Canonical Blog

Carlos Bravo
2 February 2024

Generative AI on a GPU-Instance with Ubuntu on AWS: Part 1 – Image Generation

Ubuntu Article

This blog post will show you how to run one of the most used Generative AI models for Image generation on Ubuntu on a GPU-based EC2 instance on AWS ...

Edoardo Barbieri
2 February 2024

Real-time Linux vs RTOS – Part II

IoT Article

Download our latest Whitepaper: A CTO’s Guide to Real-time Linux Welcome to this two-part blog series on real-time systems which asks the question: Real-time Linux vs RTOS, which is best for you? In Part I we looked at the basics of a real-time system where we explained that a real-time system must respond to events ...

Bertrand Boisseau
31 January 2024

Driving into 2024 – The automotive trends to look out for in the year ahead

Automotive Article

With multiple technological innovations all converging at the same time, we are living in an exciting era for the automotive industry. From AI to 5G, and plenty in between, we can expect to see a host of groundbreaking trends emerge this year. As electric vehicles (EVs) completely disrupt the market and the OEMs’ business strategies, ...

Andreea Munteanu
30 January 2024

AI on-prem: what should you know?

Cloud and server Article

Organisations are reshaping their digital strategies, and AI is at the heart of these changes, with many projects now ready to run in production. Enterprises often start these AI projects on the public cloud because of the ability to minimise the hardware burden. However, as initiatives scale, organisations often look to migrate the workl ...

Serdar Vural
26 January 2024

Meet Canonical at Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2024

Ubuntu Article

The world’s largest and most influential telecommunications exhibition event, Mobile World Congress (MWC), is taking place in Barcelona on 26-29 February 2024. Canonical is excited to join this important annual event once again and meet the telecom industry. Telecommunications is a key sector for Canonical. We offer solutions for private ...

Edoardo Barbieri
25 January 2024

Real-time Linux vs RTOS – Part I

Internet of Things Article

Discover Real-time with our latest whitepaper: A CTO’s Guide to Real-time Linux Welcome to this two-part blog series on Linux vs RTOS (Real-time Operating System). This series will explain the differences between achieving real-time requirements with a Linux kernel and doing the same with an RTOS. Part I will explain the basics behind a r ...

Hasmik Zmoyan
25 January 2024

Ubuntu AI podcast: AI for day-to-day tasks

AI Ubuntu

Welcome to Ubuntu AI podcast, where we talk about AI with the industry leaders. This episode was recorded in Riga, during the Ubuntu Summit 2023. We’re talking about the implementation of AI solutions for day-to-day tasks with the CEO of Nextcloud Frank Karlitschek. AI usage in Nextcloud We are talking about the AI usage at ...

Igor Ljubuncic
24 January 2024

Canonical’s recipe for High Performance Computing

HPC HPC

In essence, High Performance Computing (HPC) is quite simple. Speed and scale. In practice, the concept is quite complex and hard to achieve. It is not dissimilar to what happens when you go from a regular car to a supercar or a hypercar – the challenges and problems you encounter at 100 km/h are vastly ...

Bill Wear
23 January 2024

The kernel of open source: community

Community Article

It’s easy to see commits as the be-all and end-all of open source. They aren’t. This isn’t your run-of-the-mill post. I’ll come right to the point. It’s time to chmod some perspectives about life, the universe, and everything, at least in the realm of open source. The thesis? Viewing your fellow devs as comrades isn’t ...

Holly Hall
15 January 2024

Managing software in complex network environments: the Snap Store Proxy

Internet of Things Article

As enterprises grapple with the evolving landscape of security threats, the need to safeguard internal networks from the broader internet is increasingly important. In environments with restricted internet access, it can be difficult to manage software updates in an easy, reliable way. When managing devices in the field, change management ...

Tytus Kurek
12 January 2024

Cloud-native infrastructure – When the future meets the present

Cloud and server Article

We’ve all heard about cloud-native applications in recent years, but what about cloud-native infrastructure? Is there any reason why the infrastructure couldn’t be cloud-native, too? Or maybe it’s already cloud-native, but you’ve never had a chance to dive deep into the stack to check it out? What does the term “cloud-native infrastructur ...