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4 December 2012

Windows 8 part 3: Don’t let legacy apps block the benefits of open source

Article Desktop

Hidden away in the dark corner of every business there are monsters that scare the bejesus out of many an IT manager. They are little legacy applications, often unsupported by their creators, running on old spreadsheets, an ageing Access database or arcane Word macros. Now, big legacy applications, the kind that big...

Canonical
4 December 2012

How will consumerisation of personal devices affect the choice of OS?

News Desktop

Best of our webinars – (Relates to content in this webinar) Along with the cloud, one of the big trends in corporate IT in recent years is the consumerisation of personal computing. Telecoms contracts have made smartphones affordable for nearly everyone, encouraging many business people to start using their iPhone or...

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4 December 2012

Canonical
30 November 2012

Design and arts in education

Notes Ubuntu

Ubuntu’s design team supports #includedesign, which is a important initiative – supported by many design organizations and companies.

Canonical
30 November 2012

Canonical
29 November 2012

Sputnik – Dell’s Ubuntu-based developer laptop is here

Partners Ubuntu

Ubuntu has long been a favourite with developers – especially in the worlds of web and cloud development. We’re excited that, from today, serious (and not-so-serious) developers will be able to get their hands on the super-sleek Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition, preloaded with and fully optimised for Ubuntu. The Dell XPS 13 is a

Canonical
29 November 2012

Ubuntu and BitNami

Videos Cloud and server

Learn why BitNami uses Ubuntu on Amazon Web Services to help developers adapt their applications to work on the desktop, the server and the cloud.

Canonical
29 November 2012

What’s next for OpenStack?

Videos Cloud and server

OpenStack is an open source phenomenon. What started as a disruptive force for early adopting developers has morphed into the platform of choice for some of the world’s biggest clouds.

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29 November 2012

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25 November 2012

llgo update #10: "hello, world!" redux

Article Ubuntu

It’s about time for another progress update on llgo. I’ve made decent progress recently, so let’s go through what’s new.HighlightsI’ve been refactoring bits of code and fixing bugs aplenty, so there is a mass of noise in the git commits. In terms of ne

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25 November 2012

Canonical
21 November 2012

Six near-future scenarios

Article Cloud and server

Enterprise cloud computing might be uncertain. But if you want to start making it happen then you’ve come to the right place. This new, free ebook will show you why Ubuntu is the ideal platform for the enterprise cloud. There are six major scenarios that will start to impact your business soon.Here are the six

Canonical
21 November 2012

What’s Ubuntu’s role in OpenStack?

Videos Cloud and server

Ubuntu is the fastest and best-supported route to creating an OpenStack cloud.

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21 November 2012

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15 November 2012

Unity Technologies releases 4.0 including game export for Ubuntu

Partners Ubuntu

The Unity cross-platform development tool version 4 has been released from beta into the growing world of Ubuntu game development. Every Unity developer is now only a few clicks away from publishing in the Ubuntu Software Center with Unity 4.0’s new Linux Deployment Preview. You can download a 30-day preview of all the...

Canonical
15 November 2012

Canonical
14 November 2012

Cloud Model Checklist

open source Ubuntu

You have critical decisions ahead as you take your first steps into cloud computing. One of them will be whether to build a private cloud infrastructure in your own data centre, make use of one of the public cloud services offered by vendors like Amazon, Rackspace and HP, or combine the two in a ‘hybrid

Canonical
14 November 2012

Canonical
12 November 2012

Windows 8 part 2: Licensing complexity

News Desktop

Last time we talked about how Windows 8 brings a dramatic shift to user experience. Today we’re going to explore whether businesses can escape the Window’s licensing complexity for a simpler, more cost-effective approach. It comes round like Christmas. And just as family rows over who-sleeps-where and who-eats-what are...

Canonical
12 November 2012

Canonical
8 November 2012

Splice, Walking Mars, Machinarium, and Crayon Physics Deluxe debut in Ubuntu Software Center

Desktop Ubuntu

Another selection of mobile games from the Humble Bundle has been released with the fourth installment of the Humble Bundle for Android. As always we have awesome Ubuntu Desktop debuts: Splice, Walking Mars, Machinarium, and Crayon Physics Deluxe all now available in Ubuntu Software Center which is the easiest way to...

Canonical
8 November 2012

Catch the cloud with OpenStack webinars

open source Ubuntu

OpenStack, your foundation for Cloud computing 14 November 2012 at 4pm GMT The open cloud, based on OpenStack, is fast becoming one of the most popular cloud platforms. OpenStack delivers open standards, modularity and scalability, and avoids vendor lock-in. Join this webinar to find out why OpenStack is surging...

Canonical
8 November 2012