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sidfaber
23 November 2020

Exploring ROS 2 Kubernetes configurations

Cloud and server Article

Kubernetes and robotics make a great match. However, as we have seen, robots running ROS 2 can be tricky to set up on Kubernetes. This blog series has explored running ROS 2 on Kubernetes, set up a simple talker and listener, and distributed that demo across three machines. The configurations presented may not quite fit ...


sidfaber
17 November 2020

Distribute ROS 2 across machines with MicroK8s

Cloud and server Article

Introduction Our simple ROS 2 talker and listener setup runs well on a single Kubernetes node, now let’s distribute it out across multiple computers. This article builds upon our simple ROS 2 talker / listener setup by running it on multiple K8s nodes. At the completion of this setup expect to have a ROS2 Kubernetes ...


Galem KAYO
17 November 2020

Cybersecurity defenses for IIoT

Ubuntu Article

Cybersecurity attacks on industrial IoT solutions can have detrimental consequences. This is the case because IoT devices record privacy-sensitive data and control production assets. Therefore, demonstrable trustworthiness is prerequisite to IoT adoption in industrial settings. Fortunately, IT security is a mature field. Experts have iden ...


Andreea Munteanu
16 November 2020

Mark Shuttleworth on overcoming software complexity

Cloud and server Article

While today we see an enormous amount of incredible software being published, both by tech giants and niche providers, there is a significant lag in the telco industry’s ability to leverage it.  The promise of a software-defined technology landscape is, of course, agility.  But what is the main factor preventing telecommunications enterpr ...


Valentin Viennot
16 November 2020

Edge computing is dead, long live micro clouds and IoT gateways

Cloud and server Article

“The King is dead, long live the King.” It might be my french roots speaking, but it seems that actual use cases are replacing King Edge, and it might be for the best. Warning; do not read this blog if you’re particularly sensitive about edge computing (and if you don’t know what this is about, ...


Igor Ljubuncic
13 November 2020

Popular snaps per distro (2020 edition)

Desktop Article

Back in mid-2019, we wrote a blog post detailing and comparing the most popular snaps across multiple distributions – Arch Linux, CentOS, Debian, Fedora, Manjaro, and Ubuntu. This article gave us a fascinating insight into the usage patterns across these different systems and their audiences. We wanted to see if and how the situation has ...


Canonical
13 November 2020

Canonical’s Open Operator Collection extends Kubernetes operators to traditional Linux and Windows applications

Cloud and server Article

13th November 2020: Canonical’s Open Operator Collection, the largest collection of application operators, now supports both cloud-native and traditional applications on Windows and Linux. The collection is hosted at Charmhub.io and follows the Open Operator Manifesto. Next-generation operations unify CAAS and IAAS “The operator pattern s ...


Sarah Dickinson
13 November 2020

10 years and 10 million cores: charting OpenStack’s greatest achievements

Ubuntu Article

Technology anniversaries have become more commonplace in recent years. The iPhone at 10 years old, indeed Canonical itself turned 15 last year. Here though, we want to look at OpenStack reaching double figures this year.  Starting off as a joint project between NASA and Rackspace in 2010, over 500 companies have now joined the OpenStack ...


Lech Sandecki
11 November 2020

Less than 6 months to Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: 6 things to prepare

Apps Article

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Xenial Xerus will enter the extended security maintenance (ESM) period in April 2021. This article explains the ESM period and provides a guide for six key considerations when planning a migration path from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Contact us with your ESM questions What is ESM? Every Ubuntu Long Term Support (LTS) release ...


Andreea Munteanu
10 November 2020

Open Operators Training Day hosted by Canonical: a co-located KubeCon event

Ubuntu Article

Register for Operators Day Date: Tuesday, November 17Registration Fees: Complimentary KubeCon NA is just around the corner and, as always, we aim to give back to the community in any way we can. That’s why, in the context of the upcoming KubeCon, we’re hosting a full-day training on operators, led by Canonical’s engineers. The Open ...


Anthony Dillon
10 November 2020

Design and Web team summary – 10th November 2020

Design Design

The web team here at Canonical run two-week iterations. Here are some of the highlights of our completed work from this iteration. Meet the team Hi, my name is Long. I’ve recently joined Canonical on the Web and Design team as a Lead Visual Designer. Joining Canonical during this weird time that we’re all going ...