Why choose ubuntu server
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Ubuntu server offers several advantages for businesses including low costs, strong performance without GUIs slowing things down, and high customizability. It has a strong presence in web and DNS applications. Ubuntu works well with OpenStack for building private clouds and with Ceph for scalable, fault-tolerant storage. Tools like MAAS, Juju, and Landscape make managing large Ubuntu server environments easy. Major companies use Ubuntu server for these benefits and strong community and professional support is available.
Why choose ubuntu server
- 2. whoami Hi, I’m Kostas I <3 Open-Source and IT stuff based on Linux enterprise (or not) environments I’m an undergraduate university student at Digital Systems Dept
- 3. General Linux servers’ general advantages: ● Run on a command (no GUI's weighing down performance) ● Customize the kernel tailed for your needs ● Cost ● Downtimes (ex: defrag downtime) => reboots ● And so mush other disadvantages of Windows servers that i am bored to write down now :D
- 4. Linux Servers Linux ● Strong presence in the web and DNS space (free of cost & strong) ● For the first two decades of the Internet Microsoft products offered neither of these advantages. ● With Web servers the choice is usually LAMP and that runs on Linux.
- 5. Ubuntu servers- Pros ● Ubuntu server has helped lots of cool IT companies in the world at scale (ex:Rackspace) ● Understandable question : Why Ubuntu?
- 6. Ubuntu servers– OpenStack ● Ubuntu and OpenStack (IaaS cloud computing project) are ready for production. OpenStack is: Ø Opensource (free and community support) Ø Python written (easy to use lang) Ø Extensible (make what you need!) Ø Ideal for private cloud services
- 7. Ubuntu server - Ceph Ceph: unified storage platform ● Ceph's main goals q completely distributed without a single point of failure q scalable to the exabyte leve q and freely-available. Result: data is seamlessly replicated, making it fault tolerant.
- 8. Ubuntu server - MaaS MaaS: Metal as a Service , powered by Canonical,the Ubuntu people. ● Deliver on-demand services like cloud does on VMs but now on servers. ● Contain all services: DHCP,DNS,PXE,blah blah blah! ● Ability to extend servers to clusters! Ø Metal Power + VM Speed = AWESOME!
- 9. Ubuntu servers- Juju Juju: Ubuntu app that enables you to build entire environments in the cloud with only a few commands Central machines management A few clicks magic! Ø Install apps & frameworks in minutes!
- 10. Ubuntu servers- Landscape ● Landscape central overview: Ø Manage thousands of Ubuntu servers Ø Fix a security issue affecting all machines Ø A whole IT dept on your hands
- 11. Ubuntu servers- Support ● Appart from Canonical support v Ask Ubuntu website v The same issue you face probably has been already resolved by someone else. Just ask
- 13. Ubuntu servers- conclusion ● Ubuntu servers: Ø Powerfull Ø Stable Ø Features Ø Free Ø Support (pro and community based)
- 14. Cool companiesrunning Ubuntu server ● HP ● RackSpace Hosting ● Amazon WS ● Google (custom edition) ● IBM ● Intel
- 16. Thank you! Author: Konstantinos Livieratos Digital Systems - UniPi [email protected] Download link: http:// www.klivieratos.info/presentations/why_choose_ubuntu_