Blog posts tagged
"Ubuntu Core"

244 posts


Canonical
24 April 2015

DataArt’s DeviceHive platform arrives on Azure Marketplace

News Cloud and server

The industrial Internet of Things (IoT) enables businesses to predict when industrial equipment is going to fail, so that action can be taken beforehand. A leader in this space, DataArt, developed one of the first IoT and big data open sourced platforms, DeviceHive, and published on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace....

Canonical
24 April 2015


Mark Baker
22 April 2015

Here comes Kilo and 15.04! Containers will never be the same again!

Article Cloud and server

Today Ubuntu 15.04, codenamed Vivid Vervet, is released with a host of new features for clouds and servers. 15.04 comes a full year since the last Long Term Support (LTS) release and a year before the next LTS so represents a milestone in which we bring in and start to settle down features we want

Mark Baker
22 April 2015


Canonical
21 April 2015

Ubuntu 15.04: Desktop, Phone and IoT; towards a converged future

News Desktop

Ubuntu 15.04 desktop extends leadership of developer experience Snappy Ubuntu Core on general availability for the first time New developer tools allow immediate and constant access to latest updates London – 21 April, 2015. Ubuntu 15.04, the latest release from Canonical, will be available for download this week with...

Canonical
21 April 2015


Canonical
21 April 2015

Ubuntu 15.04: What’s new for cloud users?

Article Cloud and server

Ubuntu 15.04: OpenStack ready to roll with Kilo and first outing of Snappy Core Adds LXD, a new hypervisor with incredible density and speed First release of Snappy Ubuntu Core for cloud container hosts and smart devices OpenStack “Kilo” – Ubuntu leads with choice of SDNs, easy install and management Updated developer...

Canonical
21 April 2015


Udi Nachmany
16 April 2015

Using Snappy Ubuntu Core on Certified Public Clouds

Article Cloud and server

In December we announced Snappy Ubuntu Core for the public cloud, and its availability in beta on Microsoft Windows Azure, Amazon Web Services and Google Compute Engine, as well as Vagrant. Snappy is the smallest, leanest Ubuntu ever, perfect for ultra-dense computing in cloud container farms, Docker app deployments or...

Udi Nachmany
16 April 2015


Maarten Ectors
8 April 2015

The power of Software Defined Networking appliances – SDNA

Article Internet of Things

For Mobile World Congress we purchased the cheapest Intel server with 6 ports from the Amazon Store: After installing Snappy Ubuntu Core and working with partners like Microsoft, F5, Dataart, Cybervision, Forgerock, ARM, Balabit, Zabbix, etc. and the Ubuntu Core engineering team, the server became this: A switch,...

Maarten Ectors
8 April 2015


Maarten Ectors
8 April 2015

Uber meets IoT

Article Internet of Things

Thanks to Ninjablocks and their Ninjasphere, Uber meets IoT. Use gesture control to call for an Uber ride. Uber revolutionised the world of personal transport via an app on your mobile. Imagine the same power of apps onto any smart device in your home, business, city, etc. using the operating system you are already...

Maarten Ectors
8 April 2015


Maarten Ectors
8 April 2015

Predictive Maintenance on Industrial Turbines Explained via Duct Tape

Article Internet of Things

In the world of IoT all consultancy slides talk about predictive maintenance as being the “Killer Industrial IoT App”. However Dataart took the theory to a very easy to understand demo thanks to some duct tape. Via the use of a simple accelerometer and their open source DeviceHive solution on top of Snappy Ubuntu Core and

Maarten Ectors
8 April 2015


Canonical
2 April 2015

Hack The Home: creating the home of the future

Article Internet of Things

Inventors are gathering at the FirstBuild Hackathon to share ideas and shape their vision of intelligent systems in the home and in business. We’re delighted to support this innovation on Snappy Ubuntu Core, the new version of Ubuntu specifically designed for connected devices and appliances. We hope the resulting ideas...

Canonical
2 April 2015


Canonical
1 April 2015

Internet of Things: M2MLabs

Article Internet of Things

M2MLabs’ 100 % open source framework provides the foundation for building the next generation of Internet of Things (IoT) applications. Snappy Ubuntu Core is the perfect match to build, deploy and run IoT services on all devices and cloud environments. Using Snappy Ubuntu Core enables M2MLabs company to connect...

Canonical
1 April 2015


Maarten Ectors
27 March 2015

Autopilot Apps & Boards for Drones

Article Internet of Things

Drones are getting Snappy Autopilot Apps. On Indiegogo you can contribute to the PixHawk Fire (PXF). The PixHawk Fire (PXF) is an open hardware cape (daughter board) for the BeagleBone Black that allows you to create Snappy autopilot apps for drones. Behind the cape there is Erle Robotics, a startup based in Spain and led

Maarten Ectors
27 March 2015


Canonical
16 March 2015

MWC 2015: a week to remember

Article Cloud and server

As the lights go down on Mobile World Congress 2015, we’ve taken a bit of time to reflect on what has become one of our favourite events in the conference calender. And what a week it was! Congress touched every team within Canoncial and so here’s a bit of insight into what we did there:

Canonical
16 March 2015


Karl Williams
9 March 2015

Weave

Article Internet of Things

Ubuntu Core with Weave and Docker are ideal to run backend services in any cloud, connecting securely with client devices on the edge. Whether your solution is a bespoke system or an enterprise PaaS, Weave let’s you scale and move applications with ease. Ubuntu Core, Weave and Docker are ideal for implementing...

Karl Williams
9 March 2015


Maarten Ectors
9 March 2015

Why Drones need Snappy Apps?

Article Internet of Things

Erle-Robotics just showed the world how Snappy Ubuntu Core can power the autopilot in their Erle-Copter drone and push drones to their limits. It is a really cool video but the message is a lot bigger. If you are a drone manufacturer or just a drone hobbyist, you might be an expert in building the

Maarten Ectors
9 March 2015