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  Snap speed improvements with new compression algorithm!
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  Security and performance are often mutually exclusive concepts. A great user experience is one that manages to blend the two in a way that does not compromise on robust, solid foundations of security on one hand, and a fast, responsive software interaction on the other. Snaps are self-contained applications, with layered security, and as a […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/snap-speed-improvements-with-new-compression-algorithm
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  Build a Raspberry Pi Desktop with an Ubuntu heart
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  On the 22nd October 2020, Canonical released an Ubuntu Desktop image optimised for the Raspberry Pi. The Raspberry Pi Foundation’s 4GB and 8GB boards work out of the box with everything users expect from an Ubuntu Desktop. It is our honour to contribute an optimised Ubuntu Desktop image to the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s mission to […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/build-a-raspberry-pi-desktop-with-an-ubuntu-heart
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  Ubuntu 20.10 on Raspberry Pi delivers the full Linux desktop and micro clouds
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  22nd October 2020: Canonical today released Ubuntu 20.10 with optimised Raspberry Pi images for desktop in support of learners, inventors, educators and entrepreneurs, bringing the world’s most open platform to the world’s most accessible hardware. “In this release, we celebrate the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s commitment to put open computing in the hands of people all […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/ubuntu-20-10-on-raspberry-pi-delivers-the-full-linux-desktop-and-micro-clouds
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  Canonical & Ubuntu Join AfricaCom Virtual 2020
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  This year, AfricaCom becomes a virtual event as part of the new Virtual Africa Tech Festival – the largest and most influential tech and telecoms event on the continent. Canonical and Ubuntu will be joining as a Lead Stream Sponsor, introducing the  Digital Infrastructure Investment stream of sessions and exhibits with a speaker session by […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/canonical-ubuntu-join-africacom-virtual-2020
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  Automating Server Provisioning in phoenixNap’s Bare Metal Cloud with MAAS (Metal-as-a-Service)
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  As part of the effort to build a flexible, cloud-native ready infrastructure, phoenixNAP collaborated with Canonical on enabling nearly instant OS installation. Canonical’s MAAS (Metal-as-a-Service) solution allows for automated OS installation on phoenixNAP’s Bare Metal Cloud, making it possible to set up a server in less than two minutes.   Bare Metal Cloud is a cloud-native […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/automating-server-provisioning-in-phoenixnaps-bare-metal-cloud-with-maas-metal-as-a-service
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  Canonical & Ubuntu at KubeCon NA Virtual 2020
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  When: November 17-20, 2020 Where: KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2020 Virtual Platform  By now it’s no surprise that KubeCon NA is going virtual, like the majority of events worldwide. Is that bad news? Quite the opposite! According to CNCF, this year’s KubeCon EU – the first KubeCon to ever be hosted virtually –  made […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/canonical-ubuntu-at-kubecon-na-virtual-2020
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  OpenStack at 10 – from peak to plateau of productivity
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  This week is the latest Open Infrastructure Summit, in a week where the OpenStack Foundation became the Open Infrastructure Foundation to reflect the expansion of the organisation’s mission, scope and community to advance open source over the next decade to support open infrastructure. It is also ten years since OpenStack launched and a lot has […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/openstack-at-10-from-peak-to-plateau-of-productivity
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  Telco cloud: what is that?
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  Telco cloud or a network function virtualisation infrastructure (NFVI) is a cloud environment optimised for telco workloads. It is usually based on well-known technologies like OpenStack. Thus, in many ways, it resembles ordinary clouds. On the other hand, however, it differs from them. This is because telco workloads have very specific requirements. Those include performance […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/telco-cloud-what-is-that
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  Introducing Ubuntu support for Amazon EKS 1.18
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  Ubuntu optimized AMIs for Amazon EKS and Kubernetes versions 1.17 and 1.18 are now available.

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/introducing-ubuntu-support-for-amazon-eks-1-18
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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