--- title: Blog posts tagged "Linux Foundation" 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/linux-foundation?format=md --- # Blog posts tagged "Linux Foundation" #### [The $8.8 trillion advantage: how open source software reduces IT costs](https://canonical.com/blog/the-8-8-trillion-advantage-how-open-source-software-reduces-it-costs) Open source software is known for its ability to lower IT costs. But in 2025, affordability is only part of the story. A new Linux Foundation report, The strategic evolution of open source, reveals that open source has evolved from a tactical cost-saving measure to a mission-critical infrastructure supporting enterprise-grade investments, --- Company #### [54% of European enterprises want long term open source support: how Ubuntu Pro + Support delivers](https://canonical.com/blog/54-of-european-enterprises-want-long-term-open-source-support-how-ubuntu-pro-support-delivers) Europe’s open source ecosystem is at a turning point. The Linux Foundation’s Open Source as Europe’s Strategic Advantage: Trends, Barriers, and Priorities for the European Open Source Community amid Regulatory and Geopolitical Shifts report shows organizations across the continent are broadly adopting open source software (OSS). But adopt --- Company #### [The Linux Foundation and OpenStack – a new chapter for cloud-native infrastructure](https://canonical.com/blog/linux-foundation-openstack) Effective July 23rd, 2025 the Open Infrastructure Foundation (OIF) has officially joined one of the world’s largest and most influential open source communities: the Linux Foundation. This strategic move reflects the accelerating trend toward open source standardization and democratization – a movement Canonical has proudly supported sinc --- Cloud and server #### [Canonical joins the RISC-V Software Ecosystem (RISE)](https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-joins-rise) Canonical is delighted to announce it is now a member of the RISC-V Software Ecosystem (RISE) to contribute to commercial readiness of open source software for RISC-V. Canonical’s commitment to RISE aligns with its broader mission to empower developers and businesses with open source solutions that enable them to build, deploy, and scale --- Canonical announcements #### [Canonical at the Open Source Summit North America 2022](https://canonical.com/blog/open-source-summit-north-america-2022) The heart of open source will be beating in Austin and streamed online for the Open Source Summit North America, taking place on 20-25 June 2022. Open Source Summit is the premier event for open source developers, technologists, and community leaders. It’s a great venue to collaborate, share information, solve problems, and take open sour --- Community #### [EdgeX Foundry, the common framework for IoT edge computing, now available as a snap](https://canonical.com/blog/edgex-foundry-the-common-framework-for-iot-edge-computing-now-available-as-a-snap) EdgeX Foundry is now available as a snap, making it available to millions of Linux users and developers via the ever-expanding Snap Store. EdgeX Foundry is a vendor-neutral open source project hosted by The Linux Foundation building a common open framework for IoT edge computing. EdgeX provides the ability to extract data from a multitude --- Edgex #### [Canonical shows EdgeX on ARM](https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-shows-edgex-on-arm) Beginning in March, I have been assigned to the Linaro organisation to carry on the work with the LITE (Linaro IoT and Embedded) group by researching design and development of software for ARM-based gateway devices. One of my main focus points has been to investigate how complex it would be to run EdgeX on ARM. --- Edgex