Peter Smails, Author at SUSE Communities

February 18, 2026 6:00 am

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SUSE Virtualization certified by Dell Technologies to modernize without compromise

SUSE Virtualization is now certified by Dell Technologies for its Dell PowerStore, PowerMax and PowerFlex platforms. It provides a clear exit strategy for enterprises that want to phase out proprietary vendors and traditional hypervisors. It signals that an open, Kubernetes‑native virtualization platform is a fully supported path today. Escaping proprietary lock-in and accelerating modernization are […]

Tags: AI ready infrastructure, certified storage platforms, cloud native infrastructure, Cloud Native Virtualization, container and VM management, Dell PowerFlex, Dell PowerMax, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Dell PowerStore, Dell Technologies, digital transformation, enterprise IT strategy, enterprise virtualization, heterogeneous environments, hybrid IT, hypervisor alternative, IDC research, incremental modernization, infrastructure modernization, Kubernetes platform, Kubernetes virtualization, lift and shift, modernize legacy workloads, open and interoperable platform, open source virtualization, platform engineering, proprietary lock in, return on investment, Storage Certification, SUSE Virtualization, TCO reduction, total cost of ownership, unified control plane, vendor lock-in, virtualization cost reduction, virtualization licensing costs, VM migration, VMWare Alternative

Categories: Announcements, Cloud-native Transformation, Dell, DevOps, Digital Sovereignty, High Performance Computing, Interoperability, Kubernetes, Partners, Rancher Kubernetes, SUSE Blog, SUSE Storage, SUSE Virtualization, Virtualization, Website

By: Peter Smails

November 11, 2025 12:00 am

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Choose freedom, choose control, choose SUSE Rancher Prime

Live from Atlanta for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025, SUSE takes the spotlight with a record number of announcements that redefine enterprise value. SUSE Rancher Prime is expanding at an unprecedented pace, delivering breakthroughs across AI, observability, security, and application management. All while keeping the same predictable cost for customers. Join us during KubeCon […]

Tags: AI, Application Management, cloud native, Developer Velocity, DevSecOps, Elemental, Enterprise Kubernetes, Hybrid Cloud, kubecon, Kubernetes, Management Sprawl, Observability, Open Source, Security, Skills Gap, SSO/RBAC, SUSE Application Collection, SUSE Hosted Observability, SUSE Private Registry, SUSE Rancher AI Assistant, SUSE Rancher Developer Access, SUSE Rancher Prime, SUSE Security Admission Controller, SUSE Virtual Clusters, SUSE Virtualization, vendor lock-in

Categories: Announcements, Channel Partner, Containers, Dell, DevOps, Digital Transformation, Events, Featured Content, Featured Content Main, Fujitsu, Hitachi, HPE, IBM, Intel, Kubernetes, Lenovo, Oracle, Rancher Kubernetes, Rancher Kubernetes Engine (RKE), Rancher Lightweight Kubernetes (K3s), SAP, SUSE AI, SUSE Blog, SUSE Cloud Observability, SUSE Observability, SUSE Security, SUSE Virtualization, VMware

By: Peter Smails

August 11, 2025 3:48 pm

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SUSE a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Container Management

We’re proud to share that SUSE is a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Container Management. We believe this recognition reflects SUSE’s commitment to modernize enterprises with a secure, open, and flexible container platform across edge, AI and hybrid clouds. At SUSE, we believe true excellence means putting enterprises in control […]

Categories: Announcements, Cloud Computing, Cloud-native Transformation, Containers, DevOps, Featured Content, Featured Content Main, High Performance Computing, Hybrid Cloud IT, Interoperability, Kubernetes, News, Products, Rancher Blog, Rancher Kubernetes, Rancher Kubernetes Engine (RKE), Rancher Lightweight Kubernetes (K3s), Server and Application Virtualization, SUSE AI, SUSE Cloud Application Platform, SUSE Edge, SUSE Edge for Telco, SUSE Hybrid, SUSE Linux Micro, SUSE Observability, SUSE Rancher for SAP Applications, SUSE Security, SUSE Services, SUSE Storage, SUSE Virtualization, Virtualization, Website

By: Peter Smails

July 30, 2025 2:56 pm

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SUSE a Leader in The 2025 Forrester Wave™, “a longtime open-source leader”

We’re proud to share that SUSE is a leader in the Forrester Wave™ for Multicloud Container Platforms, Q3 2025. To us, this recognition reflects our long-standing investment in customer success across edge, cloud, AI, and data center environments. “…shared open source roots produced a strong, edge-focused Kubernetes stack — […]

Tags: AWS, Azure, Google, K3s, Kubernetes, openshift, Rancher, RKE, SUSE Rancher Prime, Telco, Virtualization, VMware

By: Peter Smails

May 1, 2025 12:01 am

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How is the Kubernetes landscape changing? Insights from KubeCon London 2025

Kubernetes has moved firmly beyond the early adopter phase. What was once an experimental tool for developers is now the heart of cloud native modernization and automates the deployment, scaling, and management of modern containerized applications anywhere in hybrid IT platforms across some of the world’s most complex environments. But how is this playing […]

Categories: Featured Content, Kubernetes

By: Peter Smails

September 13, 2024 7:16 pm

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SUSE Recognized as a Leader in 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Container Management

How flexibility and choice power customer success At SUSE, we are thrilled to announce that Gartner, Inc., has positioned us in the Leaders’ quadrant of the “Magic Quadrant for Container Management” for our Rancher Prime product. This recognition is more than an accolade–it's a validation of our commitment to driving customer success. For […]

Tags: Case Studies, cloud native, CNCF, Container, container management, CUSTOMERS, ECM, Edge, enterprise container management, gartner, Heterogeneous Infrastructure, IT infrastructure, Kubernetes, magic quadrant, OS management, Rancher, Rancher Prime, report, SLE, SLE Micro, Success Stories

Categories: Announcements, Containers, Digital Transformation, Expert Views, Kubernetes, Rancher Kubernetes, SUSE Blog, SUSE Edge, SUSE Linux Micro, SUSE News, Website

By: Peter Smails

June 14, 2023 8:42 pm

8,224 views

Navigating the Ever-Evolving Landscape of Cybersecurity Threats

In daily interactions with tech leaders, the term Digital Trust almost always comes up. Organizations want to ensure that their customers feel safe interacting with them digitally, that their data is secure and that the systems they interact with are reliable. It's apparent that building a Digital Trust relationship is a vital objective for […]

Tags: container security, Cybersecurity, Digital Trust, Kubernetes, Security, SUSE, SUSE Secure

Categories: Cloud Computing, Containers, Corporate, Digital Transformation, Featured Content, Featured Content Main, Kubernetes, Security, SUSE Secure

Author: Peter Smails

SUSE Virtualization certified by Dell Technologies to modernize without compromise

Choose freedom, choose control, choose SUSE Rancher Prime

SUSE a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Container Management

SUSE a Leader in The 2025 Forrester Wave™, “a longtime open-source leader”

How is the Kubernetes landscape changing? Insights from KubeCon London 2025

SUSE Recognized as a Leader in 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Container Management

Navigating the Ever-Evolving Landscape of Cybersecurity Threats

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