SUSE and AI & Partners Collaborate to Support EU AI Act Compliance

SUSE®, a global leader in enterprise open source solutions and AI & Partners, a specialist in AI governance and compliance, today announce a strategic partnership designed to help enterprises in regulated industries such as finance, healthcare, telecommunications and critical infrastructure meet the requirements of the EU AI Act. AI & Partners and SUSE provide the trusted foundation enterprises need to navigate these evolving regulations.

The partnership combines SUSE AI -  the cornerstone for an enterprise-ready AI platform built to operationalize AI workloads while keeping data under control - with AI & Partners’ regulatory technology covering AI detection, inventory, risk self-assessment and monitoring. This enables organisations to rapidly deploy AI on proven infrastructure, providing an architecture that keeps data, models and compliance artefacts under control and an out-of-the-box solution that facilitates compliance with organisations’ EU AI Act model monitoring obligations.

“Beneath the surface of any AI platform lies the infrastructure of trust: secure infrastructure and auditable operations. That is what powers safe, cloud native AI,” said Abhinav Puri, VP and GM of Portfolio Solutions and Services at SUSE. “Together with AI & Partners, we are giving enterprises the confidence to accelerate AI initiatives while keeping data under control and remaining compliant.”

The partnership of both Europe-based companies was forged from a shared vision for a more responsible and ethical digital world. At the heart of this alliance is the pressing need for effective AI data governance.

“The EU AI Act has set a high benchmark for responsible AI, but many organisations struggle with the complexity of its requirements,” said Sean Musch, founder & CEO of AI & Partners. “By partnering with SUSE, we are giving enterprises the ability to operationalise compliance on infrastructure they already trust. This is about turning regulation into a catalyst for safer, more innovative AI across Europe.”

The joint solution simplifies how organizations create frameworks for automated AI inventory, which is crucial for enabling organisations to comply with the EU AI Act. It does this by automating the discovery of AI-enabled systems and creating an up-to-date inventory as the basis for risk classification. It then provides continuous monitoring of model performance and drift, generating time-stamped logs and alerts that align directly with the Act’s post-deployment obligations.

All outputs can be exported in audit-ready formats, enabling independent assessors to validate conformity without the need to manually compile evidence. This reduces the burden on compliance and engineering teams by replacing error-prone manual tasks with reproducible, evidence-based processes.

The partnership establishes a foundation for trustworthy AI operations with a future development supporting model. The solution encompasses lifecycle governance, secure edge deployment, certified model catalogues and supply-chain attestations, moving enterprises from reactive compliance to proactive, sovereignty-preserving AI strategies. 

Join SUSE and AI & Partners at the World AI Summit in Amsterdam October 8 to 9, 2025 for a session on ‘Back to the Future: Building Sovereign Foundations for Trustworthy AI’. The companies also hosted a webinar to demonstrate how the combined solution delivers audit-ready governance in weeks rather than months. The replay is available at https://more.suse.com/SUSE_AI_Business_LP.html

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About AI & Partners

AI & Partners is a trusted innovator in AI governance, helping enterprises comply with global regulations like the EU AI Act.  Our platform automatically detects AI systems—including models, LLMs, and prompts—across cloud and on-prem environments, builds a real-time inventory, and classifies risk based on legal definitions. AI & Partners empowers legal, and IT teams to act responsibly and confidently. AI & Partners enables scalable, secure, and future-proof AI compliance—giving firms control today and clarity for tomorrow.

About SUSE

SUSE is a global leader in innovative, reliable, and secure enterprise open source solutions, including SUSE® Linux Suite, SUSE® Rancher Suite, SUSE® Edge Suite, and SUSE® AI Suite. More than 60% of the Fortune 500 rely on SUSE to power their mission-critical workloads, enabling them to innovate everywhere – from the data center to the cloud, to the edge and beyond. SUSE puts the “open” back in open source, collaborating with partners and communities to give customers the agility to tackle innovation challenges today and the freedom to evolve their strategy and solutions tomorrow. For more information, visit www.suse.com