Smarter infrastructure starts with SUSE Virtualization on Lenovo ThinkSystem ONTAP Storage
We’re excited to announce that SUSE Virtualization is now certified on Lenovo ThinkSystem ONTAP Storage offering a new path, to ensure data consistency and peace of mind.This certification gives you confidence that critical workloads can run on modern, Kubernetes based virtualization platforms without compromise
By combining the high-performance, energy-efficient capabilities of Lenovo’s ThinkSystem DM and DG Series with SUSE’s Kubernetes-based virtualization platform, organizations can seamlessly unify virtual machines and containerized workloads across hybrid cloud, AI, and edge environments. It’s a smart way to modernize infrastructure, reduce vendor lock-in, and simplify operations.
What you gain with SUSE and Lenovo
For IT leaders facing the dual modernization challenge of managing legacy VM costs while trying to innovate with modern DevOps and progressive delivery. This certification delivers immediate strategic value with SUES Virtualization, a platform where both VMs and containers can coexist, increasing agility with GitOps and canary deployments.
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One platform for VMs and containers
SUSE Virtualization integrates virtualization and distributed storage on bare-metal servers, eliminating the need for separate silos. This simplifies operations and reduces overhead, allowing IT teams to manage legacy VMs and cloud-native containers from a single pane of glass using the Rancher Manager. This directly solves operational friction, providing a single, API-driven platform that acts as a bridge to a cloud-native future.
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Seamless integration with Lenovo Storage like Trident CSI + ONTAP
The certification with Lenovo Storage using Trident CSI ensures native integration with Kubernetes for dynamic provisioning, snapshots, and replication of persistent volumes. Powered by NetApp ONTAP, Lenovo DM/DG storage provides enterprise-grade data services, high availability, performance optimization, and hybrid cloud readiness, directly to SUSE workloads.
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Maximize density, minimize footprint
Lenovo ThinkSystem DG Series delivers capacity-optimized QLC flash that combines the economics of disk with the performance needed for modern workloads. As organizations strive to reduce costs—especially in the face of punitive virtualization licensing—and improve energy efficiency, the DG Series offers an eco-friendly alternative to traditional systems. When paired with SUSE Virtualization, customers benefit from reduced rack space, lower power consumption, and accelerated data consolidation.
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Consistent performance across every workload
Whether running AI inference, edge analytics, or traditional enterprise apps, SUSE Virtualization on Lenovo Storage ensures predictable, high-throughput performance without tradeoffs. This consistency is key to supporting diverse workloads in modern data centers.
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Built-In security and ransomware protection
With always-on encryption and AI-enhanced autonomous ransomware protection, Lenovo ONTAP storage ensures that SUSE workloads remain secure, on-premises or in the cloud. This aligns with SUSE’s commitment to open, secure infrastructure.
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Easy to manage at Scale
SUSE Rancher provides centralized lifecycle management for clusters, workloads, and storage. Combined with Lenovo’s unified data management, customers gain operational simplicity and scalability without complexity, allowing existing teams to manage a modern platform and bridging the skills gap.
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Empowering Digital Sovereignty
In an era where data residency and compliance are critical, this solution empowers organizations to retain full control over their infrastructure. Built on open-source technologies, it provides a clear path away from vendor lock-in, ensuring businesses can meet data governance requirements without compromising performance.
Tap the future with cloud native virtualization
The certification of SUSE Virtualization on Lenovo DM/DG storage is more than a technical milestone, it’s a strategic win. It gives customers a clear, low-risk path to reduce legacy costs, unify operations, and build a foundation for what’s next.
Together, SUSE and Lenovo deliver a resilient, efficient, and secure platform for the next generation of enterprise workloads.
*This blog was written in partnership with Ameaza Rodrigues, Solution Architect at Lenovo
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