SUSE targets private cloud with OpenStack 6

One of the big points of interest in the press release is that SUSE says this release is already available on the IBM z Systems mainframes. This is not just about z Systems but also the derivative LinuxONE mainframes which recently underwent an upgrade. SUSE appears to have beaten other Linux vendors on IBM z Systems to the punch with this announcement and it will be interesting to see the take-up of the software. While many will not see support of IBM z Systems as part of a drive to private cloud it is important to note that IBM has seen significant take-up of Linux across its enterprise customers. It has also seen a number of companies purchase IBM z13 mainframes to offer cloud-based services to its customer base. Many of those customers are moving to a hybrid cloud environment and it is surprising that SUSE didn’t talk about this in their release.