--- title: Creating the open cloud description: Amid all the hype surrounding the cloud, there has been a growing need for open and proven components that enable any business to benefit from elastic computing. With public cloud services now widely available and OpenStack established as the de facto infrastructure platform, these components are now ready to deploy. This white paper expl […] url: https://canonical.com/blog/creating-the-open-cloud?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical "More about Canonical") 4 May 2012 # Creating the open cloud [Landscape](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/landscape) [OpenStack](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/openstack) [Systems management](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/systems-management) [Ubuntu Advantage](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/ubuntu-advantage) [Ubuntu Advantage for infrastructure](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/ubuntu-advantage-for-infrastructure) --- Share the article Amid all the hype surrounding the cloud, there has been a growing need for open and proven components that enable any business to benefit from elastic computing. With public cloud services now widely available and OpenStack established as the de facto infrastructure platform, these components are now ready to deploy. This white paper explains how OpenStack and other open cloud tools can be accessed via Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS — and the technical reasons why we think this represents the best route to the cloud. * To find out more about cloud computing with Ubuntu, go to [www.ubuntu.com/I-cloud](http://www.ubuntu.com/I-cloud) * To learn about Ubuntu Advantage, the Canonical support programme that includes Cloud Deck, go to [www.ubuntu.com/I-cloud-services](http://www.ubuntu.com/I-cloud-services) * To speak directly to a member of the Canonical team, please call +44 (0)20 763 2471 ## 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 [### Managing Ubuntu on bare metal at scale](https://canonical.com/blog/managing-ubuntu-on-bare-metal-at-scale) Modern infrastructure teams are expected to deliver cloud-like speed, consistency, and reliability, even when their workloads run on physical servers. Bare metal remains... [David Beamonte](https://canonical.com/blog/author/dbeamonte) 9 July 2026 [### How to set up a micro lab: four principles for a reliable homelab](https://canonical.com/blog/how-to-set-up-a-reliable-homelab) After over a decade of running a homelab, I have learned a few difficult lessons. Although it begins as a “lab,” you inevitably end up with something you want to keep. If a... [Jake Nabasny](https://canonical.com/blog/author/slapcat) 17 March 2026 [### A year of documentation-driven development](https://canonical.com/blog/a-year-of-documentation-driven-development) For many software teams, documentation is written after features are built and design decisions have already been made. When that happens, questions about how a feature is... [Yanisa Haley Scherber](https://canonical.com/blog/author/yanisa-hs) 17 February 2026 [### OpenStack cloud – happy 15th anniversary!](https://canonical.com/blog/openstack-cloud-happy-15th-anniversary) Happy birthday, OpenStack! It’s astonishing how fast time flies – fifteen years already. Yet, here we are: OpenStack cloud still stands as a de facto standard for open source... [Tytus Kurek](https://canonical.com/blog/author/tkurek) 7 October 2025