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Canonical
19 September 2018

Announcing Extended Security Maintenance for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS – “Trusty Tahr”

Article Canonical announcements

Since the release of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, more than 450 million public cloud Ubuntu instances have launched, making Ubuntu the basis for the majority of cloud-based workloads. In fact, more than 60% of large-scale production clouds are running on Ubuntu operating systems (OS). This includes workloads and use cases across...

Canonical
19 September 2018

Canonical
17 August 2018

Kubernetes Classes at Cloud Native, Docker, K8s Summit

Cloud Cloud and server

Cloud Native, Docker, K8s Summit Date: September 12 Location: 411 West Arapaho Road, Richardson, TX 75080 Update 4th September: By now you have probably heard that the Cloud-Native, Docker & K8s Summit has been cancelled. However, Canonical will still be providing on-site training to learn how best to deploy and...

Canonical
17 August 2018

Canonical
14 August 2018

Ubuntu updates for L1 Terminal Fault vulnerabilities

Article Canonical announcements

Today Intel announced a new side channel vulnerability known as L1 Terminal Fault. Raoul Strackx, Jo Van Bulck, Marina Minkin, Ofir Weisse, Daniel Genkin, Baris Kasikci, Frank Piessens, Mark Silberstein, Thomas F. Wenisch, Yuval Yarom, and researchers from Intel discovered that memory present in the L1 data cache of an...

Canonical
14 August 2018

Canonical
2 August 2018

Opera launches as a Snap for Linux users

Article Desktop

London, UK, 02 August 2018: Opera and Canonical today announce that Opera, the popular web browser, is now available as a Snap in the Snap Store. Opera is the latest notable addition to the Snap Store providing ever more choice to Linux users via an easy to install, always up to date application direct from

Canonical
2 August 2018

Canonical
27 July 2018

Dell XPS13 Developer Edition ships with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS pre-installed

Canonical News Desktop

Dell’s XPS 13 Developer Edition laptop is now available in the US on Dell.com with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) pre-installed, with European availability expected in early August. The launch signals the first availability of Ubuntu’s latest LTS on a major OEM’s hardware since its release in April. Canonical and Dell...

Canonical
27 July 2018

Canonical
26 July 2018

AI, ML, & Ubuntu: Everything you need to know

Webinar Cloud and server

AI and ML adoption in the enterprise is exploding from Silicon Valley to Wall Street. Ubuntu is the premier platform for these ambitions — from developer workstations, to racks, to clouds and to the edge with smart connected IoT. One of the joys that come with new developer trends are a plethora of new technologies

Canonical
26 July 2018

Canonical
23 July 2018

Desktop team report from GUADEC 2018

Article Desktop

This year’s GUADEC [https://2018.guadec.org/] (GNOME Users And Developers Conference) took place in Almeria, Spain. The main conference was from 6th to 11th July, and for a few days prior to that where the GNOME Advisory Board met for an in-person catch up, and a few days afterwards for BOF days where developers met to...

Canonical
23 July 2018

Canonical
20 July 2018

PowerShell launches as a snap

Article Cloud and server

PowerShell Core from Microsoft is now available for Linux as a Snap. Built on the .NET Framework, PowerShell is an open source task-based command-line shell and scripting language with the goal of being the ubiquitous language for managing hybrid cloud assets. It is designed specifically for system administrators and...

Canonical
20 July 2018

Canonical
18 July 2018

IoT Security at Scale: Managing end-to-end security

Article Internet of Things

Title: IoT Security at Scale: Managing end-to-end security for Commercial IoT Gateways Speakers: Justin Rigling, CTO, Rigado Date/Time: August 8, 12:00PM EST / 5:00PM BST Rigado, a Canonical partner, provides a secure, scalable gateway solution to companies deploying large-scale Commercial IoT applications. In this...

Canonical
18 July 2018

Canonical
10 July 2018

Infographic: Ubuntu connects everything

Article Cloud and server

As highlighted in the Ubuntu is Everywhere infographic to coincide with the 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu is used by millions across every sector and technology imaginable. Two years on, and with 18.04 LTS now released, we take a new look at how Ubuntu has evolved and is at the heart of emerging technologies including AI, blockchain,

Canonical
10 July 2018

Canonical
9 July 2018

Minimal Ubuntu, on public clouds and Docker Hub

Article Canonical announcements

Today we are delighted to introduce the new Minimal Ubuntu, optimized for automated use at scale, with a tiny package set and minimal security cross-section. Speed, performance and stability are primary concerns for cloud developers and ops. “The small footprint of Minimal Ubuntu, when deployed with fast VM provisioning...

Canonical
9 July 2018

Canonical
3 July 2018

Introducing the Dell Precision 7530 and 7730 with Ubuntu

Article Desktop

We’re excited to see Dell announce the availability of the latest Precision mobile workstations which come preinstalled with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Canonical have been part of Dell’s Project Sputnik since Day 1, and over 5 years later we are excited to see continuous innovation in open source computing solutions. The Dell...

Canonical
3 July 2018

Canonical
2 July 2018

Evaluating the true cost of multi-cloud

Article Cloud and server

Title: Evaluating the true cost of multi-cloud Speakers: Stephan Fabel & Owen Rogers Date/Time: July 12, 12:00PM EST / 5:00PM BST This webinar will take a look at new insights into multi-cloud economics. Recently, analyst firm 451 Research highlighted savings gained from using Canonical’s managed private cloud as part...

Canonical
2 July 2018

Canonical
21 June 2018

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS certified for Intel NUC for IoT device development

Canonical News Canonical announcements

Canonical and Intel® are pleased to announce that Ubuntu 16.04 LTS is now certified on selected Intel® NUC Mini PCs and boards. This partnership will aid device manufacturer’s and their developers to a smoother path to the development and deployment of IoT devices. Applicable to a range of use cases from digital signage...

Canonical
21 June 2018