Cloud and Server

Carlos Bravo
25 April 2023

Ubuntu Pro is now part of the AWS EC2 console

Article Cloud and server

We are happy to announce that Ubuntu Pro is now available as a native product on AWS. You can now enjoy premium enhanced security coverage for your Ubuntu machines by launching Ubuntu Pro instances from the EC2 console with no additional requirements, subscriptions or long term commitments. Why is this good? Ubuntu Pro...

Carlos Bravo
25 April 2023

Canonical
20 April 2023

Canonical releases Ubuntu 23.04 Lunar Lobster

Article Canonical announcements

New installer, Active Directory login and gaming performance enhance Ubuntu Desktop for work and play in the latest interim release of Ubuntu.

Canonical
20 April 2023

Philip Williams
14 April 2023

Cloud storage at the edge with MicroCeph

Article Ceph

Over the years, our enterprise data centre users have told us how much they love the end to end experience of an application-centric solution like Juju to manage their entire infrastructure. Juju is a software operator framework that abstracts the specifics of operating complex software and makes it simple and...

Philip Williams
14 April 2023

Felipe Vanni
12 April 2023

Phoenix Systems sets a new standard for secure cloud services with Canonical and IBM

Article Cloud and server

Phoenix Systems, a Swiss company, partnered with IBM and Canonical to create a hyper-secure OpenStack cloud focused on data sovereignty and data protection. Switzerland is a country where data must be hosted within its borders, and for many workloads, public clouds are not an option. Phoenix Systems stepped in to fill...

Felipe Vanni
12 April 2023

Hugo Huang
9 April 2023

Four Challenges for ML data pipeline

Article AI

Data pipelines are the backbone of Machine Learning projects. They are responsible for collecting, storing, and processing the data that is used to train and deploy machine learning models. Without a data pipeline, it would be very difficult to manage the large amounts of data that are required for machine learning...

Hugo Huang
9 April 2023

Felipe Vanni
5 April 2023

Canonical at HPE APAC Outcome-Based Solutions Summit 2023

Article Cloud and server

Canonical is proud to participate to the HPE APAC, India and Japan Outcome-Based Solutions and Master ASE Summit 2023. This event will gather presales consultants and enterprise architects to explore innovative strategies powered by HPE’s edge-to-cloud workload solutions and products. Canonical’s sponsorship of the OBSS...

Felipe Vanni
5 April 2023

Frank Heimes
4 April 2023

IBM LinuxONE Rockhopper 4 brings sustainability and efficiency to the business-class server landscape, fully supported by Ubuntu 22.04

Server Cloud and server

IBM has today announced the latest addition to its IBM LinuxONE server line, the IBM LinuxONE Rockhopper 4. Whereas the recently released IBM LinuxONE Emperor 4 is the perfect fit for enterprise use cases, IBM LinuxONE Rockhopper 4 brings unprecedented flexibility that puts IBM’s world-leading server technology within...

Frank Heimes
4 April 2023

Canonical
30 March 2023

Time to prepare for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS end of standard support on 31 May 2023 – Options for AWS users.

Article Cloud and server

As mentioned in our recent blog post, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS ‘Bionic Beaver‘ will reach the end of the standard five-year maintenance window on 31 May 2023. This means that Ubuntu 18.04 LTS servers will stop receiving updates unless you are an Ubuntu Pro subscriber. With an Ubuntu Pro subscription, your Ubuntu 18.04 LTS...

Canonical
30 March 2023

Philip Williams
22 March 2023

Meet the Canonical Ceph team at Cephalocon 2023

Article Ceph

Date: April 16-18th, 2023 Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands In just a few weeks, Cephalocon will be held at the Pakhuis de Zwijger cultural centre in Amsterdam. After a pandemic induced hiatus, this will be the first major gathering of Ceph developers and users in almost 4 years! Canonical Ubuntu is proud to be...

Philip Williams
22 March 2023

Tytus Kurek
17 March 2023

What is cloud repatriation?

Article Cloud and server

Cloud repatriation is undoubtedly one of the hottest trends in the cloud infrastructure space as of 2023. It enables organisations to regain control of their cloud spend, workloads and data. According to a report on cloud repatriation by 451 Research group, 48% of IT decision makers confirmed that they had moved their...

Tytus Kurek
17 March 2023

Bill Wear
17 March 2023

Help us build better doc

Article Canonical announcements

We want you to join our Ubuntu circle, and help us document MAAS. More minds, more eyes, more hands make better doc.

Bill Wear
17 March 2023

Tytus Kurek
16 March 2023

Kubernetes vs OpenStack: which one to choose?

Article Cloud and server

Kubernetes vs OpenStack is a common dilemma that organisations face when considering the modernisation of their IT infrastructure. Both are well-established open-source technologies for building cloud infrastructure, and both bring tangible benefits, especially when used in combination. Yet, they differ significantly...

Tytus Kurek
16 March 2023

Hugo Huang
1 March 2023

Setup your own VPN server

Article Cloud and server

Why do we need a VPN server? A VPN (Virtual Private Network) server is a network server that allows users to create a secure and encrypted connection to another network over the internet. Here are some reasons why we need a VPN server: Security: VPNs provide a secure way to access the internet, protecting sensitive

Hugo Huang
1 March 2023

Tytus Kurek
27 February 2023

VMware alternatives: discover open source

Article Cloud and server

Are you looking for VMware alternatives? Think open source – the world’s leading software portfolio. Open-source software enables you to build fully functional virtualisation and cloud infrastructure while ensuring total cost of ownership (TCO) reduction and business continuity. In this blog, we will walk you through...

Tytus Kurek
27 February 2023

Cloud and Server

All you need to know about designing, building, and managing your OpenStack private cloud, Kubernetes cluster or Ubuntu Server scale-out deployment.

All you need to know about designing, building, and managing your
OpenStack private cloud, Kubernetes cluster or Ubuntu Server scale-out deployment.