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title: Blog posts tagged "OVN"
description: Canonical makes open source secure, reliable and easy to use, providing
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# Blog posts tagged "OVN"

#### [What is a smartNIC and how is the technology shaping modern data centres?](https://canonical.com/blog/what-is-a-smartnic-and-how-is-the-technology-shaping-modern-data-centres)

Data centres are going through a transformation. Gradually, we will see a new type of equipment attached to servers in almost every data centre: smartNICs are here. They will be the enablers of converged data centres where common infrastructure tasks are offloaded from a host server to attached network interface cards (NIC).  Think of it

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Cloud and server

#### [Join Canonical at SmartNICs Summit 2022](https://canonical.com/blog/join-canonical-at-smartnics-summit-2022)

SmartNICs, the programmable network adapters that make data center networking, security and storage efficient, scalable and modular, have started to play a significant role in the industry. Canonical believes that SmartNICs are an integral part of cloud infrastructure and we work with partners to integrate our cutting-edge products, such

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Cloud and server

#### [OpenStack Yoga on Ubuntu LTS delivers highly performant infrastructure for telcos and researchers with SmartNICs and DPUs](https://canonical.com/blog/openstack-yoga-on-ubuntu-lts-delivers-highly-performant-infrastructure-for-telcos-and-researchers-with-smartnics-and-dpus)

March 31, London – Canonical today announced the general availability of OpenStack Yoga on Ubuntu 22.04 Long Term Support (LTS) Beta and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. This new version of OpenStack sets a foundation for next-generation, highly performant infrastructure as needed by telco NFV, media streaming, traffic analysis and HPC services, using S

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Cloud and server