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Article from ADMIN 88/2025

By Amber Ankerholz

In the news: Rackspace Launches OpenStack Business; SUSE Virtualization 1.5 Prime Generally Available; OpenELA Releases Compatibility Toolkit for Enterprise Linux Systems; Ultra Ethernet Consortium Releases 1.0 Specification; CVE Foundation Issues Call for Support; Doudna Supercomputer in Development at NERSC; AlmaLinux OS 10 Released; CloudBees Introduces Unify DevOps Solution; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Released with New AI Features; NordVPN Offers GUI for Linux; Docker Hardened Images Announced; CIQ Launches Rocky Linux for AI

Rackspace Launches OpenStack Business

Rackspace has launched OpenStack Business, an open source, dedicated private cloud, focused on privacy, security, and control.

According to the company, the fully managed solution offers "improved performance, enhanced security, and full operational support without the burden of managing infrastructure." OpenStack Business is designed to work seamlessly with Rackspace's previously released OpenStack Flex (https://www.rackspace.com/cloud/openstack-flex) to provide a "stable foundation for steady-state workloads."

Stated benefits of OpenStack Business include:

Rapid deployment
Dedicated performance
License-free platform
Enterprise-level support
No vendor lock-in

Read more at Rackspace: https://www.rackspace.com/cloud/openstack-business.

SUSE Virtualization 1.5 Prime Generally Available

SUSE has announced the general availability of SUSE Virtualization 1.5 Prime (https://www.suse.com/c/suse-virtualization-1-5-prime-more-value-less-lock-in/), with upgrades including an improved release lifecycle, more flexible patching and updates, and support for production-grade storage.

"The release expands support for Arm-based chip support, CSI-compatible external storage, while adding consistent 4-month releases and partner-certified data and storage options," says Ivan Tarin on the website.

SUSE Virtualization 1.5 Prime also supports the SUSE Data Protection for Virtualization Certification (

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