{"id":1639,"date":"2020-03-27T19:32:21","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T14:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/?post_type=news&#038;p=1639"},"modified":"2022-03-28T09:19:11","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T03:49:11","slug":"suse-offers-free-operating-system-and-container-technologies-to-medical-device-manufacturers-fighting-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/news\/suse-offers-free-operating-system-and-container-technologies-to-medical-device-manufacturers-fighting-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"SUSE Offers Free Operating System and Container Technologies to Medical Device Manufacturers Fighting COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1641\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1641\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/SUSE-Offers-Free-Operating-System-and-Container-Technologies-to-Medical-Device-Manufacturers-Fighting-COVID-19-HostNamaste.jpg\" alt=\"SUSE Offers Free Operating System and Container Technologies to Medical Device Manufacturers Fighting COVID-19 - HostNamaste\" width=\"900\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/SUSE-Offers-Free-Operating-System-and-Container-Technologies-to-Medical-Device-Manufacturers-Fighting-COVID-19-HostNamaste.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/SUSE-Offers-Free-Operating-System-and-Container-Technologies-to-Medical-Device-Manufacturers-Fighting-COVID-19-HostNamaste-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/SUSE-Offers-Free-Operating-System-and-Container-Technologies-to-Medical-Device-Manufacturers-Fighting-COVID-19-HostNamaste-768x427.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/news\/suse-offers-free-operating-system-and-container-technologies-to-medical-device-manufacturers-fighting-covid-19\/\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\">SUSE Offers Free Operating System and Container Technologies to Medical Device Manufacturers Fighting COVID-19 &#8211; HostNamaste<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suse.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SUSE<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, an independent open source software company, has made a commitment to help all organizations that are producing medical devices to fight COVID-19. To that end, SUSE is offering free services such as support and maintenance for its operating system and container technologies to be embedded in and run those medical devices. These SUSE solutions are available immediately to help speed time to market for device manufacturers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\">\u201cThe current global pandemic requires more from us than simply trying to survive as companies and individuals,\u201d said <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suse.com\/c\/news\/melissa-di-donato-appointed-ceo-of-suse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SUSE CEO Melissa Di Donato<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. \u201cWe are determined to help others as much as we can, doing what we do best. We have cutting-edge open source technology and know-how that can help others in the fight to save lives, and we will share it immediately and without charge. Our customers, partners and communities know of and share our commitment to making a difference \u2013 and that extends to our neighbors and fellow human beings around the world.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\">SUSE Linux Enterprise is an <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/clients\/knowledgebase\/3\/What-OpenVZ-OS-Templates-do-you-Provide.html\">operating system<\/a><\/strong><\/span> that can be built into, and help run, various kinds of devices, hardware and appliances. SUSE Embedded Linux features an optimized system footprint for specific products, including medical devices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/openvz-vps.php\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Container technologies<\/span><\/a><\/strong> from SUSE include SUSE CaaS Platform, which allows companies to use Kubernetes to more easily deploy and manage container-based applications and services, and SUSE Cloud Application Platform, which brings an advanced cloud native developer experience to Kubernetes so companies can get applications to the cloud and devices to market faster. These technologies bring security and reliability to any device they run on or manage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\">SUSE customers in the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alacrita.com\/our-services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>pharmaceutical and research space<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, along with national laboratories all over the world, are already using supercomputers running SUSE Linux Enterprise to find solutions to issues posed by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/emergencies\/diseases\/novel-coronavirus-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">COVID-19<\/span><\/a><\/strong>, including prevention, treatment and cures.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SUSE, an independent open source software company, has made a commitment to help all organizations that are producing medical devices to fight COVID-19. 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