Blog posts tagged
"IoT"

330 posts

Alex Cattle
20 November 2018

Behind the drone: how aerial robotics solve industrial IOT challenges

Article Internet of Things

Apellix, an emerging leader in the field of aerial robotics, are creating innovative industrial solutions with the help of Ubuntu. The development of aerial robotic systems to carry out tasks at height has taken the responsibility of dangerous activity away from human workers. With 150 workers dying everyday in the USA...

Alex Cattle
20 November 2018

Guest
14 November 2018

Innovating toward safety: computer controlled aerial robotic systems

Article Internet of Things

This is a guest blog by Jamie Branch, Corrosion Engineer at Apellix.  In the United States alone, 849 workers lost their lives in 2016 from falling while on the job. In the construction industry specifically, falls are the leading cause of worker fatality. At Apellix, we utilise Ubuntu and proprietary software to create...

Guest
14 November 2018

James Nunns
10 November 2018

Ubuntu Core and Kura: A framework for IoT gateways

Article Internet of Things

The Linux distribution model, whilst established and well understood for computing, has some limitations when it comes to IoT edge gateway devices. Due to often being located in remote or hard to access areas, there is a greater demand for a system that offers both high levels of robustness and security. With the IoT gateway

James Nunns
10 November 2018

Guest
9 November 2018

The rise of the Digital Smart Kiosk

Article Internet of Things

This is a guest blog by Jody Smith, Product Manager at Broadsign.  The world’s increasing demand for quick, personalised service often clashes with budgetary concerns and the limited throughput that individual workers are capable of. Fortunately, there’s a solution: touch-enabled, digital smart kiosks. Today’s smart...

Guest
9 November 2018

Canonical
1 November 2018

Canonical’s Distribution of Kubernetes supported on Arm architecture

Article Canonical announcements

Today, Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, announces that Canonical’s Distribution of Kubernetes (CDK) is now commercially available and supported on processors and servers based on 64-bit Arm® v8-A architecture. The data centre is evolving to support new workload requirements, it is transforming to be optimised for...

Canonical
1 November 2018

James Nunns
19 October 2018

Ubuntu events in November

Events Cloud and server

  November is just around the corner, winter jumpers are being dug out from the back of the wardrobe and it’s now acceptable to put the heating on. Although many may be considering hibernation, the Ubuntu team here at Canonical will be out and about around the world at a number of big events. So

James Nunns
19 October 2018

Canonical
18 October 2018

Infographic: Snaps in numbers

Article Cloud and server

Coinciding with the release of Ubuntu 18.10 today, we have celebrated the exceptional adoption of snaps by sharing the infographic below. From popular snaps to daily installs, this infographic demonstrates where, when and why users are installing and adopting the secure, Linux application format. For more commentary...

Canonical
18 October 2018

Canonical
16 October 2018

Canonical collaborates with Eurotech on edge computing solutions

Article Canonical announcements

Coinciding with IoT World Solutions Congress in Barcelona this week, Canonical is pleased to announce a dual-pronged technological partnership with Eurotech to help organisations advance their internet of things enablement. Eurotech is a long time leader in embedded computing hardware as well as providing software...

Canonical
16 October 2018

Guest
10 October 2018

Digital signage: the face of the smart city revolution

Article Internet of Things

This is a guest blog by Jody Smith, Product Manager at Broadsign. Around the world, smart city projects are popping up with unique solutions to longstanding urban challenges. Some examples include streetlights that analyse the current traffic situation, maps that indicate available parking spaces and street kiosks that...

Guest
10 October 2018

Alan Griffiths
4 October 2018

How mir-kiosk enables a graphical IoT using Mir

Case study Internet of Things

If you have a problem… if you just need support for one fullscreen application… and, if you can use snaps… maybe you can use… mir-kiosk. Many devices need to provide some sort of graphical output or display (with the options of keyboard, mouse and touchscreen input) to the user. Some examples include interactive kiosks,...

Alan Griffiths
4 October 2018

James Nunns
3 October 2018

Fing: future-proofing Fingbox the IoT home network monitoring device

Webinar Internet of Things

As many as 20.4 billion internet of things devices are estimated to be in use by 2020, according to Gartner, with consumer products making up 63% of this figure. A large amount of these will be low-cost devices, rushed out by manufacturers in order to capitalise on this opportunity. Unfortunately, this method typically pays no

James Nunns
3 October 2018

Sarah Dickinson
29 August 2018

Moving towards a software defined IoT business model

Article Internet of Things

Fig 1: The journey to a software-defined business model The opportunity to capitalise on the internet of things is significant for many companies, but that doesn’t mean that it is a straightforward journey to success. Companies need to analyse their current business practices and evaluate where benefits can be gained –...

Sarah Dickinson
29 August 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

Jamie Bennett
10 July 2018

Graphical environments in the world of IoT

Article Internet of Things

The IoT promises to bring about a revolution in the way we interact with devices around us. While many IoT devices will be hidden away, from sensors that measure manufacturing tolerances in a factory to hubs that control lighting around the home, there are a class of devices that need to provide some sort of

Jamie Bennett
10 July 2018

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