With Losant, SUSE will eliminate traditional silos from the industrial landscape and be the first to offer a complete, open process automation platform for the IIoT, providing real-time information and actionable intelligence.
Focused on interoperability, SUSE's Edge portfolio will enable customers to modernize their operations and move faster, while also benefiting from the open source economy, as IIoT and AI capabilities work together at the Edge.
According to 451 Research, part of S&P Global Energy, [in 2026] IoT terminals are evolving into AI terminals, driven by new and cost-effective connectivity that is triggering the most significant device renewal cycle of the last decade.
“This evolution is driving the maturation of hybrid AI architectures, integrating Edge as an indispensable execution layer that ensures performance and scalability. The result is a decisive leap in operational maturity, moving industrial control from digital monitoring to AI-orchestrated semi-autonomous systems.”¹ “The acquisition of Losant transforms SUSE from an edge infrastructure provider into a full-stack leader in industrial IoT. It allows us to offer customers the part of the Edge where the digital world directly meets the physical world, where machines, environments, and people interact in real time, and where AI can be meaningfully deployed to gain a better understanding of real-world processes,” said Keith Basil, General Manager of SUSE Edge.
“With Losant, we will move more quickly from infrastructure to operational outcomes, combining our portfolio of edge products and products like SUSE AI, enabling deeper collaboration with industrial partners, equipment manufacturers, and open-source industrial communities as the ecosystem continues to evolve.” “Joining forces with SUSE is the next natural step for Losant. Combining our low-code Industrial Internet of Things platform with SUSE’s more than 30 years of enterprise software expertise will provide customers with stability and interoperability, allowing us to accelerate our mission of helping IT leaders turn complex data into immediate operational value,” said Charlie Key, CEO of Losant.
“We are excited to bring our Tiny Edge capabilities to a much broader stage.”
The Losant platform and team will become part of the SUSE Edge portfolio and business unit. SUSE plans to open source the Losant technology and collaborate with like-minded open-source communities to assess where the Losant technology can accelerate interface standardization, interoperability, and process automation capabilities globally.
The Losant platform extends SUSE's Edge portfolio beyond infrastructure into operational execution. By combining device orchestration, data management, and application enablement with SUSE's core technologies, the combined portfolio allows organizations to connect operating systems directly to business workflows and analytics.
For example, a manufacturer can collect real-time sensor data from production equipment, coordinate it at the edge, and automatically trigger AI-powered maintenance workflows or quality controls before defects or failures occur. This reduces the complexity traditionally associated with adopting the Industrial IoT and accelerates the path from data collection to actionable insights.
For a customer, this means:
Faster implementation and payback time: The visual workflow engine and customizable dashboards enable operational technology (OT) teams to quickly design, implement, and iterate without large development expenses.
Greater operational awareness: Integrated infrastructure data, business logic, and enterprise systems provide a unified view of operations across all environments.
Freedom from vendor lock-in: an open, standards-aligned architecture allows for modernization without relying on proprietary IoT platforms.
Modernized operations: Organizations in manufacturing, healthcare, smart infrastructure, and other sectors can streamline processes, improve asset performance, and unlock new operational efficiencies at the edge.
