Deutsche Bank Deepens Partnership With SUSE On Open, Enterprise-Grade Linux

Many enterprises are at crossroads regarding their infrastructure and software development and must ensure long term, trusted support and maintenance when it comes to open source software. 

Most recently, on June 30, 2024, CentOS 7 hit its EOL deadline. This critical milestone means the end of official updates, patches and security fixes, leaving many Linux systems vulnerable to attacks. In fact,  according to Enlyft, there are almost 400,000 CentOS users today. At SUSE, we see this as a chance to help ensure the risks and disruptions from CentOS EOL are mitigated with  SUSE’s Liberty Linux Lite offer.  

Since its inception, SUSE Liberty Linux has been a popular choice for customers needing secure and flexible Linux management without the need to migrate. SUSE Liberty Linux customers include global enterprises across a variety of industries including financial services, telecommunications and automotive

To this point, we have recently issued news about SUSE customer Deutsche Bank,  the leading bank in Germany with strong European roots and a global network and their deepened partnership With SUSE On Open, Enterprise-Grade Linux. Deutsche Bank will obtain support for thousands of SUSE Linux Enterprise and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Servers with SUSE Liberty Linux, an enterprise solution to maintain and support a wide variety of enterprise Linux distributions.  Keith Anderson, Product Manager for Compute at Deutsche Bank says, “Given the critical nature of our infrastructure, we have to consistently ensure the security of our mixed Linux estates. We have successfully partnered with SUSE for many years for innovative open source solutions. With SUSE Liberty Linux, we deepen this strong relationship.”

We are delighted that this esteemed member of the financial services industry chose SUSE Liberty Linux to maintain and support its global Linux estate. With SUSE Liberty Linux, customers such as Deutsche Bank, get comprehensive Linux enterprise support from one source for any enterprise Linux, any version, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS, reducing complexity and cost, while keeping Linux estates secure and future-proofed.

This strategic move underpins the importance of customer choice and the ability to innovate at their own pace while ensuring the security of their enterprise Linux infrastructure. Enterprises, specifically those in highly regulated industries, require predictable maintenance, and trusted partners to ensure compliance, security and reliability. There is no room for error for these mission critical businesses. 

SUSE has been in the business of creating and supporting enterprise Linux systems for over 30 years. With hundreds of developers, we are one of the key contributors to Linux. Our goal is to ensure our customers can rely on a trusted, long-term partner who understands and is fully dedicated to open source.  As market consolidation continues to drive decisions around long term support and maintenance within open source software, SUSE will remain committed to being the most open enterprise Linux provider in order to help enterprises unlock the infinite potential of open source. 

Learn more about SUSE Liberty Linux here.