SUSECON 2025: Sessions and Certifications to Advance Your Open Source Journey

Blog by Brent Schroeder, SUSE CTO

Get ready to embark on an unforgettable open-source adventure! SUSECON 2025 is coming to Orlando, Florida, and it’s shaping up to be an event you won’t want to miss. Whether you’re a seasoned operations professional, an IT manager, or a platform engineer needing to improve organizational productivity, drive out cost, and protect the business from the latest threats, this conference has something for you.

Unleash Your Curiosity with 100+ Sessions

SUSECON is offering an impressive lineup of more than 100 sessions, covering a vast spectrum of topics that cater to every level of expertise and interest. Dive deep into the world of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), explore the boundless possibilities of containers, and unravel the mysteries of artificial intelligence (AI). Gain firsthand insights from customer stories and discover how SUSE’s innovative solutions are driving business transformation.

This year at SUSECON, SUSE is highlighting customers and their real-world use cases. Customers will share efficiency gains, business insights and other key learnings and benefits.  Highlights include:

• Orange will present their success story using SUSE Edge for Telco to accelerate cloud transformation (Accelerating Telco Cloud Transformation with SUSE Edge for Telco: Orange’s Success Story)
• Rivian will share how they simplified building and onboarding a custom OS for latency-sensitive Kubernetes nodes using Edge Image Builder and automatic onboarding to SUSE Rancher Prime. (Building and Onboarding a Custom-Built, Immutable OS for Latency Sensitive Kubernetes Nodes)
• Fidelity Investments will discuss their strategy, design, tooling, and execution for migrating to RKE2. (Fidelity Investments Migration to RKE2: Strategy, Design, Tooling and Execution)

The event will also include key technology tutorial session including:

• Automated Developer Onboarding on SUSE Rancher Prime using GitLab, Keycloak and Rancher Fleet will demonstrate how to streamline identity management and project setup for Kubernetes deployments, ITQ
• Building Resilience for Modern Applications: Architecting Disaster Recovery for SUSE Rancher Prime will guide attendees through architecting disaster recovery for Rancher clusters using Portworx by Pure Storage from Portworx by Pure Storage
• Fine Tuning Models on SUSE AI will cover steps and best practices for fine-tuning a model to meet specific corporate needs using the SUSE AI platform, SUSE
• From PoC to Production – A Gentle Introduction to Sizing LLM Systems for Inference will teach attendees how to estimate the number of GPUs required for various types of inference workloads, with a focus on LLM systems, SUSE
• How to Build and Operate a SUSE Edge Platform will show attendees how to combine technologies from the SUSE Rancher Prime, SUSE Linux and SUSE Edge portfolio to build a platform for the Edge, SUSE

SUSECON sessions span from business insights, to roadmap discussions and more. Examples of some of the talks we have planned include:

• Living on the Edge of SAP – Experience from customer migrations for SAP Integration Suite,  which focuses on SAP customers migrating to the cloud and how SUSE and Contiva’s partnership can help with SAP’s Integration Suite and Edge Integration Cell running on SUSE’s Kubernetes solution.
• From battle-proven to bleeding edge, how SUSE is about to improve life of all developers!, will dive into how SUSE’s products are evolving to meet a wider range of developer needs, from stability to innovation, while maintaining security and support.
• Introducing the Unimelion.. SUSE’s Enterprise Container Management on Arm demonstrates SUSE’s Enterprise Container Management solution running on Arm architecture, showcasing management from Rancher on a Graviton4 based EKS cluster and provisioning downstream clusters on various Arm-powered devices.

Boost Your Career with Free Certification Exams
Take advantage of this unique opportunity to advance your career and validate your SUSE expertise! SUSECON is offering free SUSE Certification exams, allowing you to demonstrate your skills and knowledge to the world. Earning a SUSE certification can open doors to new career opportunities and set you apart in the competitive tech industry. Learn more here.


Don’t Miss Out – Register Today!
SUSECON 2025 is your gateway to a world of open source innovation, collaboration, and growth. Immerse yourself in a vibrant community of like-minded individuals, learn from industry experts, and forge connections that can last a lifetime. With a wide range of session tracks, SUSECON ensures that you can tailor your conference experience to your specific interests. Delve into the core SUSE Linux operating system, navigate the cloud-native landscape, and discover the transformative potential of edge computing and AI. Gain valuable business insights, explore public sector solutions, and unlock the power of SUSE SAP Solutions.

Mark your calendars and register now for SUSECON 2025 in Orlando, Florida!