--- title: PMC Joins Canonical’s OpenStack Interoperability Lab description: As the OpenStack ecosystem continues to grow rapidly, so too does our OpenStack Interoperability Lab. It tests and validates the interoperability of hardware and software in a purpose-built lab, giving Ubuntu OpenStack users the reassurance and flexibility of choice. Today, we welcome PMC-Sierra, Inc. to OIL. PMC is a semiconductor and so […] url: https://canonical.com/blog/pmc-joins-canonicals-openstack-interoperability-lab?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [John Zannos](https://canonical.com/blog/author/john-zannos "More about John Zannos") 3 November 2014 # PMC Joins Canonical’s OpenStack Interoperability Lab [cloud](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/cloud) [OIL](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/oil) --- Share the article As the OpenStack ecosystem continues to grow rapidly, so too does our [OpenStack Interoperability Lab](http://www.ubuntu.com/cloud/ecosystem/ubuntu-openstack-interoperability-lab). It tests and validates the interoperability of hardware and software in a purpose-built lab, giving Ubuntu OpenStack users the reassurance and flexibility of choice. Today, we welcome [PMC-Sierra, Inc](http://www.pmcs.com/). to OIL. PMC is a semiconductor and software solutions provider for networks that connect, move and store big data. Its storage products combine high port count and leading performance with power efficiency that are fundamental to enabling scale-out data centres. Kurt Chan, vice president of storage technology and strategy for PMC’s Enterprise Storage Division says; “Working with the OpenStack Interoperability Lab as a cloud ecosystem partner will ensure that PMC solutions can be deployed seamlessly across a wide variety of Ubuntu OpenStack configurations.” [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 [### Run agentic workloads on Arm and Ubuntu](https://canonical.com/blog/run-agentic-workloads-on-arm-and-ubuntu) In the lead-up to Ubuntu Summit 26.04, Canonical and Arm are collaborating to certify the new Arm AGI CPU on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon). Learn what this means for... [Youssef Eltoukhy](https://canonical.com/blog/author/usf197) 26 May 2026 [### Building new revenue streams: 3 strategic cloud opportunities for telcos in 2026](https://canonical.com/blog/new-telco-cloud-opportunity) PWC claimed the ‘fundamental challenge’ behind slowing growth is that telecom’s ‘core products and services’ are ‘becoming commodities.’ The way forward lies in modernizing and... [Isobel Kate Maxwell](https://canonical.com/blog/author/iso-maxwell) 10 February 2026 [### Deploy your Spring Boot application to production](https://canonical.com/blog/deploy-spring-application-to-production) In this article we walk through the steps required to deploy a Spring Boot application to production using Juju and Kubernetes. The goal is to showcase the integration of the... [Javier de la Puente](https://canonical.com/blog/author/javierdelapuente) 13 January 2026 [### Join Canonical at the first-ever African OpenInfra Days](https://canonical.com/blog/join-canonical-at-the-first-ever-african-openinfra-days) For the second time, and in less than one month, Canonical is coming to East Africa! Three weeks ago, we had the first-ever UbuCon Africa, which was co-located with DjangoCon... [Sharon Koech](https://canonical.com/blog/author/skoech) 2 September 2025