By Mark Tarre
Publication Date: 2026-03-24 23:30:00
SUSE has launched new AI and virtualisation features for Rancher Prime and SUSE Virtualization, focused on automating infrastructure management and more closely integrating virtual machines and containers.
The update includes what SUSE describes as an open ecosystem for AI agents in Rancher Prime, along with new virtualisation capabilities such as NVIDIA Multi-Instance GPU support, VM Auto Balance and Live Storage Migration. It is also expanding tools for developers building AI and other cloud-native workloads.
At the centre of the Rancher Prime update is Liz, an AI agent built into the platform. Liz now co-ordinates a set of specialised agents designed to give site reliability engineering and operations teams automated insight across infrastructure environments.
Rancher Prime can now connect to third-party software through Model Context Protocol, or MCP. SUSE says this lets organisations link external services to the platform without custom integration work and allows the software to retrieve and process data directly from outside tools.
Peter Smails, General Manager, Cloud Native, SUSE, framed the announcement as part of the company’s broader platform strategy.
“Our open approach to AI and the unification of VM and container management allows customers to capitalize on the potential of AI and redefine their own operational simplicity, ultimately giving them flexibility, choice and control,” said Peter Smails, General Manager, Cloud Native, SUSE. “SUSE’s…
