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Hugo Huang
16 November 2021

Secure your Open-Source Freedom for 10 years

Article Cloud and server

If this is your desire, it is Ubuntu Pro’s commitment: “Ubuntu Pro will secure your Open-Source Freedom for 10 years”. Security and Freedom shouldn’t be a debate, a trade-off, even a dilemma. Security shouldn’t be your concern when you embrace Open-Source. A 10-year commitment Canonical backs Ubuntu Pro for 10 years,...

Hugo Huang
16 November 2021


Omar Ali Amin
11 November 2021

You’ll float too… If you don’t listen to your IT

Article Cloud and server

Here’s yet another hint Pennywise was trying to signal – IT has a scary face that we should all dread! If you don’t know who Pennywise is, then you are missing out watching the horrifying clown from the horror movie series It – not IT (Eye-Tee). No wonder it has become the highest-grossing horror film

Omar Ali Amin
11 November 2021


robgibbon
10 November 2021

SQL Server on Ubuntu Pro: bringing it all back home

Article Cloud and server

Not going to lie, the Microsoft SQL Server is my all-time favourite Microsoft product. For a long time, SQL Server was only available for Windows, but not much is really sacred. So now Microsoft, in collaboration with Canonical, are distributing and supporting several flavours of SQL Server on Ubuntu Pro for Azure. I’m...

robgibbon
10 November 2021


Hugo Huang
9 November 2021

CIS-Harden your Ubuntu in Google Cloud

Article Cloud and server

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...

Hugo Huang
9 November 2021


Omar Ali Amin
2 November 2021

Kubernetes Fully Managed: Overcoming CIOs challenges

Article Cloud and server

How can organisations use Kubernetes while cutting down operational costs and overcoming the biggest challenges facing CIOs when adopting the platform?

Omar Ali Amin
2 November 2021


Hugo Huang
1 November 2021

Securing the Open-Source supply chain with Ubuntu Pro on Google Cloud

Article Cloud and server

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...

Hugo Huang
1 November 2021


Tytus Kurek
29 October 2021

OpenStack vs AWS: which one is better for you?

Article Cloud and server

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...

Tytus Kurek
29 October 2021


Oliver Smith
28 October 2021

Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W with Ubuntu Server 21.10 support is here

Article Cloud and server

The Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W has been announced and delivers a performance boost that will enable both Ubuntu Server and Ubuntu Core support.

Oliver Smith
28 October 2021


robgibbon
26 October 2021

In defence of pet servers

Article Apps

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...

robgibbon
26 October 2021


darkolarczyk
25 October 2021

Canonical & Ubuntu at Nvidia GTC 2021

Article Cloud and server

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

darkolarczyk
25 October 2021


Tytus Kurek
25 October 2021

OpenStack Xena and OpenStack Charms 21.10

Article Cloud and server

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...

Tytus Kurek
25 October 2021


amber-charitos
19 October 2021

Canonical at Cloud Expo Europe Madrid 2021

Article Cloud and server

The leading fair in London, Paris, Frankfurt and Singapore will open the doors of its first edition to C-level experts and executives in Madrid. Canonical will be attending as a Silver level Sponsor, presenting strategies and trends for industry leading companies, as part of the DevOps stream. Register for the event...

amber-charitos
19 October 2021


Tytus Kurek
14 October 2021

Ubuntu Server 21.10: What’s new?

Article Cloud and server

Ubuntu Server 21.10 (Impish Indri) expands on edge use cases with a minimised system installation option in the Ubuntu Server Live Installer. It also comes with needrestart enabled by default for automated daemon restarts after applying library updates. In addition, the latest development cycle brings native, certified...

Tytus Kurek
14 October 2021


Philip Williams
12 October 2021

SUSE Enterprise Storage: What next?

Article Ceph

Late last year, SUSE completed their acquisition of Rancher Labs, and in doing so, has had to make some decisions on their product roadmap and ongoing support commitments. SUSE Enterprise Storage, SUSE’s software-defined storage product based on Ceph, doesn’t appear to have made the cut. According to their support...

Philip Williams
12 October 2021