Canonical

Canonical is the publisher of Ubuntu, described as the world's most popular enterprise Linux, and delivers open source software to organisations across the full technology stack, from cloud to edge. Founded in 2004, the company employs more than 1,200 people in over 80 countries. Its technical work spans Linux and operating systems, cloud and edge computing, IoT, AI, systems management, and security and compliance.

The company's product portfolio includes Ubuntu, the Ubuntu Pro enterprise subscription and support offering, the Landscape systems management tool, and enterprise solutions for cloud, IoT and AI. Canonical states that it maintains the largest supported collection of open source software. Its work touches the cloud computing, IoT, AI, enterprise infrastructure and silicon and hardware sectors.

Canonical has operated as a remote-first company since its founding and describes itself as a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with a global community around Ubuntu. Its stated mission is to make software accessible to everyone, and it is an advocate for open source software and the freedoms associated with it. Employees are spread across more than 80 countries, with geographic presence noted in India (Calcutta) and the United States (California).