SUSE Recognized as a Leader in 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Container Management
SUSE is positioned in the Leaders Quadrant for the third consecutive year for its Completeness of Vision and Ability to
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LUXEMBOURG, Sept. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SUSE®, the leading sovereign open infrastructure company, today announced that it is positioned by Gartner® Inc. in the Leaders Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant™ for Container Management with SUSE Rancher Prime.
“To us, this recognition is first and foremost a celebration of our customers and partners; their trust, innovation, and partnership are what make this possible,” said Peter Smails, general manager of SUSE’s Cloud Native business. “IT leaders choose SUSE because they need complete control over their heterogeneous, edge, sovereign, and AI-driven environments. We believe what truly sets us apart in the market is our commitment to pure openness. By unifying virtualization and containers under one control plane, we empower our customers to modernize on their own terms without operational silos or vendor lock-in.”
Organizations can leverage SUSE’s extensive and flexible container management portfolio, which is the foundation for the SUSE Open Infrastructure Platform, as it powers any workload, anywhere. The platform enables enterprises to run everything from edge computing and core data centers to high-performance AI workloads on GPU farms, all while maintaining complete control over their heterogeneous IT environments and digital sovereignty requirements.
At the core of the platform is a unified control plane that manages any Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)-certified Kubernetes distribution deployed across public clouds, core data centers out to remote edge locations. The platform treats virtualization as a native capability, running virtual machines and containers side by side on a single infrastructure layer to streamline workload management across virtualized environments and cloud-native applications.
Deep platform intelligence is powered by an AI Agent Ecosystem carrying platform context, eBPF-level observability, and safe execution boundaries internally and externally. Designed for strict compliance and sovereign operation, the stack fully supports air-gapped deployments utilizing signed and verified software.
Global Impact and Customer Proof Points
ABA Bank, Cambodia’s largest private bank, runs internet and mobile banking on the platform with 99.999% availability. New microservices deploy in half the time and container management costs fell 15%.
“We are excited by the transformative potential of AI. Having an open, flexible and secure containerized infrastructure, we can innovate quickly and confidently.” Men Phalla, Head of DevOps Department, ABA Bank.
VisualCortex runs computer vision models at over 95% accuracy across distributed edge sites, pushing new AI models to any site in minutes from one control plane.
“We needed an AI-optimized, cloud-agnostic platform that could support AI/ML workloads at scale across multi-cloud, edge and even air-gapped environments. SUSE Rancher Prime hit the mark perfectly.” –Ben Evans, Chief Technology Officer, VisualCortex.
A Gartner Magic Quadrant represents the culmination of research in a specific market, offering a comprehensive view of the relative positions of market competitors. Leaders execute well against their current vision and are well-positioned for tomorrow.
Leaders distinguish themselves by offering a service suitable for strategic adoption and having an ambitious roadmap.
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About SUSE
SUSE is the leading sovereign open infrastructure company where hybrid AI runs. Backed by 30 years of community collaboration, we transform open source innovation into secure, enterprise-grade solutions for mission-critical environments. Built on choice and neutrality, SUSE is the only platform that manages any Linux and Kubernetes distribution. Through our open infrastructure platform and partner ecosystem, IT leaders gain control over their data, budgets, and sovereign AI strategies. Our solutions deploy across hybrid environments, from developer workstations and on-premises data centers to multi-cloud and the farthest edge, and are optimized and certified for SAP. With SUSE, choice happens. Learn more at suse.com.
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