--- title: 'Ubuntu and Hadoop: the perfect match' description: In many fields of IT, there are always stand-out technologies. This is definitely the case in the Big Data space, where Hadoop is leading the way. However, without the right technology to underpin it, distributed Hadoop storage and processing environments can become complex to deploy and manage, and expensive to license. Ubuntu is the ide […] url: https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-and-hadoop-the-perfect-match?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical "More about Canonical") 13 March 2012 # Ubuntu and Hadoop: the perfect match [Hadoop](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/hadoop) --- Share the article In many fields of IT, there are always stand-out technologies. This is definitely the case in the Big Data space, where Hadoop is leading the way. However, without the right technology to underpin it, distributed Hadoop storage and processing environments can become complex to deploy and manage, and expensive to license. Ubuntu is the ideal foundation for Hadoop clusters because it is based on open industry standards, optimised for the cloud, and able to scale with no increments in licensing costs. In this white paper, we explain exactly why Ubuntu is becoming the dominant platform for Hadoop. [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 [### Data Ops at petabyte scale](https://canonical.com/blog/data-ops-at-petabyte-scale) Should you deploy Apache Spark to Kubernetes? Learn how model-driven operations have enabled one data engineering team to evaluate several options and come to an ideal solution. [Tim McNamara](https://canonical.com/blog/author/tim-clicks) 8 January 2020 [### Juju Big Data at Strata+Hadoop World](https://canonical.com/blog/juju-big-data-at-stratahadoop-world) Earlier this month, myself and Kevin — another member of the Juju big data team — attended the 2015 Strata+Hadoop World conference in New York City. As my first big data... [Andrew McLeod](https://canonical.com/blog/author/admcleod) 19 October 2015 [### Ubuntu with IBM Power Systems LC models for big data](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-with-ibm-power-systems-lc-models-for-big-data) Juju makes it easy to model and deploy Spark and other analytics solution bundles IBM has extended its range of Ubuntu supported systems with today’s announcement of the Power... [John Dolen](https://canonical.com/blog/author/john-dolen) 8 October 2015 [### Chef and Canonical; an automation story (with a bare metal soundtrack)](https://canonical.com/blog/chef-an-automation-story-with-a-bare-metal-soundtrack) Every business needs to spend fewer calories on IT management and are looking to automation and cloud-ready platforms to do so. Combining Chef’s scale and flexibility with... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 14 April 2015