Internet of Things

Kyle Fazzari
3 October 2017

Snap install-time setup: the install hook

Article Desktop

This article originally appeared on Kyle’s blog When it comes to developing snaps, there’s a particular confusion out there that I see over and over again: build-time versus run-time. For example: “I’m building a snap, but I can’t seem to convince Snapcraft to place my config file in $SNAP_DATA.” In this post, I want to show

Kyle Fazzari
3 October 2017

liam zheng
2 October 2017

First Ubuntu Core Workshop in Shenzhen

Article Internet of Things

Highlights The first Ubuntu Core workshop in Shenzhen Orange Pi Ubuntu Core App Store is online Three SOC companies showcase Ubuntu based solution Shenzhen city is a dream place for makers and startups that are building the hardware that will be seating on your shelf / deck/ car / table in the years to come.

liam zheng
2 October 2017

Canonical
28 September 2017

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS selected for Samsung ARTIK Gateway modules

Article Internet of Things

Canonical today announced that it will bring its Ubuntu 16.04 operating system to the Samsung ARTIK™ internet of things ecosystem. The Samsung ARTIK platform is a fully integrated chip to cloud and production-ready Internet of Things solution, designed to help companies accelerate their product development process,...

Canonical
28 September 2017

Canonical
13 September 2017

NEC partners with Canonical on Ubuntu Core based signage platform

News Canonical announcements

CMS digital signage solution leverages NEC large format displays and the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3 Munich, 13 September 2017 – NEC Display Solutions Europe today announced a collaboration with Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu Core and Screenly, the leading digital signage software solution for Raspberry Pi. This...

Canonical
13 September 2017

David Callé
11 September 2017

Fresh Snaps from August 2017

Article Desktop

September, back to school! This month’s pick of the top snaps is all about productivity and collaboration tools. Very competent web browser? Check. Messaging clients? Check. PDF and Video files editing? Check. Hacking your router to host apps and Minepocket server management? Well, September also has weekends – check!...

David Callé
11 September 2017

Canonical
7 September 2017

Controlling snap releases with channels, tracks and branches – Part 2

Article Internet of Things

By Daniel Manrique, Engineering Manager at Canonical, Online Services (Part 1) Tracks With tracks, developers can give a group of users the ability to stay on a robust, proven version of their software, even when a newer stable version has been released. Using a track can be useful if the newer stable version has some

Canonical
7 September 2017

Canonical
4 September 2017

Controlling snap releases with channels, tracks and branches – Part 1

Article Internet of Things

By Daniel Manrique, Engineering Manager at Canonical, Online Services Ever since snaps were introduced, a crucial part of their feature set has been the ability to release a snap on a particular “channel” indicating how stable or production-ready it is. The well-known channel names stable, candidate, beta and edge...

Canonical
4 September 2017

Alan Pope
1 September 2017

Ubuntu Rally in NYC

Article Internet of Things

The Ubuntu Rally, taking place in New York City September 25th-29th, is a forward-thinking five day software hackathon attended by major software vendors, Ubuntu developers working at every level of the stack, and community contributors. There are a limited number of non-sponsored slots remaining. If you’re local to New...

Alan Pope
1 September 2017

Thibaut Rouffineau
10 August 2017

Fresh Snaps from July 2017

Article Cloud and server

If you’re thinking July = holidays… think again! This month’s pick of the top snaps is all about productivity. Graphic design tools, web code editor, Go IDE, JSON configuration, blockchain wallet and Openstack… Ready for an active summer? If the term “snaps” doesn’t ring a bell, they are a new way for developers to package

Thibaut Rouffineau
10 August 2017

Canonical
9 August 2017

68% of businesses are struggling to hire talent for IoT

News Canonical announcements

Research from Canonical shows businesses are battling with drought in the “Internet of Talent” pool London, 9th August 2017 – Businesses are struggling to recruit employees with the skills needed to make the internet of things a success according to a new IoT Business Models report from Canonical – the makers of the IoT...

Canonical
9 August 2017

Sarah Dickinson
31 July 2017

How to pick a winning IoT business model – Infographic

Article Internet of Things

The potential for IoT is huge but many businesses are still grappling with how it can benefit their organisation and how exactly to get started. Canonical recently surveyed over 360 IoT professionals to examine their current and future challenges plus opportunities that exist for organisations looking to become IoT...

Sarah Dickinson
31 July 2017

Adam Stokes
27 July 2017

Conjure-up dev summary highlights: screen ordering and improved deploy

Article Cloud and server

In this latest update we’ve moved all steps to be completed prior to any of those longer blocking tasks and made deployments more resilient.

Adam Stokes
27 July 2017

Guest
20 July 2017

Robot development made easy with Husarion CORE2-ROS & Ubuntu – part 2

Article Internet of Things

This is the second post in a series of two by guest bloggers from Husarion; Domink Nowak and Michal Zieliński. The first blog can be read here. This blog picks up on why Husarion use Ubuntu… Ubuntu has a very wide collection of packages, both in official repositories and supplied by third-parties. For example, the Robot...

Guest
20 July 2017

Canonical
19 July 2017

Achieving ROI trumps security as the IoT industry’s biggest challenge

News Canonical announcements

While security concerns continue to grab headlines, business benefits and ROI are the top-ranked challenges for IoT professionals today London, 19 July 2017 – Despite over 23,000 articles* being written about IoT security in the last 12 months, it’s ensuring a return on investment that represents the biggest challenge...

Canonical
19 July 2017

Internet of Things

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