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If you’ve worked with VMware Horizon (now Omnissa Horizon), you know it’s a common way for enterprise users to connect to remote desktops. But for IT engineers and DevOps teams? It’s a whole different story. Horizon’s custom protocols and complex connection requirements make load balancing a bit tricky. With its recent sale to Omnissa, the technology hasn’t changed—but neither has the headache of managing it effectively.

If you’re new to Kubernetes or looking to modernize your cluster management workflows, Cluster API and SUSE Rancher Prime make it easier than ever to provision and manage clusters declaratively. This guide walks you through enabling Cluster API in SUSE Rancher Prime, deploying your first cluster and exploring advanced features like GitOps. Some helpful documentation can be found here and a few pre-requisites for this hands-on walkthrough.

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) launched in April 2008 with Google App Engine. This developer-centric Platform as a Service (PaaS) offering allowed developers to build and host web applications on Google’s cloud infrastructure. Initially, App Engine only supported Python, but in 2009, Google added Java support, offering more programming flexibility. In 2010, GCP expanded further with Cloud Storage, its second major cloud product.

Breaches in software artifact integrity can have severe consequences. Bad actors poison artifacts by injecting malicious code into software packages, libraries, or container images, tricking developers and users into downloading compromised artifacts. These attacks can lead to data breaches, system takeovers, and widespread supply chain disruptions. Continued artifact poisoning incidents highlight the increasing risk to software supply chains.

Being in the cloud is table stakes in 2025, and simply lifting and shifting workloads to the cloud barely scratches the surface of what's possible. Yet many engineering teams find themselves managing glorified data centers in the cloud—missing out on key capabilities like auto-scaling, serverless computing, and cloud-native security features. Cloud modernization is the true game-changer for turning legacy systems into agile, scalable architectures.