--- title: 'Introduction to MAAS: building the agile data centre' description: As more and more applications move to the public cloud, many wonder if it still makes sense to maintain a data centre apart from regulated workloads. In this presentation Andres Rodriguez, MAAS engineering manager, will look into how devops and infrastructure managers can build an agile data centre with a developer agility and a cost […] url: https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/introduction-to-maas-building-the-agile-data-centre?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog) 2. Article --- [Canonical](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/author/canonical "More about Canonical") 1 December 2017 # Introduction to MAAS: building the agile data centre [Infrastructure](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/tag/infrastructure) [MAAS](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/tag/maas) [provisioning](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/tag/provisioning) [Server](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/tag/server) --- Share the article As more and more applications move to the public cloud, many wonder if it still makes sense to maintain a data centre apart from regulated workloads. In this presentation Andres Rodriguez, MAAS engineering manager, will look into how devops and infrastructure managers can build an agile data centre with a developer agility and a cost base that can compete with public cloud. In this presentation you will learn: * How to build a low cost / high usage smart data centre based on automation * Most common use cases best suited for bare metal provisioning * How MAAS, Canonical’s server provisioning tool, can be used to build your agile data centre [View on demand](https://ubuntu.brighttalk.com/webinar/introduction-to-maas-building-the-agile-data-centre/) *This webinar was part of our [Ubuntu Enterprise Summit.](https://ubuntu.brighttalk.com/summit/ubuntu-enterprise-summit/)* [Get in touch Interested in running Ubuntu in your organization?](https://ubuntu.com/about/contact-us/form) ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/legal/dataprivacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### A decade of Ubuntu on IBM Z and IBM LinuxONE](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/a-decade-of-ubuntu-on-ibm-z-and-ibm-linuxone) This year we celebrate a decade of Ubuntu Server support on the s390x architecture: marking a long-standing collaboration between Canonical and IBM that began at LinuxCon 2015.... [Pedro Lazzarotto](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/author/pedro-lazzarotto) 12 June 2026 [### MAAS installation: bare metal provisioning is easier than ever](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/maas-installation-bare-metal-provisioning-is-easier-than-ever) MAAS brings cloud-like automation to physical servers. It helps teams discover, commission, deploy, and repurpose machines from a central control plane, turning bare metal into... [David Beamonte](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/author/dbeamonte) 14 July 2026 [### Managing Ubuntu on bare metal at scale](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/managing-ubuntu-on-bare-metal-at-scale) Modern infrastructure teams are expected to deliver cloud-like speed, consistency, and reliability, even when their workloads run on physical servers. Bare metal remains... [David Beamonte](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/author/dbeamonte) 9 July 2026 [### Ubuntu Server: a platform made for enterprise scale](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/ubuntu-server-a-platform-made-for-enterprise-scale) A platform is an environment that allows software to run smoothly across the infrastructure, runtime, and application layers. The key word there is “smoothly”: a good platform... [Rhys Knipe](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/author/rhysknipe) 7 July 2026