Canonical is a computer software company that develops and provides commercial support for the Ubuntu operating system. The company was founded in 2004 by South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth and is headquartered in London, England. Canonical's products and services include Ubuntu Advantage, a support package for enterprise customers, and Juju, a cloud orchestration tool. The company has partnerships with major hardware manufacturers and cloud providers, including Dell, HP, and Amazon Web Services. Canonical is committed to open source software and has contributed to a number of open source projects.