To further accelerate its power to innovate, SUSE opened a new engineering and innovation center in Sofia, Bulgaria, joining major SUSE development sites in Germany, Czechia, India and the United States. The organic growth complemented by the planned acquisition of Rancher Labs which is expected to significantly expand SUSE'S portfolio and share in the Kubernetes market. SUSE also strengthened its leadership team in Q3 with executive appointments to support the company's key growth objectives, including Chief Financial Officer Andy Myers and Chief Growth Officer Michael A. Riley, along with regional sales leads Jeff Lattomus, president, North America, and Phillip Miltiades, president, Asia Pacific and Japan.