Canonical and Dell EMC provide certified, production-ready Kubernetes solution

Dell EMC and Canonical today announced the continued evolution of their long-standing partnership to bring a tested and validated container orchestration solution to market through a reference architecture framework that helps… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

Canonical launches MicroK8s – deploy Kubernetes in seconds

Canonical has released MicroK8s – a fast and efficient upstream Kubernetes delivered as a single snap package that installs on 42 flavours of Linux. With a small disk and memory footprint, MicroK8s provides an efficient way to get… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

Canonical widens Kubernetes support with kubeadm

Canonical is pleased to announce commercial support for Kubernetes clusters deployed using kubeadm. Companies using kubeadm to deploy Kubernetes in production, development or multi-stage environments, can immediately benefit from… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

Canonical and Supermicro collaborate to advance enterprises’ Kubernetes adoption

Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, and Supermicro, a global leader in enterprise computing, storage, networking and green technologies, today announce a joint offering helping enterprises to accelerate the design and deployment of their… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

Minimum viable Kubernetes

The appeal of Kubernetes is universal. Application development, operations and infrastructure teams recognise diverse reasons for its immediate utility and growing potential — a testament of Kubernetes’ empathetic design. Web apps,… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

Canonical publishes auto-apply vulnerability patch for Kubernetes

Charmed distribution of Kubernetes clusters auto-apply vulnerability patches for CVE-2018-1002105 On December 3 2018, the Kubernetes project disclosed a security vulnerability in all versions of its popular container orchestration… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

Ubuntu Server development summary – 04 December 2018

The purpose of this communication is to provide a status update and highlights for any interesting subjects from the Ubuntu Server Team. If you would like to reach the server team, you can find us at the #ubuntu-server channel on Freenode.… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

Design and Web team summary – 04 December 2018

Welcome to the latest work and updates from the design and web team. Web squad Takeovers In collaboration with the marketing team, we have produced three takeovers Apellix webinar: Discover how Apellix has designed revolutionary software… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

Collaborative robots – Cobots and the changing nature of work

  This is a guest blog by Jamie Branch, Corrosion Engineer at Apellix. Collaborative robots, or cobots, work side by side with humans to enhance human worker’s ability to perform their job safer, with less monotony and repetitive… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

Six reasons why developers choose Ubuntu Desktop

Used in more than 240 countries, by governments, enterprises, and consumers alike, Ubuntu Desktop is the number one Linux operating system (OS) in the world. Ubuntu Desktop is used by leading technology companies in no small part down to… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

Ubuntu available in new AWS Marketplace for Containers

The new AWS Marketplace for Containers, launched this week at AWS Re:Invent, provides another fantastic opportunity for developers across public, private and multi-cloud environments to use Ubuntu. The AWS Marketplace provides customers… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

Ubuntu Server development summary – 27 November 2018

The purpose of this communication is to provide a status update and highlights for any interesting subjects from the Ubuntu Server Team. If you would like to reach the server team, you can find us at the #ubuntu-server channel on Freenode.… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

The power of installed-base snap metrics

The Snap Store is able to provide insightful information to Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) about usage of their snap applications. Our goal is to help snap publishers interact better with their users and make the most of their… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

Ubuntu at KubeCon & CloudNativeCon

KubeCon and CloudNativeCon are just around the corner and Ubuntu will be out in force. Held between December 10th – 13th at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, KubeCon and CloudNativeCon will be a great opportunity to… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

How to effortlessly modernise your cloud

Companies across all industries have now adopted the cloud computing paradigm, with many leveraging OpenStack to manage private clouds. But what happens when first generation environments become obsolete, non-upgradeable and exposed to… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

Goodbye OpenStack, hello Open Infrastructure Summit

We have reached the end of an era, the end of the OpenStack Summit, but we’ve started a new era – the beginning of the Open Infrastructure Summit. Canonical has been with the OpenStack Summit since its inception, designing, building,… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

Ubuntu, security & compliance

Security, regulations and compliance are everyday issues for businesses, whether global or not. HIPAA, GDPR, MiFID II, and a whole host of other regulations, security and compliance demands are shaping the way businesses operate and the… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

Behind the drone: how aerial robotics solve industrial IOT challenges

  Apellix, an emerging leader in the field of aerial robotics, are creating innovative industrial solutions with the help of Ubuntu. The development of aerial robotic systems to carry out tasks at height has taken the responsibility… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

egmde: a project that uses Mir

Display servers solve a large and complex problem. Mir provides a broad and powerful library to solve those problems, but there is a learning curve to use Mir effectively. It is really helpful to have a step-by-step example that covers… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

Mastering the upgrading of OpenStack

This past week the OpenStack Summit has been in Berlin with thousands attending the last of its name, given that it will soon be renamed the Open Infrastructure Summit. Canonical, as a founding member of the OpenStack community, was of… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

OpenStack Summit Berlin 2018, Mark Shuttleworth keynote

Mark Shuttleworth, CEO of Canonical, took to the stage at the OpenStack Summit Berlin to deliver his keynote, dealing with: product and support, MAAS support for ESXi, upgrading OpenStack smoothly and perfectly portable AI from the cloud… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

Upgrading Charmed Kubernetes

This article describes the advantages users of Charmed Kubernetes enjoy through the high degree of automation charms offer the operator. One of the hardest problems of infrastructure-as-a-service operations is upgrading. Charms make it an… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

Innovating toward safety: computer controlled aerial robotic systems

This is a guest blog by Jamie Branch, Corrosion Engineer at Apellix. In the United States alone, 849 workers lost their lives in 2016 from falling while on the job. In the construction industry specifically, falls are the leading cause of… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

Ubuntu Server development summary – 13 November 2018

The purpose of this communication is to provide a status update and highlights for any interesting subjects from the Ubuntu Server Team. If you would like to reach the server team, you can find us at the #ubuntu-server channel on Freenode.… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

Using Juju to manage evolving complex software

With developers increasingly moving towards microservices – and with the growing prevalence of the cloud as the default platform – software has become more complex than ever. While installing all of the interconnected applications that… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

Ubuntu Core and Kura: A framework for IoT gateways

The Linux distribution model, whilst established and well understood for computing, has some limitations when it comes to IoT edge gateway devices. Due to often being located in remote or hard to access areas, there is a greater demand for… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

How to harness big data for maximum business value

Canonical and Spicule have joined forces to bring your business a better option for open source big data and streaming analytics. You can learn more about us at some of our upcoming events – read on to find out more. Or, jump right… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

Samsung announce Linux on DeX with Ubuntu: for developers on the move

The Samsung Developer Conference, held this week in San Francisco, brings creators together to discover and learn about the latest technologies in Samsung’s portfolio and further afield. One of the technologies showcased, following the… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

The rise of the Digital Smart Kiosk

This is a guest blog by Jody Smith, Product Manager at Broadsign. The world’s increasing demand for quick, personalised service often clashes with budgetary concerns and the limited throughput that individual workers are capable of.… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

Samsung announce Linux on DeX with Ubuntu: for developers on the move

The Samsung Developer Conference, held this week in San Francisco, brings creators together to discover and learn about the latest technologies in Samsung’s portfolio and further afield. One of the technologies showcased, following the… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

Keep legacy applications secure with Extended Security Maintenance

Application updates come and go, often they provide your business with added value, but sometimes an update isn’t what is needed or wanted for a legacy application. Choosing not to update an application can cause issues. Often, that… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

KubeCon and CloudNativeCon

This December, Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, will be present at KubeCon and CloudNativeCon in Seattle. The team at Ubuntu will be out in force showcasing their work across Kubernetes and containers and highlighting what makes… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

How Ubuntu is at the forefront of security & compliance

  Whether it is HIPAA, MiFID II or GDPR, the importance of being compliant cannot be underestimated. Protecting your customers and avoiding the significant financial and reputational ramifications that threaten non-compliant… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

A guide to snap permissions and interfaces

Snap is a Linux application package management system which allow developers to easily publish self contained software packages (snaps) that work across many distributions and versions of Linux. Snaps have security at their heart, and are… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

Canonical’s Distribution of Kubernetes supported on Arm architecture

Today, Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, announces that Canonical’s Distribution of Kubernetes (CDK) is now commercially available and supported on processors and servers based on 64-bit Arm® v8-A architecture. The data centre is… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

Statement on the IBM Acquisition of Red Hat

Over the past two years, many prominent Red Hat customers have selected Ubuntu and engaged Canonical to build leaner, more efficient open source infrastructure and solutions for important new initiatives. Among them we count the world’s… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

Statement on the IBM acquisition of Red Hat

Over the past two years, many prominent Red Hat customers have selected Ubuntu and engaged Canonical to build leaner, more efficient open source infrastructure and solutions for important new initiatives. Among them we count the world’s… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

OpenStack Summit Berlin

Event Details Date: November 13 – 15, 2018 Location: Berlin, Germany Venue: CityCube Booth: B10 OpenStack Summit Berlin Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, is headlining the main event of the season, OpenStack Summit Berlin, November 13… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

Low latency and real-time kernels for telco and NFV

The kernel is the fundamental core of a computer operating system. It is the first program to load, and it manages all core functions of the computer. With the expanding role of the Linux kernel in systems today, Canonical is often asked… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

Ubuntu Advantage successfully passes MSPCV cloud certification process

Canonical is pleased to share that it’s TechOps team has successfully completed the MSP Cloud Verify Program (MSPCV) certification process which recognises the quality of companies offering cloud and/or managed services. The MSPCV,… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

Canonical and Ubuntu – user statistics

Most stories are pretty clear and straightforward, heroes, villains, friends, enemies. There’s clear lines as to who is involved with who and what is going on. Then you arrive at the story of Canonical and Ubuntu and things aren’t quite so… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

Welcome Ubuntu Desktop 18.10

The Cosmic Cuttlefish has arrived. Ubuntu 18.10 is out and represents the first step on the road to the next LTS in April 2020. This release of Ubuntu comes with 9 months of support and brings the latest update to the GNOME stack,… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

Ubuntu events in November

  November is just around the corner, winter jumpers are being dug out from the back of the wardrobe and it’s now acceptable to put the heating on. Although many may be considering hibernation, the Ubuntu team here at Canonical will… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

Infographic: Snaps in numbers

Coinciding with the release of Ubuntu 18.10 today, we have celebrated the exceptional adoption of snaps by sharing the infographic below. From popular snaps to daily installs, this infographic demonstrates where, when and why users are… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

Ubuntu 18.10:Multi-cloud,new desktop theme & enhanced snap integration

London, UK, 18th October 2018; Canonical today announced the release of Ubuntu 18.10, focused on multi-cloud deployments, AI software development, a new community desktop theme and richer snap desktop integration. “Ubuntu is now the… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

Ubuntu Server development summary – 16 Oct 2018

The purpose of this communication is to provide a status update and highlights for any interesting subjects from the Ubuntu Server Team. If you would like to reach the server team, you can find us at the #ubuntu-server channel on Freenode.… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

Deploying Ubuntu root on ZFS with MAAS

With recent updates to MAAS and Curtin, deploying Ubuntu with a ZFS root disk is now possible! Curtin added zfsroot support earlier this year and MAAS has now exposed the option. ZFS is known for an amazing list of features: copy-on-write… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago

Self-containing dependencies LogMeIn to publish their first Snap

LogMeIn is one of the world’s top 10 public SaaS companies, and a market leader in communication & conferencing, identity & access, and customer engagement & support solutions, making well-known products such as GoToMeeting,… | Continue reading


@blog.ubuntu.com | 5 years ago