Internet of Things

Canonical
19 February 2020

Bosch Rexroth adopts Ubuntu Core and snaps for app-based ctrlX AUTOMATION platform

Article Canonical announcements

19th February 2020 – Canonical today announced that Bosch Rexroth has selected Ubuntu Core for their app-based platform ctrlX AUTOMATION. ctrlX AUTOMATION leverages Ubuntu Core, designed for embedded devices, and snaps, the universal Linux application containers, to deliver an open source platform to remove the barriers...

Canonical
19 February 2020

Alex Cattle
14 February 2020

Accelerating IoT device time to market

Article Internet of Things

Launching IoT devices and managing them at scale can be a time intensive and complex process. With 85% of IoT initiatives not launched after a year of development, it is inevitable that change is needed. To overcome these challenges, Canonical has introduced Smart Start, a package that reduces business and technical...

Alex Cattle
14 February 2020

Rhys Davies
11 February 2020

Ubuntu at Embedded World 2020

Article Internet of Things

Embedded world 2020 is the trade fair for embedded systems technology. Given the rapid miniaturisation of hardware and the increasing scope of high performance computing, thousands of exhibitors use the show to take the stage and show off their work. This year Canonical is returning to discuss how to make embedded...

Rhys Davies
11 February 2020

nilayshrugged
6 February 2020

How to launch IoT devices – Part 2: selecting foundations

Article Internet of Things

(This blog post is part of a 5 part series, titled “How to launch IoT devices”. It will cover the key choices and concerns when turning bright IoT ideas into a product in the market. Sign up to the webinar on How to launch IoT devices to get the full story, all in one place.)

nilayshrugged
6 February 2020

Galem KAYO
21 January 2020

Anbox Cloud disrupts mobile user experience

Article Cloud and server

Using Anbox Cloud, telecommunication providers can create disruptive mobile user experiences for their 4G, LTE and 5G mobile network customers.

Galem KAYO
21 January 2020

cmoullec
17 January 2020

5 key steps to take your IoT device to market

Article Internet of Things

IoT businesses are notoriously difficult to get off the ground. No matter how good your product is or how good your team is, some of the biggest problems you will face are just in getting to market and maintaining your devices once they’re in the field. The webinar will take a look at how Canonical’s

cmoullec
17 January 2020

cmoullec
14 January 2020

Kubernetes: a secure, flexible and automated edge for IoT developers

Article Cloud and server

Cloud native software such as containers and Kubernetes and IoT/edge are playing a prominent role in the digital transformation of enterprise organisations. They are particularly critical to DevOps teams that are focused on faster software releases and more efficient IT operations through collaboration and automation....

cmoullec
14 January 2020

nilayshrugged
14 January 2020

How to launch IoT devices – Part 1: Why it takes so long

Article Internet of Things

(This blog post is part of a 5 part series, titled “How to launch IoT devices”. It will cover the key choices and concerns when turning bright IoT ideas into a product in the market. Sign up to the webinar on How to launch IoT devices to get the full story, all in one place.)

nilayshrugged
14 January 2020

nilayshrugged
27 December 2019

This is why smart displays run Ubuntu Core

Article Internet of Things

First impressions count, and making sure your users can see and interact with your product in a seamless way, means selecting the right smart display technology. Read on to find out what hardware features are needed to make a reliable smart display, and why smart displays run Ubuntu Core. Medical imaging to smart...

nilayshrugged
27 December 2019

Ted Kern
14 December 2019

How to build ROS 2 Eloquent Snaps

Article Internet of Things

The end of 2019 brings about the latest ROS 2 release – Eloquent Elusor. Despite an ever growing set of features and some changes throughout the ecosystem, packaging with snaps is as easy as always. Let’s go through a quick example! Prerequisites You’ll need two tools: “snapcraft,” the program that builds snaps, and...

Ted Kern
14 December 2019

Sarah Dickinson
10 December 2019

ObjectBox, database for IoT devices, adopts snaps for simplicity and ease of installation

Article Edgex

When designers put their heart and soul into making super-fast, easy-to-use software to help take Internet of Things (IoT) apps to the next level, installation of that software needs to meet the same high standards. ObjectBox is a database and synchronisation solution for rapid, efficient edge computing for mobile and...

Sarah Dickinson
10 December 2019

haydenb
9 December 2019

Canonical sponsors WSLConf at Microsoft HQ

Article Cloud and server

Canonical is announcing today it will be a featured sponsor of WSLConf, the first conference dedicated to the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) platform. WSLConf is scheduled for March 10th-11th, 2020 and is being held on the campus of Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington. The conference brings together...

haydenb
9 December 2019

Galem KAYO
9 December 2019

Updated images of Ubuntu for the Raspberry Pi 2, 3 and 4

Article Cloud and server

Updated 32-bit and 64-bit images of Ubuntu for the Raspberry Pi family of devices have just been released. Innovators around the world can now download 32-bit images for the Raspberry Pi 2, 3 and 4, as well as 64-bit images for the Raspberry Pi 3 and 4. With the new images, USB ports are now

Galem KAYO
9 December 2019

Rhys Davies
6 December 2019

The State of Robotics – November 2019

Article Internet of Things

November, for robotics, was a good month. We’re seeing new things develop, current projects finish and more cute animals in our future. So who can complain? The news we’re covering here are things that have crossed our path and that we’ve found interesting. If you have suggestions for next months post or your own projects

Rhys Davies
6 December 2019

Internet of Things

All you need to know about building and managing IoT and embedded devices using Ubuntu.