With its new SUSE INNOVATE specialisation, Adfinis enhances its capabilities in guiding clients through the entire IT lifecycle – from initial development through to long-term operations – to deliver seamlessly integrated solutions built on robust, certified open source technology.
BERN, SWITZERLAND – In a new company milestone, Adfinis has achieved the SUSE INNOVATE specialisation – a validation confirming the highest standards for software performance and interoperability. Based on rigorous testing to guarantee compatibility with SUSE technologies, the SUSE INNOVATE specialisation recognizes Adfinis’s expertise in seamlessly integrating open source security tools without sacrificing platform stability.
The SUSE INNOVATE specialisation follows the successful certification of OpenBao™ for the SUSE Ready for Rancher ecosystem – led by Adfinis and achieved in May 2026 to support customers in using and deploying OpenBao. In today’s complex cloud native environments, secrets management has become an operational necessity. Open source solutions such as OpenBao, certified for its interoperability and frictionless deployment, provide a simple yet reliable way to protect an organisation’s most sensitive data.
By bridging this technology with the SUSE stack, Adfinis solidifies its position as a premier global partner for enterprise clients looking to combine open source security with a trusted industry brand. The SUSE INNOVATE specialisation grants Adfinis Emerald Partner status and complements its existing SELL Diamond and CLOUD Emerald specialisations. The “triple crown” of expertise, Adfinis has secured the highest credentials for its commercial expertise, modern deployment abilities, and integration know-how.
Christian Gafner, Partner Manager at Adfinis, marked this milestone as the company’s evolution to a premier end-to-end partner.
“We’ve moved beyond traditional integration and are now co-engineering and certifying secure custom stacks that champion open standards and digital sovereignty. Together with SUSE, this milestone is a testament to our engineering rigour and our deep, enduring commitment to the global open source community.”
– Christian Gafner, Partner Manager, Adfinis
“Achieving the SUSE INNOVATE specialization is a significant milestone that underscores Adfinis’s deep technical expertise and their dedication to high-performance, open source standards. This validation confirms our seamless interoperability, ensuring that enterprise clients receive secure, resilient, and reliable infrastructure. We are proud to deepen our partnership with Adfinis as they continue to deliver innovation that empowers our customers to maintain full digital sovereignty.”
– Nico Lamberti, Country Manager ALPS, SUSE
The SUSE INNOVATE specialization is evaluated annually and is maintained as long as the company continues to demonstrate the established standards.
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About Adfinis
Adfinis is a leading service provider of open source IT solutions, with established locations in Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, and Egypt. For over 25 years, Adfinis has delivered robust and reliable solutions built on trustworthy open source technology.
In collaboration with industry leaders such as GitLab, Red Hat, and SUSE, Adfinis offers clients a tailored approach covering the entire IT lifecycle. From strategy to execution, Adfinis provides consulting and planning, engineering expertise, and 24/7 managed services to ensure seamless, reliable operations. Serving a worldwide clientele, Adfinis embodies a legacy of innovation and a profound dedication to enhancing the open source ecosystem.
About OpenBao™
OpenBao is an open source, community-driven fork of Vault managed by the Linux Foundation. It is an identity-based secrets and encryption management system that protects sensitive assets, such as API encryption keys, passwords, and certificates. OpenBao provides encryption services that are gated by authentication and authorisation methods. Using OpenBao’s UI, CLI, or HTTP API, access to secrets and other sensitive data can be securely stored and managed, tightly controlled (restricted), and auditable.
OpenBao™ is a trademark of LF Projects, LLC. All rights reserved.