Deploy anywhere

Use Ubuntu to create a private cloud within your own IT infrastructure or deploy a cloud with one of our partners, like Amazon Web Services. However you choose to take advantage of the possibilities of cloud computing, Ubuntu provides the leading common infrastructure. Ubuntu can help you build your own cloud for internal use or as a cloud service for external users. Our products, including Ubuntu Server, are optimised to run on both public and private cloud infrastructures.

Based on common standards

Ubuntu's industry-leading support for the most popular common standards, such as Amazon APIs, helps it deliver real flexibility. This means that users can be sure their investments are protected against vendor lock-in and that they can switch providers easily.

Switch between clouds

By using the most popular standards, users can benefit from a common set of technologies no matter how they choose to deploy. For instance, you can develop a new solution on Ubuntu on the public cloud and then deploy it in-house on internal servers – all using the same APIs. This means businesses can enjoy the pricing and flexibility that cloud computing promises without the overhead of porting two technologies. Only Ubuntu can offer this 'deploy anywhere' promise.

Your cloud. Your way

Many businesses feel under pressure to choose between a public and private cloud. Ubuntu can provide a full service on either. No-one provides more images for Amazon EC2, making sure there are multiple up-to-date flavours of Ubuntu Server for your users to enjoy with no licence restrictions. These same images are also available internally if you choose to build your cloud on Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud. And of course we don't restrict you – you can run cloud-ready images from any of the major vendors including Microsoft and Red Hat.