Blog posts tagged
"Linux"

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Canonical
16 November 2016

Microsoft loves Linux. SQL Server Public Preview available on Ubuntu

Article Canonical announcements

Microsoft has just announced its public preview of the next release of SQL Server, and Canonical is delighted to announce that this preview is available for Ubuntu. SQL Server on Ubuntu now provides freedom of choice for developers and organisations alike whether you use on premises or in the cloud. SQL Server enables...

Canonical
16 November 2016


Jane Silber
25 August 2016

25 years on and Linux is still going strong

Article Canonical announcements

I embarked on the Linux journey in 2004 when I joined the newly founded Canonical and its not-yet-named Ubuntu team. I knew there was incredible opportunity around Linux but even then it wasn’t clear how pervasive Linux would become in all corners of technology, industry and society. Linux started its journey as a platform for

Jane Silber
25 August 2016


Canonical
13 July 2016

Skype for Ubuntu…available in Beta mode!

Article Desktop

Super exciting news for the Ubuntu and Linux community! News has just been announced that the Beta version of a new Skype for Linux has been launched! A brand new WebRTC version of Skype for Linux will be available from today which will allow continued support for the Ubuntu users for years to come. Skype

Canonical
13 July 2016


Dustin Kirkland
30 March 2016

Ubuntu on Windows – The Ubuntu Userspace for Windows Developers

Article Cloud and server

I’m in San Francisco this week, attending Microsoft’s Build developer conference, as a sponsored guest of Microsoft.That’s perhaps a bit odd for me, as I hadn’t used Windows in nearly 16 years.  But that changed a few months ago, as I embarked on

Dustin Kirkland
30 March 2016


Canonical
17 August 2015

IO Visor Project Could Change Cloud Networking

Article Cloud and server

The Linux Foundation and PLUMgrid are set to open source IO Visor technology The IO Visor is more than just a new networking technology, it’s a relatively new concept in how we lay the foundation for any new network technology altogether. Networking is rapidly evolving, with new protocols, new topologies and new designs...

Canonical
17 August 2015


Canonical
19 May 2015

The Open Enterprise Cloud – OpenStack’s Holy Grail?

Article Cloud and server

The way people think about the enterprise IT is changing fast, putting into question many common assumptions on how hardware and software should be designed and deployed. The upending of these long held tenets of Enterprise IT are happening simply due to the innovation brought on by OpenStack and a handful of other...

Canonical
19 May 2015


Canonical
6 May 2015

Live Migration in LXD

Article Cloud and server

There has been a lot of interest on the various mailing lists as well as internally at Canonical about the state of migration in LXD, so I thought I’d write a bit about the current state of affairs. Migration in LXD today passes the “Doom demo” test, i.e. it works well enough to reproduce the

Canonical
6 May 2015


Canonical
3 August 2011

New game titles in the Ubuntu Software Center

Desktop Ubuntu

We’ve recently added a few titles to the Ubuntu Software Center and have been hard at work on getting more diverse applications landed there. BEEP! by Big Fat Alien and Heileen from Hanako Games have recently landed in the Software Center. BEEP! BEEP! by Big Fat Alien allows the player to take control of a

Canonical
3 August 2011


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