By @SiliconANGLE
Publication Date: 2026-04-21 15:34:00
As hybrid and multicloud strategies evolve, a new reality is coming into focus — one where open architectures are increasingly central to operational resilience, sovereignty and choice.
The industry’s recent trajectory has made the stakes clear. Many technology providers are moving toward proprietary stacks at precisely the moment customers need the opposite — flexibility that does not come at the cost of durability. SUSE S.A. has staked its position on that gap, with open source’s low barrier to entry and capacity to adapt serving not just as a philosophical preference, but as the foundation of operational resilience, according to Peter Smails (pictured), general manager of cloud-native at SUSE.
“The need for resiliency is important,” Smails said. “A lot of vendors … they’re going more proprietary at the worst possible time, because customers need the exact opposite, which positions SUSE very well.”
Smails spoke with theCUBE’s Paul Nashawaty at SUSECON 2026, during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE’s livestreaming studio. They discussed how open architectures and interoperable ecosystems are streamlining complexity across hybrid and multicloud environments. (* Disclosure below.)
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