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Alexia Emmanoulopoulou
23 September 2015

Infographic: LXD Machine containers from Ubuntu

Cloud and server Article

LXD (pronounced “lex-dee”) is a container hypervisor from Ubuntu. LXD containers look and act like virtual machines, but have the lightweight performance and scalability of process containers. You can use LXD on its own to deploy traditional workload applications, or you can use Docker containers inside LXD containers to get the best of b ...


James Donner
22 September 2015

Big Data Contest at Strata + Hadoop World

Cloud and server Article

Strata + Hadoop World New York City is going to be a big week for big data. Canonical are proud to be exabyte sponsors for the upcoming event. If you’re coming to Strata + Hadoop World, don’t forget to visit our booth and discover the wonders of Juju. Juju is our service modelling tool that ...


Maarten Ectors
22 September 2015

Crowdsourcing the #AppEnabledHome: GE, FirstBuild and Canonical

Internet of Things Article

  IoT is changing the home. Soon you will have apps and app stores on any type of home appliance. Earlier this year, GE’s FirstBuild brought to market the first app-enabled fridge. However, before IoT in the home can be mass market some problems will have to be solved first. What apps will people want? ...


Canonical
21 September 2015

Why I like Juju….

Cloud and server Article

  A long time ago Canonical (of Ubuntu fame) got in touch with us and asked if we’d like to bring Saiku to their new Juju platform. We were sceptical and semi agreed but ended up getting diverted to other stuff and never got started. Then a few months ago Canonical (still of Ubuntu fame) ...


Jamie Young
18 September 2015

dConstruct 2015

Ubuntu Notes

We had a great time at dConstruct in Brighton last Friday. Ubuntu was the premier sponsor of the event, so 15 of us headed down from London in the small hours of the morning to set up our stand and enjoy a day out. Origami competition Our stand became a landscape of wolves and unicorns ...


Jorge O. Castro
17 September 2015

Write Juju Charms, we’ll pick up the tab

Cloud and server Article

I am happy to announce the start of Juju Charm Developer program. It’s a simple premise, if you are interested in working on Juju charms, we will pay for your cloud time on Amazon Web Services. All we ask is that you share this work with the community. Download and install Juju Visit developer.juju.solutions and fill ...


Canonical
17 September 2015

Ubuntu nominated in V3 Technology Awards shortlist; cast your vote!

Cloud and server News

We’re delighted to have been nominated for three V3 Technology Awards this year. It’s been a great year for us and so it’s fantastic to be recognised for our recent innovation. The sixth annual awards provides the opportunity for V3 readers to vote on the best business products and vendors of the year. The shortlist features ...


Maarten Ectors
16 September 2015

The future of access networks

Cloud and server Article

IoT, Docker, Big Data, Cloud, mobile apps, Video on Demand, etc. It seems like innovation is accelerating but without a roadmap, business plan or strategy. Google and co. seem to have their eye set on taking over the telecom business. Google’s global fiber network, SDN, Fiber, Fi, OnHub, Android, Hangout, Brillo, White Spaces Spectrum Dat ...


Alexander Gallagher
10 September 2015

Rackspace joins Ubuntu Certified Public Cloud

Cloud and server News

Continuing to validate the importance of certified images in the cloud Ubuntu, the world’s most popular cloud operating system, has gained additional traction with Rackspace, a managed cloud leader. Rackspace and Canonical are excited to announce that Rackspace is joining the Ubuntu Certified Public Cloud (CPC) program. When you use Ubunt ...


Maarten Ectors
9 September 2015

Pi-Cubes – App-Enabled HVAC Control

Internet of Things Article

This is a guest post by the Cube-Controls team as part of “the startup stories”, a series of blog posts about how and why innovative companies are using Ubuntu technology. Pi-Cubes has been designed to provide makers and hobbyist with a modular automation system that supports up to 24 I/Os and four thermostats. It is ...


Maarten Ectors
8 September 2015

The App-Enabled Spider

Internet of Things Article

This is a guest post by the Erle-Robotics team as part of “the startup stories”, a series of blog posts about how and why innovative companies are using Ubuntu technology. Erle-Spider as the first legged drone powered by ROS and running snappy Ubuntu Core. This smart robot with a 900 MHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 processor ...