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Igor Ljubuncic
23 October 2023

The winter is coming, and so is the Ubuntu Summit

Ubuntu Community

What do drones, elementary particles, air hockey, and the film industry have in common? At first glance, not much. But after giving it some thought, you may realize that, in fact, they do share a rather similar theme. Two words: Ubuntu Summit. The second installment in the reboot series of the Ubuntu Summit will take ...


Oliver Smith
20 October 2023

Unleash the power of GPU: Ubuntu WorkSpaces now support Graphics G4dn bundles

Desktop Article

We are excited to announce a significant upgrade to our Ubuntu on Amazon WorkSpaces offering. From today, Ubuntu WorkSpaces now support GPU-based Graphics.g4dn and GraphicsPro.g4dn bundles, unlocking new opportunities for creativity and innovation on Amazon WorkSpaces. Since the launch of Ubuntu on Amazon WorkSpaces in September 2022, we’ ...


Philip Williams
19 October 2023

Ceph storage for Kubernetes

Ceph Article

Opposites attract.  Stateful and stateless. Storage and container management systems are almost polar opposites of each other.  One deals with permanently storing, and protecting data for as long as it’s needed.  The other automatically manages highly dynamic workloads, scaling resources up and down as required.   More organisations are t ...


Rob Gibbon
17 October 2023

Why we built a Spark solution for Kubernetes

Data Platform Article

We’re super excited to announce that we have shipped the first release of our solution for big data – Charmed Spark. Charmed Spark packages a supported distribution of Apache Spark and optimises it for deployment to Kubernetes, which is where most of the industry is moving these days. Reimagining how to work with big data ...


Canonical
17 October 2023

Canonical announces supported solution for Apache Spark® on Kubernetes

Canonical announcements Article

17 October 2023 Today, Canonical announced the release of Charmed Spark – an advanced solution for Apache Spark® that provides everything users need to run Apache Spark on Kubernetes.  Apache Spark is suitable for use in diverse data processing applications including predictive analytics, data warehousing, machine learning data preparatio ...


Hasmik Zmoyan
16 October 2023

Ubuntu AI podcast: What is Generative AI?

AI Article

From fun experiments to enterprise projects, AI became the center of attention when it comes to innovation, digital transformation and optimization. Open source technologies democratized access to state-of-the-art machine learning tools and open doors for everyone ready to embark on their AI journey. These days everyone talks about genera ...


Gabriel Aguiar Noury
11 October 2023

AMD Kria™ KR260 Robotics Starter Kit and Ubuntu: An exploration into future robotics development

Robotics Article

The robotics field is constantly evolving, and with AMD and Canonical’s collaboration, the trajectory towards a more adaptable and efficient robotics framework is shaping up. Last year, AMD introduced the Kria™ KR260 Robotics Kit. The board embodies the spirit of seamless integration, ensuring developers face fewer barriers when developin ...


Serdar Vural
11 October 2023

SmartNICs in telco: benefits and use cases

Cloud and server Article

In our previous blog, we introduced smartNICs as technology enablers for next-generation converged data centres. We covered how smartNICs can increase efficiency and drive return on investment. In this blog post, we explain how this innovative technology can help the telecom industry. SmartNICs use cases for the telecom sector are still e ...


Bill Wear
10 October 2023

MAAS Outside the Lines

Cloud and server Article

Far from the humdrum of server setups, this is about unusual deployments – Raspberry Pis, loose laptops, cheap NUCs, home appliances, and more. What the heck is stormrider deploying this week? ...


Andreea Munteanu
5 October 2023

Learn about all things Kubeflow at Kubeflow Summit 2023

AI Article

The Kubeflow community is meeting again this year to celebrate their success, learn from their users and discuss some of the challenges of the open source world in the MLOps context. Kubeflow Summit 2023 will take place on October 6 2023, in a hybrid format.  Attendees can join in person at Irving Convention Center or ...