 | It looks like the embrace phase is continuing. Suse developers have moved to Microsoft to integrate Microsoft software into Linux. As Microsoft continues to deepen its relationship with the open-source software movement, it announced May 21 that it plans to release a beta version of a new product that enables data centers to manage Linux servers with the Microsoft System Center management platform. |
At the Open Source Business Conference 2012 , Microsoft and Linux distributor SUSE jointly announced the SUSE Manager Management Pack for System Center, which integrates SUSE’s management platform with that of Microsoft.
The integration between the two management systems will maintain compliance in Linux server environments, particularly in keeping Linux systems patched and updated, said Fabio Cunha, a Microsoft solutions technology evangelist, who gave a demonstration of the new technology at the conference.
It looks like Suse is a proxy for Microsoft. This may present a challenge in the cooperation between Suse and other Linux communities.
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