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Robin Winslow
11 March 2015

A seachange in front-end best practice (but not for a while)

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Despite some reservations, it looks like HTTP/2 is very definitely the future of the Internet. Speed improvements HTTP/2 may not be the perfect standard, but it will bring with it many long-awaited speed improvements to internet communication: Sending of many different resources in the first response Multiplexing requests to prevent block ...

Canonical
11 March 2015

NFV and SDN on OpenStack for network operators

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV) and Software-Defined Networking (SDN) are two of the hottest infrastructure technologies around, particularly for telecoms and network operators wanting to map their services in a more efficient, scalable, and cost-effective way. One of the biggest areas of interest for operators as they look to inte ...

Canonical
11 March 2015

How to face the challenges of becoming a cloud operator

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

In a shifting market, the traditional revenues of telcos and service providers are under threat. Voice revenues are at an all-time low, and high wireless data costs are negatively impacting margins. As an additional challenge, many enterprises are moving low-value workloads and applications to public clouds such as Amazon, eroding traditi ...

Canonical
11 March 2015

How Ubuntu OpenStack makes the cloud work for telcos and SPs

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

Telcos and Service Providers expect near 100% uptime and the flexibility to scale their infrastructure up and down on-demand. This requires a proven cloud platform that minimises time-to-revenue and ensures predictable costs. Here’s why you should consider Ubuntu OpenStack for your next cloud project: Up to 75% of OpenStack clouds are bui ...

Canonical
11 March 2015

Make IT rain: public cloud on Ubuntu OpenStack

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

Ubuntu OpenStack is the most trusted platform on which to build a public cloud. One of the best things about it is the ease of moving from a proof of concept or small lab-based deployment to a large, scalable, production one. In this brochure, we discuss some basics about running Ubuntu OpenStack for public clouds, ...

Canonical
11 March 2015

Architecting OpenStack for enterprise reality

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

With OpenStack becoming more and more popular as a cloud-building technology for enterprises, companies are asking themselves several important questions. How viable is OpenStack as an enterprise platform? Is it possible (and feasible) to integrate it with existing virtualisation infrastructure, e.g. vSphere from VMware? Is there a busine ...

Canonical
11 March 2015

Building a private cloud? Taking the leap

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

In this whitepaper, you will read about moving your Ubuntu OpenStack private cloud from the proof-of-concept stage to a production environment. It covers technical and organisational aspects, and gives you some best practices on running your Ubuntu OpenStack private cloud in production and making it future-proof. Download eBook ...

Canonical
11 March 2015

A reference architecture for implementing OpenStack on VMware vSphere

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

This technical whitepaper, a collaboration between Canonical and VMware, proposes a reference architecture for running OpenStack on VMware vSphere. It draws on experience both companies have in joint customer engagements, and lists some best practices and recommendations for getting the most out of existing enterprise IT infrastructure wh ...

Canonical
10 March 2015

Microsoft & Canonical demonstrate first fully automated OCP Deployment

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

Interesting news on the Open Compute Project (OCP) front this week as we extend our partnership with Microsoft to demonstrate the value of our Metal-as-a-Server (MAAS) deployment solution within an OCP environment. At this week’s OCP Summit, taking place in San Jose today and tomorrow (10th and 11th March), we will demonstrate how we’re w ...

Canonical
10 March 2015

Making OpenStack Easy: QCT joins Ubuntu Cloud Partner Programme

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

Canonical is pleased to announce the addition of QCT (Quanta Cloud Technology), a leading global datacenter solution provider, to its Ubuntu Cloud Partner Programme. This extensive partnership includes QCT hardware certification on the Ubuntu OS, participation in Canonical’s OpenStack Interoperability Lab (OIL) and the joint design, valid ...

Ellen Arnold
9 March 2015

AppScale the newest member of the Charm Partner Programme

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

AppScale have joined the Charm Partner Programme. AppScale is an open source PaaS that leverages the Google App Engine APIs. It allows devs to quickly focus on the business logic of the application and frees your ops from unwieldy software stacks. AppScale gives enterprises the freedom to run Google App Engine applications across all publ ...