You might be tempted to think that running an app on a public cloud means you don’t need to maintain it. While that would be wonderful, it would require help from the public cloud providers and […] | Continue reading
We are coming to Siggraph 2024. Discover how Ubuntu and other Canonical solutions can drive innovation in animation and enable secure usage of open-source software. | Continue reading
It has been several years since Canonical committed to implementing support for NVIDIA smart NICs in our products. Among them, Canonical’s metal-as-a-service (MAAS) enables the management and control of smart NICs on top of bare-metal servers. NVIDIA BlueField smart NICs are very … | Continue reading
Career progression is crucial to employee engagement and retention. At Canonical, we encourage employees to develop their own personal development journeys, giving them the chance to apply internally for roles they are passionate about, even if they come from different technical … | Continue reading
Like many other industries, organisations in the public sector have been keen to make use of the flexibility offered by cloud computing, but are now observing unpredictable and rising costs. Much of which can be mitigated through careful planning and on-premise infrastructure. G … | Continue reading
We are excited to announce that Ubuntu Summit 2024 will be held in The Hague, the Netherlands this October 25 – 27th! The Ubuntu Summit for the last two years has served as a showcase for the innovative and the ambitious. We aim to shine a light on those who are not satisfied wit … | Continue reading
Strong, wide-reaching regulation can bring safety to communities – but it can also bring uncertainty. The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) has proven no exception to this universal rule. Across the open source community and the wider tech landscape, people have been greeting the news w … | Continue reading
Canonical collaborates with partners to deliver optimised Ubuntu on RISC-V platforms, empowering innovation on RISC-V Open source and global standards have a long history of success because they have a license framework that ensures anyone, anywhere can have ongoing access to the … | Continue reading
For 20 years, Ubuntu has been at the cutting edge of technology. Pioneers looking to innovate new technologies and ideas choose Ubuntu as the medium to do it, whether they’re building devices for space, deploying a fleet of robots or building up financial infrastructure. The ris … | Continue reading
At our core, we believe in Ubuntu: “I am what I am because of who we all are.” This philosophy of interconnectedness is woven into everything we do, including how we approach software development. In this spirit, we’ve embraced pair programming, a collaborative practice where two … | Continue reading
Data science is one of the most exciting topics of the last century. With its utility in industries of all kinds, it’s easy to see why it has been rated as one of the top 20 fast-growing occupations in the US, according to the Bureau of Labour Statistics. However, entering this f … | Continue reading
DeepComputing partners with Canonical to unveil a huge boost to the DC-ROMA RISC-V Laptop family The DC-ROMA RISC-V Laptop II is the world’s first RISC-V laptop pre-installed and powered by Ubuntu, which is one of the most popular Linux distributions in the world, providing deve … | Continue reading
If you need FIPS-validated cryptographic modules for your deployments, you may be aware that these have been turbulent times in the FIPS world. We have seen the introduction of the new FIPS 140-3 standard, with the older 140-2 being phased out (all existing certificates will expi … | Continue reading
Why establish a data centre on the Moon? Find out in our blog. | Continue reading
Canonical is now issuing Ubuntu Security Notices (USNs) in the open source OSV format. Using the information provided, developers can identify known third-party, open source dependency vulnerabilities that pose a genuine risk to their application and its environment. This collabo … | Continue reading
We are excited to announce that Charmed Aether SD-Core – our automation solution for the open source 5G core networking software distributed by The Linux Foundation – is available as a beta release. Charmed Aether SD-Core is a set of Juju charms (open source software operators) t … | Continue reading
Welcome to this blog series which explores innovative uses of Ubuntu Core. Throughout this series, Canonical’s Engineers will show what you can build with this Core 24 release, highlighting the features and tools available to you. In this fourth blog, Mirko Ferrati, engineering m … | Continue reading
Welcome to this blog series which explores innovative uses of Ubuntu Core. Throughout this series, Canonical’s Engineers will show what you can build with this Core 24 release, highlighting the features and tools available to you. In this second blog, Talha Can Havadar, senior en … | Continue reading
Welcome to this blog series which explores innovative uses of Ubuntu Core. Throughout this series, Canonical’s Engineers will show what you can build with this Core 24 release, highlighting the features and tools available to you. In this first blog, Michael Croft-White, Telemetr … | Continue reading
Immutable Ubuntu Core delivers a new factory installation system for IoT device makers, GPU support for AIoT and device management integrations with Landscape and Microsoft Azure IoT Edge. London, 4 June 2024. Today, Canonical announced the general availability of Ubuntu Core 24, … | Continue reading
Automotive is going through considerable technological advancement, centred around the software that vehicles and their manufacturers use. A large part of this software evolution is the move towards open source software. Ensuring the safety and security of critical systems is ext … | Continue reading
It’s been over two years since generative AI (GenAI) took off with the launch of ChatGPT. From that moment on, a variety of applications, models and libraries were launched to address market needs and simplify enterprise activity. As Deloitte observes in its State of Generative A … | Continue reading
London, 30 May 2024. Today Canonical announced the availability of Real-time Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. By ensuring high-priority processes are executed first, with deterministic response times, Real-time Ubuntu 24.04 LTS reduces latency compared to mainline Linux and enhances the system’ … | Continue reading
May 28th, 2024 – Canonical announced that the optimised Ubuntu 24.04 image is available for Milk-V Mars, the first credit-card-sized high-performance RISC-V Single Board Computer (SBC) delivered by Shenzhen MilkV Technology Co., Ltd. RISC-V, a new paradigm in silicon development … | Continue reading
It’s all about AI these days, so I decided to try and answer the important question: can you make a Spark cluster run AI agents that play a game of Doom, in a multiplayer LAN party? Although I’m no data scientist, I was able to get this to work and I’ll show you how so […] | Continue reading
Discover this new hardware solution designed for IoT and edge applications Canonical has partnered with MediaTek to optimise Ubuntu for IoT innovations and announced the first Ubuntu images optimised for MediaTek’s Genio 1200 System on Chip (SoC) in 2023. The solution is designed … | Continue reading
Canonical announces that Ubuntu and Ubuntu Pro now support Microsoft Azure Cobalt 100 VMs, ideal for diverse workloads and leveraging Arm-based architectures for enhanced performance and efficiency. | Continue reading
You know what’s going on. You’ve been monitoring the situation around VMware for at least a year now. There is no need to convince you that whatever comes next, you have to prepare for a big change. You and your team are already well prepared. You have a budget, timeline and nece … | Continue reading
CentOS 7 is on track to reach its end-of-life (EoL) on June 30, 2024. Post this date, the CentOS Project will cease to provide updates or support, including vital security patches. Moving away from the RHEL-based ecosystem might appear daunting, but if you’re considering Ubuntu t … | Continue reading
Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu and the trusted source for open source software, is thrilled to announce its sponsorship of Dell Technologies World again this year. Join us in Las Vegas from May 20th to the 23rd to explore how Canonical and Dell can elevate your business wit … | Continue reading
May 14, 2024 – Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, is delighted to announce the general availability of Ubuntu Pro for Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS). This expansion brings robust security offerings to AWS’ managed Kubernetes service, including enhanced uptime and … | Continue reading
In this post we’ll explore deploying a fully operational, on-premise data hub using Canonical’s data centre and cloud automation solutions MAAS (Metal as a Service) and Juju. MAAS is the industry standard open source solution for provisioning and managing physical servers in the … | Continue reading
Exciting news for cloud enthusiasts and developers! Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) is now available on Google Cloud, bringing a robust and secure platform for your cloud workloads. This latest Long Term Support release from Canonical offers a wealth of features and enhanceme … | Continue reading
Data is at the heart of all machine learning (ML) initiatives – and bad actors know it. As AI continues to occupy the limelight of modern tech discourse, ML systems are becoming increasingly attractive targets for attack. With the Identity Theft Resource Center reporting a 72% sp … | Continue reading
From sales development to product: Adrian Matei’s career progression at Canonical | Continue reading
Landscape 24.04 LTS is Landscape’s first LTS release, with a modernised backend, web portal, snap management, and repository management features. | Continue reading
A study of 4 major use cases of AI in cars In this fast-paced age of technological evolution, Artificial Intelligence (AI) emerges as the key catalyst driving profound shifts in the automotive sector. From smart vehicle design to customised in-car interactions, AI is reshaping ev … | Continue reading
Explore the latest features and improvements of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, codenamed ‘Noble Numbat’. This release, optimized for Microsoft/Azure users, introduces an enhanced Azure Marketplace experience, optimized performance on Azure infrastructure, and advanced developer toolchains. Di … | Continue reading
For a native integration for Canonical’s Kubernetes platform, Juju was the perfect fit, and the charm makes consuming CloudCasa seamless for users. | Continue reading
Canonical’s 10th Long Term Supported release sets a new standard in performance engineering, enterprise security and developer experience. | Continue reading
Learn how Ubuntu Desktop 24.04 LTS is built to empower open source developers and deliver innovation for the next 12 years. | Continue reading
We’re excited about the upcoming Ubuntu 24.04 LTS release, Noble Numbat. Like all Ubuntu releases, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS comes with 5 years of free security maintenance for the main repository. Support can be expanded for an extra 5 years, and to include the universe repository, via U … | Continue reading
Discover how IBM Cloud’s bare metal servers offer highly confined and high-performing single-tenant cloud isolation through the use of Ubuntu Core and Snaps, supported by the AMD Pensando Elba DPU (Data Processing Unit). This setup enables the creation of secure and efficient env … | Continue reading
Introduction DISA, the Defense Information Systems Agency, has published their Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. The STIG is free for the public to download from the DOD Cyber Exchange. Canonical has been working with DISA since we published Ubu … | Continue reading
Clouds, be they private or public, surprisingly remain one of the most DIY-favouring markets. Perhaps due to the nebulous and increasingly powerful technologies, a series of myths, or even unnecessary egos, the majority of non-tech-centric […] | Continue reading
At the world’s leading industrial trade fair, companies from the mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and digital industries as well as the energy sector will come together to present solutions for a high-performance, but also sustainable industry at Hannover Messe. Thi … | Continue reading
This blog is co-authored by Gordan Markuš, Canonical and Kumar Sankaran, Ventana Micro Systems Unlocking the future of semiconductor innovation RISC-V, an open standard instruction set architecture (ISA), is rapidly shaping the future of high-performance computing, edge computin … | Continue reading
There is no AI without data Artificial intelligence is the most exciting technology revolution of recent years. Nvidia, Intel, AMD and others continue to produce faster and faster GPU’s enabling larger models, and higher throughput in decision making processes. Outside of the imm … | Continue reading