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arighi
31 August 2023

Get familiar with “Rusty” kernel programming in Ubuntu Lunar Lobster

Ubuntu Article

The Linux kernel has recently introduced the Rust programming language as an alternative to C for creating kernel modules. Rust is a strongly, statically typed programming language with a focus on memory safety features which produces extremely compact executable code. These properties, paired with its good tooling, make Rust a natural ch ...

Michelle Anne Tabirao
31 August 2023

Meet Canonical and OpenSearch.org at Open Source Summit Europe 2023

Ubuntu Article

We are excited to celebrate all things open source at the upcoming Open Source Summit Europe 2023 in the beautiful city of Bilbao, Spain. The event will take place on 19-21 September. The summit serves as a reminder of the open source movement’s ongoing significance, fostering a space where attendees can explore the latest trends, ...

Andreea Munteanu
30 August 2023

LLMs explained: how to build your own private ChatGPT

AI Article

Large language models (LLMs) are the topic of the year. They are as complex as they are exciting, and everyone can agree they put artificial intelligence in the spotlight. Once LLms were released to the public, the hype around them grew and so did their potential use cases – LLM-based chatbots being one of them. ...

Carlos Bravo
29 August 2023

Closing the Gap: Ubuntu Pro in the AWS Shared Responsibility Model

Cloud and server Server

Explore Ubuntu Pro’s role in the AWS Shared Responsibility Model plus walk through a real-world example to install your own Mastodon server on Ubuntu Pro Deploying your application on a public cloud offers numerous benefits, including improved time to market, elastic capacity, and improved baseline security compared to on-premises solutio ...

Oliver Smith
29 August 2023

How New Mexico State University accelerates compliant federal research with Ubuntu

Cloud and server Article

New federal compliance rules meant that NMSU Physical Science Laboratory needed a new operating system. Learn more about why they chose Ubuntu. ...

Serdar Vural
28 August 2023

Telecom security: How to safeguard your open source telco infrastructure

Security Article

From pure voice to data, and now with the connectivity provided to devices and machines, telco systems make it possible to deliver digital services to society. Thanks to telecom systems, we can keep in touch with each other and reach the information sources we need at any time and anywhere. As we have become increasingly ...

Oliver Smith
25 August 2023

Ubuntu Desktop: charting a course for the future

Desktop Article

In this post we share our values and vision for Ubuntu Desktop, and how this framework can help structure and support our collaboration with the community. ...

Kris Sharma
23 August 2023

Machine learning in finance: history, technologies and outlook

Financial Services Article

In its analysis of over 1,400 use cases from “Eye on Innovation” in Financial Services Awards, Gartner found that machine learning (ML) is the top technology used to empower innovations at financial services firms, with operational efficiency and cost optimisation as key intended business outcomes. ML is a branch of artificial intelligen ...

Tytus Kurek
21 August 2023

What is a hypervisor? A beginner’s guide

Cloud and server Article

In the realm of virtualisation and cloud computing, the hypervisor is a critical component that enables the seamless operation of multiple virtual machines (VMs) on a single host. While virtualisation is a technology, the hypervisor is its actual implementation. In this beginner’s guide, we will explore the fundamentals of hypervisors, th ...

Mohamed Wadie Nsiri
18 August 2023

How to secure your database

Data Platform Article

Cybersecurity threats are increasing in volume, complexity and impact. Yet, organisations struggle to counter these growing threats. Cyber attacks often intend to steal, damage, hijack or alter value-generating data. In this article around database security, we use the NIST framework to lay out the common controls that you can implement t ...

Aaron Prisk
17 August 2023

Ubuntu in education: A K-12 IT Director’s experience

Desktop Article

Former IT Director and Systems Administrator Aaron Prisk shares his experiences migrating a Pennsylvanian school district to Ubuntu. ...