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Canonical
20 July 2017

Webinar: Speed up your software development lifecycle using Kubernetes

Cloud and server Webinar

Live webinar 2nd August, 4pm UTC | Your timezone For a complete cloud native application lifecycle Kubernetes needs some tools to “close the loop”. The promise of the new way of doing things, is that you’ll speed up your software delivery with microservices and devops teams. But how should you really do that? Join this ...


Jacek Nykis
20 July 2017

Run Django applications on the Canonical Distribution of Kubernetes

Cloud and server Article

Introduction Canonical’s IS department is responsible for running most of the company’s internal and external services. This includes infrastructure like Landscape and Launchpad, as well as third party software such as internal and external wikis, WordPress blogs and Django sites. One of the most important functions of our department is t ...


Guest
20 July 2017

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

Internet of Things Article

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 Operating System ...


Canonical
19 July 2017

Kernel Team Summary – July 19, 2017

Cloud and server Article

This newsletter is here to provide a status update from the Ubuntu Kernel Team.There will also be highlights provided for any interesting subjects the team may be working on. If you would like to reach the kernel team, you can find us at the #ubuntu-kernel channel on FreeNode.Alternatively, you can mail the Ubuntu Kernel Team ...


Canonical
19 July 2017

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

Canonical announcements News

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 for IoT professional ...


Will Cooke
19 July 2017

Ubuntu Artful Desktop July Shakedown – call for testing

Desktop Article

We’re mid-way through the Ubuntu Artful development cycle, with the 17.10 release rapidly approaching on the horizon. Now is a great time to start exercising the new GNOME goodness that’s landed on our recent daily images! Please download the ISO, test it out on your own hardware, and file bugs where appropriate. If you’re lucky ...


Kyle Fazzari
18 July 2017

Things to consider when building a robot with open source

Internet of Things Article

So you’re considering (or are in the process of) bringing a robot, using open source software, to market. It’s based on Linux. Maybe you’re using the Robot Operating System (ROS), or the Mission Oriented Operating Suite (MOOS), or yet another open-source middleware that’s helping you streamline development. As development nears something ...


Mark Baker
18 July 2017

How modelling helps you avoid getting a stuck OpenStack

Cloud and server Article

Lego model of an Airbus A380-800. Airbus run OpenStack A “StuckStack” is a deployment of OpenStack that usually, for technical but sometimes business reasons, is unable to be upgraded without significant disruption, time and expense. In the last post on this topic we discussed how many of these clouds became stuck and how the decisions ...


luciadecastro
18 July 2017

Hiri, the desktop snap that lets you use Microsoft Exchange on Linux

Desktop Article

Earlier this month Hiri launched a snap, making their application very easy to be used by Linux users. We talked to Dave Power, co-founder of Hiri, to understand how this journey was and the value of snaps for his business. Install from Ubuntu Store Can you tell us what is Hiri about? Hiri is a ...


David Britton
14 July 2017

Ubuntu Server Development Summary – 14 Jul 2017

Cloud and server Article

Hello Ubuntu Server! The purpose of this communication is to provide a status update and highlights for any interesting subjects from the Ubuntu Server Team. If you would like to reach the server team, you can find us at the #ubuntu-server channel on Freenode. Alternatively, you can sign up and use the Ubuntu Server Team ...


Will Cooke
14 July 2017

Ubuntu Desktop Weekly Update: July 14, 2017

Desktop Article

GNOME GDM has now replaced LightDM. We’re working on the transition between display managers to make sure that users are seamlessly transitioned to the new stack. We’re doing regular automated upgrade tests to make sure everything keeps working, but we’re keen to get your bug reports. We’ve spent time cleaning up the desktop seeds and ...