Blog posts tagged
"Cost savings"

38 posts

Canonical
6 June 2016

Vendors embrace Juju model-driven operations

News Cloud and server

Vendors delivering SAAS experience on-premises with Juju charms Charms encapsulate deployment, integration, management, support, operations Reusable charms greatly reduce the operations cost of big software Centres of gravity around big data, machine learning and container management Rapid growth in use of Juju for...

Canonical
6 June 2016

Canonical
21 May 2013

Cyberport offers innovative cloud-based services for Hong Kong’s technology entrepreneurs

Case study Cloud and server

OpenStack and Ubuntu provide secure, cost-effective cloud infrastructure Summary To give local start-ups and entrepreneurs access to infrastructure and services on demand, Hong Kong’s digital community Cyberport built a new, open-source cloud computing environment on OpenStack and Ubuntu. Following 18 months of...

Canonical
21 May 2013

Canonical
21 September 2012

Server Density deploys Ubuntu to deliver server and website monitoring as a service

Case study Ubuntu

Ubuntu helps Server Density developers innovate services, streamline server admin and increase security Summary Server Density delivers server and website monitoring as a fully managed service, delivering significant infrastructure and management savings for its customers. Until recently, the company used CentOS as its...

Canonical
21 September 2012

Canonical
13 September 2012

Landscape update improves ROI and compliance for Ubuntu in the enterprise

News Cloud and server

New data suggests Landscape users can expect a return of more than 1,000% over five years Canonical today announces a significant update to Landscape, its enterprise-grade systems management tool for large deployments of Ubuntu desktops, servers and cloud instances. It also reveals the findings of new independent...

Canonical
13 September 2012

Canonical
30 January 2012

Ubuntu powers online presence for Heart FM, Capital FM and Classic FM

Case study Desktop

Global Radio uses Ubuntu to steamline management and enhance user experience Summary Global Radio, the home of Heart FM, Capital FM and Classic FM, XFM, Choice FM, BigTop40 and LBC is the UK’s premier radio company. To give listeners 24-hour access to the news and music they want, it operates major websites for each of

Canonical
30 January 2012

Canonical
24 January 2012

JT Global standardises mission-critical production system on Ubuntu

Case study Cloud and server

Virtualised Ubuntu environment delivers datacentre power and cooling savings of £2,800 per year Summary JT Global, formerly Jersey Telecom, is a leading communications provider in the Channel Islands. It delivers ADSL services to 38,000 subscribers via an extensive IT infrastructure that incorporates public DNS servers,...

Canonical
24 January 2012

Canonical
12 January 2012

Janrain powers the next generation of online indentity management with Ubuntu

Case study Cloud and server

Ubuntu Cloud Guest and Amazon’s public cloud power seamless sign-on and authentication for millions of web users. Summary US technology Janrain makes it simple for web users to access new sites using their existing online accounts, from Google and Facebook, to MySpace and Yahoo. Used on 350,000 sites, Janrain manages...

Canonical
12 January 2012

Canonical
4 August 2011

Ubuntu helps bridge the digital divide in rural India

Case study Desktop

Powering servers and desktops for rural networking pioneer Summary Airjaldi’s vision is to provide broadband services in rural India where terrain is difficult, the population is sparse, and financial resources are scarce. Success depends on keeping overheads to an absolute minimum – and there is no spare budget for...

Canonical
4 August 2011

Canonical
17 February 2011

Legislators in Kerala, India work better with Ubuntu laptops

Case study Desktop

Tens of thousands of dollars saved on software licensing Summary The Government of Kerala wanted to provide 141 members of its legislative assembly with new laptop computers to help increase productivity and collaboration. Working with Canonical partner Zyxware Technologies and the active support of the Free Software...

Canonical
17 February 2011

Canonical
2 February 2011

Agora Games makes dramatic time and cost savings with Ubuntu

Case study Ubuntu

Gaming company cuts server infrastructure by almost half with Ubuntu and VMware Summary Agora Games creates custom online gaming communities and develops video-game middleware. As a fast-growing company, Agora Games realised that it needed to implement a standardised infrastructure that could scale to meet growing...

Canonical
2 February 2011

admin
16 December 2010

Skalica City Hall reduces costs by 70 per cent with Ubuntu

Case study Desktop

Landscape systems management simplifies maintenance Summary Based in Slovakia, the Skalica City Hall IT team must provide a reliable and easy-to-use desktop infrastructure to 120 users. The team found that its existing Microsoft Windows XP-based environment was too expensive to upgrade. It decided to switch to Ubuntu...

admin
16 December 2010

Canonical
16 December 2010

Ubuntu helps KnowledgeTree build client base and reduce costs

Case study Ubuntu

Innovative cloud solution serves 200 times the clients for a quarter of the cost Summary KnowledgeTree wanted to introduce a Software as a Service (SaaS) version of its popular document management solution. Its new infrastructure needed to be scalable, responsive and easy to manage. KnowledgeTree worked with Canonical...

Canonical
16 December 2010

Canonical
10 November 2010

AMTRON delivers 28,000 Ubuntu-based PCs to students in Assam

Case study Desktop

India-based government information and communication technologies (ICT) provider The Assam Electronics Development Corporation (AMTRON) needed to provide every Assam student who achieved 60 per cent or higher in their school leaving exams with a free PC. AMTRON needed to comply with strict budgets to deliver reliable,...

Canonical
10 November 2010

Canonical
10 November 2010

La Gendarmerie Nationale upgrades 85,000 PCs to Ubuntu Desktop Edition

Case study Cloud and server

Summary La Gendarmerie Nationale's IT team must ensure that the police force can provide a responsive and cost-effective service nationwide. With growing IT infrastructure costs, the organisation decided to review its existing Microsoft based environment. After switching from Microsoft Office to OpenOffice.org and...

Canonical
10 November 2010

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