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agmatei
30 June 2024

Managed Apps on Public Cloud: Why Operations Matter, Part II

Apps Article

In the first part of this blog journey (I’d call it a post, but it’s actually two posts) we explored what operational excellence looks like in public cloud deployments. And while I do not want to spoil it for you, the main takeaway was that it is not easy and can become resource-intensive. With this ...


Will French
29 June 2024

Maximizing CPU efficiency and energy savings with IntelⓇ QuickAssist Technology on Ubuntu 24.04

Cloud and server Article

In this post, we show that IntelⓇ QAT can be used in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS to offload compute intensive workloads, maximizing CPU efficiency and driving cost savings. ...


agmatei
27 June 2024

Managed Apps on Public Cloud: Why Operations Matter, Part I 

Apps Article

You might be tempted to think that running an app on a public cloud means you don’t need to maintain it. While that would be wonderful, it would require help from the public cloud providers and ...


Valeria Kokina
27 June 2024

Meet Canonical at SIGGRAPH 2024: Innovating Animation and VFX

Ubuntu Article

We are coming to Siggraph 2024. Discover how Ubuntu and other Canonical solutions can drive innovation in animation and enable secure usage of open-source software. ...


Canonical
26 June 2024

Canonical offers 12 year LTS for any open source Docker image

Canonical announcements Article

‘Everything LTS’  – Canonical will build distroless Docker images to customer spec that include upstream components not packaged in Ubuntu, and fix critical CVEs within 24 hours, supported on RHEL, Ubuntu, VMware or public cloud K8s for 12+ years. London, 26 June 2024 Canonical today expanded its LTS offering beyond the ‘deb’ packages of ...


Henry Coggill
24 June 2024

Meet DISA-STIG compliance requirements for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS with USG

DISA STIG Article

DISA, the Defense Information Systems Agency, recently published their Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS in April 2024. We’re pleased to now release the Ubuntu Security Guide profile to enable customers to automatically harden and audit their Ubuntu 22.04 LTS systems for the STIG. What is a STIG? A STIG i ...


Benjamin Ryzman
21 June 2024

Data Centre AI evolution: combining MAAS and NVIDIA smart NICs

AI Article

It has been several years since Canonical committed to implementing support for NVIDIA smart NICs in our products. Among them, Canonical’s metal-as-a-service (MAAS) enables the management and control of smart NICs on top of bare-metal servers. NVIDIA BlueField smart NICs are very high data rate network interface cards providing advanced s ...


Amir Abdel Baki
20 June 2024

From support engineering to UX: Piper’s career progression at Canonical

Ubuntu Article

Career progression is crucial to employee engagement and retention. At Canonical, we encourage employees to develop their own personal development journeys,  giving them the chance to apply internally for roles they are passionate about, even if they come from different technical backgrounds. We love seeing our people grow and develop. We ...


Philip Williams
20 June 2024

Navigating the cost of cloud storage in the public sector

Ceph Article

Like many other industries, organisations in the public sector have been keen to make use of the flexibility offered by cloud computing, but are now observing unpredictable and rising costs. Much of which can be mitigated through careful planning and on-premise infrastructure.  Government guidance now recommends switching to a strategy of ...


Jason Nucciarone
18 June 2024

Ubuntu Summit 2024

Ubuntu Article

We are excited to announce that Ubuntu Summit 2024 will be held in The Hague, the Netherlands this October 25 – 27th! The Ubuntu Summit for the last two years has served as a showcase for the innovative and the ambitious. We aim to shine a light on those who are not satisfied with the ...


Stephanie Domas
18 June 2024

A CISO’s comprehensive breakdown of the Cyber Resilience Act

Ubuntu Article

Strong, wide-reaching regulation can bring safety to communities – but it can also bring uncertainty. The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) has proven no exception to this universal rule. Across the open source community and the wider tech landscape, people have been greeting the news with the whole spectrum of reactions: concern, anxiety, hope. ...