--- title: Using containers to create the world’s fastest OpenStack description: Below you can find the audio/video recording of my OpenStack Austin presentation, where I demonstrated Ubuntu OpenStack Mitaka, running on top of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, entirely within LXD machine containers.  You can also download the PDF of the slide […] url: https://canonical.com/blog/using-containers-to-create-the-worlds-fastest-openstack?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Dustin Kirkland](https://canonical.com/blog/author/kirkland "More about Dustin Kirkland") 10 May 2016 # Using containers to create the world’s fastest OpenStack [LXD](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/lxd) [mitaka](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/mitaka) [OpenStack](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/openstack) --- Share the article Above you can watch the video recording of my OpenStack Summit Austin presentation where I demonstrated [Ubuntu OpenStack Mitaka](http://ubuntu.com/openstack) running on top of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, entirely within [LXD](http://ubuntu.com/lxd) machine containers. You can also download the [PDF of the slides here](http://people.canonical.com/~kirkland/Using%20containers%20to%20create%20the%20World%27s%20fastest%20OpenStack%20%28public%29.pdf). Don’t forget that later today my colleague Mark Baker will be hosting a free webinar explaining why you shouldn’t wait to upgrade to OpenStack Mitaka. [Sign-up](http://https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/6793/202663) ## 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 [### Ubuntu Server: a platform made for enterprise scale](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-server-a-platform-made-for-enterprise-scale) A platform is an environment that allows software to run smoothly across the infrastructure, runtime, and application layers. The key word there is “smoothly”: a good platform... [Rhys Knipe](https://canonical.com/blog/author/rhysknipe) 7 July 2026 [### Introducing MicroCloud Cluster Manager](https://canonical.com/blog/introducing-microcloud-cluster-manager) Canonical introduces the beta release of MicroCloud Cluster Manager, a new way to discover, organize, and operate your MicroCloud environments from a single, unified interface. [Miona Aleksic](https://canonical.com/blog/author/mionaalex) 20 March 2026 [### 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 [### Native integration available between Canonical LXD and HPE Alletra MP B10000](https://canonical.com/blog/canonical_lxd_hpe_alletra) Native integration available between Canonical LXD and HPE Alletra MP B10000. The integration combines efficient open source virtualization with high performance,... [Miona Aleksic](https://canonical.com/blog/author/mionaalex) 15 December 2025