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Canonical
15 June 2016

Special report: Low latency and real-time kernels for telco and NFV

Cloud and server Article

The kernel is the fundamental core of a computer operating system. It is the first program to load, and it manages all core functions of the computer. With the expanding role of the Linux kernel in systems today, Canonical is often asked to provide leadership and support for kernel offerings for many purposes. Recently, Network ...

Canonical
14 June 2016

Universal “snap” packages launch on multiple Linux distros

Internet of Things Article

Developers from multiple Linux distributions and companies today announced collaboration on the “snap” universal Linux package format,  enabling a single binary package to work perfectly and securely on any Linux desktop, server, cloud or device. This community is working at snapcraft.io to provide a single publication mechanism for any s ...

James Mulholland
14 June 2016

The App Design Clinics are back!

Ubuntu Featured

We’re very happy to announce the return of the Ubuntu App Design Clinics. The first session is planned for 4.00PM BST on Friday the 17th of June, with subsequent sessions occurring at 4.00PM BST on Thursdays. We’ll be on camera talking to Dan Wood regarding his work on the OwnCloud App. Feel free to drop ...

James Donner
10 June 2016

June 2016: big software, new releases, and a CIO’s guide to telco

Cloud and server Article

Welcome to our brand new monthly blog! This month, learn about the industry trend toward Big Software, highlights of the Ubuntu 16.04 LTS release, and our latest eBook – “CIO’s guide to SDN, NFV and VNF”. Be sure to check out our roundup of Industry news! Mark Shuttleworth: Big Software is THE biggest problem facing ...

Adam Stokes
9 June 2016

What’s the easiest way to start using big software? Meet Conjure-up

Cloud and server Article

Have a big software project you want to get in front of users with the least amount of barriers? Maybe it has a lot of dependencies, target runtimes, and/or micro-service type relationships. Don’t feel like writing a book’s worth of install and configuration documentation? Wish you could just tell folks to just conjure-up your project? ...

Stéphane Graber
8 June 2016

LXD 2.0: LXD and Juju [10/12]

Cloud and server Article

Juju is Canonical’s service modeling and deployment tool. It supports a very wide range of cloud providers to make it easy for you to deploy any service you want on any cloud you want.On top of that, Juju 2.0 also includes support for LXD, both for local deployments, ideal for development and as a way to co-locate services on a cloud inst ...

Jorge O. Castro
7 June 2016

Apache Bigtop and Juju: a charming approach to big data

Cloud and server Article

Juju users have been enjoying our collection of Big Data charms for over two years. During this time, we’ve learned a lot about what our users want from this complex corner of big software. The Apache Bigtop community distills best practices for installing big data software. They extensively test and package Apache big data projects ...

Canonical
6 June 2016

Vendors embrace Juju model-driven operations

Cloud and server News

Vendors delivering SAAS experience on-premises with Juju charms Charms encapsulate deployment, integration, management, support, operations Reusable charms greatly reduce the operations cost of big software Centres of gravity around big data, machine learning and container management Rapid growth in use of Juju for OpenStack operations   ...

Tom Haddon
6 June 2016

Scaling out ubuntu.com for 16.04 release

Ubuntu Article

On release day for Ubuntu, the amount of traffic to ubuntu.com increases significantly. Comparing the amount of hits the website received on release day for 16.04 in comparison to the same day the previous week, we saw the number of requests grow by 209% over the 24 hour period. Looking at a particular hour around ...

Amrisha Prashar
1 June 2016

Over-The-Air 11: We’ve gone wireless!

Desktop Article

We’re pretty excited about this OTA! We’ve introduced wireless capabilities to the Meizu Pro 5, which gives users the full Ubuntu PC experience running from a smartphone. All the services running from the phone are available on desktop through just a wireless dongle and no cables – giving you the full Ubuntu convergence experience! And ...

Jamie Bennett
1 June 2016

Apps to Snaps

Internet of Things Article

Distributing applications on Linux is not always easy. You have different packaging formats, base systems, available libraries, and distribution release cadences all of which contribute to the headache. But now we have something much simpler: Snaps. Snaps are a new way for developers to package their applications, bringing with it many ad ...

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