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Udi Nachmany
28 November 2016

Canonical and AWS partner to deliver world-class support in the cloud

Cloud and server Article

In today’s software world, support is many times an afterthought or an expensive contract used only to keep-up with the latest patches, updates, and versions. Hidden costs to upgrade software, including downtime, scheduling, and planning are also factors that need to be considered. Canonical does not believe the traditional norms of suppo ...


Guest
28 November 2016

Mir is not only about Unity8

Desktop Article

This is a guest post by Alan Griffiths, Software engineer at Canonical. If you would like to contribute a guest post, please contact ubuntu-devices@canonical.com Mir is a project to support the management applications on the display(s) of a computer. It can be compared to the more familiar X-Windows used on the current Ubuntu desktop (and ...


Benjamin Zeller
28 November 2016

Ubuntu SDK meets snapcraft

Internet of Things Article

Everyone who has followed Ubuntu lately for sure stumbled across the snappy technology, which does not only bring the new cross-distro packaging format “snap” but also a sandboxing technology for apps, as well as transactional updates that can be rolled back in case of an update going wrong and a new way of installing and ...


Maarten Ectors
25 November 2016

Pycom and Canonical to enable LPWAN communications via snaps

Internet of Things Article

Pycom is the company behind the disruptive products such as the LoPy and SiPy which enable developers to easily get LoRa and Sigfox low-power WAN (LPWAN) communication happening. Their latest product, the FiPy combines LoRa, Sigfox and LTE-CAT M1/NB1. All also support Bluetooth Low Energy and WiFi. The FiPy can be currently pre-ordered on ...


David Callé
21 November 2016

How to build your own Ubuntu Core image and other documentation add-on

Internet of Things Article

2 weeks since the launch of Ubuntu Core 16! Many of you have been asking for help porting Ubuntu Core to new boards, chips or simply building your own images for supported boards like the Raspberry Pi. Wait no more!! Here is the first piece of documentation to help you build an Ubuntu Core image ...


Amrisha Prashar
21 November 2016

VisionMobile: State of the Developer Nation Survey

Desktop Article

We’re proud to be supporting the State of the Developer Nation Survey run by our friends at VisionMobile! This is the 12th developer survey, focusing on a 360 view of developer tools, skills and salaries. The survey features questions on topics like programming languages, platforms, app categories, new technologies, revenue models, IoT ve ...


Adam Stokes
21 November 2016

conjure-up Canonical Kubernetes under LXD today!

Cloud and server Article

We’ve just added the Localhost (LXD) cloud type to the list of supported cloud type on which you can deploy The Canonical Distribution of Kubernetes. What does this mean? Just like with our OpenStack offering you can now have Kubernetes deployed and running all on a single machine. All moving parts are confined inside their ...


Guest
17 November 2016

How to create snap packages on Qt applications

Internet of Things Article

This is a guest post by Software engineers Tim Peeters and Timo Jyrinki at Canonical. If you would like to contribute a guest post, please contact ubuntu-devices@canonical.com Introduction One of the advantages of snap packages is that they are self-contained. When you install a snap, you know that you don’t need to install additional dep ...


Jorge O. Castro
17 November 2016

Kubernetes the easy way

Cloud and server Article

If you’re interested in running Kubernetes you’ve probably heard of Kelsey Hightower’s Kubernetes the Hard Way. Exercises like these are important, they highlight the coordination needed between components in modern stacks, and it highlights how far the world has come when it comes to software automation. Could you imagine if you had to s ...


Canonical
16 November 2016

Microsoft loves Linux. SQL Server Public Preview available on Ubuntu

Canonical announcements Article

Microsoft has just announced its public preview of the next release of SQL Server, and Canonical is delighted to announce that this preview is available for Ubuntu. SQL Server on Ubuntu now provides freedom of choice for developers and organisations alike whether you use on premises or in the cloud. SQL Server enables choice of ...


Canonical
15 November 2016

Charm Partner Newsletter: November 2016

Cloud and server Article

In this issue: Newest additions to the Charm partner programme Latest Juju charms Updating Clouds with Juju Details on the next Juju Charmer’s Summit Latest installment of our Scale Out webinar series Welcome to our newest partners! Netrounds is a programmable test and service assurance solution using software-based and traffic-generating ...