The State of Novell

The State of: Novell [Report Sample]February 201110.20.2005

Employment Volume2

Standalone Performance Seems Acceptable3

But Market Relative Performance is Problematic4

Trajectories of Second Place Distribution Candidates5

Conclusions • SUSE is competitive for total employment • Trending should be a concern for Novell6

Usage Metrics7

Search Volume Reflects Neither Growth Nor Outperformance8

Acquisition Not Likely to Improve Overall Visibility9

Hacker News Shows Modest Interest in SUSE Source: news.ycombinator.com10

StackOverflow Traction is Slightly Higher Source: StackOverflow.com11

Windows Inclusive Market Context Highlights a Larger Problem Source: StackOverflow.com12

SUSE Amazon AMI Version Availability Lags Competitors Source: TheCloudMarket.com13

Eclipse Community Data Shows Minimal SUSE Penetration Source: Eclipse Community Survey14

MarkMail Data Shows Modest SUSE Traffic (Note Y Axis) Query: Fedora Query: Ubuntu Query: Red Hat Query: SUSE Source: Markmail.org15

Conclusions• Developer metrics indicate visibility problem• Issue is horizontal: cloud, community, tools• Developer attention should be area of focus 16

ISV Support17

SUSE Packaging is Lower Priority18

Conclusions• Emerging ISV focus is not on SUSE• ISV traction is a function of usage metrics• Case for SUSE must account for weaknesses 19

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