Cloud computing is essential for modern businesses and organizations, as it transforms how they access, store, process, and scale data and applications. During KubeCon 2025, the world’s leading event on Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies, David Stauffer, Senior Director of Product Management at SUSE, highlighted four key trends shaping the future of cloud computing.
The four main trends identified by SUSE are:
- “Computing is everywhere”
Distributed computing is no longer just a promise—it has become a reality. Kubernetes is no longer confined to data centers. With lightweight and efficient K3s—SUSE’s certified Kubernetes distribution—workloads are now running in unexpected places, from airplanes to trains, making Kubernetes ubiquitous even in previously unimaginable environments.
- Supply Chain Security
The industry’s focus is shifting toward securing the entire software development and delivery supply chain, not just the final product. To address this, SUSE launched Application Collection, a set of open-source applications with zero known vulnerabilities, ensuring full trust in all components used.
- Developer experience comes first
Developer productivity and satisfaction have become a competitive differentiator. Instead of simply offering infrastructure, companies now seek platforms that streamline, accelerate, and standardize development workflows.
SUSE is going beyond the self-service model. Tools like Rancher Desktop, Fleet, and Application Collection are now part of validated projects, enabling platform teams to accelerate the delivery of ready-to-use environments for modern development.
- Modernization at your own pace
Not all companies can or want to become fully cloud-native all at once. Many still rely on applications running on virtual machines (VMs). Modernization needs to be gradual, hybrid, and flexible.
With SUSE Virtualization, businesses can run virtual machines alongside containers, allowing a gradual and strategic transition to cloud-native architectures—without the need to overhaul everything at once. According to Marcos Lacerda, President of SUSE Latin America, KubeCon 2025 made it clear that digital infrastructure innovation is redefining the industry’s direction.
“We are experiencing a unique moment in the evolution of cloud computing. The four trends we observed at KubeCon 2025 perfectly reflect what we’re seeing with our customers in Brazil: the need for scalability, security, agility, and flexibility,” he concluded.
