Ubuntu Server

Ubuntu Server is the distribution we recommend for GNU/Linux solutions.

Ubuntu Server Edition is changing the server market for businesses by delivering the best of free software on a stable, fully supported and secure platform. This article explains why we use Ubuntu Server ourselves and why we recommend it to our customers.

Why We Use Ubuntu Server

Ubuntu Server is a high quality Linux distribution with regular updates provided by Canonical. We have chosen Ubuntu for it's stability, performance and support.

Ubuntu Server:

• Has no license or maintenance fees
• Easily integrates with existing networks and co-exists with other platforms
• Is very cheap to run and very cheap to maintain - a low total cost of ownership
• Is very efficient running as a virtual machine - it has a low memory and disk footprint
• Has a large community of followers
• Allows you to create very bespoke solutions tailored to your organisation
• Provides 5 years of updates with the LTS editions
• Is backed by Canonical - the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu Server
• Is based on Debian - the "no nonsense" distribution

Ubuntu Server is available at zero cost on all our servers and storage systems.

Where We Use Ubuntu Server

At DNUK, we run our business on Ubuntu. Virtual every server and every desktop inside our company runs on Ubuntu Server or Desktop.

We also use it in these commercial offerings:

Openvault

Openvault provides block based virtualized SAN storage for network clients. The platform is unique in that it supports any combination of IP, Fibre Channel or InfiniBand network fabrics.

Openvault