SLES 10 Pairs Well with Xen

Yes, it’s pretty. But in the end, is SLED 10 the best choice for what it offer when compared to Red Hat and others?

On the strength of its broad platform support, approachable configuration tools, estimable set of vendor certifications and solid support options, Novell’s SUSE Linux Enterprise Server has earned a reputation as a safe choice for Linux at enterprise sites.
SLES 10, which Novell began shipping this summer, continues in this vein. It also adds to the mix Xen virtualization capabilities, which, while clearly still on the road to maturity, fit in well with the distribution and add a new deployment and management arrow to the SLES administrator’s quiver.
Current SLES shops should take the new release for a spin and consider whether an upgrade makes sense. Administrators should place particular focus on compatibility between their current, SLES 9-hosted applications and SLES 10’s Xen virtualization and lockdown technologies…. Source eWeek