--- title: Blog posts tagged "Ubuntu on Azure" 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/ubuntu-on-azure --- # Blog posts tagged "Ubuntu on Azure" #### [Canonical collaborates with Microsoft to strengthen enterprise-grade Linux protection](https://canonical.com/blog/defenderandpro) Canonical is working with Microsoft Defender to improve the security of organizations’ mission-critical Linux workloads  (March 18, 2026) Today Canonical, the publishers of Ubuntu, announce a new security initiative with Microsoft Defender, aimed at deeply reinforcing the security offered along with Canonical’s security maintenance servic --- Security #### [A complete security view for every Ubuntu LTS VM on Azure](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-lts-vm-azure-security-view) Azure’s Update Manager now provides a complete security view for all Ubuntu LTS VMs—18.04, 20.04, 22.04, and 24.04—by showing available updates from Ubuntu Pro’s Expanded Security Maintenance (ESM). This helps identify instances that would benefit from security patching for the Universe repository and continued updates for older LTS relea --- Security #### [Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on Azure: how to stay secure after standard support ends](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-2004-lts-security-after-standard-support) As standard support for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS ends on May 31, 2025, Azure users must choose between upgrading to a newer version or enabling extended security with Ubuntu Pro to ensure continued compliance and protection against vulnerabilities. --- Company #### [Getting started with Azure IoT Operations on Ubuntu](https://canonical.com/blog/getting-started-azure-iot-ubuntu) Introduction With the recent announcement of the release of Azure IoT Operations, Microsoft has provided its customers with a unified data plane offering significant improvements in node data capture, edge-based telemetry processing, and cloud-ingress.  Combining Azure IoT Operations with Ubuntu provides the perfect pairing to build secur --- Company #### [Join us for Microsoft Ignite](https://canonical.com/blog/join-us-for-microsoft-ignite) The Canonical team is gearing up for the next big gathering at Microsoft Ignite 2024, which will take place from November 18 – 22, 2024. Get ready to dive deep into the latest conversations that will shape the future of cloud and open-source innovation. Expand and secure your Microsoft Ignite journey with a visit to --- Company #### [Ubuntu powers Azure’s confidential AI offering](https://canonical.com/blog/confidential-ai-azure-ubuntu) Microsoft Azure’s confidential virtual machines, powered by Ubuntu and featuring NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs, offer enhanced security for AI workloads. Discover how this technology addresses data privacy concerns in sectors like healthcare, finance, and government while ensuring robust AI performance and regulatory compliance. --- Company #### [Integrating the Ubuntu Snapshot Service into systems management and update tools](https://canonical.com/blog/integrating-the-ubuntu-snapshot-service-into-systems-management-and-update-tools) Ubuntu recently released a snapshot service to use the archive as it was at a point in history. This article explains how to integrate this into systems management or update tools. --- Cloud and server #### [Preview Confidential AI with Ubuntu Confidential VMs and NVIDIA H100 GPUs on Microsoft Azure](https://canonical.com/blog/preview-confidential-ai-azure) Learn about Confidential AI preview on Azure with Ubuntu confidental VMs and Nvidia H100 GPUs, and explore how confidential computing in the cloud transforms AI security, ensuring utmost confidentiality and integrity for sensitive data and models. --- Confidential computing #### [Ubuntu Explained: How to ensure security and stability in cloud instances—part 3](https://canonical.com/blog/securing-multiple-ubuntu-instances-while-maximising-uptime) Applying updates across a fleet of multiple Ubuntu instances is a balance of security and service uptime. We explore best practices to maximise stability. --- Cloud and server #### [Ubuntu Explained: How to ensure security and stability in cloud instances—part 2](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-updates-best-practices-for-updating-your-instance) You probably know that it is important to apply security updates. You may not be clear how to do that. We are going to explain best practices for applying Ubuntu updates to single instances and what the built-in unattended-upgrades tool does and does not do. --- Cloud and server #### [Securing open source software dependencies in the public cloud](https://canonical.com/blog/securing-open-source-software-dependencies-in-the-public-cloud) Building stable and secure software requires understanding build systems and having a plan for vulnerabilities in your software dependencies. --- Cloud and server #### [Ubuntu Explained: How to ensure security and stability in cloud instances—part 1](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-updates-releases-and-repositories-explained) The LTS philosophy, releases, updates and repositories explained Since we launched Ubuntu Pro’s Expanded Security Maintenance for additional packages, and we now integrate more closely with public cloud update management tools, more people have been asking us about the Ubuntu archive and how this is divided and security patched. In this b --- Cloud and server #### [Public cloud for telco – Part 3: Microsoft Azure](https://canonical.com/blog/public-cloud-for-telco-part-3-microsoft-azure) This is the third blog from a series focusing on how public clouds meet telecommunication operators’ business demands. In the previous two blogs, we talked about how Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform have enabled telcos to run critical workloads on public clouds. In this last part of our series, you’ll hear about --- Cloud and server