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  Canonical takes leadership role in security for ROS
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  Canonical is committed to the future of robotics, as proven a short time ago when we joined the Technical Steering Committee of the second version of the Robot Operating System (ROS 2). We’re also dedicated to building a foundation of enterprise-grade, industry leading security practices within Ubuntu, so we’re excited to join both of these […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/canonical-takes-leadership-role-in-security-for-ros
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  Quick-add KVMs for MAAS
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  When designing or testing with MAAS, it’s often handy to start with virtual machines. If you’re just on your laptop, and you want to check out a new MAAS version, or mock up some datacentre idea you’ve been considering, KVMs are often very useful. You could create pods, of course, but it’s also very simple […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/quick-add-kvms-for-maas
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  Parallel installs for classic snaps
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  For a while now, snapd has supported the ability to install and use multiple instances of the same snap in parallel. This allows users to test features in new software releases side by side with the stable, production versions. Similarly, users can distribute their work or perhaps use custom settings across several distinct, isolated profiles […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/parallel-installs-for-classic-snaps
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  MAAS doc example: MGH
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  We’re creating a cohesive example to give the MAAS documentation some built-in coherence. Have a look.

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/maas-doc-example-mgh
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  Bosch Rexroth adopts Ubuntu Core and snaps for app-based ctrlX AUTOMATION platform
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  19th February 2020 – Canonical today announced that Bosch Rexroth has selected Ubuntu Core for their app-based platform ctrlX AUTOMATION. ctrlX AUTOMATION leverages Ubuntu Core, designed for embedded devices, and snaps, the universal Linux application containers, to deliver an open source platform to remove the barriers between machine control, IT and OT. Industrial manufacturing solutions […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/bosch-rexroth-adopts-ubuntu-core-and-snaps-for-app-based-ctrlx-automation-platform
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  MAAS 2.7 released
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  Following on from MAAS 2.6.2, we are happy to announce that MAAS 2.7 is now available. This release features some critical bug fixes, along with some exciting new features. CentOS 8 image support For some time, our users have been asking for the capability to deploy CentOS 8 images in MAAS. With the advent of […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/maas-2-7-released
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  Ceph storage on Ubuntu: An overview
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  Ceph is a compelling open-source alternative to proprietary software defined storage solutions from traditional vendors, with a vibrant community collaborating on the technology. Ubuntu was an early supporter of Ceph and its community. That support continues today as Canonical maintains premier member status and serves on the governing board of the Ceph Foundation. With many […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/ceph-storage-on-ubuntu-an-overview
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  Design and Web team summary – 14 February 2020
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  The Web and Design team at Canonical looks after most of our main websites, the brand, our Vanilla CSS framework and several of our products with web front-ends.  Here are some of the highlights of our completed work over our last two-week iteration. Web & Brand squad Our Web Squad develops and maintains most of […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/design-and-web-team-summary-14-february-2020
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  OpenStack Charms 20.02 – CephFS backend for Manila and more
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  Canonical is proud to announce the availability of OpenStack Charms 20.02. This new release introduces a range of exciting features and several improvements which enhance Charmed OpenStack across various areas. CephFS backend for Manila The OpenStack Charms 20.02 release introduces support for Ceph File System (CephFS) to be used as storage backed for Manila. CephFS […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/openstack-charms-20-02
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  Accelerating IoT device time to market
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  Launching IoT devices and managing them at scale can be a time intensive and complex process. With 85% of IoT initiatives not launched after a year of development, it is inevitable that change is needed. To overcome these challenges, Canonical has introduced Smart Start, a package that reduces business and technical decision making into a […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/accelerating-iot-device-time-to-market
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  Amazon EC2 Hibernation for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS now available
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  AWS and Canonical today announce the public release of Amazon EC2 Hibernation support for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, bringing support for this feature on par with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Hibernation allows you to pause your Amazon EC2 Instances when not required and resume them at a later time. Applications will start up exactly from where they […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/amazon-ec2-hibernation-for-ubuntu-16-04-lts-now-available
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  Ubuntu at Embedded World 2020
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  Embedded world 2020 is the trade fair for embedded systems technology. Given the rapid miniaturisation of hardware and the increasing scope of high performance computing, thousands of exhibitors use the show to take the stage and show off their work. This year Canonical is returning to discuss how to make embedded Linux, more developer friendly […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/ubuntu-at-embedded-world-2020
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  How to upgrade from Windows 7 to Ubuntu – Desktop tour and applications
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  This is the third and the last guide in this series. In the first installment, we learned about considerations for an update from Windows 7 to Ubuntu, key differences in hardware and software between the two operating systems, the terminology, and how to safely backup data ahead of migration. In the second tutorial, we covered […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/how-to-upgrade-from-windows-7-to-ubuntu-desktop-tour-and-applications
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  DevOps tools in 2020: Why consider Juju?
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  Many DevOps tools struggle as deployments change. Juju excels. 2020 heralds a decade for a divided technology industry. Software delivery is diversifying. Complexity is increasing. Teams are looking to make use of new approaches such as serverless and split large applications into microservices. They also need to retain their existing applications. Reasons for DevOps professionals […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/devops-tools-in-2020-why-consider-juju
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  Testing your user contract
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  Whenever you write any code that is to be consumed by another, whether it be a library or some UI element, that consumer expects it to work in a certain way every time they interact with it. All good developers would agree and that’s why we also write tests that either break our code up […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/testing-your-user-contract
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  The State of Robotics – January 2020
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  The first month of 2020 is over and lots is already happening. Everyone seems to have come back from the holidays refreshed and ready to go. Here lies the Ubuntu robotics team’s highlights from January. Including Adam Savage, our own security tools and lots and lots of robots. As ever, if you want us to […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/the-state-of-robotics-january-2020
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  Edge AI in a 5G world
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  Deploying AI/ML solutions in latency-sensitive use cases requires a new solution architecture approach for many businesses. Fast computational units (i.e. GPUs) and low-latency connections (i.e. 5G) allow for AI/ML models to be executed outside the sensors/actuators (e.g. cameras & robotic arms). This reduces costs through lower hardware complexity as well as compute resource sharing amongst […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/ai-at-the-edge
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  How to launch IoT devices – Part 2: selecting foundations
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  (This blog post is part of a 5 part series, titled “How to launch IoT devices”. It will cover the key choices and concerns when turning bright IoT ideas into a product in the market. Check out this whitepaper on IoT app stores for background reading.) Part One can be found here: How to launch […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/launch-iot-devices-pt2-hardware-foundations
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  Building a Java snap by example
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  Following up on the previous example of building a rust and C based snaps, I thought we’d take a look at bundling a Java application as a snap. In this example we’ll use an open source game called “Shattered Pixel Dungeon“. It’s a little more complex than some more common snaps, which helps highlight some […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/building-a-java-snap-by-example
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  Design and Web team summary – 5th February 2020
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  This was a fairly busy two weeks for the Web and Design team at Canonical.  Some of us attended our internal roadmap alignment sprint in Cape Town. These trips are extremely valuable for the Web and Design team as we interact with almost all teams across the company.  Here are some of the highlights of […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/design-and-web-team-summary-5th-february-2020