Blog posts written by Edoardo Barbieri

Edoardo Barbieri
28 March 2025

The State of Silicon and Devices – Q1 2025 Roundup

Article Ubuntu

Welcome to the first quarterly roundup on the State of Silicon and Devices by Canonical. Q1 has seen lots of announcements in the areas of Edge AI and cybersecurity. Companies across the semiconductor and software ecosystem are pushing toward more powerful, energy-efficient AI models at the edge, while simultaneously...

Edoardo Barbieri
28 March 2025

Edoardo Barbieri
2 December 2024

Industrial cybersecurity: the journey towards IEC 62443 compliance

Article IoT

Industrial cybersecurity is on every CISO’s mind as manufacturers strive to integrate their IT and OT operations to drive efficiency and productivity. However, with increased connectivity comes heightened risk. This means that securing devices, networks, and systems is a critical challenge. Canonical, the publisher of...

Edoardo Barbieri
2 December 2024

Edoardo Barbieri
26 November 2024

Is a real-time OS right for your business?

Article IoT

With automation spanning virtually every sector of society, real-time capable operating systems (OS) are becoming critical across industries, from automotive and telecommunications, to industrial manufacturing. A real-time operating system (RTOS) ensures precise and deterministic responses, meeting strict timing...

Edoardo Barbieri
26 November 2024

Edoardo Barbieri
29 October 2024

Meet Canonical at SPS 2024

Article Ubuntu

SPS (Smart Production Solutions) 2024 is almost here! With over 1,200 national and international exhibitors, SPS is the main gathering of industrial manufacturing to experience the latest trends and developments in the automation industry first-hand. Join Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, at SPS 2024 to discuss open...

Edoardo Barbieri
29 October 2024

Edoardo Barbieri
30 May 2024

Canonical releases Real-time Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Article Ubuntu

London, 30 May 2024. Today Canonical announced the availability of Real-time Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. By ensuring high-priority processes are executed first, with deterministic response times, Real-time Ubuntu 24.04 LTS reduces latency compared to mainline Linux and enhances the system’s ability to handle time-sensitive...

Edoardo Barbieri
30 May 2024

Edoardo Barbieri
2 February 2024

Real-time Linux vs RTOS – Part II

Article IoT

Download our latest Whitepaper: A CTO’s Guide to Real-time Linux Welcome to this two-part blog series on real-time systems which asks the question: Real-time Linux vs RTOS, which is best for you? In Part I we looked at the basics of a real-time system where we explained that a real-time system must respond to events

Edoardo Barbieri
2 February 2024

Edoardo Barbieri
25 January 2024

Real-time Linux vs RTOS – Part I

Article Internet of Things

Discover Real-time with our latest whitepaper: A CTO’s Guide to Real-time Linux Welcome to this two-part blog series on Linux vs RTOS (Real-time Operating System). This series will explain the differences between achieving real-time requirements with a Linux kernel and doing the same with an RTOS. Part I will explain...

Edoardo Barbieri
25 January 2024

Edoardo Barbieri
28 November 2023

Real-time Linux: a comprehensive guide

Article Internet of Things

In the mission-critical workloads of modern enterprises, where time boundaries and determinism can make a major difference, the demand for real-time systems has never been more urgent. In our latest whitepaper, we delve into the realm of real-time Linux. The whitepaper is a comprehensive guide to understanding and...

Edoardo Barbieri
28 November 2023

Edoardo Barbieri
1 November 2023

Adopting open-source Industrial IoT software

Article Internet of Things

The industrial automation landscape is evolving rapidly, driven by a fundamental shift in how software solutions are developed and deployed. In the past, many factories had in-house IT expertise to build and maintain their basic software stacks, the present reality is quite different. Small-scale factories often lack...

Edoardo Barbieri
1 November 2023

Edoardo Barbieri
24 October 2023

Canonical reaffirms 10 year LTS of Linux kernel and Ubuntu

Article Ubuntu

This post was written by Cindy Goldberg – VP of Silicon Alliances, Brett Grandbois – Ubuntu Kernel Engineering Director and Edoardo Barbieri – Real-time Kernel Product Manager at Canonical. At the 2023 Open Source Summit Europe, Linux Weekly News editor Jonathan Corbet announced that the upstream Long-term support (LTS)...

Edoardo Barbieri
24 October 2023

Edoardo Barbieri
1 August 2023

Reducing latency in industrial systems with Real-time Ubuntu on Intel SoCs

Article Internet of Things

Delivering a comprehensive real-time solution for industrial systems requires careful work at every layer of the stack. Since standalone hardware or software components are not sufficient, Canonical and Intel have joined forces to deliver an out-of-the-box real-time solution. This solution is now generally available on...

Edoardo Barbieri
1 August 2023

Edoardo Barbieri
19 June 2023

Tuning a real-time kernel

Article Internet of Things

This blog expands our technical deep-dive into a real-time kernel. You will need to be familiar with a real-time kernel to understand the tuning concepts in this blog. If you are starting from scratch and need to revisit the basics of preemption and a real-time system, watch this introductory webinar. If you are...

Edoardo Barbieri
19 June 2023

Edoardo Barbieri
8 June 2023

Technical deep-dive into a real-time kernel

Article Internet of Things

Canonical announced the general availability of Ubuntu’s real-time kernel earlier this year. Since then, our community raised several questions regarding the workings of the kernel and tuning guidelines. We aim to provide answers in this and an upcoming follow-up post. Depending on your background knowledge, you may...

Edoardo Barbieri
8 June 2023

Edoardo Barbieri
7 March 2023

What is real-time Linux? Part III

Article Internet of Things

Welcome to the final post of this three-part series on real-time Linux. As market adoption of real-time computing continues to rise, real-time in the Linux kernel is emerging as a valuable solution on the software side. A real-time Linux kernel on its own, however, will not necessarily make a system real-time. We...

Edoardo Barbieri
7 March 2023