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By: Phan Le

December 12, 2025 2:21 am

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UBLK Frontend Support for SUSE Storage (Longhorn) v2 Data Engine

Longhorn’s v2 data engine (SPDK-based) can expose volumes as Linux block devices using different frontends. By default, v2 volumes use NVMe-oF, but you can also choose the UBLK frontend, which exposes a v2 volume as a local block device using the Linux ublk driver plus SPDK’s ublk framework. Prereqs (and a quick warning) […]

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By: Chin-Ya Huang

November 13, 2025 1:32 am

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Introducing longhornctl: The Command-Line Interface for SUSE Storage

Why a CLI? In the world of Kubernetes storage, reliability is essential — but flexibility and automation are what make a system shine. SUSE Storage already provides a powerful UI and a CRD-driven control plane. Yet for routine operations like troubleshooting, installation prep, or maintenance, many users still find themselves editing YAMLs, navigating the UI, […]

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By: Ivan Tarin

November 11, 2025 12:00 am

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Escape proprietary VMs with cloud native virtualization, introducing Advanced Networking flexibility & security

At KubeCon North America 2025, we’re proud to unveil SUSE Virtualization Advanced Networking Preview, introducing NSX-like capabilities powered by Kube-OVN, and supported by over 7 enterprise CSI storage partners. Expanding your choice with Advanced Networking Preview, software-defined networking flexibility, and new NSX-like capabilities through an open, cloud native platform. Built on Kube-OVN, this SUSE […]

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By: Phan Le

September 8, 2025 8:01 pm

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Backup Applications with SUSE Storage (Longhorn) V2 Volumes using Velero

Overview Setup SUSE Storage (Longhorn) Setup Velero Deploy Application with Longhorn V2 volume Deploy the application Generate some data Backup Restore Restore to different cluster and different storage provider Conclusion Overview When running stateful applications on Kubernetes with Longhorn as the storage provider, a common requirement is the ability to back up the entire application […]

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By: Meike Chabowski

August 13, 2025 2:12 pm

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Persistent Block Storage for Kubernetes: SUSE Storage, powered by Longhorn

This article was written by Sushant Gaurav, Technical Engineer Writer at the SUSE Documentation Team. When you run applications on Kubernetes, you need persistent storage. This storage retains data even if a pod restarts, crashes, or reschedules to another node. Kubernetes manages this through Persistent Volumes (PVs) and Persistent Volume Claims (PVCs), which allow applications […]

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By: Peter Smails

August 11, 2025 3:48 pm

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SUSE a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Container Management

We’re proud to share that SUSE is a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Container Management. We believe this recognition reflects SUSE’s commitment to modernize enterprises with a secure, open, and flexible container platform across edge, AI and hybrid clouds. At SUSE, we believe true excellence means putting enterprises in control […]

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By: Peter Smails

July 30, 2025 2:56 pm

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SUSE a Leader in The 2025 Forrester Wave™, “a longtime open-source leader”

  We’re proud to share that SUSE is a leader in the Forrester Wave™ for Multicloud Container Platforms, Q3 2025.  To us, this recognition reflects our long-standing investment in customer success across edge, cloud, AI, and data center environments. “…shared open source roots produced a strong, edge-focused Kubernetes stack — […]

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By: Ivan Tarin

July 24, 2025 7:13 pm

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SUSE Storage Joins SUSE Application Collection Ushering a New Era of Enterprise Software

We’re excited to share that SUSE Storage is now available on SUSE Application Collection. It’s the first SUSE-developed commercial application in the collection and marks a major step in how we deliver SUSE Cloud Native software to enterprise customers. With this release, it becomes faster and easier for platform teams to deploy production-grade […]

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By: Ivan Tarin

July 10, 2025 4:33 am

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SUSE Virtualization 1.5 – More Value, Less Lock-In

As proprietary vendors raise prices and restrict flexibility, SUSE is providing more choice by helping organizations modernize on their terms. With the release of SUSE Virtualization 1.5, we’re doubling down on value—giving enterprises more choice, predictability and performance without locking them in. The release expands support for Arm®-based chip support, CSI-compatible […]

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