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Edoardo Barbieri
1 August 2023

Reducing latency in industrial systems with Real-time Ubuntu on Intel SoCs

Internet of Things Article

Delivering a comprehensive real-time solution for industrial systems requires careful work at every layer of the stack. Since standalone hardware or software components are not sufficient, Canonical and Intel have joined forces to deliver an out-of-the-box real-time solution. This solution is now generally available on Intel Core processo ...


Felipe Vanni
27 July 2023

University of Alabama at Birmingham accelerates research with Canonical and Dell

Ceph Partners

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is an internationally renowned public research university and academic medical centre that has more than 22,000 students enrolled, and 24,000 faculty members. UAB generates $12.1 billion in annual economic impact within the State of Alabama. UAB is committed to empowering its researchers with ...


ilvipero
25 July 2023

Reaching for the stars, creating the Ubuntu Summit 2023 Logo

Ubuntu Article

We’re super happy and excited to announce the new logo for this year’s Ubuntu Summit: The Ubuntu Summit this year is held in Riga, Latvia, November 3-5 2023. This event is focused on the Linux and open-source ecosystem. It is a great opportunity for the broad and diverse open-source community to meet and showcase what ...


Ed Jones
25 July 2023

Why and how to use Rust on Ubuntu

Ubuntu Article

Rust has been the language most loved by developers for the last 8 years and it is seeing increased adoption by software companies of all sizes. However, its many high-level rules and abstractions create a steep initial learning curve which can leave the impression that Rust is the preserve of a select few but this couldn’t be any further ...


Alex Murray
20 July 2023

Securing open source through CVE prioritisation

Cloud and server Article

According to a recent study, 96% of applications in the enterprise market use open-source software. As the open source landscape becomes more and more fragmented, the task to assess the impact of potential security vulnerabilities for an organisation can become overwhelming. Ubuntu is known as one of the most secure operating systems, but ...


Mohamed Wadie Nsiri
18 July 2023

MySQL high availability made charmingly easy

Charms Article

In a previous blog, we talked about patterns to run a database in a highly available manner.  In this blog, we present our recipe for MySQL high availability. We will also explain how our solution interacts with K8s objects to provide some of its features. Why use MySQL MySQL is the most popular open-source database ...


Lukas Märdian
18 July 2023

A declarative approach to Linux networking with Netplan

Cloud and server Server

Learn how Netplan simplifies Linux networking by providing a common interface across a range of technology stacks to enable easier administration. ...


Andreea Munteanu
12 July 2023

Large language models (LLMs): what, why, how?

AI Article

Large language models (LLMs) are machine-learning models specialised in understanding natural language. They became famous once ChatGPT was widely adopted around the world, but they have applications beyond chatbots. LLMs are suitable to generate translations or content summaries. This blog will explain large language models (LLMs), inclu ...


Bertrand Boisseau
12 July 2023

How to choose an OS for software development in automotive

Automotive Article

Why companies in automotive prefer Ubuntu Automotive as an industry is constantly looking for ways to improve its processes and efficiency. The one common tool that is at the intersection of all software development activities is the operating system (OS). From advanced simulation tools to new vehicle designs, the OS has to be reliable an ...


Ijlal Loutfi
11 July 2023

Why you need to protect your confidential virtual machine from itself

Confidential computing Confidential computing

Confidential computing disrupts the traditional threat model by decoupling resource management from data access. It introduces new CPU security extensions like AMD SEV and Intel TDX, providing memory isolation through encryption and hardware access control mechanisms. While confidential computing protects against external threats, it’s im ...


Andreea Munteanu
6 July 2023

ML Observability: what, why, how

AI Article

Note: This post is co-authored by Simon Aronsson, Senior Engineering Manager for Canonical Observability Stack. AI/ML is moving beyond the experimentation phase. This involves a shift in the way of operating because productising AI involves many sophisticated processes. Machine learning operations (MLOps) is a new practice that ensures ML ...