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Ubuntu on Azure
Canonical produces official Ubuntu images on Microsoft Azure with continuous updates to ensure security and stability from the moment your machines and containers launch.
Microsoft works closely with Canonical to optimize Ubuntu images on Microsoft Azure and ensure Ubuntu supports the latest cloud features as these are released. Today, Ubuntu powers a large number of mission-critical workloads on Azure.
Beyond Ubuntu, Canonical also offers Charmed Apps on Microsoft Azure, enabling hybrid environments.
Why choose Ubuntu on Azure?
- Azure-optimized kernel built from the latest releases
- Broad set of open source application components
- Security patches for the kernel and key infrastructure
- Optional 12-year expanded security and compliance
- Continuous updates in all Azure regions worldwide
- Availability of confidential VMs
- All available on Ubuntu and Ubuntu Pro
Choose the right Ubuntu for you
Select between the standard Ubuntu Server and the Pro edition, which includes expanded security, compliance and Azure integration:
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Hear from our partners
"Thanks to the combination of Microsoft Azure’s infrastructure and Canonical Ubuntu's stability and security, businesses can efficiently deploy agile applications, leverage AI and machine learning, and ensure regulatory compliance. Our collaboration with Canonical underscores a commitment to delivering flexible, innovative solutions via Azure Marketplace that drive digital transformation and operational excellence for organizations."
Yvonne Muench
Sr. Director - Marketplace & ISV Journey, Microsoft
"Canonical has proven to be an exceptional and influential partner in the Linux and open-source community. Our collaborative efforts with their engineering teams are driving innovative advancements in AI, security, and secure software supply chain. This partnership enables customers to seamlessly migrate their legacy on-premises distributions to a more secure environment with Ubuntu on Azure."
Ron Abellera
Global Black Belt in Linux at Microsoft
Secure Data at Run-Time with Confidential Computing on Azure
If you're running critical workloads and need to process sensitive data, security at system memory is essential. With confidential computing, your workloads are encrypted at run time, and are thus secure from all software vulnerabilities outside the VM perimeter – including the hypervisor and from unauthorized cloud admins. Pair confidential VMs with Ubuntu Pro for security in and out of your VM.
- Secure during compute
- Enables zero trust
- Process sensitive workloads without worry
- Available on Ubuntu Pro for added security or the free versions of Ubuntu
Optimise your cloud journey with Canonical
Canonical works with the top enterprises and innovators in the world to define and execute their cloud journeys. Migration, application redesign, support and optimization services are some of the ways in which we have helped customers make the most of Ubuntu and Azure together.