Canonical Ubuntu have created Ubuntu Advantage and Ubuntu Assurance Programmes
Ubuntu Assurance covers your business for claims of intellectual property (IP) infringements arising from your use of Ubuntu. This offer is designed to safeguard your business and make deploying Ubuntu even easier.
There are separate programmes for server and desktop
In archive.org’s open source audio library you can now find a Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC) oggcast from Dustin Kirkland at the Texas LinuxFest 2010.
You will witness the ease of deploying an Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC), Canonical’s open source implementation of an Amazon EC2-compatible cloud that you can run locally, in your data center and on your own hardware.
Ubuntu 10.04 UEC AMIs are now available for use and have been published to Ubuntu UEC Amazon EC2, and can be used immediately with no need to download anything. For further instruction on getting started with Amazon EC2, see the Ubuntu UEC Amazon EC2 Starters Guide.
2010 is going to be the year of the cloud event at least !
CloudCamp London 21 Jan 2010 is an unconference where early adopters of Cloud Computing technologies exchange ideas.
With the rapid change occurring in the industry, we need a place where we can meet to share our experiences, challenges and solutions. At CloudCamp, you are encouraged to share your thoughts in several open discussions, as we strive for the advancement of Cloud Computing. End users, IT professionals and vendors are all encouraged to participate.