--- title: Blog posts tagged "POWER8" 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/power8?format=md --- # Blog posts tagged "POWER8" #### [Carleton University creates Research Cloud with Ubuntu OpenStack, IBM](https://canonical.com/blog/carleton-university-creates-research-cloud-with-ubuntu-openstack-ibm) Carleton University Creates Campus Research Cloud with Ubuntu OpenStack running on IBM Power Systems Carleton Research Cloud offers rapid, self-service POWER compute resources  for faster processing of scientific inquiries Canonical’s OpenStack is available on all IBM server platforms Juju and MAAS provide bare metal deployment and operat --- Canonical announcements #### [Ubuntu OpenStack is available today on all IBM servers](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-openstack-is-available-today-on-all-ibm-servers) IBM and Canonical expand Hybrid Cloud Alliance as Ubuntu OpenStack is available today on all IBM servers Ubuntu OpenStack support included with Canonical’s Ubuntu Advantage enterprise-grade support offering. Ubuntu OpenStack is the only OpenStack offered by a commercial Linux distributor that supports IBM Power Systems today. LONDON, U.K, --- Canonical announcements #### [IBM and Canonical: This Is Just The Beginning](https://canonical.com/blog/ibm-canonical-this-is-just-the-beginning) The partnership between Canonical and IBM continues to thrive. As we embark on the era of Containerization, Cloud, NFV, IoT, and Machine Learning, companies like IBM are innovating to meet the demands of modern computing. We caught up with IBM’s GM of Power Systems, Doug Balog, at OpenStack Summit Austin to get his thoughts about --- Cloud and server #### [What’s possible with Ubuntu on Mainframe?](https://canonical.com/blog/whats-possible-with-ubuntu-on-mainframe) IBM Systems Magazine Webinar “Discover the Cloud and Scale Out World of Ubuntu”held on 27 April 2016 Recently announced support for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on IBM LinuxONE and z Systems has created a paradigm shift in a world that often does not see much change. Systems that cannot fail, systems that the world relies on, --- Cloud and server #### [Ubuntu & IBM on POWER and LinuxOne Webinar](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-ibm-on-power-and-linuxone-webinar) I’m delighted to share the slides from our joint IBM and Canonical webinar about Ubuntu on IBM POWER8 and LinuxOne servers.  You can download the PDF here, watch the recording here, or tab through the slides or watch the video embedded below. &nbs --- Cloud and server #### [Cognitive computing, Ubuntu and POWER8](https://canonical.com/blog/cognitive-computing-ubuntu-and-power8) Create a competitive advantage with cognitive computing, and see how IBM has brought back innovation with the OpenPOWER foundation. Last week we attended IBM InterConnect 2016, where we showcased Ubuntu OpenStack, MAAS and Juju on IBM Power Systems. There is a natural synergy between the POWER architecture and Ubuntu, as both are designed --- Cloud and server #### [Ubuntu with IBM Power Systems LC models for big data](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-with-ibm-power-systems-lc-models-for-big-data) Juju makes it easy to model and deploy Spark and other analytics solution bundles IBM has extended its range of Ubuntu supported systems with today’s announcement of the Power Systems LC models. Canonical, along with fellow OpenPOWER Foundation members – Mellanox, NVIDIA, Tyan and Wistron, collaborated with IBM on the development of these --- Cloud and server #### [teuto.net uses Ubuntu to bring IBM POWER8 to thepublic cloud](https://canonical.com/blog/teuto-net-uses-ubuntu-to-bring-ibm-power8-to-the-public-cloud) The German IT company teuto.net specializes in providing linux, hosting, cloud and web development services. In 2014, teuto.net created the brand “teutoStack“ for offering a wide range of services for customers interested in OpenStack cloud technology. In addition to consulting, training, operating and support services for private clouds, --- Cloud and server #### [IBM briefing: build the future with Ubuntu on OpenPOWER](https://canonical.com/blog/ibm-briefing-build-the-future-with-ubuntu-on-openpower) Does your application use PHP? Are you looking to quickly increase business opportunities? Are you interested in adding new Cloud, Mobile, or Big Data support? If so, then plan to attend this IBM briefing that highlights how OpenPOWER is working with Ubuntu and Canonical to build the future. Open standards are the future and IBM --- Cloud and server #### [Deploying workloads on IBM POWER8 Systems](https://canonical.com/blog/deploying-workloads-on-ibm-power8-systems) In this demo we show how you can use Juju to deploy workloads onto IBM POWER8 systems. --- Cloud and server #### [Ubuntu with Redis Labs, Altera and IBM Power supply new NoSQL data store solution](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-with-redis-labs-altera-and-ibm-power-supply-new-nosql-data-store-solution) Big Data, scale and cloud are the big topics of technology today. Canonical with Ubuntu continues to drive innovation through commitment to openness and building a collaborative ecosystem. The key elements of this disruption include: innovation, automation, lower TCO, greater density, optimised power/performance ratios and new architectur --- Cloud and server #### [Cloud Magic – See the Juju Demo on IBM POWER8](https://canonical.com/blog/cloud-magic-see-the-juju-demo-on-ibm-power8) IBM recently posted  “Cloud Magic! Ubuntu on IBM Power Systems with POWER8”, a video clip of the very first live demo of Ubuntu on POWER8 (with Little Endian mode). Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu and Canonical, provided this demo alongside IBM’s Doug Balog, General Manager, IBM Power Systems, during a keynote at IBM Impact. Check --- Cloud and server #### [Dell/Canonical Whitepaper: Juju with KVM and LXC in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS](https://canonical.com/blog/deallcanonical-whitepaper-juju-with-kvm-and-lxc-in-ubuntu-14-04-lts) This whitepaper, co-authored by Dell and Canonical,will show you how to easily deploy cloud services on a single Dell PowerEdge server or a laptop (if that’s all you have). It illustrates how easily you can take the cloud with you using Linux containers, virtualization and Juju orchestration software from Canonical. Though Juju is normall --- Cloud and server #### [Ubuntu highlighted in IBM Systems Magazine](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-highlighted-in-ibm-systems-magazine) IBM Systems Magazine caught up with us recently, for a discussion regarding Linux on Power – today, and heading into the future. As you may have seen from recent blogs and announcements, IBM and Canonical announced Ubuntu support for IBM’s POWER8 platform in April. This became available immediately upon POWER8 availability in June, making --- Cloud and server #### [Ubuntu scale out and cloud partner ecosystem expands with IBM POWER8](https://canonical.com/blog/the-ubuntu-scale-out-and-cloud-partner-ecosystem-expands-with-ibm-power8) Public and private cloud adoption has continued to grow, and Canonical has been at the forefront, focusing on scale out and cloud architectures. We have built Ubuntu, Ubuntu OpenStack and Juju to be optimised for cloud and scale out. We recognise that the right ecosystem of hardware and ISVs partners needs to be in place --- Cloud and server