--- title: 'Guests in Ubuntu OpenStack: ODS Vancouver' description: A key theme of IaaS is that Guests are what makes the compute part of IaaS interesting. And, as Dustin Kirkland suggests in his OpenStack Summit keynote, “It’s a variety of guests that keep it interesting” – like any decent party. We want to go to a party that has all sorts of crazy guests; […] url: https://canonical.com/blog/guests-in-ubuntu-openstack-ods-vancouver?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [James Donner](https://canonical.com/blog/author/jamesadonner "More about James Donner") on 14 August 2015 # Guests in Ubuntu OpenStack: ODS Vancouver Share on:* [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.canonical.com/blog/guests-in-ubuntu-openstack-ods-vancouver "Share on Facebook") * [Twitter](https://twitter.com/share?text=Guests%20in%20Ubuntu%20OpenStack%3A%20ODS%20Vancouver&url=https://www.canonical.com/blog/guests-in-ubuntu-openstack-ods-vancouver&hashtags=ubuntu "Share on Twitter") * [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.canonical.com/blog/guests-in-ubuntu-openstack-ods-vancouver&title=Guests%20in%20Ubuntu%20OpenStack%3A%20ODS%20Vancouver "Share on LinkedIn") --- --- ## Newsletter signup 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/data-privacy). Sign up A key theme of IaaS is that Guests are what makes the compute part of IaaS interesting. And, as Dustin Kirkland suggests in his OpenStack Summit keynote, “It’s a variety of guests that keep it interesting” – like any decent party. We want to go to a party that has all sorts of crazy guests; it’s the variety that makes it a good one, right? In the data centre there’s always variety. There is no such thing as 100% homogeneity in a data centre. In this featured video from OpenStack Summit Vancouver, Dustin discusses the value of Guests in an OpenStack environment; showing how they bring a range and variety of technologies to the stack – and with that, the flexibility and scope to design a limitless number and type of clouds. **Want To Master Canonical’s OpenStack Tools? Take a look at our Fundamentals training** Created by Canonical’s Engineering team, the Ubuntu OpenStack Fundamentals Training course is a classroom-based combination of lectures and lab work. The course gives a comprehensive introduction to Ubuntu OpenStack and our industry-leading cloud toolset Juju (services orchestration), MAAS (hardware provisioning) and Landscape (systems management and monitoring). * [Amsterdam](http://ubunt.eu/rYuLsy) – 14th – 16th September * [Washington](http://ubunt.eu/o8hW7H) – 30th September – 2nd October #### Related posts --- [estelacarmona](https://canonical.com/blog/author/estelacarmona) 28 August 2026 ### [AI harnesses for telco autonomous networks](https://canonical.com/blog/ai-harnesses-for-telco-autonomous-networks) 5G Article As the telco industry transitions toward Autonomous Networks Level 4, a fundamental architectural challenge has emerged: how do you build a secure, reliable and interoperable AI harness that bridges probabilistic AI reasoning with deterministic, carrier-grade network execution? ... --- [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 25 August 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) Canonical announcements Ubuntu tech blog London, UK – August 25, 2026 – Following our initial collaboration announcement in March 2026, Canonical and Arduino (a subsidiary of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.) are excited to announce that VENTUNO Q is now generally available for pre-order, pre-loaded with Ubuntu. VENTUNO Q is a dual-brain developer board designed for edge AI and robot ... --- [Mikhail Khazov](https://canonical.com/blog/author/khazov-m) 13 August 2026 ### [Advantech AOM-2721 is now Ubuntu Certified](https://canonical.com/blog/advantech-aom-2721-ubuntu-certified) Hardware Enablement Ubuntu tech blog Canonical announces that the Advantech AOM-2721 is officially joining the list of Ubuntu Certified Hardware. ...