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  OpenStack is dead? The numbers speak for themselves.
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  Austin, Texas – 3rd of March 2022 – OpenStack is dead! A masked man in a black cloak with “public clouds”, “containers” and ”serverless” inscriptions shot OpenStack straight in the heart. OpenStack fell to the ground and with the last moment of strength exclaimed: “Long live open infrastructure”! That could be a headline of a […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/openstack-is-dead
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  Advantech and Canonical Collaborate on Ubuntu Pre-Loaded Embedded Solutions for Edge Computing Applications
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  March 2nd, 2022 — Advantech, a leading provider of embedded IoT solutions, has collaborated with Canonical in the provision of Ubuntu pre-loaded and certified embedded boards and systems for diverse edge computing applications. By certifying Advantech products, Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, guarantees up to 10 years of Linux security and update capabilities for users […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/advantech-and-canonical-collaborate-on-ubuntu-pre-loaded-embedded-solutions-for-edge-computing-applications
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  Pacific Textiles drives digital transformation with new infrastructure for legacy and cloud-native applications
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  March 1st, 2022 — Canonical announces that Pacific Textiles chose Canonical Charmed OpenStack for its infrastructure upgrade. The new private cloud environment allows keeping the legacy workloads running continuously and launching new cloud-native services simultaneously. The professional services team from Canonical helped Pacific Textiles during this migration, from making architectural choices to launching the live […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/pacific-textiles-drives-digital-transformation-with-new-infrastructure-for-legacy-and-cloud-native-applications
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  Enabling simple, cost-effective Kubernetes on IBM Z with MicroK8s
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  Containerisation has transformed the enterprise IT landscape, driving faster, more secure, and more predictable software delivery than ever before. Thanks to technologies like Docker, building containerised applications is easy, and many businesses are working with hundreds or even thousands of containers. To effectively deploy and manage all of these microservices, a container orchestration tool is […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/enabling-microk8s-on-ibm-z
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  Mir 2.7 brings idle timeout and OSK support for Qt applications
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  We are glad to announce the release of Mir 2.7 — our open source and secure display server for building Wayland-based shells. Mir provides a set of libraries and a Wayland compositor with integrated window management. This new release brings to you an idle timeout and on-screen keyboard (OSK) support for Qt applications. This blog […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/mir-2-7-brings-idle-timeout-and-osk-support-for-qt-applications
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  Vodafone Cloud Smartphone based on Anbox Cloud
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  Today Canonical announces it is collaborating with Vodafone to test a new technology that uses Anbox Cloud, and the power of smart mobile networks, to transform TVs, computers, wearables and other everyday objects into ‘cloud smartphones’.  The prototype Cloud Smartphone will be showcased on Vodafone’s stand at MWC 2022 in Barcelona, demonstrating the concept of […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/vodafone-cloud-smartphone-based-on-anbox-cloud
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  An overview of live kernel patching
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  Learn how Canonical improves security on Linux with live kernel patching. Track Livepatch activity over time in Landscape.

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/an-overview-of-live-kernel-patching
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  Developing GUIs for IoT is easier with Ubuntu Frame on-screen keyboard
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  Isn’t it nice when things just work? When you don’t have to worry about every single detail but only about what creates value? Imagine that you are building a digital kiosk using a touch screen. To log in, users need to input their credentials. Do you want to spend time integrating an on-screen keyboard or […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/developing-guis-for-iot-is-easier-with-ubuntu-frame-on-screen-keyboard
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  Three ways to package your Electron apps as snaps
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  Software comes in many shapes and forms. One of the popular cross-platform, cross-architecture frameworks for building and distributing applications in Electron, which combines the Chromium rendering engine and the Node.js runtime. This makes Electron-based applications relatively easy to create. If you want to deploy Electron apps in Linux, you can also use snaps as your […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/three-ways-to-package-your-electron-apps-as-snaps
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  Open source Machine Learning toolkit for financial services
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  The financial services sector is adopting Artificial Intelligence technologies at a growing rate. Areas such as asset management, algorithmic trading, credit underwriting, blockchain based finance solutions, fraud detection and claims processing have all seen increased adoption of Machine Learning to drive more robust data-driven decision processes and better understanding of customer needs . This shift […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/open-source-machine-learning-toolkit-for-financial-services
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  Monitor Ubuntu Advantage FIPS configurations
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  There are multiple ways to enable, manage, and monitor FIPS on Ubuntu. You can use the UA Client to enable FIPS, and configure Landscape to audit FIPS configurations in your entire Ubuntu estate.

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/monitor-ubuntu-advantage-fips-configurations
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  Building and running FIPS containers on Ubuntu 18.04
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  Build and run Ubuntu containers that comply with the US and Canada government FIPS140-2 data protection standard.

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/building-and-running-fips-containers-on-ubuntu18-04
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  Design and Web team summary – 11 February 2022
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  The Web and design team at Canonical run two-week iterations building and maintaining all of the Canonical websites and product web interfaces. Here are some of the highlights of our completed work from this iteration. Web The Web team develops and maintains most of Canonical’s sites like ubuntu.com, canonical.com and more.  This iteration we have […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/design-and-web-team-summary-11-february-2022
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  An overview of OpenStack storage
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  OpenStack storage is probably one of the most complex topics in OpenStack architecture right after networking. There are many different storage options, at least a few storage services, and tons of supported storage backends. It is very easy to get lost. But do not worry, there is hope. Since OpenStack was initially created as an […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/openstack-storage
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  Canonical at MWC 2022
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  Visit us from 9AM to 6PM (CET) in our Executive Room (Hall 2.1) MWC Barcelona is the world’s most influential exhibition for the connectivity industry. Since open source software is a key component of innovation and technology improvements in that space we will be there as well. Ubuntu is the most popular linux operating system […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/canonical-at-mwc-2022
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  Low latency Linux for industrial embedded systems – Part III
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  Welcome to the concluding chapter of this three-part blog series on the low latency Ubuntu kernel for industrial embedded systems.   Each blog is standalone and can be read independently from the others, although you may want to start at the beginning for some continuity. If you need a quick refresher on userland and kernel space, […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/industrial-embedded-systems-iii
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  Meet Canonical at Cloud Expo Europe London 2022
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  The leading fair in London, Paris, Frankfurt and Singapore will open its doors to C-level experts and executives in London. Canonical will be attending as a Platinum Sponsor, presenting strategies and trends for industry leading companies. Get your free ticket now Book a meeting with us Drive business agility and reduce IT cost by automating […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/meet-canonical-at-cloud-expo-europe-london-2022
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  The State of Robotics – January 2022
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  What a way of starting the year! Setting milestones, helping those in need, and daring to dream. January 2022 starts with one of the biggest technological conferences — CES. So, in this piece, you will find a breakdown of three robots in our usual style. But there’s more… we also bring a story to inspire […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/the-state-of-robotics-january-2022
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  Learn how to build a minimal Charm
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  The previous blog post talked about the community workshops taking place in the Juju and Charm community. Normally the community workshops take place every Friday at 10:00 am CET. The details for these workshops can be found in the public channel on Mattermost. In one of the workshops, Erik Lönroth held a tutorial on how […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/learn-how-to-build-a-minimal-charm
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  A Charming community: how to join the Juju and Charmed Operators community
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  If you are familiar with open source, you know that the community is what drives a project and gives its purpose, keeps it alive and thriving. So, it is important to support that community, and provide tools and encouragement to help it grow. Today, we would highlight the community behind Juju and Charmed Operators and […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/a-charming-community-how-to-join-the-juju-and-charmed-operators-community