Internet of Things

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


nilayshrugged
6 December 2019

Simplifying hardware management during Linux development

Article Internet of Things

Every few months we release a Snapcraft update, with improvements to both Linux development, and snap user experience. Last week, we released Snapcraft 3.9, and this blog post will focus on the remote build feature that is now a fully accessible preview. Let’s dig deeper into why you need to try remote build, and how

nilayshrugged
6 December 2019


Alex Cattle
29 November 2019

Build smart display devices with Mir: fast to production, secure, open-source

Article Internet of Things

Industrial robots, home appliances, advertising screens, office information boards… devices of every type around us are getting connected. As they do, their screens turn from single purpose displays to reconfigurable, multi-purpose smart display. As the amount of code required to build these displays, the production...

Alex Cattle
29 November 2019


Galem KAYO
26 November 2019

Turning your Raspberry Pi 4 into an Edge Gateway (Part I)

Article Internet of Things

Developers get new opportunities to innovate with the emergence of edge computing. However, to unleash this innovation, form factors and software stacks suitable for hacking edge applications need to be made accessible. Canonical has enabled Ubuntu on the Raspberry Pi 4 for this purpose. Furthermore,  popular edge and...

Galem KAYO
26 November 2019


Galem KAYO
21 November 2019

Canonical introduces Ubuntu to the industrial Mittelstand at SPS 2019

Article Internet of Things

Canonical is attending the Smart Product Solutions (SPS) trade fair in Nuremberg from November 26th to 28th. We are convening to the 30th edition of the trade fair for smart automation solutions alongside 1650 other exhibitors. Digital transformation in automation will be the main theme of  SPS 2019, under the official...

Galem KAYO
21 November 2019


Galem KAYO
3 November 2019

Roadmap for Ubuntu official support for the Raspberry Pi 4

Article Internet of Things

Update: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and 19.10 images for the Raspberry Pi 4 are now available on the Raspberry Pi downloads page. With 19.10 release of Ubuntu Server, Canonical announced official support for the Raspberry Pi 4. The latest board from the Raspberry Pi Foundation sports a faster system-on-a-chip with a processor that...

Galem KAYO
3 November 2019


Rhys Davies
1 November 2019

The State of Robotics – October 2019

Article Internet of Things

October came, and October went. Happy November everybody. This month, since last month was quite Ubuntu robotics heavy, the focus is more on you. For you. Community news. But before we get to that, there are several updates from October to cover just in case you missed them. First, this month Canonical, the company that

Rhys Davies
1 November 2019


Sarah Dickinson
28 October 2019

Standardising software to quickly deliver a smart city platform for millions

Article Internet of Things

New York has the highest population density of any city in the United States with over 27,000 people per square mile. The average New Yorker has a commute of 40 minutes, 14 more than the national average. There are over 200 languages spoken in the city. These statistics alone illustrate the challenge of communicating to

Sarah Dickinson
28 October 2019


Galem KAYO
28 October 2019

Learn about our differentiated approach to IoT digital transformation at IoTSWC.

Article Canonical announcements

Canonical will be present at the 2019 IoT Solutions World Congress (IOTSWC) in Barcelona from Tuesday 29th October at booth 224 in hall 2.  We are convening to the flagship IoT event, alongside more than 350 leading suppliers of IoT, artificial intelligence and blockchain solutions. Businesses attending IOTSWC are...

Galem KAYO
28 October 2019


Rhys Davies
24 October 2019

Canonical at ROSCon Macau 2019

Article Internet of Things

Hey everyone, listen up, ROSCon 2019 is days away, and the Ubuntu team is going to be there. If you’re coming to Macau be sure to come and say hi at booth 22. Mention reading this blog and get a free high five? It’s going to be an event to remember. If you were at

Rhys Davies
24 October 2019


Canonical
17 October 2019

Ubuntu 19.10 delivers Kubernetes at the edge, multi-cloud infrastructure economics and an integrated AI/ML developer experience

Article AI

17th October 2019: Canonical today announced the release of Ubuntu 19.10 with a focus on accelerating developer productivity in AI/ML, new edge capabilities for MicroK8s and delivering the fastest GNOME desktop performance.  “In the fifteen years since the first Ubuntu release, we have seen Ubuntu evolve from the...

Canonical
17 October 2019


Galem KAYO
17 October 2019

Embedded system cross-development with Ubuntu Core

Article DevOps

There are fundamental differences between developing general-purpose software applications and making software for embedded systems. Embedded systems software runs on resource-constrained hardware, in contrast to general-purpose server or client applications that run on more capable hardware. For this reason, embedded...

Galem KAYO
17 October 2019


anaqvi
11 October 2019

Onboarding edge applications on the dev environment

Edge Cloud Internet of Things

Adoption of edge computing is taking hold as organisations realise the need for highly distributed applications, services and data at the extremes of a network. Whereas data historically travelled back to a centralised location, data processing can now occur locally allowing for real-time analytics, improved...

anaqvi
11 October 2019


Galem KAYO
9 October 2019

A reference architecture for secure IoT device Management

Article Internet of Things

When it comes to IoT device management, the core challenge is the following: how to implement a solution that is both secure and perfectly suited to the intended use case?

Galem KAYO
9 October 2019


Rhys Davies
8 October 2019

The State of Robotics – September 2019

Article Internet of Things

The Ubuntu robotics team presents, The State of Robotics. A monthly blog series that will round up exciting news in robotics, discuss projects using ROS, and showcase developments made by the Ubuntu robotics team and community. Every day, people make contributions to the world of robotics. And every day, work goes...

Rhys Davies
8 October 2019