From Cluster Operations to Developer Platforms: Rancher and OpenChoreo in Action

This talk was presented at WSO2Con North America 2026. Presenter: Jay Howell, DevOps Engineer, SUSE Managing Kubernetes clusters is table stakes. Building an internal developer platform on top of them — one that actually accelerates delivery for developers, SREs, and platform teams — is a different challenge entirely. In this talk, Jay Howell explores how enterprises are making that evolution, combining SUSE Rancher's scalable multi-cluster operations with OpenChoreo's self-service workflows, governance, and observability capabilities. The session covers what the joint architecture delivers in practice: Multi-cluster operations with SUSE Rancher using declarative, Git-driven operating models that reduce manual overhead Self-service workflows for developers and SREs through OpenChoreo, without exposing raw Kubernetes complexity Governance and observability built into the platform layer, not bolted on afterward Faster application delivery across teams through automated, self-healing infrastructure A practical look at what the path from raw cluster management to a complete internal developer platform actually looks like — and what it enables once you get there. View the slides: https://wso2.com/files/wso2con2026usa... #OpenChoreo #SUSERancher #PlatformEngineering #WSO2Con #wso2