ASBIS PARTNERS WITH CANONICAL – LEADER IN LINUX CLOUD MARKET
ASBIS Group (WSE: ASB) – a leading Value Add Distributor, developer, and provider of ICT, IoT products, solutions, and services to the markets of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), has signed a distribution agreement with UK-based Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu. Canonical is a leading provider of open-source enterprise Linux operating systems for servers and cloud computing, with over 40% market share in cloud servers. Canonical’s broad range of solutions perfectly complements ASBIS’s server segment, which surged 306% year-on-year in March 2026.
ASBIS will offer the full range of Canonical products, including Ubuntu Pro, the most comprehensive subscription for open source security and compliance.
The agreement covers 22 Group markets: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Greece, Cyprus, Ukraine, Malta, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Moldova.
“Partnering with Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu , perfectly complements our fast-growing server segment,”said Marek Horyl, ASBIS Vice President IT Products. “Through Canonical’s full product range – including Ubuntu Pro, OpenStack and MicroCloud – we deliver comprehensive cloud, edge computing and AI workload solutions to customers across 22 markets. This partnership strengthens our position in high-margin open source technologies and meets growing customer demand for scalable infrastructure and optimisation.”