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  Micro clouds are an edge computing solution for on-demand scalable clusters at the edge. From MAAS, LXD, MicroK8s and Kubernetes at the edge, micro clouds offer automated and repeatable deployments from popular open source components. Edge micro clouds are the working default with hardware vendors and the seamless integration with public cloud providers.
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        <h1>Micro clouds</h1>
        <p class="p-heading--4">Edge computing solution</p>
        <p>Serving compute near the consumers, reusing cloud APIs.</p>
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          <a href="/engage/guide-to-micro-clouds"
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      <h2>Industries live at the edge</h2>
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        Real-life applications are localised &ndash; in a factory, a shop, a theater, a stadium, on the subway, even in motion. Edge computing has the potential to transform almost any industry, serving workloads where and when needed. Micro clouds offer a modular and scalable solution to match the constraints of the edge in almost any scenario &ndash; from cloud edge to IoT gateways. <a href="/engage/introduction-to-micro-clouds">Watch this webinar to learn more&nbsp;&rsaquo;</a>
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            <h4 class="p-heading-icon__title">Whitepaper</h4>
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            <a href="/engage/guide-to-micro-clouds" class="p-link">CTOs' Guide to Micro Clouds</a>
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            This whitepaper discusses the concept of micro clouds, a new class of compute for the edge and decentralised environments. It's ideal to gain an understanding of edge computing constraints, values, graphics and use cases.
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            <a href="/engage/introduction-to-micro-clouds" class="p-link">Introduction to Micro Clouds</a>
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            A micro cloud is a new class of infrastructure for on-demand computing at the edge. Learn what micro clouds are and why they should be a part of your edge strategy.
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            <h4 class="p-heading-icon__title">Whitepaper</h4>
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            <a href="/engage/edge-infrastructure" class="p-link">Edge infrastructure implementation the open source way</a>
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            Implementing an edge strategy entails a number of challenges. Explore how you can design edge infrastructure, from Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) through to private mobile networks and IoT gateways, the open-source way.
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        <h2>Localised cloud APIs with micro clouds</h2>
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          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">Modular micro clouds, API integration with existing solutions</li>
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          <a href="/internet-of-things/gateways">Connect IIoT devices to micro clouds&nbsp;&rsaquo;</a>
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          <a href="/telco">Read more on Telco@Edge&nbsp;&rsaquo;</a>
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        <p>
          <a href="/desktop/organisations">Read about Ubuntu in organisations&nbsp;&rsaquo;</a>
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          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">Predictions and insights with data analytics and inferences at the edge</li>
          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">Running on low cost small devices</li>
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        <p>
          <a href="/financial-services">Explore our FinTech solutions&nbsp;&rsaquo;</a>
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          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">Decentralised data driven predictive maintenance</li>
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          <a href="/internet-of-things/smart-city">Read more on Smart Cities&nbsp;&rsaquo;</a>
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        The Canonical team can deploy the first site with you to enable your edge strategy and upskill your teams. We provide long-term security maintenance and technical support for all the open source components you need to build your micro cloud.
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        <a class="p-button--positive js-invoke-modal" href="/contact-us">Let's discuss your edge application</a>
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      <h2>Integrate with the best hardware vendors</h2>
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        Ubuntu works with a number of hardware vendors specialised in edge computing server equipment. <a href="/contact-us" class="js-invoke-modal">Contact us</a> to discuss working with your preferred vendors.
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        <h3>What are micro clouds?</h3>
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          Edge computing isn't a solution: it's a term for describing geographically-distributed computing. Micro clouds are a solution for edge computing.
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          A micro cloud is a new class of infrastructure for on-demand computing at the edge. Micro clouds are small footprint clusters of compute nodes with local storage and secure networking, optimised for repeatable, reliable remote deployments.
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          Standard and open APIs provide the same functionality you would expect from larger clouds, and an abstraction layer separates the hardware from the software.
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          Micro cloud enables you to compose customised edge computing solutions from the best open source components, anywhere and at scale.
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        <p>The edge of the network is the center of everyday businesses and applications.</p>
        <p>Micro clouds empower ecosystems rather than single-vendor solutions, bringing apps closer to the consumers.</p>
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        <h2>What is the size of a micro cloud?</h2>
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          Micro clouds go from tiny <a href="/kubernetes">Kubernetes</a> clusters in an outdoor box to small private edge clouds localised nearest to the consumers of an application. They can extend in site size, scale number of sites, and run with no on-site maintenance.
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        Trade the exponential scalability of public and private clouds for security, privacy, governance, and low-latency of decentralised edge computing environments.
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        <a href="/contact-us" class="p-button--positive js-invoke-modal">Connect with Canonical experts today</a>
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