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Canonical launches MicroCloud

Ubuntu developer Canonical has unveiled MicroCloud, enterprisefocused software designed to simplify private cloud deployment.

Built on Canonical’s LXD container infrastructure tool, Ceph, and OVN, MicroCloud emphasises ease of deployment, with Canonical’s website claiming you can “deploy your cloud with a single command”. It is aimed at minimising user effort, making it accessible for enterprises of all sizes.

MicroCloud boasts automatic security updates via Snap, scalability from three to 50 Ubuntu-powered machines, and is licensed under the AGPL-3.0 open source licence.

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