--- title: Canadian OpenStack Cloud VEXXHOST Joins Ubuntu Certified Public Cloud description: As we’ve mentioned before, Ubuntu is the world’s most popular operating system for OpenStack. OpenStack is, in fact, built on Ubuntu, and its cycles of development are based on Ubuntu’s release schedules. In the public cloud, Ubuntu as a guest OS has also proven to be the developers’ choice, with roughly two-thirds share of VMs on […] url: https://canonical.com/blog/canadian-openstack-cloud-vexxhost-joins-ubuntu-certified-public-cloud?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Udi Nachmany](https://canonical.com/blog/author/ehud-nachmany "More about Udi Nachmany") 31 August 2015 # Canadian OpenStack Cloud VEXXHOST Joins Ubuntu Certified Public Cloud [OpenStack](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/openstack) [Partner](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/partner) [Public cloud](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/public-cloud) [Ubuntu](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/ubuntu) --- Share the article As we’ve mentioned before, [Ubuntu](http://www.ubuntu.com/) is the world’s most popular operating system for OpenStack. OpenStack is, in fact, built on Ubuntu, and its cycles of development are based on Ubuntu’s release schedules. In the public cloud, Ubuntu as a guest OS has also proven to be the developers’ choice, with roughly two-thirds share of VMs on the major public cloud platforms. Through our [Certified Public Cloud programme](http://partners.ubuntu.com/programmes/public-cloud) we work with our partners – AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Joyent, VMware and many others – to provide the best developer experience – optimized, fresh and secure images, pushed frequently to partners’ cloud compute platforms. Bottom line, if you’re using an Ubuntu Certified cloud, you can be confident that Ubuntu will just work, and that our stellar team will be supporting that cloud in the background. Naturally, we’re especially happy when a cloud provider who runs on Ubuntu and is an OpenStack pioneer like us joins our Certified Public Cloud programme. Montreal-based VEXXHOST, whose infrastructure is largely powered by OpenStack, is an OpenStack corporate sponsor and a household name in OpenStack circles. They are also our first Canadian partner on the programme, with over 10 years of experience in the web hosting business. You can find out more about what VEXXHOST has in store for you [here](http://vexxhost.com). And while you’re at it, they also have a bunch of pretty cool [Ubuntu tutorials](https://vexxhost.com/resources/tutorials/) that you might want to check.  Finally, in line with this announcement, VEXXHOST’s got some awesome specials for customers when you try out Ubuntu on their cloud: there’s a 50% discount on all regular [cloud servers](https://vexxhost.com/cloud_servers/) and $10 free credit when you try out their [public cloud](https://vexxhost.com/public-cloud/). ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/dataprivacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### A decade of Ubuntu on IBM Z and IBM LinuxONE](https://canonical.com/blog/a-decade-of-ubuntu-on-ibm-z-and-ibm-linuxone) This year we celebrate a decade of Ubuntu Server support on the s390x architecture: marking a long-standing collaboration between Canonical and IBM that began at LinuxCon 2015.... [Pedro Lazzarotto](https://canonical.com/blog/author/pedro-lazzarotto) 12 June 2026 [### Arduino® VENTUNO™ Q is available for pre-order with Ubuntu pre-installed](https://canonical.com/blog/arduino-ventuno-q-is-available-for-pre-order-with-ubuntu-pre-installed) London, UK – August 25, 2026 – Following our initial collaboration announcement in March 2026, Canonical and Arduino (a subsidiary of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.) are excited... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 25 August 2026 [### Canonical becomes Gold Sponsor of Trifecta Tech Foundation](https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-becomes-gold-sponsor-of-trifecta-tech-foundation) Canonical is pleased to announce it is now a Gold Sponsor of the Trifecta Tech Foundation, a non-profit that creates open source building blocks for critical infrastructure... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 30 June 2026 [### Ubuntu Summit 26.04: connected by open source](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-summit-26-04-connected-by-open-source) What an incredible experience! Ubuntu Summit 26.04 has officially drawn to a close, but the energy from our global community is still buzzing – in the comments section, on... [ilvipero](https://canonical.com/blog/author/ilvipero) 22 June 2026