Canonical Unveils 12-Year LTS for Kubernetes

Canonical announced a 12-year security maintenance and support commitment for its Kubernetes 1.32 LTS release. This long-term support covers bare metal, public clouds, OpenStack, Canonical MicroCloud, and VMware. The release boasts ease of installation, operation, and upgrades, integrating best-of-breed open-source networking, DNS, gateway, metrics server, local storage, load balancer, and ingress services. Businesses can choose between frequent updates (every four months) or the 12-year LTS for stability. It also offers FedRAMP compliance and integrates with Ubuntu Pro for comprehensive open-source stack security.