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  Design and Web team summary – 8 September 2021
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  The Web & 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 Hi there! I’m MariaPaula and I’m a Web Engineer. I recently joined the Web Squad where I […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/design-and-web-team-summary-8-september-2021
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  KVM hypervisor: a beginners’ guide
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  KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is the leading open source virtualisation technology for Linux. It installs natively on all Linux distributions and turns underlying physical servers into hypervisors so that they can host multiple, isolated virtual machines (VMs). KVM comes with no licenses, type-1 hypervisor capabilities and a variety of performance extensions which makes it an […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/kvm-hyphervisor
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  Advantech UNO-420 PoE-Powered Data Sensing Gateway Certified on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
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  Advantech, a leading provider of intelligent IoT systems and automation technology, is pleased to announce that its UNO-420 data gateway is certified on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu Core 20. UNO-420 is a PoE-powered data sensing gateway powered by an Intel® Atom™ E3815 processor, characterized by its high compatibility with diverse data acquisition devices and […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/advantech-uno-420-poe-powered-data-sensing-gateway-certified-on-ubuntu-20-04-lts
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  Android applications running in the cloud now easily scale from prototype to production with the new Anbox Cloud Appliance on AWS
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  London, UK – Today, Canonical announces the availability of the Anbox Cloud Appliance in AWS Marketplace, allowing for a fast and easy “prototype to production” process for Android apps in the cloud.  The Anbox Cloud Appliance is a small-scale version of Canonical’s Anbox Cloud, which developers can utilize for rapid prototyping of Android-in-the-Cloud solutions. Additionally, […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/android-applications-running-in-the-cloud-now-easily-scale-from-prototype-to-production-with-the-new-anbox-cloud-appliance-on-aws
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  Kubernetes CI/CD pipelines: What, why, and how
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  Who is this for? This blog can provide you with useful information on how to set up a Kubernetes CI/CD workflow using state-of-the-art of open source DevOps tools, whether you are: A developer at the start of your journey with enterprise software An experienced software engineer working on your company’s applications, or  An engineering lead […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/kubernetes-ci-cd-pipelines-what-why-and-how
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  How to develop Linux applications for FIPS on Ubuntu
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  This is the second article in our series regarding FIPS 140 and Ubuntu. The first part of this series, this article, covers running FIPS 140 applications on Ubuntu while this part is focused on the development of FIPS 140 applications on Ubuntu. What is FIPS and why should a developer care? Developing applications for regulated […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/how-to-develop-linux-applications-for-fips-on-ubuntu
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  Snapcraft 6.0 is around the corner
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  A good sign of maturity and confidence in software is when said software utilizes its own components for future development and enablement. Snapcraft is a command-line utility that allows developers to package and distribute their applications as snaps. But Snapcraft itself is also distributed as a snap, and built in the same manner! Today, Snapcraft […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/snapcraft-6-0-is-around-the-corner
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  Commissioning deployed machines: Request granted
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  We want to make it possible to deploy MAAS in an existing datacenter, and have it keep track of machines that already have a deployed workload — without disturbing machine or workload. Currently, in order to get a machine into MAAS, with correct hardware information, you have to network boot the machine and let MAAS […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/commissioning-deployed-machines-request-granted
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  Launching Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus) on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
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  At the end of April 2021, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ‘Xenial Xerus’ transitioned into the extended security maintenance (ESM) phase, effectively ending free updates for it, though paid security patching is still available via Ubuntu Advantage. To ensure users don’t build on Ubuntu images that may be insecure, Ubuntu 16.04 is no longer available to be […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/launching-ubuntu-16-04-xenial-xerus-on-oracle-cloud-infrastructure-oci
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  The new Ubuntu membership process
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  Applying for Ubuntu membership just became a  lot easier. After a long discussion on Discourse, we’ve made the necessary changes to lower the technical barrier of entry to apply for Ubuntu membership. It’s now a simpler process with a focus on contribution, not on technical ability. In this post, I walk through the new process […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/the-new-ubuntu-membership-process
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  How Kubernetes 1.22 addresses industry needs
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  On August 4th 2021, Kubernetes (K8s) upstream announced the general availability of Kubernetes 1.22, the latest version of the most popular container orchestration platform. At Canonical, we actively track upstream releases to ensure our Kubernetes distributions align with the latest innovations that developers and businesses need for their cloud native use cases. Usually, we would […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/how-kubernetes-1_22-addresses-industry-needs
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  What is OpenRAN
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  OpenRAN is a key technology making it’s way to telecom operators. Read for the answer what OpenRAN is and how RAN evolution looked like.

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/what-is-openran
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  Where configuration management falls short: model-driven OpenStack
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  Have you ever installed OpenStack from scratch? I know, it sounds geeky, unnecessary and maybe even overcomplicated … It is after all 2021, OpenStack is mature, there are hundreds of OpenStack distributions available out there, configuration management tools are all the way around and installing OpenStack from scratch almost sounds like compiling the Linux kernel […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/where-configuration-management-falls-short
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  Introducing UbuCon Asia 2021: The First Ubuntu Conference in Asia
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  UbuCon or Ubuntu Conference is an event organized by the Ubuntu Communities. This event is for everyone who is involved and interested in Ubuntu, Linux, and other Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) technologies. This year, UbuCon Asia will be held and organized by Ubuntu Communities and FOSS communities in Asia. UbuCon Asia is also […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/introducing-ubucon-asia-2021-the-first-ubuntu-conference-in-asia
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  Open source telecom quarterly – new format
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  Want to stay up to date with open source in telecom, cloud native teleco, initiatives like OpenRAN ? Search no more, we’ve got you covered.

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/open-source-telecom-quarterly-new-format
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  Cybersecurity with Ubuntu
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  The cybersecurity state of affairs can be described as too complex today. There is an enormous number of threats endangering sensitive data for the average IT team to cope with. Threats ranging from exposure of physical assets stored in an office, to “social engineering” attacks resulting in unauthorized access, or even threats that exploit obscure […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/cybersecurity-with-ubuntu
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  Cloud PaaS through the lens of open source – opinion
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  Opinion piece by Rob Gibbon – Product Manager at Canonical. All views expressed are the author’s own. The open source perspective viz. PaaS Open source software, as the name suggests, is developed in the open. The software can be freely inspected by anyone, and can be freely patched as required to suit the security requirements […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/cloud-paas-through-the-lens-of-open-source-opinion
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  Model-driven observability: Taming alert storms
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  Model-driven observability and its strong notion of topology provide easy-to-apply alert management capabilities to avoid alert storms and help find root causes faster.

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/model-driven-observability-part-3-taming-alert-storms
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  Winners of the 21.10 Wallpaper competition
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  Congratulations to our winners! With over 200 submissions and several hundred voters, the competition was tough. But, the votes are in, and here are the winning wallpapers. The first two make it into the official release 21.10 image and are automatically entered into the runnings for 22.04. The other eight you see here will be […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/winners-of-the-21-10-wallpaper-competition
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  DataOps: keeping the data flowing with Model-driven Operations
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  Prologue: why is DataOps so hard? If you’ve ever lived DataOps, you’ll know that it’s a challenge at the best of times. A day in the life of a typical data engineering team involves securing, releasing, debugging and stabilising complex and oftentimes fragile data pipelines. These pipelines can involve many source applications and intermediaries, and […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/dataops-keeping-the-data-flowing-with-model-driven-operations