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Fouaz Bouguerra
11 October 2021

Data centre networking: SDN fundamentals

Networking Article

To build your Data center networking, learn about Software Defined Netowrking and its architecure, its main components and different flavours ...


Canonical
11 October 2021

Canonical Presence at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon NA: Keynote by Founder/CEO Mark Shuttleworth, Announcement of Ubuntu 21.10 Beta

Canonical announcements Article

Canonical, the makers of Ubuntu, will have a major presence at this year’s KubeCon + CloudNativeCon NA. The Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s flagship conference brings together adopters and technologists from leading open-source and cloud-native communities. It takes place Oct. 11-15 in Los Angeles and with a virtual option. Ubuntu is ...


Anton Smith
8 October 2021

Provisioning bare metal Kubernetes clusters with Spectro Cloud and MAAS

Cloud and server Article

Bare metal Kubernetes (K8s) is now easier than ever. Spectro Cloud has recently posted an article about integrating Kubernetes with MAAS (Metal-as-a-Service. In the article, they describe how they have created a provider for the Kubernetes Cluster API for Canonical MAAS (Metal-as-a-Service).  This blog describes briefly the benefits of ba ...


Igor Ljubuncic
8 October 2021

How to make snaps faster

Ubuntu Article

A great user experience is (or at least, should be) an integral part of any software that involves user interaction. On the desktop, this starts with the application launch, and continues through the session. The overall time to completion of tasks as well as interactive responsiveness are a core element in this journey. If you’re ...


Fouaz Bouguerra
8 October 2021

Data centre networking: what is SDN?

Networking Article

Providing an introduction to Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and the main drivers behind it in the data centre networking. ...


Canonical
7 October 2021

Why your snap’s name, description, summary may have been changed, and what we’re doing about it

Ubuntu Article

As you may be aware, last month, a few users reported seeing some of their snaps’ metadata (description, name, summary) being overwritten by what seemed to be old information. On closer inspection, this affected snaps for which the authors had modified the metadata via the Web publisher interface, and the metadata had reverted to the ...


Canonical
6 October 2021

Canonical launches Ubuntu Frame, the foundation for embedded displays

Canonical announcements Article

Canonical’s Ubuntu Frame is an easy-to-use, reliable and secure fullscreen shell to power edge devices, with 10 years of support from Canonical. October 6th, 2021: Canonical announces the release of Ubuntu Frame, a solution that allows developers to easily build and deploy graphical applications for interactive kiosks, digital signage sol ...


Gabriel Aguiar Noury
5 October 2021

ROS CVE alert; ensuring security for robotics

Robotics Article

Security for robotics is a priority for ROS developers and crucial for the success of robotics. Open Robotics has registered a CVE that affects ROS Kinetic, Melodic and Noetic. CVE stands for Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures, and it’s an international system that provides a method for publicly sharing information on cybersecurity vuln ...


Holly Hall
1 October 2021

What is an IoT marketplace?

Internet of Things Article

The Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem is expanding at a rapid rate, with the number of devices growing every year. The increase in physical hardware being manufactured multiplies the amount of software needed to perform various functions on new platforms. There are a range of IoT use cases, including voice-controlling the lights in your ...


jiashiuan
27 September 2021

Meet Canonical at Open Source Strategy Forum on 5th October in London

Canonical announcements Article

What is Open Source Strategy Forum? The Open Source Strategy Forum (OSSF) is a one-day conference for experts across financial services, technology and open source to deepen collaboration and drive innovation in the financial services industry. This year, Open Source Strategy Forum is live and in-person in London organised by the Linux Fo ...


Anton Smith
24 September 2021

Bare metal cloud support for Ubuntu 14.04 and 16.04 LTS

Cloud and server Article

Now that Canonical is prolonging the lifecycle of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ‘Trusty Tahr’ and 16.04 LTS ‘Xenial Xerus’ to a total of ten years, it’s a good time to reflect on how else Canonical supports these releases for bare metal cloud. Bare metal lifecycle management Whether you’re running a small or a large fleet of ...