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Martin Wimpress
11 October 2018

Fresh Snaps from September 2018

Desktop Article

Another month passes, and we’ve got a collection of interesting applications that came to our attention (Twitter feed) during September 2018. We have a mix of developer tools, languages, password management, productivity tools and some fun too. Take a look down the list, and discover something new today. 1. Bitwarden CLI 8bit Solutions LL ...


Igor Ljubuncic
10 October 2018

Snapistics – Snaps in numbers

Cloud and server Article

Actions speak louder than words. So do numbers. When we talk about snaps, we often focus on the application packages, and talk about their individual merits. However, a no less important – and interesting – facet is the collective numbers behind the scenes. They tell a compelling story for developers and users alike. They allow ...


Guest
10 October 2018

Digital signage: the face of the smart city revolution

Internet of Things Article

This is a guest blog by Jody Smith, Product Manager at Broadsign. Around the world, smart city projects are popping up with unique solutions to longstanding urban challenges. Some examples include streetlights that analyse the current traffic situation, maps that indicate available parking spaces and street kiosks that deliver city inform ...


James Nunns
8 October 2018

Ubuntu does OpenStack

Cloud and server Cloud

OpenStack, the open source cloud of choice for many businesses, has seen broad adoption across a large number of industries, from telco to finance, healthcare and more. It’s become something of a safe haven for highly regulated industries and for those looking to have a robust, secure cloud that is open source and enables them ...


Anthony Dillon
8 October 2018

Design and Web team summary – 8 October 2018

Cloud and server Article

Snappy Whitelist/ Blacklist territories for your snaps We’ve recently implemented the ability to include or exclude your Snap in certain territories. This functionality has been ported to improve the publisher experience on snapcraft.io. Part of the work is an implementation of a multi-select picker with filtering capabilities, that will ...


James Nunns
5 October 2018

Ubuntu events in October

Canonical announcements Events

October is here, and along with Halloween, comes a number of big events for the Ubuntu team here at Canonical. Members of the Ubuntu team will be travelling across Europe and the US at a wide range events covering; Cloud, IoT, AI/ML and much more. So if you want to know where you can catch ...


Canonical
4 October 2018

Ubuntu at GTC Europe 2018

Cloud and server Article

GTC Europe 2018 Date: October 9 – 11, 2018 Location: Messe Munchen GmbH, Messegelande, 81823, Munich, Germany Venue: ICM – Internationales Congress Center Munich Booth: S11 Join Canonical at GTC Europe 2018 in Munich, Germany from the 9th of October through the 11th, where we will be showcasing our technologies across AI/ML. Canonical wil ...


Alan Griffiths
4 October 2018

How mir-kiosk enables a graphical IoT using Mir

Internet of Things Case study

If you have a problem… if you just need support for one fullscreen application… and, if you can use snaps… maybe you can use… mir-kiosk. Many devices need to provide some sort of graphical output or display (with the options of keyboard, mouse and touchscreen input) to the user. Some examples include interactive kiosks, digital ...


James Nunns
3 October 2018

Fing: future-proofing Fingbox the IoT home network monitoring device

Internet of Things Webinar

As many as 20.4 billion internet of things devices are estimated to be in use by 2020, according to Gartner, with consumer products making up 63% of this figure. A large amount of these will be low-cost devices, rushed out by manufacturers in order to capitalise on this opportunity. Unfortunately, this method typically pays no ...


Joshua Powers
2 October 2018

Ubuntu Server development summary – 2 Oct 2018

Cloud and server News

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: ...


James Nunns
2 October 2018

How to build and deploy your first AI/ML model on Ubuntu

Cloud and server Webinar

Artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) have stolen the hearts and minds of the public, the press and businesses. The technological advances in the field have helped to transport AI from the world of fiction, into something more tangible, and within touching distance. However, despite the hype, AI in the ‘real world’ isn’t qu ...