Become an Innovation Hero
It’s easy for us to know whenever we are fulfilling our purpose at SUSE: it’s every time we help a customer become an innovation hero. See why some of the most cutting-edge companies are already entrusting SUSE with their mission critical needs.

This is exactly why these and many other leaders in their space bet their mission critical computing and IT management needs on SUSE:




Hear the stories from our customers and why two-thirds of them give SUSE the perfect score.
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Herald the Future of Your Enterprise with SUSE and Rancher
The leading Linux operating system meets the most widely-adopted enterprise Kubernetes management platform. SUSE and Rancher are now one company!
With us, you have full control to innovate everywhere—from the data center, to the cloud, to the edge and beyond.
Tackle your business challenges today with the freedom to evolve your strategy tomorrow.
1000 Reasons for SUSE
Simplify, Modernize, Accelerate
We are here to support your cloud native journeys and achieve their digital transformation goals.
Simplify
Simplify and optimize your existing IT environments
Modernize
Bring applications and data into modern computing
Accelerate
Accelerate business transformation through the power of open source software
A Rich History as an Open Source Pioneer
The Linux Pioneering years.
1992 to 2000
Growing the global ecosystem
2001 to 2010
Enabling the Always Open Data Center
2011 to Present
From Linux OS Pioneer to software-defined infrastructure and beyond
2017 to Present
Our Leaders
Melissa Di Donato | Chief Executive Officer
Melissa Di Donato is Chief Executive Officer of SUSE and is responsible for all aspects of the SUSE business and its worldwide growth. She has spent more than 20 years in technology as a leader delivering innovative and transformative cloud solutions and software technologies for customers around the world. She is dedicated to building high performing teams, ensuring diversity across the business, and developing multi-channel go-to-market strategies.
Prior to SUSE, Melissa was the Global Chief Operating Officer for the Digital Core at SAP and Area Vice President at salesforce.com for EMEA and APAC. Melissa continuously receives awards and accolades throughout her career including, CEO Today Magazine’s Europe Awards 2020, one of the Top 10 most influential women in U.K. Technology, and the Technology Woman of Achievement award by Women in the City, amongst many others. She is a Non-Executive Director of publicly listed Burgundy Technology Corporation, Executive in Residence for Notion Capital, and the Chair of the Technology Group of the 30% Club – an organization with the goal of achieving 30 percent female directors on S&P 100 boards by 2023. Melissa is the Founder of Inner Wings, a charity that was created to help build confidence and courage in young girls with the goal of creating a world of empowered and determined women. She is also the author of three children’s books.
Melissa is SUSE's first female CEO and completed her education at American University, graduating with an MBA in International Business and a Master’s degree in Russian. She lives in the United Kingdom.

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