Name: Migrating from RKE1 to RKE2: A Seamless Transition with SUSE Rancher Prime
Start: 2025-05-06T21:09:00Z
End: 2025-05-06T21:10:00.000Z
Location: BrightTALK

SUSE provides  innovative open source building blocks - Linux, Kubernetes, and AI - in a truly Enterprise open infrastructure platform. What is a true open infrastructure platform? By open, we mean open source and open choice. Openness that facilitates a pluggable architecture that enables you to weave together your complex, heterogeneous technology ecosystem into an integrated whole for the enterprise. Choice that gives you the flexibility to make the best decisions for your business. While some vendors say they're open, often they dictate vertical integration and can lock you in. 

These virtual sessions will focus on the latest technology and industry best practices to keep you up-to-date. These live, interactive webinars will feature: High-level overviews, Technical demonstrations, and Q&A sessions. Each webinar is recorded and archived so you can view concepts, topics and discussions covered during the session at a later date. Gain valuable insights! Subscribe now.

As organizations embrace the cloud-native edge, the convergence of digital and physical infrastructures has created both unprecedented opportunities and challenges. This session explores some of the management challenges in large-scale edge deployments, where scalability, repeatability and operational efficiency are of critical importance.

We will discuss benefits of cloud-native declarative automation when managing huge numbers of clusters in many locations, and provide an overview of some tools and techniques used to simplify management of diverse Edge deployments.

Through open source projects such as Cluster API, Metal3, Edge Image Builder, Metallb, Leap Micro, and Rancher, we will see how these tools allow us to manage the growth of data centers and edge environments at scale.

Growth of Edge Data Centers: Large scale Kubernetes deployment at the Edge

In an increasingly complex digital landscape, financial institutions face escalating threats and the rapid growth of containerized workloads. To address these challenges, SUSE Security introduces its behavior-based Zero Trust framework, which goes beyond traditional perimeter defenses by enforcing strict identity verification and granular access control across all layers of the environment. This innovative approach is designed to enhance security in the face of sophisticated cyber threats. 

SUSE Security's platform utilizes advanced techniques to continuously monitor application behaviors, detect anomalies, and enforce Zero Trust principles in real time. This proactive strategy effectively mitigates zero-day threats and addresses unpatched vulnerabilities, providing a dynamic defense mechanism that adapts to emerging risks. Key features include behavior-based analysis for identifying suspicious activities, proactive threat detection, compliance-centric security modules, and robust data loss prevention capabilities, ensuring the protection of sensitive customer information. 

Join us to explore how SUSE Security's behavior-based Zero Trust model can revolutionize financial services security, offering real-world insights into thwarting cyberattacks, enhancing customer trust, and integrating cutting-edge solutions into existing frameworks.

Fortifying Digital Frontiers: How SUSE Security Transforms Fintech Compliance

Navigating hybrid integration challenges is more critical than ever as enterprises aim to balance agility, security, and compliance. In this webinar, discover how SUSE and SAP Edge Integration Cell (EIC) can work together to deliver a secure, scalable solution for hybrid environments. Learn how to deploy and manage EIC on Kubernetes with SUSE Rancher, and how to overcome common barriers such as skills gaps, security and observability.

Whether you’re looking to modernize legacy PI/PO systems or ensure data sovereignty while integrating with the cloud, this session will provide practical insights and a roadmap for success. Explore how SUSE’s SAP-validated Kubernetes platform streamlines deployment and operations—no deep container expertise required.

Addressing Hybrid Integration Challenges with SAP Edge Integration Cell

In today’s dynamic digital landscape, organizations are embracing multi-cloud strategies and a mix of Linux distributions to stay agile and competitive. But this diversity often leads to growing complexity, rising costs, and security concerns.

Join SUSE experts in this exclusive webinar to discover how you can streamline operations, boost performance, and cut costs—without compromising security. Learn how SUSE’s enterprise-grade solutions help unify your Linux and cloud infrastructure, simplify management, and free up IT teams to focus on strategic innovation.

Any Linux, Anywhere, Any Scale.  Simplify Multi-Linux Support across Multi-Cloud environments

The retail industry is undergoing a rapid transformation driven by evolving customer expectations, increasing competition, and the need for operational agility. This webinar will explore how retailers can leverage cloud-native technologies to address these challenges and future-proof their businesses. 

Join experts from AWS, Lenovo, and SUSE as they discuss how to build a modern, scalable, and resilient IT infrastructure using Kubernetes, open-source software, and optimized hardware solutions. 

During this virtual event, our hosts will discuss how to harness the power of data, AI, personalize customer experiences, and streamline operations to thrive in the ever-changing retail landscape.

Future-Proofing Retail: How Cloud-Native Solutions Drive Agility, Innovation, and Efficiency

Enter the joint solution from SUSE and Veeam: a modern approach to virtualization and data protection that unifies SUSE Rancher Prime, SUSE Virtualization, and Veeam Kasten. Together, these technologies offer a scalable and secure cloud-native foundation for running and protecting mixed workloads in the enterprise.

Legacy Hypervisors weren’t Built for Cloud-Native

Traditional virtualization solutions were revolutionary for their time. But in a world where workloads span on-premises clusters, public cloud, and edge environments, legacy tools often fall short:

* Siloed management between VMs and containers
* Manual, disconnected backup processes
* High overhead for operations and licensing
* Limited mobility and weak disaster recovery options

These constraints slow down innovation, increase costs, and expose organizations to risk.

Why This Matters Now

Modern enterprises are running containers, virtual machines, and hybrid applications. Managing and protecting these workloads together isn't just a nice-to-have—it's essential.
Together, SUSE Rancher Prime, SUSE Virtualization, and Veeam Kasten offer:

* Centralized management of cloud-native and traditional workloads
* Enterprise-grade backup, disaster recovery, and ransomware protection
* Mobility to easily move and restore applications across a hybrid environment
* Operational consistency and automation across environments
* Future-ready architecture for hybrid and multi-cloud IT

Learn More or Get Started

Whether you're just beginning your journey to Kubernetes or evolving from legacy virtualization, this integrated solution positions your organization to succeed.

Join us for our upcoming Modern Virtualization Webinar to learn more.

Modern Virtualization Demands Modern Resiliency: SUSE Virtualization and Veeam Kasten

Whether you're deploying in the cloud, on-premises, or in a hybrid environment, SUSE AI provides the flexibility and choice to meet your specific needs. Discover how SUSE AI can help you unlock the full potential of AI and drive meaningful business outcomes. Join our experts and learn from real-world customer success stories.

SUSE AI: AI Your Way

SUSE and Dell enable enterprises to achieve significant cost savings while maintaining a reliable and secure IT environment. By simplifying management, optimizing resources, and providing reliable support, organizations are able to reduce costs and improve efficiency. 

During this session, our hosts - Michall Laymon, Compete Program Manager at SUSE and Dan Mroz, Chief Cloud Strategist at Dell Technologies discussed how to break free from digital confinement, maintain flexibility, reduce costs, and safeguard your future growth.

How to Optimize Your Budget: Cost-Effective IT with SUSE & Dell

Managing SAP landscapes can be challenging, with significant IT resources often dedicated to routine maintenance. SUSE and Azure are committed to innovations for SAP mission-critical workloads. 

In this technical update, experts from Microsoft Azure and SUSE will explore best practices for designing and implementing a resilient SAP landscape using the latest solutions. The ideal audience will be the SAP architects, SAP Basis personnel, and cloud architects.

Watch the on-demand recording!

Technical Insights: Achieving SAP Workload Resiliency with Microsoft Azure & SUSE

Navigating the complexities of your SAP ERP landscape – whether staying with ECC, migrating to S/4HANA or Cloud ERP, or integrating with BTP – presents significant challenges. Organizations need solutions to streamline their SAP environment, delivering cost savings, improved availability, and enhanced security. 

Watch the on-demand session and discover how you can empower your organization with cost-effective, highly available, and secure SAP environments through leading open source technologies like Linux, KVM, and Kubernetes.

Unlock SAP Cost Savings Solutions for ECC, S/4HANA, & BTP

Join our Cloud Native expert on April 8th and discover everything you need to deploy, run, and manage all of your containerized workloads.
During this virtual session, we will discuss how SUSE Rancher Prime provides your organization with:

● Simple, consistent operations from data center to Edge
● Trusted, secure delivery
● Complete lifecycle management
● Industry leading container security, storage, VM management, and Linux OS
● Access to broad ecosystem of open source technologies

Register today to learn more about SUSE Rancher Prime for Cloud Native.

Empower Platform Engineering with SUSE Rancher Prime for Cloud Native

Watch our on-demand webinar to learn how to proactively protect your organization from vulnerabilities. Did you know that 60% of organizations are breached due to unpatched vulnerabilities? The current approach to vulnerability patching is often reactive, leaving a significant window of vulnerability open to malicious actors.

During this virtual session, our expert will demonstrate the importance of adopting a proactive Zero Trust policy and framework, which offers a higher level of security with potentially lower effort. We'll explore how this approach can help mitigate risks and reduce the attack surface, using real-life examples like the "Ingress Nightmare"  vulnerability.

By viewing this webinar, you'll learn how to shift from a reactive to a proactive security approach, only allowing known good activity and denying everything else by default. You'll also discover how solutions like SUSE Security in "Protect mode" can effectively mitigate risks by denying all but explicitly allowed actions.

Wake Up from the IngressNightmare: SUSE Security’s Zero-Day Defense

Learn how SUSE helps companies enhance Zero Trust security on AWS, while improving efficiency and scalability. Enterprises today face challenges in cost optimization, application modernization, security, and harnessing AI. SUSE transforms open source into enterprise-grade solutions, offering freedom of choice and robust support across Linux, Cloud Native, Edge, and AI. With SUSE, businesses can navigate complexity, strengthen security, and accelerate their digital journey.

Simplify, Secure, Scale: Your Path to Cloud-Native Transformation

Organizations are rapidly evolving, driven by the need for seamless customer experiences, efficient logistics, and secure operations across distributed environments. In this webinar, discover how SUSE empowers businesses to build and manage robust, scalable, and secure software infrastructure at the edge. Join our expert as we explore SUSE’s comprehensive approach to addressing the unique challenges faced by customers, including:

 ● Logistics: Streamlining operations with real-time data and automation at the edge. 
● Onboarding: Simplifying the deployment of new devices and services to reduce time-to-value. 
● Networking: Enabling reliable and secure connectivity across stores, warehouses, and headquarters. 
● Security: Protecting sensitive customer and operational data with advanced edge security solutions. 
● Centralized Management: Gaining full control and visibility over your edge infrastructure from a single pane of glass. 

Whether you’re managing hundreds of stores, rolling out IoT devices, or optimizing supply chain operations, SUSE has the tools and expertise to transform your edge strategy. Register now to learn how SUSE can help you innovate faster, lower costs, and stay ahead of the competition.

Unlock the Power of Edge Computing with SUSE

In an era where software development and deployment are increasingly reliant on containerized applications, securing the software supply chain has never been more critical.

During this virtual event, SUSE and AWS collaborated to conduct an in-depth exploration of best practices and advanced strategies for safeguarding containerized environments. Attendees gained practical insights on how to: 
- Implement automated security controls
- Integrate threat intelligence
- Maintain the integrity of their software supply chain

Watch the on-demand recording and learn how SUSE & AWS can provide security to your organization’s software supply chain.

Securing the Software Supply Chain with SUSE & AWS

The future of retail is here, and it lives on the edge. Staying ahead of the competition demands resilience and forward-thinking innovation. As edge computing rises to the top of our strategic priorities, incorporating technologies such as Generative AI and Microservices into our systems not only helps us maintain a competitive edge but also optimizes retail performance.

In this co-presented webcast, SUSE and IDC discuss examples such as:
- Extracting Value from Data
- Ensuring Consistent, High-Performance, Reliable, and Secure Service Delivery
- Streamlining Processes with Automation and Zero-Touch Deployment

This webcast will provide you with the knowledge and strategies you need to implement cutting-edge solutions in retail environments.

Cutting Edge: How to deliver consistency, performance, reliability, and security

SUSE was positioned by Gartner in the Leaders’ quadrant of the “Magic Quadrant for Container Management” for our Rancher Prime product. It's a testament to its innovation and relentless focus on customer success.

This on-demand webinar explores why Rancher Prime excels in the container management landscape, highlighting its best-in-class features, unparalleled flexibility and seamless integration across multi-cloud, edge and on-premises environments.

We’ll share customer success stories, illustrating how leading enterprises have harnessed Rancher Prime to drive digital transformation, reduce complexity and empower growth.

Join us to see how market-leading container management can simplify your Kubernetes journey.

*This graphic was published by Gartner, Inc. as part of a larger research document and should be evaluated in the context of the entire document. The Gartner document is available upon request from SUSE.

Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Container Management, Dennis Smith, Tony Iams, Michael Warrilow, Wataru Katsurashima, Lucas Albuquerque, 9 September 2024.

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SUSE Recognized as a Leader in 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Container Management

With Harvester, you’ll reduce costs and eliminate vendor lock-in, gaining flexibility in your virtualization environment. Harvester seamlessly bridges traditional virtual machines and Kubernetes-based cloud-native infrastructures, empowering you to create a versatile IT environment that accelerates application development from the data center to the edge.

Watch this virtual session, where you'll gain:
- A clear understanding of virtualization and available alternatives
- Understand how to migrate from VMware to Harvester
- Insights on managing containers and virtual machines side by side
- Strategies to reduce subscription costs
- Solutions to eliminate vendor lock-in

Demo by SUSE: Get a firsthand look at how Harvester is deployed and manages both traditional virtual machines and containerized workloads through an admin-friendly UI or Rancher Prime.

Demo by Veeam: See how Veeam Kasten can protect containerized and VM workloads in Harvester.

If your business values a virtualization solution that integrates with cloud-native tools while simplifying costs and complexity, watch the virtual session to learn more!

Discover Open Source Virtualization

Watch the virtual event and discover everything you need to deploy, run, and manage all of your containerized workloads. 

During this virtual session, we will discuss how SUSE Rancher Prime 3.1 provides your organization with:   
- Simple, consistent operations from data center to Edge
- Trusted, secure delivery
- Complete lifecycle management 
- Industry leading container security, storage, VM management, and Linux OS
- Access to broad ecosystem of open source technologies

Watch now to learn more about SUSE Rancher Prime.

Empower Platform Engineering with SUSE Rancher Prime 3.1

SUSE Cloud Native Series

Is your Kubernetes infrastructure ready for the next level? Whether you're scaling your operations, rebalancing resources, or transitioning to a new cloud provider, migrating your Kubernetes clusters efficiently is crucial.

Join us for an in-depth session where we'll guide you through the process of migrating workloads using the power of SUSE Rancher Prime and RKE2.

Migrating from RKE1 to RKE2: A Seamless Transition with SUSE Rancher Prime

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