The world is changing every day. From geopolitical shifts to legislation like GDPR which requires localized processing – these all create a complex and uncertain landscape where data storage, processing, and cloud services could potentially come to a sudden halt or suffer heavy d … | Continue reading
Organizations facing uncertainty in the virtualization market have multiple open source options to choose from, including OpenStack for large private clouds and MicroCloud for smaller setups. | Continue reading
In this guide, we will take you through setting up a RAG pipeline. We will utilize open source tools such as Charmed OpenSearch for efficient search retrieval and KServe for machine learning inference, specifically in Azure and Ubuntu environments while leveraging silicons. | Continue reading
A broadband remote access server (BRAS) is an access gateway oriented to broadband network applications. It bridges broadband access and backbone networks, providing basic access methods and management functions for broadband access networks. Traditionally, BRAS has suffered from … | Continue reading
Canonical has committed to donating US$120,000 to open source developers over the next 12 months (using thanks.dev). | Continue reading
Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, and ESWIN Computing have partnered to enable DeepSeek LLM 7B on the EIC77 series, showcasing ESWIN Computing’s powerful NPU, GPU and DSP running on Ubuntu. This development is part of a community development effort between Canonical and ESWIN C … | Continue reading
Canonical is excited to announce the launch of DeepComputing’s new 50 TOPS DC-ROMA RISC-V AI PC and AI PC Mini with Ubuntu Desktop 24.04 LTS pre-installed. The PC was launched in collaboration with Framework and is powered by ESWIN’s advanced RISC-V AI SoC EIC7702X—featuring 8 Si … | Continue reading
In this blog, I’ll give you a thorough overview of common IoT manufacturer and PDE developer practices that need immediate attention, and how to change or improve these practices so that you can pass CRA compliance. | Continue reading
Today, IBM announced the launch of their latest server: the new IBM LinuxONE Emperor 5. This fifth generation redefines IBM’s LinuxONE system as their most secure and high-performing Linux computing platform for data, applications and trusted AI. Canonical supports LinuxONE Emper … | Continue reading
Singapore | May 27, 2025 | Full-day event How do you build robust, performant edge AI infrastructure? This is the question organizations are asking themselves when looking to capitalize on the opportunity of edge AI. Ubuntu IoT Day is your opportunity to find out – and it’s comin … | Continue reading
This public beta enables the full Ubuntu Desktop experience on the Qualcomm Dragonwing™ QCS6490 and QCS5430 processors and complements existing Ubuntu Server support with significant enhancements. Together, these updates provide a powerful development environment for building nex … | Continue reading
The EU Cyber Resilience Act is here, and in 2027 it will require manufacturers to meet a long list of security and support standards. Here’s our advice to all developers. | Continue reading
In this article, I’ll explore an original and robust method for using third-party IdPs that allows you to maintain a zero trust security posture, thanks to Extra Factor Authentication. Find it on our Charm hub! | Continue reading
One of my favourite authors, Douglas Adams, once said that “we are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that works.” Whilst Adams is right about a lot of things, he got this one wrong – at least when it comes to infrastructure. As our Infra Masters 2025 ev … | Continue reading
Ampere and Canonical are pleased to celebrate new milestones in their ongoing partnership including the completion of Canonical’s System-on-Chip (SoC) certification on AmpereOne®, and the extension of the partnership into the AI Platform Alliance, a strategic group of full stack … | Continue reading
The latest interim release of Ubuntu introduces “devpacks” for popular frameworks like Spring, along with performance enhancements across a broad range of hardware. 17 April 2025 Today Canonical announced the release of Ubuntu 25.04, codenamed “Plucky Puffin,” available to downlo … | Continue reading
Focal Fossa will reach the End of Standard Support in May 2025, also known as End Of Life (EOL). Ubuntu 20.04 LTS has become a critical component for millions of IoT and embedded devices worldwide, including kiosks, digital signage solutions, industrial appliances, and robotic sy … | Continue reading
Part 1 of how we ran a design sprint to refresh our website. Sharing what worked, what didn’t, and lessons from designing for open source in mind. | Continue reading
Explore how Anbox Cloud meets the challenges of development in connected cars and automotive apps | Continue reading
Software for Open Networking in the Cloud (SONiC) is an open-source network operating system that has revolutionized data center networking. Originating as a Microsoft-led initiative in the Open Compute Project (OCP) in 2016, SONiC has rapidly gained traction among hyperscalers a … | Continue reading
Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, is excited to announce the availability of Ubuntu developer images for the new OrangePi RV2 RISC-V single board computer (SBC). We’re delighted to add this latest piece of hardware to our certified ecosystem, as we’re committed to providing dev … | Continue reading
Canonical proudly announces the release of Charmed Kubeflow 1.10 | Continue reading
Choosing the right Container Network Interface (CNI) for Kubernetes is critical to achieving optimal performance, security, and scalability. With the launch of Canonical Kubernetes LTS (long-term support) last month, Canonical decided to integrate Cilium as the default CNI in ord … | Continue reading
Explore what MongoDB is, how it functions, and how organizations utilize it for specific applications to achieve business benefits. | Continue reading
New IDC study, co-sponsored by Canonical and Google Cloud, reveals the challenges and opportunities for organizations securing their software supply chains. Today, Canonical and Google Cloud released findings from a joint research project conducted by the International Data Corpo … | Continue reading
To start securely and efficiently, Linux systems follow a carefully orchestrated sequence of steps to initialize firmware and manage services. Applying security patches to the software responsible for some of these early steps of Linux startup often requires a full system reboot. … | Continue reading
It’s hard to believe that the first KubeCon took place nearly 10 years ago. Back then, Kubernetes was still in its early days, and the world was only just beginning to understand the power of container orchestration. Fast-forward to today, and Kubernetes is a fundamental part of … | Continue reading
Welcome to the first quarterly roundup on the State of Silicon and Devices by Canonical. Q1 has seen lots of announcements in the areas of Edge AI and cybersecurity. Companies across the semiconductor and software ecosystem are pushing toward more powerful, energy-efficient AI mo … | Continue reading
Organizations are racing to harness the transformative power of AI, but sensitive data privacy and model security remain critical roadblocks. What if you could unlock the full potential of AI without compromising your most valuable assets? Canonical is thrilled to announce the av … | Continue reading
The latest report from the International Data Corporation (IDC) co-sponsored by Canonical and Google Cloud indicates that 36% of organizations adopt open source to improve development velocity, and 7 in 10 organizations see open source as extremely important to run mission critic … | Continue reading
Latest research from Canonical and The International Data Corporation (IDC) shows organizations struggle to apply fixes confidently under tough CVE patching mandates, and face other serious challenges in the open source software supply chain Today, Canonical, the publisher of Ubu … | Continue reading
Rivos Inc. brings scalable, high-performance AI accelerating solutions to the Data Center, helping to turn the benefits of both AI and Data Analytics into a reality. Rivos is working with Canonical to deliver the widely utilized Ubuntu OS on top of the Data Center-class integrate … | Continue reading
Application security (or AppSec, for short) is a broad term that refers to all of the tools, actions, and processes that an organization uses to protect its applications against vulnerabilities across the entirety of its life cycle. Application security has one objective: to find … | Continue reading
The landscape of artificial intelligence is rapidly evolving, demanding robust and scalable infrastructure. To meet these challenges, we’ve developed a comprehensive reference architecture (RA) that leverages the power of open-source tools and cutting-edge hardware. This architec … | Continue reading
We’re pleased to release Ubuntu Security Guide profiles for CIS benchmarks. | Continue reading
The landscape of generative AI is rapidly evolving, and building robust, scalable large language model (LLM) applications is becoming a critical need for many organizations. Canonical, in collaboration with NVIDIA, is excited to introduce a reference architecture designed to stre … | Continue reading
The world of edge AI is rapidly transforming how devices and data centers work together. Imagine healthcare tools powered by AI, or self-driving vehicles making real-time decisions. These advancements rely on bringing AI directly to edge devices. However, building a robust archit … | Continue reading
Canonical announces the General Availability of Ubuntu for the NVIDIA® Jetson Orin™ for edge AI and robotics, bringing optimized performance, out-of-the-box compatibility, and an easy pathway to high-performance AI solutions for AI developers everywhere. Canonical, the publisher … | Continue reading
Observability is critical for web operations to ensure that the application is working as expected and to identify any potential issues. However, setting up observability has traditionally been challenging because it can take hours to set up all the infrastructure, instrument you … | Continue reading
Not to be confused with the titular Linux mascot and seabird cousin, the penguin, puffins are another distinctively colorful and whimsical nautical avian. Over the centuries, these beaky birds have been given numerous nicknames and monikers like the “sea parrot” and the carnival- … | Continue reading
Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu and the trusted source for open source software, is thrilled to announce its presence at NVIDIA GTC again this year. Join us in San Jose from March 18th to the 21st and explore what’s next in AI and accelerated computing. Register for NVIDIA G … | Continue reading
Kubeflow is a cloud-native, open source machine learning operations (MLOps) platform designed for developing and deploying ML models on Kubernetes. Kubeflow helps data scientists and machine learning engineers run the entire ML lifecycle within one tool. Charmed Kubeflow is Canon … | Continue reading
With the Authd broker for Ubuntu you can use your personal or Workspace Google account to authenticate to Ubuntu Server or Desktop | Continue reading
London, UK – Mar 4, 2025 – Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, today announced that Renesas Electronics Corporation, a global leader in semiconductor solutions, has joined Canonical’s silicon partner program to deliver cutting-edge solutions tailored to meet the growing demands o … | Continue reading
Deploying FreePBX and Asterisk on a single Ubuntu virtual machine in a public cloud is an ideal solution for personal users and small to medium-sized businesses with voice over IP (VoIP) and fax over IP (FoIP) needs. This setup costs nothing, is scalable and secure, and has daily … | Continue reading
Canonical and MediaTek enhance reliability, accelerate market entry and reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for ODMs through Ubuntu Certified Hardware and Arm SystemReady programs The hardware ecosystem is evolving rapidly, presenting a continuous challenge in ensuring that new … | Continue reading
As standard support for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS ends on May 31, 2025, Azure users must choose between upgrading to a newer version or enabling extended security with Ubuntu Pro to ensure continued compliance and protection against vulnerabilities. | Continue reading
Welcome back, data scientists! In my previous post, we explored how easy it is to set up a machine learning environment with Canonical’s Data Science Stack (DSS) and run your first model using Hugging Face’s Smol Course. Today, let’s take it a step further with experiment trackin … | Continue reading