OpenStack support
Use OpenStack with confidence with Ubuntu Pro + Support
One package, multiple benefits. Subscribe to Ubuntu Pro and benefit from expanded security, certified compliance and 24/7 phone/ticket support.
With enterprise support from Canonical
For mission-critical infrastructure
OpenStack is 100% open source and benefits from community support and collaboration. However, when it comes to implementing a mission-critical infrastructure, this alone may not be sufficient.
Here are some common challenges organizations usually face when using OpenStack in production:
- There is no experience inside of the operations team to troubleshoot incidents and problems in a timely manner.
- There is no knowledge inside of the operations team to patch the code in case of any software bugs.
- The cloud has to receive security updates for a longer period of time.
- The cloud has to meet local compliance regulations.
- The cloud has to be operated with minimal downtime.
Canonical addresses all those challenges, providing enterprise OpenStack support subscription for OpenStack clouds deployed on Ubuntu.
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What is Ubuntu Pro?
Ubuntu Pro is Canonical's subscription for enterprise support, security and compliance, covering all aspects of open infrastructure. With Ubuntu Pro, you can focus on expanding the benefits of OpenStack, while we make sure your cloud receives security patches, bug fixes and technical support.
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Transparent, predictable pricing
$1,500 - $3,400 per host per year for the most comprehensive level of support. A fully transparent pricing model enables predictable budgeting. Everything is clear from day-0.
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Technical support
Your cloud, our expertise. Included in the Ubuntu Pro pricing is phone and ticket support for OpenStack. Canonical uses the follow-the-sun support model to ensure 24/7 coverage so that your issues are resolved quickly.
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Fast response time
We guarantee 1 hour response time for the most critical issues. Our expertise, based on data from hundreds of clouds, underpins your SLA.
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Full-stack support
As the publisher of Ubuntu, we uniquely support the full stack. Complex issues in cloud infrastructure require analysis and fixes all the way down to the kernel. With us, there are no loose ends.
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Kubernetes included
While OpenStack is the de facto standard for implementing open source cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes is the de facto standard for container coordination. With Ubuntu Pro, you can run both on the same hardware, fully supported, at no extra costs.
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10 years of security
Not every organization is willing or able to upgrade their cloud on a regular basis. With Canonical, you stay secure for up to 10 years under the Expanded Security Maintenance (ESM) program with no need of more frequent upgrades.
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Hardening programs
Cloud hardening ensures the highest level of security in the telecom and financial sectors. Charmed OpenStack provides cloud hardening programs according to common benchmarks such as CIS.
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Local regulatory compliance
Local regulatory compliance programs are included in the service pricing. Charmed OpenStack is GDPR, CSEC and HIPAA compliant.
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Kernel Livepatch
Kernel Livepatch allows you to update the kernels of your cloud nodes without rebooting them. This ensures better availability of your services and minimizes the operations overhead.
What our customers say
“Canonical support often connects us directly with the engineering team. Being able to consult with people who are so familiar with Ceph’s internals has been highly valuable for resolving the thornier issues”
Peter Clapham
Informatics Support Group Team Leader,
The Wellcome Sanger Institute
Unlock all benefits
with Charmed OpenStack
While Ubuntu is the most popular operating system for OpenStack implementation according to the OpenStack User Survey 2021, using the right tools to deploy and operate it is a key to achieving success. Charmed OpenStack is an enterprise OpenStack distribution designed to tame its complexity by providing composition and automation.
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Composable, reusable artifacts
Charmed OpenStack is built from OpenStack Charms, which are OpenStack operations software packages. Charms can be composed together in advanced application topologies and reused across various organizations, industries, scenarios and clouds.
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Day-2 automation
With Charmed OpenStack, you are not left alone on day-2. OpenStack Charms provide full automation around common day-2 maintenance tasks, including daily operations, scale-out capabilities and integrations.
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Upgrades included
As OpenStack evolves, your private cloud can be upgraded to the latest version to benefit from new features and software updates. We provide fully automated OpenStack upgrades with minimal downtime.
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Carrier-grade private cloud
Charmed OpenStack is your fastest path to a modern telco cloud. We provide all the necessary performance extensions to run mission-critical network services as required in 5G network use cases.
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Interoperability
Hardware specifications, software-defined networking (SDN) controllers, storage platforms. We provide you with the flexibility to integrate your desired functionality. We help you choose what fits your requirements to provide the best value for your money.
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Observability stack
Included in Charmed OpenStack is the observability stack, providing alerting, capacity planning and continuous service checks to ensure your cloud is healthy and stays that way.
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Fixed-price delivery
We provide OpenStack consulting services at a fixed price. All costs are known since the early beginnings of the project. This makes service pricing transparent and enables predictable budgeting.
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Fully managed OpenStack
In addition to OpenStack support, we also provide fully managed services. Offload the work from your operations team and accelerate your time-to-market with Canonical’s Managed OpenStack.
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Optional training
On request, we train your personnel to get them up to speed with your new private cloud. We provide comprehensive training courses that cover OpenStack architecture, implementation and operations.
Straightforward Charmed
OpenStack implementation
Build future-proof private clouds in a few weeks with these five simple steps.
1. Design
Together, we design the cloud according to your needs. We guide you through the hardware specification process to maximize price-performance and tailor cloud architecture to meet your capacity, workload, security, regulatory and integration requirements.
2. Model
Once the design step is completed, we translate all design decisions into a model that is reusable across various environments. Modelling guarantees repeatable deployments and enables integration with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) and continuous integration continuous delivery (CICD) systems.
3. Deploy
We deploy the cloud for you on your premises or in one of our partners’ data centres. We validate it post-deployment and benchmark its performance. At the end, we provide you with the deployment guide which outlines all the steps required to re-deploy the cloud if needed.
4. Operate
After day-1, day-2 comes in. The cloud can either be managed by you or by our team of cloud experts. In both cases, we provide 24/7 enterprise-grade support, including security updates, phone and ticket support, local regulatory compliance programs, and the like.
5. Transfer
Some customers choose to extend their support with fully managed service. On request, we transfer control over your cloud back to your organization. We train your personnel, make sure you are able to operate the cloud yourself moving forward and perform a formal handover process. We continue providing commercial support to make sure your cloud receives security updates and you receive help if needed.
Get OpenStack support from Canonical
Choose the OpenStack product you are interested in purchasing support for:
Charmed OpenStack
Canonical fully supports Charmed OpenStack clouds deployed through the Private Cloud Build consulting engagement. Our team of cloud experts designs the cloud according to Canonical’s best practices, builds it for you and operates it if needed.
MicroStack
Canonical fully supports OpenStack clouds deployed with MicroStack. Simply get any Ubuntu Pro subscription with Support, attach it to all nodes in your cluster and benefit from phone and ticket support.
Haven’t found
what you were looking for?
Get in touch with Canonical and share your use case with us. If you have already deployed OpenStack or are interested in receiving commercial support for other deployment tools or on other platforms, we are happy to explore those options together with you.
Want fully-managed OpenStack?
Canonical provides fully-managed service for OpenStack, including 24/7 monitoring, daily operations and maintenance tasks and regular OpenStack upgrades.