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title: Opus 2 develops the “legal cloud of the future” on Ubuntu OpenStack
description: 'London-based Opus 2 International is an independent software and services
  provider specialising in technology for the legal profession. Opus 2’s flagship
  service, Magnum™, is built entirely on Ubuntu OpenStack and has dramatically simplified
  the way in which legal evidence is managed: Opus 2 Magnum™ users report 66% reduction
  in costs; 32 […]'
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# Opus 2 develops the “legal cloud of the future” on Ubuntu OpenStack

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London-based [Opus 2 International](http://bit.ly/1ME4l1J) is an independent software and services provider specialising in technology for the legal profession.

Opus 2’s flagship service, Magnum™, is built entirely on Ubuntu OpenStack and has dramatically simplified the way in which legal evidence is managed:

* Opus 2 Magnum™ users report 66% reduction in costs; 32% time saving (The Lawyer Research Service survey)
* Opus 2 Magnum™ scaled twice as fast, in more verticals, with Ubuntu OpenStack than with alternatives

[Read the full case study](http://ubunt.eu/FNAAfR "Read the full case study")

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