François-Xavier "FX" Houard, Author at SUSE Communities

March 24, 2026 8:00 am

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Secure the Pipeline Before It Starts: SUSE Rancher Developer Access Now Available as a 30-Day Free Trial

Secure developer platforms enable engineering teams to build, test, and deploy applications within governed environments that enforce policy, identity controls, and software supply chain security. Providing secure access to development environments helps organisations accelerate innovation while maintaining compliance standards. At KubeCon Europe, we are excited to announce the next major milestone of SUSE Rancher Developer […]

Categories: Announcements, Cloud-native Transformation, Containers, Deliver Applications Faster, DevOps, Featured Content, Free Tools, Kubernetes, Rancher Lightweight Kubernetes (K3s), SUSE Blog

By: François-Xavier "FX" Houard

March 24, 2026 8:00 am

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SUSE Application Collection at KubeCon EU 2026: 141 Applications, a New Version Comparator, and a Year of Momentum

What is curated application catalog Curated application collections help platform teams deploy validated software packages that meet security, compatibility, and lifecycle management requirements. Trusted application repositories reduce operational complexity and improve consistency across Kubernetes environments. One year ago, SUSE Application Collection was a curated library of 74 trusted Kubernetes applications. Today, as we head into […]

Categories: Announcements, Cloud-native Transformation, Containers, Digital Transformation, Kubernetes, Rancher Kubernetes, SUSE Blog

By: François-Xavier "FX" Houard

December 24, 2025 10:06 am

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Stability Meets Innovation: The SUSE Application Collection 2025 Retrospective

In 2025, the market for enterprise‑grade distribution of cloud‑native open-source applications didn’t just get busier; it got louder, more unpredictable, and at times outright chaotic. Popular offerings retreated behind sudden paywalls, while other vendors treated the market like a sandbox for their latest monetization pivots, like “sorcerer’s apprentices” endlessly tweaking their models […]

Categories: Cloud-native Transformation, Containers, DevOps, Kubernetes, Rancher Kubernetes, Rancher Kubernetes Engine (RKE), Rancher Lightweight Kubernetes (K3s), Security, SUSE Linux Enterprise Base Container Images

By: François-Xavier "FX" Houard

December 23, 2025 9:46 pm

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SUSE Linux Base Container Images latest tag moving to SUSE Linux 16

As we approach the New Year, we are announcing a significant update to the Base Images of the SUSE Linux Base Container Images (BCI). Effective 15 January 2026, expect the latest tag for our core‑infrastructure images to point to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server  16 (SLES 16). SUSE is continuing to maintain SLE BCI 15 SP7 base containers until the […]

By: François-Xavier "FX" Houard

November 11, 2025 6:45 am

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Introducing SUSE Rancher Developer Access (EA) to reduce risk and boost time to market

The software journey is inherently risky, it starts from a developer downloading a container to shipping code on a mission-critical application in production. Developers, naturally, prioritize speed and functionality, which often means grabbing unsafe images with critical vulnerabilities. Meanwhile, platform and operations teams struggle to enforce compliance and security consistently across ever-changing development workflows. That […]

Categories: Digital Transformation, Events, Kubernetes, Rancher Lightweight Kubernetes (K3s), SUSE Blog

By: François-Xavier "FX" Houard

November 11, 2025 12:00 am

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Unlock Your Cloud-Native Workflow: Introducing the Free subscription and FIPS-validated content for SUSE Application Collection

Developers need instant access to trusted, Enterprise-grade application stacks without friction or cost barriers. Organizations, meanwhile, require enterprise-grade compliance (like FIPS) and seamless integration with their private infrastructure. This release addresses both the need for frictionless entry and rigorous compliance simultaneously. We are excited to announce a massive expansion to the SUSE Application Collection, making […]

Categories: Announcements, Containers, Digital Transformation, Events, Kubernetes, SUSE Blog

By: François-Xavier "FX" Houard

September 1, 2025 4:04 pm

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Your favorite K8s free open-source application just sent you a five-figure invoice. Here’s how to get more for less!

SUSE Rancher Prime delivers SUSE secure Application Collection and a complete Kubernetes platform, turning an industry crisis into your strategic upgrade. What is happening? For years, Kubernetes development and operations teams have relied on a vast ecosystem of freely available, containerised open-source applications. At the center of this ecosystem was Bitnami. It was a simple, […]

Categories: Cloud-native Transformation, Containers, Deliver Applications Faster, DevOps, Digital Transformation, Kubernetes, Rancher Blog, Rancher Kubernetes, SUSE Blog, SUSE News, Technical Solutions

By: François-Xavier "FX" Houard

March 11, 2024 3:21 pm

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SLE BCI Base Container available for US government agencies on Iron Bank

In a nutshell Iron Bank, a public registry containing US Department of Defense (DoD)-built, hardened and approved container images has included SUSE Linux Enterprise Base Container Images (SLE BCI) into their hardened base images catalog. This accreditation testifies to SLE BCI's safety and reliability, and reconfirm its relevance in supporting the industry-wide push for more […]

Categories: Announcements, Containers, Digital Transformation, Government, News, Security, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, SUSE News

By: François-Xavier "FX" Houard

December 20, 2023 8:14 am

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Base Container Images: LTSS and exciting new updates!

With SUSE Linux Enterprise Base Container Images (SLE BCI), we have enabled enterprises all over the world to build their containerized assets on a secure and robust ground, with long-term supported base container images for all requirements. Those images are all derived from the rock-solid foundations of our trusted SLE15 product line, which includes the […]

Author: François-Xavier "FX" Houard

Secure the Pipeline Before It Starts: SUSE Rancher Developer Access Now Available as a 30-Day Free Trial

SUSE Application Collection at KubeCon EU 2026: 141 Applications, a New Version Comparator, and a Year of Momentum

Stability Meets Innovation: The SUSE Application Collection 2025 Retrospective

SUSE Linux Base Container Images latest tag moving to SUSE Linux 16

Introducing SUSE Rancher Developer Access (EA) to reduce risk and boost time to market

Unlock Your Cloud-Native Workflow: Introducing the Free subscription and FIPS-validated content for SUSE Application Collection

Your favorite K8s free open-source application just sent you a five-figure invoice. Here’s how to get more for less!

SLE BCI Base Container available for US government agencies on Iron Bank

SUSE Linux Enterprise Base Container Images: LTSS and exciting new updates!

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