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  The Windows Calculator on Linux with Uno Platform
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  The good folks in the Uno Platform community have ported the open-source Windows Calculator to Linux. And they’ve done it quicker than Microsoft could bring their browser to Linux.  The calculator is published in the snapstore and can be downloaded right away. If you’re on Ubuntu or you have snapd installed just run:  snap install […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/the-windows-calculator-on-linux-with-uno-platform
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  Introducing HA MicroK8s, the ultra-reliable, minimal Kubernetes
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  15th October 2020: Canonical today announced autonomous high availability (HA) clustering in MicroK8s, the lightweight Kubernetes. Already popular for IoT and developer workstations, MicroK8s now gains resilience for production workloads in cloud and server deployments. High availability is enabled automatically once three or more nodes are clustered, and the data store migrates automatically between nodes […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/introducing-ha-microk8s-the-ultra-reliable-minimal-kubernetes
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  Ubuntu wants to code the future of Italy
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  When is CodeMotion Rome 2020: November 24th-26thLocation: virtual Italian spaceBooth: Canonical / Ubuntu Book a meeting In a year of challenges and changing times, the community gets closer and starts gathering in a different way.  From face to face meet-ups, we moved everything virtually and CodeMotion is not an exception. Made by developers for developers, […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/ubuntu-wants-to-code-the-future-of-italy
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  Homelab clusters: LXD micro cloud on Raspberry Pi
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  Set up and run your own homelab with the LXD Ubuntu Appliance. Spin up and manage virtual machines (VMs) and containers, run and test workloads across platforms and architectures, and rest assured of security and updates with Ubuntu Core. Follow the tutorial to get started or read on to learn why you might care.      Why […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/homelab-clusters-lxd-micro-cloud-on-raspberry-pi
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  Canonical & Ubuntu at Open Infrastructure Summit 2020
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  When is Open Infrastructure Summit 2020: October 19th-23rd Where: Everywhere! This year’s OIS is virtual. Get your free ticket Book a meeting This year we’ve probably used the word ‘unprecedented’ almost as often as we’ve said ‘Linux’ and yet life must go on, and certainly so does tech. That’s why we were so thrilled to […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/ubuntu-at-open-infrastructure-summit-2020
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  Canonical – Supermicro partnership at the NFV&MEC Plugtests 2020
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  The NFV&MEC Plugtests 2020, hosted remotely during the week of June 15-19th 2020 by ETSI, offered network function virtualisation (NFV) and mobile edge computing (MEC) solution providers, hardware vendors and other companies involved in open source initiatives an opportunity to meet and assess the level of interoperability between their solutions. An established leader in the […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/nfvmec-plugtests-2020
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  Building competitive advantage by adopting cloud-native approach
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  The business agility imperative With the economies of many countries heading towards recession, increasing regulations, growing security threats and increasing costs, financial services firms need practical solutions, now more than ever. Many of the financial technology firms (‘fintechs’) and mobile app-based challenger banks have taken advantage of modern application architectures and DevOps practices that are […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/cloud-native-financial-services
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  Emilia Torino shares what goes into keeping Ubuntu secure
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  Canonical is the company behind Ubuntu, but who are the people behind Canonical? In this blog series, we get to know some of the different employees that make up our company. Emilia Torino is a Security Generalist at Canonical, and she has over 10 years of experience working in software engineering at an enterprise level. […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/emilia-torino-shares-what-goes-into-keeping-ubuntu-secure
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  Canonical expands collaboration with NVIDIA to bring AI to the edge
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  Canonical has been working closely with NVIDIA for many years to fuel innovation and support open source software with the power of accelerated processing. That already allowed us to jointly deliver GPU acceleration into Linux, OpenStack and container workloads on traditional datacenter servers. We continued working together, with Ubuntu forming the base operating system for […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/nvidia-canonical-expand-partnership-to-edge
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  NVIDIA’s Ariel Kit Explains How NVIDIA BlueField DPUs Are Redefining Data Center Services
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  NVIDIA is redefining the data center around the concept of data processing units (DPUs): powerful network cards running Ubuntu out of the box that combine hardware and software to deliver new classes of cloud architectures – in the data center and at the edge.  Whether for private clouds, edge computing or data center technologies, we […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/redefining-the-datacentre-with-dpus-nvidia
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  Dell brings new Intel 11th gen Core processors to the XPS 13 Developer Edition
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  This week, Dell announced the availability of its XPS 13 Developer Edition, preloaded with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, has been updated with Intel’s® new 11th generation core™ processors. This is the first laptop to preload Linux together with Intel’s 10nm Tiger Lake processor. The XPS 13 Developer Edition is focused on bringing out-of-the-box usability, stability and […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/dells-xps-13-developer-edition-with-intel-11th-gen-core-processors
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  How to make snaps and configuration management tools work together
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  In environments with large numbers of client machines, configuration management tools are often used to simplify and standardize the target state of each host in a seamless, automated and consistent manner. Software like CFEngine, Chef, Ansible, and others offer a high degree of granular control over software packaging and system configurations. You may wonder how […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/how-to-make-snaps-and-configuration-management-tools-work-together
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  Canonical at OSM Hackfest MR#9
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  The 12th OSM Hackfest, or OSM mid-release NINE (MR#9) Hackfest, is one for the books and Canonical happily shared the presenter floor with the rest of the Open Source MANO (OSM) community. The event spanned the whole week from September 7th to 11th, with Wednesday September 9th afternoon being used for the OSM Ecosystem day. […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/osm-hackfest-mr9
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  Stepping Down Gracefully
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  The Snap Store has been designed to enable upstream developers and enthusiastic community contributors to publish snaps. As with most Linux packaging solutions, the wider community are often responsible for starting and maintaining software packages. This is a double-edged sword, especially for humans with limited life spans and other shiny things to steal their attention. […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/stepping-down-gracefully
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  A ‘Connected’ Bank – The power of data and analytics
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  The next 10 years will redefine banking. What will differentiate top banks from their competitors? Data and derived insights. Banks across the globe have been immersed in their digital agenda and with customers adopting digital banking channels aggressively, banks are collecting massive volumes of data on how customers are interacting at various touch points. Apart […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/connected-banks-data-analytics
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  Lenovo expand enterprise desktop range preinstalled with Ubuntu
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  Today, Lenovo announced the expansion of its Linux program to include selected ThinkPad and ThinkStation PCs preinstalled with Ubuntu Desktop 20.04 LTS. Designed to be the daily drivers for developers across the globe, the ThinkPad and ThinkStation ranges, including the popular X1, can now be purchased globally, with Ubuntu preinstalled, removing any need for custom […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/lenovo-expand-enterprise-desktop-range-preinstalled-with-ubuntu
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  NoSQL databases: what is MongoDB and its use cases?
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  Databases like MongoDB, a NoSQL document database, are commonly used in environments where flexibility is required with big, unstructured data with ever-changing schemas. This post explains what a NoSQL database is, and provides an overview of MongoDB, its use cases and a solution for running an open source MongoDB database at scale. What is a […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/nosql-databases-what-is-mongodb-and-its-use-cases
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  The Expandables – snapcraft extensions and the secret code
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  If you’re a snap developer, you know that snap development is terribly easy. Or rather complex and difficult. Depending on your application code and requirements, it can take a lot of effort putting together the snapcraft.yaml file from which you will build your snap. One of our goals is to make snap development practically easier […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/the-expandables-snapcraft-extensions-and-the-secret-code
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  Design and Web team summary – 16th September 2020
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  The web team here at Canonical run two-week iterations. Here are some of the highlights of our completed work from this iteration. Web squad Our Web Squad develops and maintains most of Canonical’s promotional sites like ubuntu.com, canonical.com and more. CloudNative Days Tokyo 2020 This year will see a lot of physical events move to […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/design-and-web-team-summary-16th-september-2020
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  Security corner: snap interface & snap connections
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  One of the defining features of snaps is their strong security. Snaps are designed to run isolated from the underlying system, with granular control and access to specific resources made possible through a mechanism of interfaces. Think of it as a virtual USB cable – an interface connects a plug with a slot. Security and […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/security-corner-snap-interface-snap-connections