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Bill Wear
18 October 2023

The soul of open source

Article People and culture

The power of community-backed open source: a Canonical perspective The open-source advantage Open-source software offers unparalleled freedom to use, modify, and distribute code. But freedom comes with responsibilities, often making it challenging for businesses and organisations to manage and support these...

Bill Wear
18 October 2023


Gabriel Aguiar Noury
18 October 2023

Canonical brings Ubuntu and ROS to NVIDIA Jetson Orin, providing stability to robotics and AI Development

Article Robotics

The intersection of software and hardware is crucial in driving advancements in robotics and artificial intelligence (AI). Canonical and NVIDIA are collaborating to drive this synergy. This collaboration promises to enrich users of NVIDIA Jetson Orin hardware with the versatility and stability of Ubuntu. In this blog,...

Gabriel Aguiar Noury
18 October 2023


robgibbon
17 October 2023

Why we built a Spark solution for Kubernetes

Article Data Platform

We’re super excited to announce that we have shipped the first release of our solution for big data – Charmed Spark. Charmed Spark packages a supported distribution of Apache Spark and optimises it for deployment to Kubernetes, which is where most of the industry is moving these days. Reimagining how to work with big data

robgibbon
17 October 2023


Daniele Procida
17 October 2023

Canonical at DjangoCon Africa

Events Community

DjangoCon Africa (Zanzibar, 6-11 November 2023) takes place for the very first time this year: a pan-African DjangoCon to join the family of DjangoCons that take place in Europe, the USA and Australia each year. Canonical will be sponsoring the conference, and we’ll be there with talks and workshops. Open-source...

Daniele Procida
17 October 2023


Canonical
17 October 2023

Canonical announces supported solution for Apache Spark® on Kubernetes

Article Canonical announcements

17 October 2023 Today, Canonical announced the release of Charmed Spark – an advanced solution for Apache Spark® that provides everything users need to run Apache Spark on Kubernetes.  Apache Spark is suitable for use in diverse data processing applications including predictive analytics, data warehousing, machine...

Canonical
17 October 2023


Gabriel Aguiar Noury
17 October 2023

Discover the future of Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) with Canonical and Husarion at ROSCon 2023

Article Robotics

At a time when Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) keep rapidly reshaping industries like logistics and manufacturing, we’re thrilled to introduce you to our ROSCon 2023 Platform Partner; Husarion. Together, we are merging the world-class capabilities of Ubuntu Core with Husarion’s state-of-the-art robotics platforms. As we...

Gabriel Aguiar Noury
17 October 2023


Bill Wear
16 October 2023

A call for community

Article Cloud and server

Introduction Open source projects are a testament to the possibilities of collective action. From small libraries to large-scale systems, these projects rely on the volunteer efforts of communities to evolve, improve, and sustain. The principles behind successful open source projects resonate deeply with the...

Bill Wear
16 October 2023


Hasmik Zmoyan
16 October 2023

Ubuntu AI podcast: What is Generative AI?

Article AI

From fun experiments to enterprise projects, AI became the center of attention when it comes to innovation, digital transformation and optimization. Open source technologies democratized access to state-of-the-art machine learning tools and open doors for everyone ready to embark on their AI journey. These days everyone...

Hasmik Zmoyan
16 October 2023


Canonical
12 October 2023

Canonical releases Ubuntu 23.10 Mantic Minotaur

Article Canonical announcements

Fortified security, enhanced desktop app discovery and new hardware support lead the latest release of Ubuntu 23.10 Mantic Minotaur.

Canonical
12 October 2023


Oliver Smith
12 October 2023

Ubuntu Desktop 23.10: Mantic Minotaur deep dive

Article Desktop

Ubuntu Desktop 23.10 is bristling with new features, not all of them visible at first glance. Join us on a deep dive of the highlights.

Oliver Smith
12 October 2023


Gabriel Aguiar Noury
11 October 2023

AMD Kria™ KR260 Robotics Starter Kit and Ubuntu: An exploration into future robotics development

Article Robotics

The robotics field is constantly evolving, and with AMD and Canonical’s collaboration, the trajectory towards a more adaptable and efficient robotics framework is shaping up. Last year, AMD introduced the Kria™ KR260 Robotics Kit. The board embodies the spirit of seamless integration, ensuring developers face fewer...

Gabriel Aguiar Noury
11 October 2023


Serdar Vural
11 October 2023

SmartNICs in telco: benefits and use cases

Article Cloud and server

In our previous blog, we introduced smartNICs as technology enablers for next-generation converged data centres. We covered how smartNICs can increase efficiency and drive return on investment. In this blog post, we explain how this innovative technology can help the telecom industry. SmartNICs use cases for the telecom...

Serdar Vural
11 October 2023


Bill Wear
10 October 2023

MAAS Outside the Lines

Article Cloud and server

Far from the humdrum of server setups, this is about unusual deployments – Raspberry Pis, loose laptops, cheap NUCs, home appliances, and more. What the heck is stormrider deploying this week?

Bill Wear
10 October 2023


ijlal-loutfi
9 October 2023

Restricted unprivileged user namespaces are coming to Ubuntu 23.10

Confidential computing Security

Ubuntu Desktop firmly places security at the forefront, and adheres to the principles of security by default. This approach caters to both everyday users and organisations with specific compliance requirements. As such, Ubuntu ensures that its recommended security configurations are equally robust, easy to understand...

ijlal-loutfi
9 October 2023