Scaling Cloud-Native and Industrial Infrastructure to the Edge | SUSE Summit Sydney

In this presentation from SUSE Summit Sydney, Michael Bukva, Senior Solution Architect at SUSE, explores the convergence of virtualization and containerization. Learn how modern IT infrastructures are evolving to manage virtual machines as standard Kubernetes workloads, bringing cloud-native flexibility to legacy environments. Michael breaks down the SUSE virtualization stack, highlighting key components like SUSE Linux Micro, RKE, and KubeVirt, and explains how this ecosystem provides a unified control plane for VMs, containers, and AI workloads across on-premises clusters and hyperscalers. Key Topics Covered: • The Integration of VMs & Kubernetes: Why virtual machines are simply another workload for Kubernetes to manage. • SUSE Virtualization Architecture: A look at the layers that create a secure, footprint-optimized, and certified foundation for modern clusters. • Migration Strategies: How SUSE partners with industry leaders like Cloudbase, using Coriolis technology, to streamline virtual-to-virtual (V2V) migrations from VMware and Hyper-V. • Real-World Edge & AI Use Cases: A deep dive into the BMW case study, showcasing how local AI processing and edge virtualization can optimize quality control and production-line latency. Whether you’re looking for a sustainable path away from traditional hypervisors or planning to run AI and other modern workloads closer to the edge, this session shows how SUSE can help simplify your virtualization modernization journey. #SUSE #Virtualization #Kubernetes #KubeVirt #CloudNative #VMwareMigration #HyperV #ITModernization #EdgeComputing #AI