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14 September 2016

Big data gets super-fast with Ubuntu on Bigstep Metal Cloud

Canonical announcements Ubuntu tech blog

Bigstep gains Ubuntu Public Cloud certification Ubuntu Server images are optimized for performance, security, dependability on Bigstep Metal Cloud, with enterprise security updates Ubuntu Advantage support available through the Bigstep console CHICAGO, U.S and LONDON, U.K. Sept 14 – Bigstep, the big data cloud provider, and Canonical, the ...

Guest
13 September 2016

Deploying a Spark job using Juju

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

Juju makes it easy to setup and monitor a Spark cluster with a few commands. In this guide we will setup a new cluster and deploy a Spark job using this tool. According to the official definition, Juju is a service modelling tool that allows people to model, configure and deploy applications in the cloud. ...

Amrisha Prashar
9 September 2016

Webinar: Using snaps to deliver enterprise and consumer software

Internet of Things Ubuntu tech blog

We’ll be hosting our next webinar on using snaps to deliver enterprise and consumer software. This webinar will be hosted by Nextcloud founder Frank Karlitschek who’ll explain the story of the box and how they managed to get the consumer product to market from 0 to 3x months! He’ll also discuss why they have chosen ...

Christian Reis
8 September 2016

MAAS 2.0: high availability API-driven bare metal provisioning

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

This week, the result of over a year of work by our engineering team is concluded: the final release of MAAS 2.0 is now available for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and additionally from our stable release PPA. If you’ve never heard of MAAS before, here’s an introductory slide deck from a recent presentation at the OCP ...

Canonical
7 September 2016

Cloud Chatter: September 2016

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

Welcome to the latest issue of Cloud Chatter. This month, don’t miss: A look at Facebook’s new lab, testing software solutions including Juju and MAAS The launch of our new Ubuntu Advantage store QTS’s new private, fully managed Ubuntu OpenStack cloud An in depth analyst report on Opus 2’s new cloud Linux celebrates its 25th ...

Thibaut Rouffineau
7 September 2016

Welcoming the Parrot S.L.A.M.dunk: the new drone development kit

Internet of Things Ubuntu tech blog

Parrot collaborates with Canonical to launch the Parrot S.L.A.M.dunk, a new development kit for the creation of autonomous and obstacle avoidance drones and robots. Powered by Ubuntu and ROS (Robot Operating System), it gives developers a familiar environment to prototype solutions such as autonomous driving, 3D mapping, or simply using t ...

Didier Roche
7 September 2016

10 Desktop snaps written in August

Internet of Things Ubuntu tech blog

More and more snaps are being created monthly! 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. Snaps are secure, isolated and allow apps to be rolled back should an ...

Pedro Coca
7 September 2016

Highlights from Intel’s Developer Conference 2016!

Internet of Things Ubuntu tech blog

Last month we were present at Intel’s Developer Conference that took place in SF. The conference gathered technologists together to demo, discuss and share ways in which the boundaries of technology can be pushed. On our booth we showcased IoT gateways, server solutions, held workshop sessions as well as had a presence on the maker ...

Guest
4 September 2016

Pentaho users explore the future of DevOps and Big Data with Juju

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

This quarter’s PLUG (Pentaho London User Group) headed to Canonical’s head office which is nicely located just behind the Tate Modern in London. I must admit I don’t know much about what they do, but a bit of research later and I quickly saw they’re at the heart of open source, and they have a ...

Inayaili de León Persson
1 September 2016

August’s reading list

Phone and tablet Ubuntu tech blog

August has been a quiet month, as many of team have taken some time off to enjoy the unusually lovely London summer weather, but we have a few great links to share with you that were shared by the design team this month: Developing a Crisis Communication Strategy Accessibility Guidelines An Evening with Cult Sensation ...

Canonical
30 August 2016

Canonical certifies big software solutions at Facebook’s new lab

Canonical announcements Ubuntu tech blog

Written by David Duffey, Director of Technical Partnerships for Canonical’s cloud division Today at the OCP Technology Day, Facebook announced the grand opening of its new hardware lab space in Menlo Park to validate and certify software solutions and Canonical was one of the first to test its solutions are OCP compliant. At the new ...

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