SUSE and Coder Partner to Bring Secure Cloud Development Environments to the Rancher Ecosystem

Today we are announcing a groundbreaking partnership between SUSE and Coder, aimed at revolutionizing the way development teams build and deploy software within the SUSE Rancher ecosystem. By integrating Coder’s secure cloud development environment (CDE) with SUSE’s industry-leading cloud native management platform, SUSE Rancher Prime, we are delivering a seamless, scalable, and secure solution for enterprise developers.

Bringing developer productivity to the cloud-native era

In today’s software development landscape, enterprises are increasingly embracing cloud-native technologies to accelerate innovation while ensuring security and compliance. However, many teams face challenges managing developer environments efficiently, often struggling with inconsistencies, security risks, and operational overhead.

This partnership addresses these challenges by combining Coder’s secure and consistent cloud development environment with SUSE Rancher Prime’s powerful container and Kubernetes orchestration. Developers can now benefit from cloud-based workspaces that are pre-configured, ephemeral, and fully integrated with their existing enterprise security and governance policies. This ensures teams can work from anywhere with a high degree of security, reliability, and performance.

Key benefits of the partnership for Coder customers

Enhanced security and compliance

By running development environments within SUSE Rancher Prime-managed Kubernetes clusters, organizations can enforce strict security policies, eliminate local security vulnerabilities, and meet compliance requirements more effectively.

Consistent development experience

Developers get instant access to secure, pre-configured environments that eliminate the “works on my machine” problem and reduce onboarding time for new team members.

Scalability and flexibility

Organizations can scale their development environments on demand, optimizing resource utilization and minimizing infrastructure costs.

Seamless integration

Coder’s platform integrates natively with SUSE Rancher Prime, enabling a frictionless deployment of cloud development environments across hybrid and multi-cloud Kubernetes clusters.

Access to SUSE’s partner ecosystem

Organizations can leverage the features and capabilities of the many integrations with SUSE partners to support their business needs.

SUSE development containers

Developers can create workspaces in Coder using container images and language runtimes from SUSE, using the same trusted OCI artifacts from development through to production.

Empowering enterprise development teams

With this collaboration, development teams no longer have to manage complex local setups or worry about security vulnerabilities associated with traditional desktop-based development. Instead, they can leverage cloud-native development environments that provide secure, consistent, and high-performance workspaces tailored to their needs.

Organizations using SUSE Rancher Prime can now deploy Coder seamlessly into their existing Kubernetes infrastructure, unlocking a new level of efficiency, security, and productivity. Whether teams are working remotely or in a highly regulated industry, this partnership ensures a future-proof approach to cloud-native software development.

Peter Smails, SVP, General Manager, Enterprise Container Management at SUSE, expressed enthusiasm about the partnership: "By including Coder's secure cloud development environments with SUSE Rancher Prime DevX validated designs, we are providing enterprises with a modern, scalable, and secure solution for cloud-native software development. We see a need for self-hosted remote development environments to satisfy customers with strict regulatory or security requirements. This collaboration reflects our commitment to empowering developers and IT teams with best-in-class tools."

Rob Whitely, CEO at Coder, shared his excitement: "Our partnership with SUSE enables enterprises to seamlessly deploy and manage development environments within SUSE Rancher Prime. Together, we’re redefining the developer experience by ensuring security, consistency, and performance at scale."

What’s next?

SUSE and Coder are committed to continued innovation and deeper integrations within the Rancher ecosystem. Stay tuned for upcoming webinars, technical deep dives, and hands-on workshops that will showcase the power of this integration.

Join us on this journey to redefine cloud development with SUSE and Coder. To learn more about this partnership and how you can leverage secure cloud development environments, read the Coder + SUSE Rancher datasheet or contact us for a personalized demo.

Let’s build the future of cloud-native development together!