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June 9, 2026 2:46 pm

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Workload Repatriation Is a Resilience Strategy, Not an IT Project

Your board asks a simple question, "What happens to our operations if our hypervisor vendor changes the licensing terms next quarter?" The room goes quiet. Nobody has a good answer. That silence is your answer. It’s a question more boards should be […]

Tags: Business Strategy, Cloud Migration, Cloudbase Solutions, Compliance, Coriolis, cost optimization, Cyber Resilience, data sovereignty, digital sovereignty, digital transformation, Enterprise IT, Harvester, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure Governance, Infrastructure Strategy, IT Resilience, KVM, Multi-cloud Strategy, Open Source, Risk Management, SAP Environments, SAP HANA, SUSE, SUSE Virtualization, vendor lock-in, Virtualization, VMware migration, Workload Repatriation, zero downtime

Categories: Alliance Partners, Cloud Computing, Compliance, Configuration Management, Containers, Digital Sovereignty, Digital Transformation, Featured Content, Featured Content Main, Rancher Blog, SUSECON, Virtualization, Website

By: Ivan Tarin

May 26, 2026 10:24 pm

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Broadcom VMware told them to sell, instead FIS Group built something bigger.

At SUSECON 2026, Manuel Sammeth walked onto the keynote stage and said something that made half the room gasp. “We have been told to sell our business to a bigger partner. That came directly from Broadcom. They told us, ‘Oh, sorry. You’re not a partner anymore. Sell your business to a bigger […]

Tags: Broadcom VMware, cloud native infrastructure, Coriolis migration, data centers, data sovereignty, digital sovereignty, Enterprise Kubernetes, Enterprise Open Source, FIS Group, FIS-ASP, Hybrid Cloud, infrastructure modernization, kubernetes management, Kubernetes-native virtualization, managed services, open source infrastructure, open standards, Rancher Prime, SAP infrastructure, sovereign cloud, SUSE customers, SUSE Rancher Prime, SUSE Virtualization, SUSECON 2026, vendor lock-in, virtualization platform, VMWare Alternative, VMware migration, VMware partner ecosystem

Categories: Application Migration, Cloud-native Transformation, Compliance, Configuration Management, Deliver Applications Faster, Digital Sovereignty, Digital Transformation, Hybrid Cloud IT, Partners, SUSE Blog, SUSE Hybrid, SUSE Virtualization, Virtualization, Website

By: Peter Smails

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: jason.vaughn@suse.com

July 16, 2025 12:01 am

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Streamline Multi-Linux Support Across AWS, Azure‌ and Google Cloud.

Are you struggling with the complexities of managing disparate Linux distributions across your on-premises and cloud platforms like AWS, Azure‌ and Google Cloud? Organizations frequently face vendor lock-in, forced upgrades‌ and fragmented support, which can drain budgets and hinder innovation. Imagine a world where you have a single, unified solution for all your Linux distributions, […]

Tags: AWS, Azure, CentOS support, cloud linux management, enterprise Linux support, Google Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, IT cost savings, Linux Management, Linux support multi-cloud, multi-cloud, multi-distribution linux, Open Source, RHEL support, SUSE Multi-Linux Support, unified management, vendor lock-in

Categories: Announcements, AWS, Interoperability, Microsoft, News, Partners, Promotions, SUSE Blog, SUSE Multi-Linux Manager, SUSE Multi-Linux Support

By: Sebastian Martinez

February 3, 2025 8:01 pm

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Why Open Source Collaboration Is More Important Than Ever

For more than 30 years, SUSE has championed the open source values of flexibility, choice and freedom. While open source platforms like Linux continue to provide value, they’re also facing challenges like open source providers move towards more restrictive roadmaps. To keep the open source spirit alive, collaboration is more essential than ever […]

Tags: CentOS EOL, Open Source, SUSE Multi-Linux Support, vendor lock-in

Categories: Corporate, SUSE Blog, SUSE Multi-Linux Support

By: Michall Laymon

January 31, 2025 5:33 pm

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The Hidden Costs of Vendor Lock-In: Why Open Source Values Matter

At first, having a single vendor sounds appealing. It may sound convenient to have only one vendor that is a one-stop shop for everything you need. However, the hidden costs quickly start to creep in. Once companies start experiencing issues, it’s usually too late to switch to a different service provider. Diversifying vendors suddenly […]

Tags: CentOS 7, Open Source, SUSE Multi-Linux Support, vendor lock-in

Categories: Corporate, SUSE Blog, SUSE Multi-Linux Support

By: Richard Card

January 27, 2025 4:56 pm

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How SUSE Helps Telcos De-Risk Their Multi-Vendor Strategy

Telecommunications companies (or telcos, for short) are facing rapidly-increasing volumes of traffic. According to global consulting firm PwC, global data consumption over telecom networks will nearly triple, from 3.4 million petabytes in 2022 to 9.7 million PB in 2027. To handle the skyrocketing amounts of data and traffic from streaming and 5G, many […]

Tags: edge computing, SUSE Edge for Telco, Telecom, vendor lock-in

Categories: Corporate, Products, Solutions, SUSE Blog, SUSE Edge, SUSE Edge for Telco, Telecom, Verticals

By: Michall Laymon

January 17, 2025 5:13 pm

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A Commitment to Open Source Freedom With SUSE Multi-Linux Support

Open source is synonymous with a philosophy of freedom, collaboration, and transparency. This philosophy is at the core of Linux. An operating system that powers workloads across enterprises and helps drive innovative strategies, whether in the cloud, on-premises, or in a hybrid multi-cloud environment. However, a concerning trend in the open source ecosystem has […]

Tags: Linux, multi-Linux, Open Source, SUSE Multi-Linux Support, vendor lock-in

Categories: Corporate, SUSE Blog, SUSE Multi-Linux Support

Tag: vendor lock-in

Workload Repatriation Is a Resilience Strategy, Not an IT Project

Broadcom VMware told them to sell, instead FIS Group built something bigger.

SUSE Virtualization certified by Dell Technologies to modernize without compromise

Choose freedom, choose control, choose SUSE Rancher Prime

Streamline Multi-Linux Support Across AWS, Azure‌ and Google Cloud.

Why Open Source Collaboration Is More Important Than Ever

The Hidden Costs of Vendor Lock-In: Why Open Source Values Matter

How SUSE Helps Telcos De-Risk Their Multi-Vendor Strategy

A Commitment to Open Source Freedom With SUSE Multi-Linux Support

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