Kevin Cochrane of Vultr, chief marketing officer, brings 14 years of cloud operating experience to this SUSECON 2026 conversation. Paul Nashawaty of theCUBE Research hosts the discussion. The session examines the Vultr-SUSE partnership, Kubernetes, global GPU and cloud infrastructure, integration with SUSE Linux and Rancher, and the practical implications for enterprises adopting artificial intelligence. Abbreviated as AI in subsequent references, the term encompasses AI-native containerized applications, multi-region deployments and edge computing strategies.
Cochrane emphasizes openness, efficiency and governance as core principles. They explain enterprises move from AI experimentation to implementation, prioritizing openness for innovation, performance-per-dollar and predictable pricing for cost efficiency, and strict data residency to ensure cloud sovereignty. Nashawaty notes the Vultr-SUSE alliance aims to deliver scalable, compliant and cost-transparent platforms for enterprise AI deployments that support developer experience, multi-cloud strategies and accelerated model deployment on GPU-enabled infrastructure.
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Kevin Cochrane of Vultr, chief marketing officer, brings 14 years of cloud operating experience to this SUSECON 2026 conversation. Paul Nashawaty of theCUBE Research hosts the discussion. The session examines the Vultr-SUSE partnership, Kubernetes, global GPU and cloud infrastructure, integration with SUSE Linux and Rancher, and the practical implications for enterprises adopting artificial intelligence. Abbreviated as AI in subsequent references, the term encompasses AI-native containerized applications, multi-region deployments and edge computing strategies.
Cochrane emphasizes openness, efficiency and governance as core principles. They explain enterprises move from AI experimentation to implementation, prioritizing openness for innovation, performance-per-dollar and predictable pricing for cost efficiency, and strict data residency to ensure cloud sovereignty. Nashawaty notes the Vultr-SUSE alliance aims to deliver scalable, compliant and cost-transparent platforms for enterprise AI deployments that support developer experience, multi-cloud strategies and accelerated model deployment on GPU-enabled infrastructure.
In this interview from SUSECON 2026 in Prague, Kevin Cochrane, chief marketing officer of Vultr, joins theCUBE Research's Paul Nashawaty to discuss how the Vultr and SUSE partnership is equipping enterprises to move from AI experimentation to full-scale implementation. Cochrane frames enterprise AI readiness around three pillars: openness, efficiency and governance. He explains why openness — rooted in SUSE's open-source leadership — is critical for teams building AI-native applications, while efficiency means delivering peak performance and resilience within...Read more
