--- title: 'Webinar: How to upgrade your OpenStack cloud easily, without downtime' description: Live webinar It has become commonplace to see some OpenStack users choose to remain on old unsupported versions of OpenStack, forgoing new features and security updates rather than face the disruption, stress and complexity of upgrading. At Canonical we call this a StuckStack, a cloud that cannot or will not be upgraded. In this webinar […] url: https://canonical.com/blog/webinar-how-to-upgrade-your-openstack-cloud-easily-without-downtime?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Alexia Emmanoulopoulou](https://canonical.com/blog/author/alexia-emman "More about Alexia Emmanoulopoulou") 28 June 2017 # Webinar: How to upgrade your OpenStack cloud easily, without downtime [cloud](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/cloud) [containers](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/containers) [OpenStack](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/openstack) [spotlight](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/spotlight) [stuckstack](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/stuckstack) [update](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/update) [webinar](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/webinar) --- Share the article ## ## Live webinar It has become commonplace to see some OpenStack users choose to remain on old unsupported versions of OpenStack, forgoing new features and security updates rather than face the disruption, stress and complexity of upgrading. At Canonical we call this a StuckStack, a cloud that cannot or will not be upgraded. In this webinar we will show you how to get unstuck and onto an OpenStack path where upgrades between releases are guaranteed. Access to compelling new features in OpenStack becomes easy as systems can be upgraded with little or no downtime. ### Register for webinar ~~11 July~~ | 18 July | on-demand ### 3 things you’ll learn * How to migrate to an OpenStack cloud with guaranteed upgrades between release * Why are upgrades easy with Canonical OpenStack? * What you need to do to get your Stack unstuck, through a live demo of an upgrade from Newton to Ocata This webinar will includes a live demo and Q&A. ### Speaker Mark Baker, OpenStack Product Manager, Canonical ## 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 [### 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 [### 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 [### Canonical partners with Snyk for scanning chiseled Ubuntu containers](https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-partners-with-snyk-for-scanning-chiseled-ubuntu-containers) Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, is pleased to announce a new partnership with developer-focused cybersecurity company Snyk. Snyk Container, Snyk’s container security... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 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