--- title: Hybrid cloud & financial services- how to compete with new entrants description: Finance is moving an avalanche of change and facing cloud native new entrants. To keep up with the pace of change, financial organizations need to adopt new development methodologies, new technologies (AI & Blockchain) and ultimately new infrastructure (Hybrid cloud & Kubernetes). Tight regulation, legacy systems and inflexible software s […] url: https://canonical.com/blog/hybrid-cloud-financial-services-how-to-compete-with-new-entrants --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical "More about Canonical") 2 December 2017 # Hybrid cloud & financial services- how to compete with new entrants [AI](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/ai) [blockchain](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/blockchain) [Business](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/business) [finance](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/finance) [Hybrid](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/hybrid) [Hybrid & Multi cloud](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/hybrid-multi-cloud) [kubernetes](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/kubernetes) [Regulation](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/regulation) --- Share the article Finance is moving an avalanche of change and facing cloud native new entrants. To keep up with the pace of change, financial organizations need to adopt new development methodologies, new technologies (AI & Blockchain) and ultimately new infrastructure (Hybrid cloud & Kubernetes). Tight regulation, legacy systems and inflexible software stacks leave many tied them down and unable to respond to the pressure to reduce costs & change at pace. In this presentation, Chris Kenyon will talk about how financial institutions are transforming into technology companies: * Making internal developers engaged & productive * Navigating the challenges of hybrid cloud in highly regulated environments. * Accelerating proof of value projects in AI / ML and Blockchain *This webinar was part of our [Ubuntu Enterprise Summit](https://ubuntu.brighttalk.com/summit/ubuntu-enterprise-summit/), December 2017.* [View Now](https://ubuntu.brighttalk.com/webinar/hybrid-cloud-financial-services-how-to-compete-with-cloud-native-new-entrants/) ## 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. In submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Notice](https://canonical.com/legal/data-privacy/contact) and [Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/data-privacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### AI infrastructure for telcos](https://canonical.com/blog/ai-infrastructure-for-telcos) Why moving from pilots to production changes the platform Artificial intelligence has moved beyond the demonstration phase. Telco operators are already exploring it for fault... [Benjamin Ryzman](https://canonical.com/blog/author/benjaminryzman) 2 October 2026 [### Canonical announces the alpha release of Charmed OpenShell to help secure autonomous AI agent fleets](https://canonical.com/blog/charmed-openshell-alpha-release) To streamline enterprise deployment and lifecycle management, Canonical is announcing the alpha release of Charmed OpenShell. [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 28 September 2026 [### From raw data to intelligent actions: inside our next-gen AI analytics data lake stack](https://canonical.com/blog/inside-our-next-gen-ai-analytics-data-lake-stack) At Canonical, we believe organisations should be able to unlock the full value of their data without giving up control. That principle is at the heart of our next-generation... [Rob Gibbon](https://canonical.com/blog/author/robgibbon) 18 September 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