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Canonical
25 October 2018

Ubuntu Advantage successfully passes MSPCV cloud certification process

Canonical announcements Article

Canonical is pleased to share that it’s TechOps team has successfully completed the MSP Cloud Verify Program (MSPCV) certification process which recognises the quality of companies offering cloud and/or managed services. The MSPCV, conducted by the MSPAlliance, is based on the Unified Certification Standard (UCS) for Cloud and Managed Ser ...


James Nunns
20 October 2018

Canonical and Ubuntu – user statistics

Desktop Desktop

Most stories are pretty clear and straightforward, heroes, villains, friends, enemies. There’s clear lines as to who is involved with who and what is going on. Then you arrive at the story of Canonical and Ubuntu and things aren’t quite so clear anymore, lines are blurred. Ubuntu appears everywhere, sometimes accompanied by Canonical but ...


Will Cooke
19 October 2018

Welcome Ubuntu Desktop 18.10

Desktop Article

The Cosmic Cuttlefish has arrived.  Ubuntu 18.10 is out and represents the first step on the road to the next LTS in April 2020.  This release of Ubuntu comes with 9 months of support and brings the latest update to the GNOME stack, improvements to the snap experience on the desktop, some new features and ...


James Nunns
19 October 2018

Ubuntu events in November

Cloud and server Events

  November is just around the corner, winter jumpers are being dug out from the back of the wardrobe and it’s now acceptable to put the heating on. Although many may be considering hibernation, the Ubuntu team here at Canonical will be out and about around the world at a number of big events. So ...


Canonical
18 October 2018

Infographic: Snaps in numbers

Cloud and server Article

Coinciding with the release of Ubuntu 18.10 today, we have celebrated the exceptional adoption of snaps by sharing the infographic below. From popular snaps to daily installs, this infographic demonstrates where, when and why users are installing and adopting the secure, Linux application format. For more commentary around these numbers, ...


Canonical
18 October 2018

Ubuntu 18.10:Multi-cloud,new desktop theme & enhanced snap integration

Canonical announcements Canonical News

London, UK, 18th October 2018; Canonical today announced the release of Ubuntu 18.10, focused on multi-cloud deployments, AI software development, a new community desktop theme and richer snap desktop integration. “Ubuntu is now the world’s reference platform for AI engineering and analytics” said Mark Shuttleworth, CEO of Canonical. “We ...


Joshua Powers
16 October 2018

Ubuntu Server development summary – 16 Oct 2018

Cloud and server Server

The purpose of this communication is to provide a status update and highlights for any interesting subjects from the Ubuntu Server Team. If you would like to reach the server team, you can find us at the #ubuntu-server channel on Freenode. Alternatively, you can sign up and use the Ubuntu Server Team mailing list. Spotlight: ...


Canonical
16 October 2018

Canonical collaborates with Eurotech on edge computing solutions

Canonical announcements Article

Coinciding with IoT World Solutions Congress in Barcelona this week, Canonical is pleased to announce a dual-pronged technological partnership with Eurotech to help organisations advance their internet of things enablement. Eurotech is a long time leader in embedded computing hardware as well as providing software solutions to aid enterpr ...


Joshua Powers
15 October 2018

Deploying Ubuntu root on ZFS with MAAS

Cloud and server Server

With recent updates to MAAS and Curtin, deploying Ubuntu with a ZFS root disk is now possible! Curtin added zfsroot support earlier this year and MAAS has now exposed the option. However, Ubuntu root on ZFS with MAAS is experimental! We encourage users to try this out and report back any issues, but it is ...


Sarah Dickinson
15 October 2018

Self-containing dependencies leads LogMeIn to publish their first Snap

Cloud and server Article

LogMeIn is one of the world’s top 10 public SaaS companies, and a market leader in communication & conferencing, identity & access, and customer engagement & support solutions, making well-known products such as GoToMeeting, GoToWebinar, LogMeIn Central, LastPass, and Bold360. The company is headquartered in Boston, US, with additional lo ...


James Nunns
12 October 2018

OpenStack Summit Berlin 2018

Cloud and server Cloud

Event Details Date: November 13 – 15, 2018 Location: Berlin, Germany Venue: CityCube Booth: B10 OpenStack Summit Berlin Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, is excited to reveal that it will be a headline sponsor at the OpenStack Summit in Berlin. The OpenStack Summit has proven itself to be the leading event in open infrastructure, brin ...