--- title: Six near-future scenarios description: Enterprise cloud computing might be uncertain. But if you want to start making it happen then you’ve come to the right place. This new, free ebook will show you why Ubuntu is the ideal platform for the enterprise cloud. There are six major scenarios that will start to impact your business soon.Here are the six […] url: https://canonical.com/blog/six-near-future-scenarios?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical "More about Canonical") 21 November 2012 # Six near-future scenarios [E-book](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/e-book) [Enterprise](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/enterprise) [OpenStack](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/openstack) [Public cloud](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/public-cloud) [Strategy](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/strategy) --- Share the article ## Enterprise cloud computing might be uncertain. But if you want to start making it happen then you’ve come to the right place. This new, free ebook will show you why Ubuntu is the ideal platform for the enterprise cloud. There are six major scenarios that will start to impact your business soon.Here are the six issues on the horizon: * **Acceleration:**the speed of everything * **Switching:**between clouds at the right time * **Power management**: keeping it sustainable * **Hidden costs:** from the virtual image sprawl * **Economic turmoil:** more global issues * **Integration:**between ops and dev teams ## 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 [### How to set up a micro lab: four principles for a reliable homelab](https://canonical.com/blog/how-to-set-up-a-reliable-homelab) After over a decade of running a homelab, I have learned a few difficult lessons. Although it begins as a “lab,” you inevitably end up with something you want to keep. If a... [Jake Nabasny](https://canonical.com/blog/author/slapcat) 17 March 2026 [### Ubuntu worker nodes for OKE now in Limited Availability](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-worker-nodes-for-oracle-oke-now-in-limited-availability) Oracle Kubernetes Engine now supports Ubuntu images for worker nodes natively, with no need for custom images 8 October 2025 – Today Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu,... [Aaron Whitehouse](https://canonical.com/blog/author/aaron-whitehouse) 8 October 2025 [### OpenStack cloud – happy 15th anniversary!](https://canonical.com/blog/openstack-cloud-happy-15th-anniversary) Happy birthday, OpenStack! It’s astonishing how fast time flies – fifteen years already. Yet, here we are: OpenStack cloud still stands as a de facto standard for open source... [Tytus Kurek](https://canonical.com/blog/author/tkurek) 7 October 2025 [### 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