About this episode

Pete Smails discusses SUSE's evolution into an AI-native infrastructure platform at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026.

In this episode of The New Stack Makers, Pete Smails outlines how SUSE is evolving from its Linux roots into an AI-native infrastructure platform. Speaking at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026, Smails explains the company’s strategy to unify AI, containers and virtual machines on a single open, enterprise-ready foundation. Central to this is SUSE Rancher Prime, which enables consistent orchestration across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, alongside SUSE Virtualization for modernizing legacy systems.

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the The New Stack Podcast podcast page.