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SUSE Showcases a Kube-OVN Powered Virtualization Architecture at KubeCon NA 2025

SUSE has published its Kubernetes-based virtualization architecture, highlights how it uses Kube‑OVN as the foundation of its networking layer.

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Nov 20, 2025

SUSE has published a blog post describing its next-generation Kubernetes-based virtualization architecture presented at KubeCon NA 2025. In that announcement, SUSE highlights how it uses Kube‑OVN as the foundation of its networking layer. You can read the full post here: “Escape proprietary VMs with cloud native virtualization, introducing Advanced Networking flexibility & security”. (SUSE)

This is a valuable example of how the open-source community comes together to build practical solutions. While this is a community-level integration rather than a formal partnership, it demonstrates the power of combining open-source components.

What SUSE Highlighted

According to the SUSE blog, the key networking value points they emphasize are:

  • SUSE introduces an “Advanced Networking Preview” built on Kube-OVN, delivering NSX-like capabilities in an open, cloud-native platform. (SUSE)

  • The architecture offers open-source microsegmentation, overlay networking (e.g., VXLAN) and software-defined virtual switching powered by Kube-OVN—functionality traditionally available in proprietary systems. (SUSE)

  • The networking layer is described as fully open-source, enabling users to manage networking similarly to how they manage Kubernetes clusters—with consistency, transparency and openness. (SUSE)

  • SUSE positions this solution as a pathway out of legacy virtualization vendor lock-in: “Break free with SUSE Virtualization” underlined by open choices for nodes, containers and VMs. (SUSE)

Community Collaboration and Value

It is encouraging to see organizations like SUSE publicly adopt and highlight open-source networking such as Kube-OVN. This kind of usage and transparency helps others in the community understand how open-source networking can be leveraged in real production-oriented virtualization stacks.

We invite users, integrators, and ecosystem partners to explore Kube-OVN for their container- and VM-based deployments, and share their learnings back with the community.
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