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Tom Callway
7 December 2016

Webinar: Running an enterprise-grade OpenStack without the headaches

Cloud and server Webinar

Watch Webinar On-demand In Canonical’s latest on-demand webinar, we explore how to build and manage highly scalable OpenStack clouds with BootStack on a Supermicro reference architecture. Supermicro offers end-to-end green computing solutions for the data center and enterprise IT. Its solutions range from server, storage, blade, workstati ...


April Wang
7 December 2016

Jamming with Ubuntu Core

Desktop Article

We celebrated the launch of Ubuntu Core 16 hackathon, or shall we say Snapathon, that took place in Shenzhen between 26-27th November. The 30+ hour gathering and coding session was attended by developers, makers and anyone that was interested in the Internet of Things and the technology that powers them. Attendees were from different back ...


Stéphane Graber
7 December 2016

LXD 2.0: LXD and OpenStack [11/12]

Cloud and server Article

This is the eleventh blog post in this series about LXD 2.0. Introduction First of all, sorry for the delay. It took quite a long time before I finally managed to get all of this going. My first attempts were using devstack which ran into a number of issues that had to be resolved. Yet ...


James Donner
2 December 2016

Cloud Chatter: November 2016

Cloud and server Article

Welcome to our November edition. We begin with details on our latest partnership with Docker. Next up, we bring you a co-hosted webinar with PLUMgrid exploring how enterprises can build and manage highly scalable OpenStack clouds. We also have a number of exciting announcements with partners including Microsoft, Cloud Native Computing For ...


Canonical
1 December 2016

Canonical’s Distribution of Kubernetes reduces operational friction

Cloud and server Article

Linux containers (LXC) are one of the hottest technologies in the market today. Developers are adopting containers, especially Docker, as a way to speed-up development cycles and deliver code into testing or production environments much faster than traditional methods. With the largest base of LXC, LXD, and Docker users, Ubuntu has long b ...


Canonical
1 December 2016

UbuCon Europe – a sure sign of community strength

Desktop Article

UbuCon Europe, 18-20 Nov 2016, Essen, Germany Recovering from a great UbuCon Europe session that just took place a couple weeks ago! This year was attended by 170 people from 20 countries, about half coming from Germany. Almost everyone was (obviously) running Ubuntu and had been around in the community for years. The event was ...


Amrisha Prashar
1 December 2016

Competition: Build a seasonal snap on your Raspberry Pi

Internet of Things Article

And our present for you this Christmas is… a competition to create a seasonal snap on your Raspberry Pi 2 or 3! We’d love to see the entries that are the most festive, original and work across devices – it could be snow falling, Christmas carols, Santa Claus snaps – anything that is festive! The ...


Didier Roche
1 December 2016

10 desktop snaps written in November

Internet of Things Article

It’s that time of the month again where we round up our top ten snaps from the last month! For those that may not know, snaps are a new way for developers to package their apps, bringing with it many advantages over the more traditional package formats such as .deb, .rpm, and others. They are ...


Canonical
1 December 2016

Taking a stand against unofficial Ubuntu images

Cloud and server Article

Ubuntu is amazing on the cloud because we work with cloud providers to ensure crisp, consistent and secure images which you can auto-update safely. On every major cloud—AWS, Azure, Google, Rackspace, SoftLayer and many more—you can be confident that ‘Ubuntu’ is Ubuntu, with the same commitment to quality that you can expect when you insta ...


Inayaili de León Persson
1 December 2016

November’s reading list

Ubuntu Notes

Here are the best links shared by the design team during the month of November: BARBICAN | Urban Poetry The Future of Web Education A new algorithm for finding a visual center of a polygon This Map of the World Just Won Japan’s Prestigious Design Award Ten things I wish I knew as a UX ...


Canonical
30 November 2016

Docker and Canonical partner on CS Docker Engine for Ubuntu users

Canonical announcements News

New commercial agreement provides integrated enterprise support and SLAs for CS Docker Engine SAN FRANCISCO and LONDON, 30th November 2016 – Docker and Canonical today announced an integrated Commercially Supported (CS) Docker Engine offering on Ubuntu, providing Canonical customers with a single path for support of the Ubuntu operating s ...