Open Source Innovation: B1 Systems and SUSE partners for more than 14 Years

SUSE Solution Partner B1 Systems is now also certified for Kubernetes-based container solution SUSE CaaS Platform

Blog by Chris Branston, SUSE

For more than 14 years, B1 Systems and SUSE have worked together in a successful partnership. If we include the two years that B1 Systems founder Ralph Dehner spent as a Linux Trainer for SUSE and others (before he started B1 Systems in 2004), this happy relationship has lasted more than 16 years. Whereas, over the course of time, some relationships are lacking and become spiritless, that isn’t the case here. This dynamic partnership between B1 Systems and SUSE is ever-expanding.

Since becoming a SUSE Solution Partner, B1 Systems is now also certified for SUSE CaaS Platform, which offers Kubernetes innovation in a comprehensive enterprise container management solution. This allows IT teams for application development and DevOps to implement, manage and scale container-based applications and services.

“Every modern company, whether it is a small to medium-size company or a global player, has containers at the top of their agenda: one of many changes in line with the digital transformation”, says Ralph Dehner, CEO and founder of B1 Systems. “This process is mainly driven by IT with containers and DevOps models setting the right directions. For many years, working side by side with SUSE, the B1 team has developed deep expert knowledge in the beneficial use of open source innovation for enterprise solutions.”

For Ralph Dehner open source is much more than just “grasping“ new developments from the community. Since its founding, the B1 Systems team is actively engaged in many projects and “upstreams“ their own development to the open source community.

As a SUSE Solution Partner, B1 Systems, is at the highest partner tier in the SUSE Partner Program. The Solution Partner tier is exclusively awarded to selected partners, who distinguish themselves by unique engagement, innovation, knowledge of the market and deep technical expertise. Thus customers can be sure to have the right partner at their side for planning, implementing and operating their high available enterprise solutions.

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 Congratulations! The B1 Systems team is a SUSE Solution Partner, the highest level of certification in the SUSE Partner Program

In Germany, Austria and Switzerland, B1 and SUSE have been successful in industries such as automotive, telcos, software companies, banking and finance, retail- and wholesale or energy.

Core areas of expertise for the B1 consulting team are high-availability of SAP systems, OpenStack-, Ceph-, Docker- and Kubernetes-solutions, to name a few including systems management and automation.

In addition, B1 Systems offers qualified SUSE trainings and is also an Independent Software Vendor.

B1 Systems has several locations in Germany. Headquartered in Rockolding (Bavaria) B1 has offices in Cologne, Berlin and Dresden. About 110 B1 experts take care of customers worldwide, remote or on-site.

About B1 Systems

B1 Systems GmbH is a SUSE Partner and provider of consulting, training, development & support services based on Linux/Open Source operating in the DACH region and internationally. More than 100 Linux experts offer tailor-made solutions based on virtualization, containerization, high availability and cloud computing technologies as well as monitoring, system and configuration management. From proof of concept right up to the operation and support of existing setups, B1 Systems will be there for you. Custom trainings and consulting and support concepts ranging from 8×5 to 24×7 are part of the B1 portfolio as well.