Canonical
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Canonical is a company that develops the Ubuntu operating system. It also provides commercial services and solutions for Ubuntu, and works with hardware manufacturers, software vendors, and public clouds to certify Ubuntu.
| Type | Private | |
| Founded | 2004 | |
| HQ | London, GB | Map |
| Website | canonical.com | |
| Employee Ratings | More | |
| Overall Culture | A+ | More |
Latest Updates
| Employees (est.) (Jan 2021) | 866 | |
| Cybersecurity rating | C | More |
Key People/Management at Canonical
Mark Shuttleworth
Founder & CEO
Neil French
COO
Tom Canning
Vice President of Global Sales IoT and Devices
Mark Lewis
Vice President of Application Services
Eric Driffort
Vice Presiden, International Cloud Division
Chris Huffman
Vice President of Sales
Canonical Office Locations
Canonical has offices in London, Austin, Boston, Beijing and in 4 other locations
London, GB (HQ)
5th Floor, Blue Fin Building 110 Southwark Street
Beijing, CN
1 Jianguomen Outer St, Guo Mao, Chaoyang Qu
Shanghai, CN
Room 1246, 12F No. 331 North Caoxi Road
Douglas, IM
One Circular Road
Chiyoda City, JP
2 Chome-11-1 Nagatacho
Taipei, TW
Room D, 46F, No. 7, Xin Yi Rd., Sec.5,
Canonical Financials and Metrics
Summary Metrics
Founding Date | 2004 |
Canonical total Funding | $12.8 m |
Canonical latest funding size | $12.80 m |
Time since last funding | 7 years ago |
Canonical's latest funding round in August 2013 was reported to be $12.8 m. In total, Canonical has raised $12.8 m
Canonical Acquisitions / Subsidiaries
| Company Name | Date | Deal Size |
|---|---|---|
| Canonical Canada Limited | ||
| Canonical China Ltd | ||
| Canonical Group Limited (Taiwan Branch) | ||
| Canonical japan K.K Limited | ||
| Canonical UK Limited | ||
| Canonical USA Inc |
Canonical Cybersecurity Score
Canonical Online and Social Media Presence
78.9k Twitter followers
Canonical has 78.9k Twitter Followers. The number of followers has decreased 0.1% month over month and increased 0.4% quarter over quarter
Canonical's Trends
Twitter Engagement Stats for @Canonical
2.2k
Tweets
587
Following
78.9k
Followers
7
Tweets last 30 days
20.1
Avg. likes per Tweet
100%
Tweets with engagement
Canonical Company Culture
Overall Culture
A+
95/100
CEO Rating
A+
100/100
Compensation
A+
100/100
Canonical News and Updates
July 08, 2020
Google and Canonical bring Flutter apps to Linux and the Snap Store
Google is partnering with the Ubuntu Desktop team at Canonical to bring Linux support to its open source UI framework Flutter. Today’s Linux alpha announcement means Flutter developers can now deploy their apps to the Snap store or any other modern Linux deployment. Flutter group product manager Tim…
July 08, 2020
Google and Canonical partner to support Flutter-based apps on Linux
Google LLC’s said today it’s forging a partnership with Canonical Ltd.’s Ubuntu Desktop team to support applications built using its Flutter framework on Linux-based computer systems. Flutter is a framework that’s used by developers to build “native” apps on multiple operating systems, including An…
March 14, 2020
2 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Canonical And Ubuntu 20.04
Canonical has a team of engineers in Taipei working some magic...
January 22, 2020
Achievement Unlocked: Canonical Anbox Scales Android For Cloud Gaming
Mobile devices in the shape of smartphones and tablets have become massively more powerful, but very often it’s the power of the connected backend that makes them really functional and special in the eyes (and hands and fingers) of the user.
Canonical Blogs
January 14, 2021
Productivity corner: editors, editors, editors
Text editors are a curious product. On one hand, they are simple, no-nonsense digital pads for taking notes, without any embellishments or visual styling. On the other, they are powerful code and data toolboxes, allowing for a great deal of flexibility and innovation. Indeed, software developers, We…
January 13, 2021
Telefonica Brazil selects Canonical’s Charmed OpenStack for industry-leading cloud-based online charging system
13th January 2021 – Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, today announced that its Charmed OpenStack has been selected by Telefonica Brazil to – in a first for the region – migrate its online charging system (OCS) to its private cloud, Unica Next. The transformation project will see eight private clou…
January 12, 2021
PostgreSQL security: The PgMiner botnet attacks explained
Assuring the security of PostgreSQL and all open source database systems is critical as many learned with the PgMiner botnet attacks in December 2020. Having an understanding of, and visibility into, how these attacks happen and following standard best practices is the best way to make sure that you…
January 07, 2021
Time to Branch Out
Branches are an under-used but important feature of the Snap Store publishing capabilities. Indeed as I’m writing this post, I’ve never had a need to use the feature, and I’ve been publishing snaps for four and a half years. Let’s fix that! Start with acorns The rationale for branches is simple. Eac…
January 06, 2021
OpenStack for telcos by Canonical
Learn how Charmed OpenStack offers telcos fast networking, security, stability of performance, and optimal SDN and storage options.
January 06, 2021
Improving CLI output with jq
Welcome back to our series on MAAS CLI operations. In our previous post, we learned how to acquire and deploy machines using the MAAS CLI. It was also evident that the JSON output from the allocate and deploy commands was very lengthy for even one machine — so you can imagine how large a list […]
Canonical Frequently Asked Questions
When was Canonical founded?
Canonical was founded in 2004.
Who are Canonical key executives?
Canonical's key executives are Mark Shuttleworth, Neil French and Tom Canning.
How many employees does Canonical have?
Canonical has 866 employees.
Who are Canonical competitors?
Competitors of Canonical include Docker, Red Hat and MontaVista Software.
Where is Canonical headquarters?
Canonical headquarters is located at 5th Floor, Blue Fin Building 110 Southwark Street, London.
Where are Canonical offices?
Canonical has offices in London, Austin, Boston, Beijing and in 4 other locations.
How many offices does Canonical have?
Canonical has 8 offices.
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