Open source for public sector
Harness the power of open source for strategic public sector and government initiatives. Modernize with confidence by relying on security and support from Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu.
Why choose Canonical?
Security-maintained
We deliver security maintenance for the whole stack: from the OS, to infrastructure, to containers and their dependencies.
Start with Ubuntu's securely designed foundation. Adopt Ubuntu Pro, a subscription for enterprise-grade security, support and compliance, and simplify vulnerability management for all your open source.
Compliance standards
We simplify compliance with automation tools and hardening profiles, including FIPS 140-2 and FIPS 140-3, CMMC, FedRamp, DISA-STIG and CIS.
Achieve compliance everywhere with Ubuntu Pro – on-premise, in air-gapped environments, on the edge, and on public clouds.
Management tools
Manage your Ubuntu fleets easily and remain compliant. Landscape – available with your Ubuntu Pro subscription – automates security patches and audits, saving you time and giving you visibility into your estate.
Containerization
Ubuntu and Canonical offer you a trusted foundation to build securely designed containers that you can run on your preferred platform – in public clouds, on-premise or hybrid environments.
Choose our Container Build Service to get up to 12 years of reliable security maintenance for any open source container image, or explore our developer tools to build and optimize your containers.
Data and AI
Transform citizen services with an optimized foundation for data management and AI. With Ubuntu Pro, you pay per node, not per app, or metered in the cloud. This enables you to unlock both innovation and full-stack security maintenance at an unbeatable price.
Helping you stay compliant
Meeting the requirements of major public sector and governmental standards is straightforward with Canonical.
Hear from our customers
“Transformative innovations such as AI and deep learning are being put to work to unlock new levels of business automation. With the introduction of Ubuntu Pro, enterprises will benefit from better security, support, and long-term maintenance for thousands of open source libraries that are at the core of modern AI and data science workflows.”
Justin Boitano
Vice president of Enterprise Computing,
NVIDIA
“Canonical has been immensely helpful and given us all the support we've needed. It's been an ideal relationship.”
Rosario Peluso
Technologist,
INGV
“Info on Ubuntu is right there at our fingertips. Anything we need to know is always just a Google search away, so whatever issues we run into are easy to solve.”
Ed Zenisek
IT Manager,
New Mexico State University, NMSU Physical Science Lab
“We're already seeing a transformation in the services we provide to citizens. We're able to scale up more efficiently and we plan to introduce a lot more features and services for the citizens to access. From an operational perspective, we're seeing that it is possible to bring cost-efficiency to a multi-petabyte environment.”
SMD Jeelani
Director (Operations),
UIDAI
Mission-ready open source for the public sector
Reduce complexity with automation
Simplify your systems.
- MAAS: automate server provisioning, deployment, and management.
- Landscape: automate security patching, auditing, and compliance tasks across your Ubuntu estate.
- Kubernetes: streamline containerized application deployment, scaling, and lifecycle management.
- Ubuntu Security Guide (USG): simplify configuration, hardening, and auditing Linux for compliance.
Modernize virtualized infrastructures
Many public sector systems run on legacy infrastructure, increasing potential risk exposure.
Canonical offers security-maintained, open source alternatives to legacy software – saving you time and money.
Learn about:
- OpenStack, our highly customizable private cloud.
- MicroCloud, our low entry-barrier, lightweight cloud.
- Canonical Kubernetes, a cloud-native platform for maintaining containerized applications.
Bring systems to the edge
Public sector organizations rely on edge computing to process data locally, for fast response times and keeping sensitive data close to the source. Canonical’s trusted, reliable, and cost-efficient edge computing systems can scale and adapt to changing demands.
Our solutions in action
LaunchDarkly becomes the first FedRAMP-authorized feature management platform thanks to Ubuntu Pro
Learn how this leading SaaS provider achieved effortless FIPS compliance on AWS.
The European Space Agency aims to double its number of space missions with Canonical's solutions
Discover how Canonical Kubernetes are launching ESA's infrastructure into the future.
UNICC partners with Canonical to build UNICC cloud
Partnering with Canonical marks a major leap in UNICC's mission to deliver open source cloud solutions that uphold data sovereignty.
Ubuntu Pro helps Lucid Software meet FedRAMP compliance for government contracts
Find out how Lucid became FedRAMP compliant by adopting Ubuntu Pro.
UAB accelerates research with Canonical and Dell
Learn how the University of Alabama at Birmingham empowers its researches with modern, containerized applications and Canonical Kubernetes on Dell Technologies infrastructure.
University of Tasmania unlocks real-time space tracking with AI/ML supercomputing
Learn how Tasmania University is modernizing its space-tracking data processing with the Firmus Supercloud, built on Canonical’s open infrastructure stack.
Our public cloud partners
Ubuntu compliance guide
for the US public sector
Learn how to navigate the overwhelming complexity of compliance requirements facing the US public sector.
Canonical can support unique government requirements. We partner with agencies, award holders, prime, and sub-contractors. Contact us for more.
US agencies can find us with Canonical's CAGE and NCAGE Code:
CAGE Code: 7VDN3 | NCAGE Code: U09K6