It’s no secret that Ubuntu Linux already has a disproportionately large presence in the OpenStack arena. Within the OpenStack ecosystem, users go with Ubuntu 55 percent of the time as their host operating system, according to the OpenStack Foundation’s survey, a surprising statistic that Matt Asay discussed in a recent post. And, as Canonical announced several months ago, its OpenStack Interoperability Lab is playing a key role in how many enterprises gain confidence in deploying OpenStack.
But to really ensure its future in the OpenStack arena, Ubuntu needs to run on non-x86 hardware platforms. That’s why Canonical has announced full support for IBMPOWER8 machines on Ubuntu Cloud.
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