Ubuntu Advantage commercial support
Ubuntu Advantage is the commercial support package from Canonical. It includes Landscape, the Ubuntu systems management tool, and the Canonical Livepatch Service, which enables you to apply kernel fixes without restarting your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS systems.
Why Ubuntu Advantage?
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Enterprise grade security at an affordable price
Access to the latest software and our proactive support services, including the Canonical Livepatch Service.
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IP legal assurance
The Ubuntu Assurance Programme that provides indemnification against claims of intellectual property infringement.
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Access to our world-class technical team
Always on access to the world’s leading Ubuntu desktop, server and cloud experts, all actively participating in open source projects.
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24/7 phone, portal and email support
Around-the-clock coverage for Ubuntu deployments all over the world, and ability to track progress through the online portal.
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Certified technology
All major software vendors, hardware vendors, system integrators and cloud providers have certified their technologies on Ubuntu.
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Technical library
The Canonical Knowledge Base exclusively available to Ubuntu Advantage subscribers, an online library of articles on technical issues.
A selection of Ubuntu Advantage customers
Systems management tool: Landscape
Reduce your team's efforts on day-to-day management with Landscape, the most cost-effective tool to support and monitor large and growing networks of desktops, servers and clouds.
Take control of your infrastructure with:
- Automated updates and managed physical, virtual and cloud-based systems from a single interface
- Fully automated deployment of our reference architecture OpenStack cloud with Autopilot
- Monitored and managed machines at scale
- Maintained security and compliance
- Controlled inventory
- Integration with current systems
- Deployed or rollback security updates
- Role-based access
The Canonical Livepatch Service
Available to all Ubuntu Advantage customers, the Canonical Livepatch Service enables you to apply critical kernel security fixes to your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS system without rebooting, and it reduces planned or unplanned downtime while maintaining compliance and security.
Community support
As one of the largest open source projects, with Ubuntu you can find support from a variety of sources. Take a look - you’re likely to find an answer to every question. If you can’t find an answer, just ask the people in our active forums.
