--- title: Yahoo! Japan builds their IaaS environment with Canonical description: Due to having such scale and volume of users, Yahoo! Japan required outside help to build their IaaS (infrastructure as a service) solution and OSS distributed storage solution. In 2013, Yahoo! Japan turned to Canonical and the two companies have grown the relationship ever since. url: https://canonical.com/blog/yahoo-japan-builds-their-iaas-environment-with-canonical?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Alex Cattle](https://canonical.com/blog/author/cattleaej "More about Alex Cattle") on 6 November 2019 # Yahoo! Japan builds their IaaS environment with Canonical [ceph](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/ceph) [ESM](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/esm) [Juju](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/juju) [juju resource](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/juju-resource) [MAAS](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/maas) [OpenStack](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/openstack) [Private cloud](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/private-cloud) [Storage](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/storage) [Ubuntu](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/ubuntu) [Ubuntu Advantage for infrastructure](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/ubuntu-advantage-for-infrastructure) Share on:* [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.canonical.com/blog/yahoo-japan-builds-their-iaas-environment-with-canonical "Share on Facebook") * [Twitter](https://twitter.com/share?text=Yahoo%21%20Japan%20builds%20their%20IaaS%20environment%20with%20Canonical&url=https://www.canonical.com/blog/yahoo-japan-builds-their-iaas-environment-with-canonical&hashtags=ubuntu "Share on Twitter") * [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.canonical.com/blog/yahoo-japan-builds-their-iaas-environment-with-canonical&title=Yahoo%21%20Japan%20builds%20their%20IaaS%20environment%20with%20Canonical "Share on LinkedIn") --- --- ## Newsletter signup 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/data-privacy). Sign up Yahoo! Japan, originally formed as a joint venture between Yahoo! and SoftBank, is one of the most popular internet advertising, search engines and e-commerce sites in the country and employs over 6000 people. Due to having such scale and volume of users, Yahoo! Japan required outside help to build their IaaS (infrastructure as a service) solution and OSS distributed storage solution. In 2013, Yahoo! Japan turned to Canonical and the two companies have grown the relationship ever since. > During unexpected incidents, the cause needs to be tracked down to the OS layer and being able to ask a professional is a big advantage. I think Canonical is the only company capable of offering this robust support > > Mr. Sakata, Cloud Development Leader, Yahoo! Japan Using Ubuntu and a wide range of Canonical’s management tools, Yahoo! Japan has been able to reduce both CAPEX and OPEX costs while successfully building and operating a large scale IaaS environment. In this case study, learn how Yahoo! Japan: * Deployed an [OpenStack](https://ubuntu.com/openstack) private cloud with 1PB of [Ceph storage](https://ubuntu.com/ceph) across three regions using [MAAS](https://maas.io/) and [Juju](https://jaas.ai/). * Benefited from the reassurance and expertise of Canonical engineers through [Ubuntu Advantage](https://buy.ubuntu.com/) to ensure unexpected incidents are kept to a minimum. * Have future-proofed themselves by taking advantage of [ESM (Extended Security Maintenance)](https://ubuntu.com/esm) for security patches until April 2028. First Name: Last Name: Work email: Company Name: Job Title: Phone Number: I agree to receive information about Canonical’s products and services. 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