Blogs
Microsoft Ignite 2025: the ‘need-to-know’ highlights
Catch our comprehensive summary of the highlights from Microsoft Ignite 2025, combined with the resources and links you need to dig into the detail!

01 Open Source is Driving Change
02 SUSE Products are Open and Interoperable
03 SUSE One Delivers Openness & Choice
SUSE is a leader in the Open-Source enterprise market with the highest security-graded operating system solutions and container management tools. SUSE develops reliable interoperable Linux, cloud infrastructure, and secure edge solutions that give enterprises more control and flexibility.
SUSE products and support are powerful in helping our customers reduce complexity, lower costs and reliably deliver mission-critical services.
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The flexible, cost-effective solution for all your Linux
What is SUSE Multi-Linux Support?
Service for your existing RHEL & CentOS with just a provider change
Trusted, seamless support for your already-installed Linux
SUSE Multi-Linux Support Offerings
Why SUSE Multi-Linux Manager?
SUSE and SUSE Multi-Linux Support
Driving enterprise cloud native transformation
Rancher Prime is the industry’s only open, interoperable enterprise container management solution helping teams manage their Kubernetes from infrastructure to applications. Secure by design, Rancher Prime provides the security your
customers need, including SLSA Level 1 compliance, an SBOM available on demand, and a trusted registry. Rancher Prime supports the entire enterprise lifecycle with curated application delivery, and platform extensibility with UI extensions.
Key Benefits:
SUSE Rancher Prime: Open, Interoperable Enterprise Platform
GenAI Your Way
SUSE AI is a secure, private and enterprise-grade platform built to deploy and run any GenAI application. Delivered as an integrated solution, SUSE AI is a flexible and modular platform that provides extensibility. With SUSE AI, you control your AI solutions—empowered with choice and sovereignty.
SUSE AI is a cloud native deploy and runtime platform that is designed for GenAI workloads. It includes zero trust security and observability, with a library of AI tools and components that are built using the common criteria-certified SUSE secure supply chain. And it sits on SUSE Linux – the most secure and certified Linux on the market.
It provides choice, is built with security from the ground up, and gives customers control over their data and trust in their platform. It comprises of:
AI Unleashed. Trust Secured, Enterprise Ready
Empowering digital transformation and innovation, where it matters, from core to edge
SUSE Edge is a purpose-built solution for managing the full lifecycle of Edge devices at scale—one of the industry’s first solutions to deliver a fully integrated cloud-native solution to manage both Kubernetes and Operating Systems at the Edge. Provides the automation, security and common management framework needed to optimize Edge operations and investments.
100% open horizontal Edge platform that is:
Accelerate cloud native transformation – innovate faster – maximize efficiency and choice
SUSE One is a comprehensive partner program designed to help organizations capitalize on digital transformation opportunities through SUSE’s Linux and Kubernetes solutions. The program provides partners with access to technology, training, tools, and resources needed to expand their business in the evolving digital landscape.
The program features six specialized areas of focus, each with a clear path to success through SUSE products and offerings. Partners have the flexibility to choose their areas of specialization and advance through different tiers based on their business objectives. SUSE One emphasizes open interoperability across all products, giving partners and their customers greater flexibility and choice throughout the software stack.
As a SUSE One Partner, you’ll be equipped to deliver SUSE’s market-leading containerized workload management and security solutions, along with their adaptable Linux operating system, to help drive your customers’ digital transformation initiatives.
1. Go to https://partner.suse.com
2. Click on the “Become a Partner/Apply” button (big Orange button)
3. Follow the instructions and prompts
4. Wait for your acceptance email into the SUSE One Partner Program
5. If you have any questions or need assistance, use the live chat or email
partnerteam.americas@suse.com,
partnerteam.apac@suse.com, or
partnerteam.emea@suse.com.
To ensure eligibility for SUSE deal registration, partners should focus on achieving Emerald and Diamond tier status through the required certifications, completing relevant training paths/programs, and maintaining good standing within the appropriate specialization track (SELL, INNOVATE, SOLUTION, CLOUD, SERVICE or TRAIN) based on their business model.
SUSE is here to support our partners. Emerald and Diamond partners get priority for support and requests for co-funding (up to 50% of the cost of the activity).
Blogs
Catch our comprehensive summary of the highlights from Microsoft Ignite 2025, combined with the resources and links you need to dig into the detail!
Training
In our latest webinar, our in-house Modern Work experts Jye Wong and Ksenia Turner will run you through a practical refresher on Solution Partner Designations; what they are, why they matter and how to get started.
Sales and Marketing
Business leaders don't live in the tools. They live in the outcomes. The metrics they care about most are not always limited to compliance and risk. So how do you connect data protection to the big-ticket objectives, when they're less obvious? Our in-house pre-sales expert, Michael Brooke explains.
Guides and eBooks
As SMBs mature in the Data Protection lifecycle, they need help to optimise spend, reduce the compliance burden and ensure results align to business objectives. The third installment of our Data Protection Playbook series provides practical guidance for partners on how to address emerging pressure and connect ongoing investment to measurable business value.
Training
Copilot Agents: what are they and how do they differ from AI assistants and chatbots? Our in-house Copilot expert Ksenia Turner explains the use cases and service opportunities for partners.
Blogs
Fragmented data protection systems and processes create compliance proof-gaps for SMB customers. Scott Hagenus, Director, Cybersecurity here at Crayon explains.
Guides and eBooks
How can partners help their SMB customers to move from silos of security and continuity to a more cohesive, measurable and insurable data protection framework? The second edition in our Data Protection Playbook series maps out their journey, and yours.
Sales and Marketing
Ever wonder why a pitch has some IT Managers leaning forward, while others glaze over? Michael Brooke, Cybersecurity Pre-Sales Lead offers some insight on how to tune your approach to chime with different technical mindsets.
Vendor Announcements
Copilot for Business has landed at Microsoft Ignite 2025, levelling the GenAI playing field for SMB customers. Learn all about it from our man on the ground, Andreas Bergman.
Press Release
Press Release
Blogs
As cybersecurity and continuity converge in platforms and in practice, partners need new playbooks to address modern Data Protection standards. Our in-house cybersecurity pre-sales lead, Michael Brooke explains why.
Guides and eBooks
What triggers an SMB customer to begin exploring their need for better Data Protection? The first of our four Data Protection Playbooks for partners breaks down how to position and win in the Pre-Adoption and Exploration stage.
Insights
Data Protection priorities are shifting for SMBs. Ramp up your ability to respond with curated insights, articles and resources to help you guide every customer conversation with confidence.
Partner Spotlight
In this Partner Spotlight, Acceltech Managing Director Ivy Tarrobago shares how Crayon’s responsive support enhances client outcomes and business growth.
Whitepapers
Data Protection is a must for all SMBs but how can partners align solution investment with critical business objectives? Our latest paper shows you how.
Press Release
Crayon has been recognised with a huge double win at the CRN Channel Asia awards ceremony.
Insights
All the latest insights, articles and resources on M365 Copilot, curated into one place.
Insights
SMB customers are storing greater volumes of sensitive data in more places than ever. Secure backup and recovery practices are essential to how they protect it.
Partner Spotlight
Bigfish Technology saved AU$20,000 on its annual Microsoft licensing after one call with Crayon and has since built a strong partnership that enabled Bigfish to get access to Crayon’s expertise and vendor ecosystem.
Insights
Insider risk is a subtle and continuous challenge for SMB customers. Turn it into a manageable and quantifiable aspect of their Data Protection strategy.
Blogs
From rethinking backup to governance frameworks and behavioural analytics, what's involved in building a complete Data Protection strategy for SMB customers?
Insights
We explore the evolution of Microsoft's channel strategy over the past ten years, and what can be learned by viewing it through a Value Cycle lens.
Guides and eBooks
The Microsoft Fabric Partner Guide curates our recent articles, videos and resources to accelerate Crayon partner learning.
Insights
Support your cybersecurity game plans with our top picks of new and updated risk and resilience resources.
Cloud IQ Knowledge Base
Blogs
Blogs
Crayon cloud security assessments help partners lock down M365 and Azure environments and build profitable cybersecurity practices. Learn how.

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