise will be optimized for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 on IBM POWER8-based servers. SUSE and MariaDB will be publishing tuning and optimization guides for customers and partners to further demonstrate the capabilities and performance benefits of Linux on Power.