Hosting Partner Programme

About the programme

Canonical’s Hosting Partner Programme offers hosting partners official support for Ubuntu, one of the most widely deployed operating systems in hosting and cloud environments. By joining the programme, you can also sell Canonical’s subscription service Ubuntu Advantage on top your hosting services. That means you can develop new revenue streams, backed by one of the strongest and fastest growing brands in IT.
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The programme includes:

  • Official Ubuntu escalation support
  • Marketing campaign support
  • Access to systems management technologies
  • Legal peace of mind with Ubuntu Assurance
  • Staff training

How it works

The Hosting Partner Programme has been designed to encourage a close working relationship with our partners. Each partner has a dedicated sales and technical contact who can provide advice and help when you need it.

To become a partner, you will receive a commercial, technical and operational evaluation. If successful, you will start to gain access to marketing and sales collateral, webinars and onsite visits as required.

Why partner with Canonical?

As more and more businesses make the switch to Ubuntu, the demand for high-quality services and partner products continues to grow. Hosting companies who partner with Canonical can bring their services to millions of new users. By joining the Hosting Partner Programme, you can also:

  • Build on your services portfolio
  • Reduce deployment costs with dedicated systems management tools
  • Align your services with an established, popular brand
  • Access additional revenue streams
  • Receive marketing, technical and commercial support

“Having an enterprise-grade product, fully backed by Canonical's support, ensures that the GoGrid community using Ubuntu for their IT topology, is getting best-in-class service and solutions.”

Michael Sheehan, Technology Evangelist, GoGrid