--- title: IBM App Throwdown – Canonical’s Juju selected as top five finalist description: 'IBM is holding a contest for developing solutions for its new Power8 server architecture.  We’re thrilled that our service orchestration tool, Juju, ported to IBM’s Power8 CPU has been selected as one of the top five finalists. You can show your support and vote for Juju by tweeting anything that includes “@ubuntucloud #ibminnovateapp”, o […]' url: https://canonical.com/blog/ibm-app-throwdow-canonicals-juju-selected-as-top-five-finalist?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [John Zannos](https://canonical.com/blog/author/john-zannos "More about John Zannos") 3 June 2014 # IBM App Throwdown – Canonical’s Juju selected as top five finalist --- Share the article IBM is holding a contest for developing solutions for its new Power8 server architecture.  We’re thrilled that our service orchestration tool, Juju, ported to IBM’s Power8 CPU has been selected as one of the top five finalists. You can show your support and vote for Juju by tweeting anything that includes “@ubuntucloud #ibminnovateapp”, or by visiting the App Throwdown page and clicking the “Tweet your Vote” link under Canonical: If you don’t already know about Juju take a moment a look see what is does, you can learn all about it and how it can help you move to cloud infrastructure at our website [Get in touch Interested in running Ubuntu in your organization?](https://ubuntu.com/about/contact-us/form) ## 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 [### Canonical joins the Open Secure AI Alliance](https://canonical.com/blog/open-secure-ai-alliance) Canonical is now part of the Open Secure AI Alliance, announced by NVIDIA with partners across cloud computing, cybersecurity, enterprise software, open source foundations, and... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 28 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) 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 [### Advantech AOM-2721 is now Ubuntu Certified](https://canonical.com/blog/advantech-aom-2721-ubuntu-certified) Canonical announces that the Advantech AOM-2721 is officially joining the list of Ubuntu Certified Hardware. [Mikhail Khazov](https://canonical.com/blog/author/khazov-m) 13 August 2026 [### Canonical integrates NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning with Ubuntu for always-on AI agents](https://canonical.com/blog/nvidia-nemotron-3-5-lightning) Canonical is pleased to announce that NVIDIA’s newly introduced NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, an open, customizable model built for always-on AI agents, is now available on... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 11 August 2026