“We have set our corporate philosophy to provide 100% open source, and we will work with our customers as business partners by solving problems they face in the digital innovation process, such as security and authentication.”

Werner Knoblich, CRO of SUSE Software Solutions, who recently visited Korea, said in a press conference on the 2nd that while providing open source, SUSE will continue to play a role as an essential business partner to its customers.

Werner CRO introduced SUSE as a global open source software company that, since its establishment in 1992, has been developing infrastructure solutions centered on operating systems (OS) such as Linux and providing services that maximize the advantages of open source to customers around the world.

Accordingly, they support corporate customers to easily utilize open source software, and stated that although open source offers many advantages such as cost reduction, speed improvement, and promotion of innovation, it can have disadvantages such as security and authentication.

SUSE overcomes this and provides optimized solutions to customers, and these activities strengthen the role of open source as a core innovation engine, and SUSE provides solutions to corporate customers. He emphasized that this has contributed to establishing the company as an indispensable partner.

Next, SuSe provides services related to Kubernetes, which acts as a Linux operating system and cloud OS, thereby strengthening data security, monitoring, and management. It also said that it manages Linux and Kubernetes of third parties and provides extensive support to customers.

This helps enterprises integrate and operate their diverse technology infrastructures efficiently.

In addition, the company said that it analyzed customer feedback to identify key issues such as cost optimization, application modernization, enhanced security, and safe AI adoption, and is developing a diverse range of product lines, including Linux, cloud native, AI infrastructure, and edge solutions, reflecting these issues.

He said that especially in AI and edge solutions, the value of open source is utilized to help customers build future-oriented technology environments.

Werner CRO said, “SUSE is rapidly growing in the global market by providing more value to customers based on the innovative power of open source software. It solves the problems faced by enterprise customers, strengthens competitiveness through cost reduction and technology integration, and enables safe technology introduction in the new era.” “SUSE’s contribution goes beyond simple technical support and plays a vital role in helping companies achieve sustainable digital transformation. “This is the result of maximizing the potential of open source while building trust with our customers,” he said.


Meanwhile, at this press conference, Choi Jin-hong, CEO of SuSeKorea, also attended and shared the content announced at the previous SuSeCon 2025.

CEO Hong Geun-gi introduced that as of 2025, SUSE is currently providing various services centered on cloud native, Linux, and AI-based solutions, and is operating targeting many corporate customers around the world.

Their flagship product, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, provides a stable server environment and promises long-term life cycle support until 2037 through the SP7 version.

This allows enterprise customers to maintain the stability of their systems and leverage the technology in the long term without any further security or operational concerns.

He also mentioned that multi-Linux support helps to facilitate technology integration and management in various environments.

In addition, SUSE provides platform solutions centered on cloud native technologies and provides services in the form of SaaS by utilizing AWS's cloud infrastructure.

A key solution is SUSE Cloud Observability, which helps you understand the status of your business operations in real time by enhancing data observability as well as infrastructure management. This enables businesses to make faster and more accurate decisions.

It also supports container-based solutions through SUSE Rancher Manager, and automates complex AI-based workflow management to increase efficiency and productivity.

SUSE is also making inroads in AI and edge technologies.

SUSE AI provides cloud-native AI technology, building an integrated ecosystem from data management to applications.

Customers can automate workflows and transform business processes through a safe and efficient AI environment.

In particular, SUSE Edge manages large-scale infrastructure deployments, providing solutions that can easily operate hundreds of thousands of deployment units.

This maximizes operational efficiency for enterprises by moving away from conventional manual management and supporting automatic provisioning and security updates.

CEO Hong Geun-hong said, “Suse’s technology and services go beyond simple software provision to promote digital innovation and maximize business performance. Through this, corporate customers can reduce operating costs, improve efficiency, and strengthen market competitiveness.” He continued, “Furthermore, Suse promises continuous development to customers by building a future-oriented technology environment utilizing the innovative value of open source. Suse’s efforts play a critical role in helping companies successfully establish themselves in the global market.”