--- title: 'Introduction to MAAS: building the agile data centre' description: As more and more applications move to the public cloud, many wonder if it still makes sense to maintain a data centre apart from regulated workloads. In this presentation Andres Rodriguez, MAAS engineering manager, will look into how devops and infrastructure managers can build an agile data centre with a developer agility and a cost […] url: https://canonical.com/blog/introduction-to-maas-building-the-agile-data-centre?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical "More about Canonical") on 1 December 2017 # Introduction to MAAS: building the agile data centre [Infrastructure](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/infrastructure) [MAAS](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/maas) [provisioning](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/provisioning) [Server](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/server) Share on:* [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.canonical.com/blog/introduction-to-maas-building-the-agile-data-centre "Share on Facebook") * [Twitter](https://twitter.com/share?text=Introduction%20to%20MAAS%3A%20building%20the%20agile%20data%20centre&url=https://www.canonical.com/blog/introduction-to-maas-building-the-agile-data-centre&hashtags=ubuntu "Share on Twitter") * [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.canonical.com/blog/introduction-to-maas-building-the-agile-data-centre&title=Introduction%20to%20MAAS%3A%20building%20the%20agile%20data%20centre "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 As more and more applications move to the public cloud, many wonder if it still makes sense to maintain a data centre apart from regulated workloads. In this presentation Andres Rodriguez, MAAS engineering manager, will look into how devops and infrastructure managers can build an agile data centre with a developer agility and a cost base that can compete with public cloud. In this presentation you will learn: * How to build a low cost / high usage smart data centre based on automation * Most common use cases best suited for bare metal provisioning * How MAAS, Canonical’s server provisioning tool, can be used to build your agile data centre [View on demand](https://ubuntu.brighttalk.com/webinar/introduction-to-maas-building-the-agile-data-centre/) *This webinar was part of our [Ubuntu Enterprise Summit.](https://ubuntu.brighttalk.com/summit/ubuntu-enterprise-summit/)* #### Related posts --- [Pedro Lazzarotto](https://canonical.com/blog/author/pedro-lazzarotto) 12 June 2026 ### [A decade of Ubuntu on IBM Z and IBM LinuxONE](https://canonical.com/blog/a-decade-of-ubuntu-on-ibm-z-and-ibm-linuxone) Partners Ubuntu tech blog 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. The first release happened on April 21, 2016, bringing Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) to IBM Z and IBM LinuxONE platforms.  A first for Ubuntu on IBM That ... --- [David Beamonte](https://canonical.com/blog/author/dbeamonte) 14 July 2026 ### [MAAS installation: bare metal provisioning is easier than ever](https://canonical.com/blog/maas-installation-bare-metal-provisioning-is-easier-than-ever) Cloud and Infrastructure Ubuntu tech blog MAAS brings cloud-like automation to physical servers. It helps teams discover, commission, deploy, and repurpose machines from a central control plane, turning bare metal into a programmable resource. But to experience that value, users first need to get MAAS up and running. That path is now cleaner and easier to follow. We’ve created ne ... --- [David Beamonte](https://canonical.com/blog/author/dbeamonte) 9 July 2026 ### [Managing Ubuntu on bare metal at scale](https://canonical.com/blog/managing-ubuntu-on-bare-metal-at-scale) Cloud and Infrastructure Ubuntu tech blog Modern infrastructure teams are expected to deliver cloud-like speed, consistency, and reliability, even when their workloads run on physical servers. Bare metal remains essential for many environments: private clouds, Kubernetes clusters, AI infrastructure, edge sites, regulated platforms, and large Ubuntu estates. But operating physical ...