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  What’s new in security for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS?
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  We’re excited about the upcoming Ubuntu 24.04 LTS release, Noble Numbat. Like all Ubuntu releases, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS comes with 5 years of free security maintenance for the main repository. Support can be expanded for an extra 5 years, and to include the universe repository, via Ubuntu Pro.  Organisations looking to keep their systems secure without needing […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/whats-new-in-security-for-ubuntu-24-04-lts
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  Achieving Performant Single-Tenant Cloud Isolation with IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers, Ubuntu Core, Snaps, and AMD Pensando Elba Data Processing Unit
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  Discover how IBM Cloud’s bare metal servers offer highly confined and high-performing single-tenant cloud isolation through the use of Ubuntu Core and Snaps, supported by the AMD Pensando Elba DPU (Data Processing Unit). This setup enables the creation of secure and efficient environments for each tenant. Its design ensures the total separation of their servers […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/cloud-isolation-ibm-bare-metal-ubuntu-core
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  Let’s talk open design
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  Why aren’t there more design contributions in open source? Help us find out!

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/lets-talk-open-design
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  DISA publishes STIG for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
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  Introduction DISA, the Defense Information Systems Agency, has published their Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. The STIG is free for the public to download from the DOD Cyber Exchange. Canonical has been working with DISA since we published Ubuntu 22.04 LTS to draft this STIG, and we are delighted that it […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/disa-stig-ubuntu-22-04-lts
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  Managed Cloud Services: when outsourcing your operations is the most cost-effective choice
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  Clouds, be they private or public, surprisingly remain one of the most DIY-favouring markets. Perhaps due to the nebulous and increasingly powerful technologies, a series of myths, or even unnecessary egos, the majority of non-tech-centric…

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/managed-cloud-services-when-outsourcing-your-operations-is-the-most-cost-effective-choice
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  Canonical presence at Qualcomm DX Summit @Hannover Messe
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  At the world’s leading industrial trade fair, companies from the mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and digital industries as well as the energy sector will come together to present solutions for a high-performance, but also sustainable industry at Hannover Messe. This year, Qualcomm brought its DX Summit to Hannover Messe, putting together business and technology leaders […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/canonical-presence-at-qualcomm-dx-summit-hannover-messe
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  Ventana and Canonical collaborate on enabling enterprise data center, high-performance and AI computing on RISC-V
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  This blog is co-authored by Gordan Markuš, Canonical and Kumar Sankaran, Ventana Micro Systems Unlocking the future of semiconductor innovation  RISC-V, an open standard instruction set architecture (ISA), is rapidly shaping the future of high-performance computing, edge computing, and artificial intelligence. The RISC-V customizable and scalable ISA enables a new era of processor innovation and […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/ventana-and-canonical-collaboration
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  The role of secure data storage in fueling AI innovation
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  There is no AI without data Artificial intelligence is the most exciting technology revolution of recent years. Nvidia, Intel, AMD and others continue to produce faster and faster GPU’s enabling larger models, and higher throughput in decision making processes. Outside of the immediate AI-hype, one area still remains somewhat overlooked: AI needs data (find out […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/secure-data-storage-ai
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  Canonical announces collaboration with Qualcomm
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  The collaboration will bring Ubuntu and Ubuntu Core to devices powered by Qualcomm® processors Today Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, announced a collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., the latest major System-on-Chip manufacturer and designer to join Canonical’s silicon partner program. Through the partner program, Qualcomm Technologies will have access to a secure, open source operating system, […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/qualcomm-and-canonical-announce-strategic-collaboration
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  Canonical Delivers Secure, Compliant Cloud Solutions for Google Distributed Cloud
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  Today, Canonical is thrilled to announce our expanded collaboration with Google Cloud to provide Ubuntu images for Google Distributed Cloud. This partnership empowers Google Distributed Cloud customers with security-focused Ubuntu images, ensuring they meet the most stringent compliance standards. Since 2021, Google Cloud, with its characteristic vision, has built a strong partnership with Canonical. This […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/canonical-and-google-deliver-secure-compliant-cloud-solutions-for-google-distributed-cloud
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  Canonical launches Ubuntu Pro for Devices
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  New subscription for IoT deployments brings security and long term compliance to the most advanced open source stack  Nuremberg, Germany. 9 April 2024. Today, Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, announced the launch of Ubuntu Pro for Devices – a comprehensive offering that simplifies security and compliance for IoT device deployments. Ubuntu Pro for Devices provides […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/ubuntu-pro-for-devices
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  Meet our Federal team at NLIT 2024
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  We’re excited to announce our participation in NLIT 2024.

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/meet-our-federal-team-at-nlit-2024
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  Canonical joins ELISA
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  Advancing safety-critical Linux Canonical is proud to announce it is joining the ELISA (Enabling Linux in Safety Applications) project. By joining ELISA, Canonical will work side-by-side with other industry leaders to make Linux a trusted and dependable option for safety-critical environments. ELISA for Linux in safety-critical systems ELISA seeks the establishment of comprehensive guidelines and […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/canonical-joins-elisa
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  Introducing Netplan v1.0 – stable, declarative network management
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  After more than 7 years of development, Netplan v1.0 delivers improved stability and maintainability alongside a host of other new features.

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/introducing-netplan-v1
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  Canonical at America Digital Congress in Chile
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  Canonical participates in America Digital Congress in Santiago, Chile. Learn how Canonical can support your digital transformation journey.

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/canonical-at-america-digital-congress-in-chile
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  Creating Snaps on Ubuntu Touch
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  This article was written in collaboration with Alfred E. Neumayer of the UBports Project. Tablets, phones and current technology’s capabilities are phenomenal. Who would have thought a thin, light, barely 10 inch device would provide all the power necessary to run Virtual Machines, wherever one desires while powered on battery? That a smartphone would be […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/creating-snaps-on-ubuntu-touch
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  OpenStack with Sunbeam as an on-prem extension of the OpenStack public cloud
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  One of the biggest challenges that cloud service providers (CSPs) face these days is to deliver an extension of the public cloud they host to a small-scale piece of infrastructure that runs on customers’ premises. While the world’s tech giants, such as Amazon or Azure, have developed their own solutions for this purpose, many smaller, […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/openstack-with-sunbeam-as-an-on-prem-extension-of-the-openstack-public-cloud
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  AI and automotive: navigating the roads of tomorrow
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  I had the pleasure to be invited by Canonical’s AI/ML Product Manager, Andreea Munteanu, to one of the recent episodes of the Canonical AI/ML podcast. As an enthusiast of automotive and technology with a background in software, I was very eager to share my insights into the influence of artificial intelligence (AI) in the automotive […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/ai-and-automotive-navigating-the-roads-of-tomorrow
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  Deploying Open Language Models on Ubuntu
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  Discover the benefits of using Ubuntu for open-source AI and how to seamlessly deploy models on Azure, including leveraging GPU and Confidential Compute capabilities.

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/deploying-open-language-models-on-ubuntu
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  Meet Canonical at Embedded World 2024
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  Embedded World is almost here. With 930+ exhibitors, 200 nonstop hours of knowledge sharing, and an exciting programme structured along 9 tracks with 60+ sessions and 18 classes, Embedded World is the must-attend global event for the embedded community. Join us at Booth 4-354 in Hall 4 to find out how Canonical, the publisher of […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/meet-canonical-at-embedded-world-2024