--- title: Blog posts tagged "Google Cloud" description: Canonical makes open source secure, reliable and easy to use, providing support for Ubuntu and a portfolio of enterprise-grade technologies. Founded in 2004, Canonical operates globally with team members in over 80 countries. url: https://canonical.com/blog/tag/google-cloud --- # Blog posts tagged "Google Cloud" #### [Canonical announces optimized Ubuntu images for TPU virtual machines by Google Cloud](https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-announces-optimized-ubuntu-images-for-tpu-virtual-machines-by-google-cloud) Canonical and Google Cloud announced the availability of certified Ubuntu images for Google’s Cloud TPU Virtual Machines. --- AI #### [How to launch a Deep Learning VM on Google Cloud](https://canonical.com/blog/how-to-launch-a-deep-learning-vm-on-google-cloud) Setting up a local Deep Learning environment can be a headache. Between managing CUDA drivers, resolving Python library conflicts, and ensuring you have enough GPU power, you often spend more time configuring than coding. Google Cloud and Canonical work together to solve this with Deep Learning VM Images, which use Ubuntu Accelerator Opti --- AI #### [Canonical announces optimized Ubuntu images for Google Cloud’s Axion N4A Virtual Machines](https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-announces-optimized-ubuntu-images-for-google-clouds-axion-n4a-virtual-machines) Today Canonical, the publishers of Ubuntu, and Google Cloud announced the immediate availability of optimized Ubuntu images for the new Axion-based N4A virtual machines (VMs) on Google Compute Engine. --- Canonical announcements #### [Ubuntu Confidential VMs Now Available on Google Cloud A3 with NVIDIA H100 GPUs](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-confidential-vms-now-available-on-google-cloud-a3-with-nvidia-h100-gpus) 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 availability of Ubuntu Confidential VMs on Google Cloud’s acce --- AI #### [Launching Your Ubuntu Confidential VM with Intel® TDX on Google Cloud: A Guide to Enhanced Security](https://canonical.com/blog/launching-your-ubuntu-confidential-vm-with-intel-tdx-on-google-cloud-a-guide-to-enhanced-security) In the world of cloud computing, we rely on abstraction layers to manage complex systems. While this simplifies development, it also creates vulnerabilities for sensitive data. Traditionally, privileged software within the cloud has access to your data, and could pose a significant security risk, if not managed properly. But there’s a new --- Company #### [Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS Lands on Google Cloud: Power Up Your Cloud Experience](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-pro-24-04-lts-lands-on-google-cloud-power-up-your-cloud-experience) 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 enhancements, making it the perfect choice for building and deploying --- Cloud and server #### [Canonical Delivers Secure, Compliant Cloud Solutions for Google Distributed Cloud](https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-and-google-deliver-secure-compliant-cloud-solutions-for-google-distributed-cloud) Today, Canonical is thrilled to announce our expanded collaboration with Google Cloud to provide Ubuntu images for Google Distributed Cloud. This partnership empowers Google Distributed Cloud customers with security-focused Ubuntu images, ensuring they meet the most stringent compliance standards. Since 2021, Google Cloud, with its charac --- Canonical announcements #### [How to use Ubuntu in GKE on nodes and in containers](https://canonical.com/blog/how-to-use-ubuntu-in-gke-on-nodes-and-in-containers) Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) traces its roots back to Google’s development of Borg in 2004, a Google internal system managing clusters and applications. In 2014, Google introduced Kubernetes, an open-source platform based on Borg’s principles, gaining rapid popularity for automating containerized application deployment. In 2015, Google --- Cloud and server #### [Start your Ubuntu Confidential VM with Intel® TDX on Google Cloud](https://canonical.com/blog/start-your-ubuntu-confidential-vm-with-intel-tdx-on-google-cloud) Confidential computing directly addresses the question of trust between cloud providers and their customers, with guarantees of data security for guest machines enforced by the underlying hardware of the cloud. According to the Confidential Computing Consortium, confidential computing is the protection of data in use by performing computa --- Canonical announcements #### [Deploy fully configured VMs in minutes on Google Cloud, using gcloud CLI and cloud-init](https://canonical.com/blog/deploy-fully-configured-vms-in-minutes-on-google-cloud-using-gcloud-cli-and-cloud-init) Make reusable deployment templates for Landscape and other applications --- Cloud and server #### [Start your SEV VMs on Google Cloud](https://canonical.com/blog/start-your-sev-vms-on-google-cloud) SEV is a new security feature that is available on AMD’s EPYC processors. It stands for Secure Encrypted Virtualization Secure Nested Pages. SEV provides a new level of protection for firmware by encrypting the memory pages that contain the firmware code. This makes it much more difficult for attackers to gain access to the firmware --- Cloud and server #### [Ubuntu Pro is now available on Arm VMs on Google Cloud](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-pro-is-now-available-on-arm-vms-on-google-cloud) We are happy to announce that Ubuntu Pro is now available on Arm series Virtual Machines on Google Cloud. You can now launch or upgrade Ubuntu Arm instances to Ubuntu Pro on Google Compute Engine. Arm series Virtual Machines on Google Cloud Renowned for their exceptional performance per watt efficiency, Arm-based chips have become ubiquit --- Cloud and server #### [Time to prepare for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS end of standard support on 31 May 2023 – Options for Google Cloud users](https://canonical.com/blog/time-to-prepare-for-ubuntu-18-04-lts-end-of-standard-support-on-31-may-2023-options-for-google-cloud-users) In accordance with the information shared in our latest blog post, it is important to note that Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, codenamed ‘Bionic Beaver,’ is approaching the end of its standard five-year maintenance period on 31 May 2023. Consequently, unless you hold an Ubuntu Pro subscription, updates for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS servers will cease to be --- Cloud and server #### [Four Challenges for ML data pipeline](https://canonical.com/blog/four-challenges-for-ml-data-pipeline) Data pipelines are the backbone of Machine Learning projects. They are responsible for collecting, storing, and processing the data that is used to train and deploy machine learning models. Without a data pipeline, it would be very difficult to manage the large amounts of data that are required for machine learning projects. For this long --- AI #### [Setup your own VPN server](https://canonical.com/blog/setup-your-own-vpn-server) Why do we need a VPN server? A VPN (Virtual Private Network) server is a network server that allows users to create a secure and encrypted connection to another network over the internet. Here are some reasons why we need a VPN server: Security: VPNs provide a secure way to access the internet, protecting sensitive --- Cloud and server #### [Rethink your Cloud strategy in 2023](https://canonical.com/blog/rethink-your-cloud-strategy-in-2023) Gartner forecasts that worldwide end-user spending on public cloud services will grow 20.7% from $490.3 billion in 2022 to $591.8 billion in 2023. By 2026, the Public Cloud market will double its size today to $1 trillion, also predicted by Gartner. AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud all maintained double-digit growth in Q4 2022, espe --- Cloud and server 1. *Previous page* 2. [1](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/google-cloud?format=md&page=1) 3. [2](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/google-cloud?format=md&page=2) 4. [*Next page*](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/google-cloud?format=md&page=2)