The world regards Windows as the most popular desktop operating system, Android is the most popular mobile operating system, and now Ubuntu Linux as the most popular cloud operating systemmwhich was proven so by the latest statistics.
Why Ubuntu is the most popular guest operating system in the world’s major public clouds? What makes Ubuntu such a natural choice for cloud providers and users? And how do you make the most out of your Ubuntu cloud experience?
Ubuntu is the leading cloud guest OS, running most workloads in public clouds today, thanks to its security, versatility and policy of regular updates. With certified images available on clouds from partners like AWS, Microsoft Azure, HP Cloud, Joyent and IBM Smart Cloud, it is the only FREE cloud operating system with the option of enterprise-grade commercial support.
Why use Ubuntu Server in the cloud?
- Proven for enterprise-scale workloads on all leading public clouds
- Free from licence fees, regardless of how many images you run
- Enterprise-grade support and management tools available direct from Canonical
- Maintenance and security updates guaranteed for five years with Ubuntu LTS
What are the benefits Ubuntu offers as a cloud guest?
- Ubuntu Cloud Guest is a version of Ubuntu Server LTS
that is optimised for the cloud, enabling instances of
Ubuntu to run as guest operating systems on top of cloud
infrastructure. Just like Ubuntu Server, it is supported for
five years to ensure long-term continuity for your cloud
services. With no licensing fees, you are free to spin up
hundreds, or thousands, of Ubuntu Cloud Guest instances
in the cloud at no additional cost. Ubuntu Cloud guests
are published at cloud-images.ubuntu.com
- Ubuntu cloud
guest works on almost every cloud. Each public cloud infrastructure is different, from the
kernel to the virtualisation layer. To ensure the best user
experience, Ubuntu is already certified for Amazon AWS,
HP Cloud and Microsoft Azure. Canonical is working with
many other cloud providers to optimise and certify Ubuntu
for their platforms. The result will be an official Ubuntu
image, available on demand and without licence fees,
for every major public cloud.
- If you’ve decided to build your production cloud on Ubuntu
OpenStack, you can use tools such as Landscape and Juju
to spin up Ubuntu instances and deploy new services on
top of them. You can use Juju, the service orchestration
tool, which uses pre-written charms to deploy workloads
to the cloud, and to configure and manage them dynamically
throughout their lifecycle
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