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  Canonical Transforms Linux on Mac
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  Developers can now launch Linux instances on Apple M1 with Multipass 1.8 November 9th London, UK: On the heels of Apple’s announcement of a new line of game-changing M1 MacBooks, Canonical is bringing fast and easy Linux to the M1 platform. Multipass, the quickest way to run Linux cross-platform, received an update last week allowing […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/canonical-transforms-linux-on-mac
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  CIS-Harden your Ubuntu in Google Cloud
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  CIS Benchmarks are best practices for the secure configuration of a target system. The Center for Internet Security, Inc. (CIS®) is the authority backing CIS Benchmarks. Ubuntu Pro is entitled to be CIS compliant and packaged with CIS toolings from Canonical. Let’s SSH into your Ubuntu Pro virtual machine. If you haven’t yet upgrade your […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/make-your-ubuntu-cis-hardened-in-gcp
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  History of Open Source Identity Management (part 1)
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  Few computing concepts are as ubiquitous as identity and access management. There isn’t a single day that goes by without us being asked for credentials, passwords or pin codes. Yet very few know the origins and the evolution of the technologies behind them. This is the first of two blog posts where we will look […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/history-of-open-source-identity-management-part-1
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  Five reasons to manage your IoT edge devices
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  The Internet of Things adoption is growing faster than ever before. As connected devices become more affordable, they find their place in many aspects of our lives. Users worldwide can benefit from a large ecosystem of IoT solutions. However, this rapid growth comes at a cost. Different IoT edge devices have different interfaces, speak different […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/five-reasons-to-manage-your-iot-edge-devices
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  Data centre networking: SDDC
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  To build modern data centre networking, learn about Software Defined Data Centre and its main components.

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/data-centre-networking-software-defined-data-centre
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  Kubernetes Fully Managed: Overcoming CIOs challenges
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  How can organisations use Kubernetes while cutting down operational costs and overcoming the biggest challenges facing CIOs when adopting the platform?

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/kubernetes-fully-managed-overcoming-cios-challenges
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  Ubuntu optimised for Intel processors accelerates adoption of IoT innovations
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  2 November 2021: Canonical published the first Ubuntu images optimised for the next generation of Intel IoT platforms, which address the unique requirements of the intelligent edge across multiple industry verticals.  Both companies are dedicated to enabling on Ubuntu the Intel IoT platforms’ specific features such as real-time performance, manageability, security, and functional safety, as […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/ubuntu-optimised-for-intel-processors-accelerates-adoption-of-iot-innovations
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  Securing the Open-Source supply chain with Ubuntu Pro on Google Cloud
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  It’s official: since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, cybercrime has increased by 600%. Among these, ransomware attacks are estimated to cost $6 trillion in 2021 alone. And there were nearly 550,000 ransomware attacks per day in 2020. The question is: are your workloads secure enough? In this blog, we will discuss how to make […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/securing-the-open-source-supply-chain-with-ubuntu-pro-on-google-cloud
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  Ubuntu Pro-based Microsoft SQL Server Instances available for Azure
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  1st November 2021: Today, Canonical announced support with Microsoft for Microsoft SQL Server with Ubuntu Pro on Microsoft Azure. Canonical has worked with Microsoft to bring a highly performant and fully supported solution for SQL Server to market, based around the Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS operating system. Customers on Microsoft Azure can launch fully supported […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/ubuntu-pro-microsoft-sql-server-for-azure
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  OpenStack vs AWS: which one is better for you?
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  OpenStack vs AWS is a discussion that almost every organisation must conduct when adopting a cloud strategy. This is because OpenStack and AWS are undoubtedly some of the most popular cloud technologies in both public and private cloud space. While AWS is the most popular commercial cloud platform, OpenStack remains its most popular open source […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/openstack-vs-aws
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  Taking Ubuntu for a spin (literally)
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  Want to learn what we do for the automotive industry? Learn more about how Ubuntu is powering it. The designers of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway never could have predicted that unmanned autonomous vehicles would someday race on their track – much less robots that can see the checkered flag while their ‘drivers’ kiss the bricks. […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/taking-ubuntu-for-a-spin-literally
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  Taking Ubuntu for a spin (literally)
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  Want to learn what we do for the automotive industry? Learn more about how Ubuntu is powering it. The designers of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway never could have predicted that unmanned autonomous vehicles would someday race on their track – much less robots that can see the checkered flag while their ‘drivers’ kiss the bricks. […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/taking-ubuntu-for-a-spin-literally-autonomous-vehicles
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  LMA 2: Reimaginging observability with MicroK8s and Grafana, Prometheus and Grafana Loki
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  Note: This post is co-authored by Jon Seager. Jon Seager is an engineering director at Canonical with responsibility for Juju, the Charmed Operator Framework, and a number of charmed operator development teams which operate across different software flavors including observability, data platform, MLOps, identity and more. Juju re-imagines the world of operating software securely, reliably, […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/lma-2-modern-observability-with-juju-by-charming-the-grafana-ecosystem
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  Enhance the security of your open-source applications and share feedback
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  Are you spending time on high-impact, high-value activities, or are you constantly derailed by maintenance, support, and deployment challenges? Does your organisation consume open-source software that needs security patching? Where do you get the security updates from, and how do you track what’s available? Are you responsible for vulnerability management, compliance, and long term maintenance […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/enhance-security-of-open-source-applications
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  Design and Web team summary – 22 October 2021
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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. Meet the team My name is Albert, I’ve been working at Canonical for little longer than a year. As a […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/design-and-web-team-summary-22-october-2021
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  Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W with Ubuntu Server 21.10 support is here
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  The Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W has been announced and delivers a performance boost that will enable both Ubuntu Server and Ubuntu Core support.

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/raspberry-pi-zero-2-w-with-ubuntu-server-support-is-here
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  In defence of pet servers
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  We all know the drill by now: modern compute infrastructure needs to be deterministic, disposable, commoditised and repeatable. We’re all farmers now, and our server estates must be treated like cattle – ready for slaughter at a moment’s notice. However, we must remember that the driver behind the new design rationale is primarily the unreliable […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/in-defence-of-pet-servers
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  Canonical & Ubuntu at Nvidia GTC 2021
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  Canonical is once again proud to be a sponsor of the Nvidia GTC event! Happening virtually on November 8-11, the conference will feature a wide variety of sessions on AI, computer graphics, data science, and more. Register for the event During this GTC, Canonical will be hosting two sessions. Join for us a co-hosted speech […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/canonical-ubuntu-at-nvidia-gtc-2021
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  OpenStack Xena and OpenStack Charms 21.10
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  The release of OpenStack Charms 21.10 brings native support for OpenStack Xena in Charmed OpenStack. This latest version of OpenStack comes with initial support for SmartNICs in Nova and further improvements around Neutron Open Virtual Network (OVN) driver integration.  In order to further simplify the job of the cloud operations teams, the OpenStack Charms 21.10 […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/openstack-xena
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  5 Things to Check Out in Ubuntu Impish Indri
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  For Linux desktop users, Ubuntu Impish Indri contains a number of new features plus a preview or two ahead of our next LTS release. Here are our top 5.

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/5-things-to-check-out-in-ubuntu-21-10-impish-indri