Joshua Powers

Joshua Powers

37 posts

Public Cloud

Joshua Powers is a senior engineering on the Public Cloud team at Canonical. The team is responsible for generating the Ubuntu images used by millions of users on public and private clouds around the world. He previously ran the Ubuntu Server team where he was responsible for delivering technology behind Ubuntu Server and the overall quality of each release.


Joshua Powers
18 February 2021

Ubuntu EKS Platform Images for k8s 1.19

Article Cloud and server

This article originally appeared on Cody Shepherd’s blog. 1.19 Platform Images Now Live Following the GA of Kubernetes 1.19 support in AWS, EKS-optimized Ubuntu images for 1.19 node groups have been released. The ami-id of this image for each region can be found on the official site for Ubuntu EKS images. Like the 1.18...

Joshua Powers
18 February 2021


Joshua Powers
15 October 2020

Introducing Ubuntu support for Amazon EKS 1.18

Article Cloud and server

Ubuntu optimized AMIs for Amazon EKS and Kubernetes versions 1.17 and 1.18 are now available.

Joshua Powers
15 October 2020


Joshua Powers
9 July 2020

Ubuntu Support of AWS Graviton2 Instances

Article Cloud and server

This article originally appeared on Joshua Powers’ blog Ubuntu is the industry-leading operating system for use in the cloud. Every day millions of Ubuntu instances are launched in private and public clouds around the world. Canonical takes pride in offering support for the latest cloud features and functionality. As of...

Joshua Powers
9 July 2020


Joshua Powers
8 May 2020

The New Ubuntu Server Guide

Article Cloud and server

This article originally appeared on Joshua Powers’ blog With the release of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) the Ubuntu Server Guide has received a major set of updates and has moved to a new location on the Ubuntu website. The new location makes it much easier to read and contribute improvements. There is a link

Joshua Powers
8 May 2020


Joshua Powers
7 May 2020

QEMU and libvirt enhancements in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Article Cloud and server

This article originally appeared on Joshua Powers’ blog Ubuntu is the industry-leading operating system for cloud hosts and guests. Every day millions of Ubuntu instances are launched in private and public clouds around the world. Many launched right on top of Ubuntu itself. Canonical takes pride in offering the latest...

Joshua Powers
7 May 2020


Joshua Powers
6 May 2020

Updatable Ubuntu Server Live Installer

Article Cloud and server

This article originally appeared on Joshua Powers’ blog The Ubuntu Server Live Installer, introduced with the release of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver), provides a live Ubuntu Server environment along with a streamlined server installation experience. Building on guided installs for LVM, RAID, encrypted disks and...

Joshua Powers
6 May 2020


Joshua Powers
4 May 2020

Enhanced SSH and FIDO authentication in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Article Cloud and server

This article originally appeared on Joshua Powers’ blog One of the most exciting security enhancements in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) is the ability to use the Fast Identity Online (FIDO) or Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) devices with SSH. By using a second authentication factor via a device, users can add another layer...

Joshua Powers
4 May 2020


Joshua Powers
27 November 2018

Ubuntu Server development summary – 27 November 2018

Article Cloud and server

The purpose of this communication is to provide a status update and highlights for any interesting subjects from the Ubuntu Server Team. If you would like to reach the server team, you can find us at the #ubuntu-server channel on Freenode. Alternatively, you can sign up and use the Ubuntu Server Team mailing list. cloud-init

Joshua Powers
27 November 2018


Joshua Powers
16 October 2018

Ubuntu Server development summary – 16 Oct 2018

Server Cloud and server

The purpose of this communication is to provide a status update and highlights for any interesting subjects from the Ubuntu Server Team. If you would like to reach the server team, you can find us at the #ubuntu-server channel on Freenode. Alternatively, you can sign up and use the Ubuntu Server Team mailing list. Spotlight:

Joshua Powers
16 October 2018


Joshua Powers
15 October 2018

Deploying Ubuntu root on ZFS with MAAS

Server Cloud and server

With recent updates to MAAS and Curtin, deploying Ubuntu with a ZFS root disk is now possible! Curtin added zfsroot support earlier this year and MAAS has now exposed the option. However, Ubuntu root on ZFS with MAAS is experimental! We encourage users to try this out and report back any issues, but it is

Joshua Powers
15 October 2018


Joshua Powers
2 October 2018

Ubuntu Server development summary – 2 Oct 2018

News Cloud and server

The purpose of this communication is to provide a status update and highlights for any interesting subjects from the Ubuntu Server Team. If you would like to reach the server team, you can find us at the #ubuntu-server channel on Freenode. Alternatively, you can sign up and use the Ubuntu Server Team mailing list. Spotlight:

Joshua Powers
2 October 2018


Joshua Powers
21 August 2018

Ubuntu Server development summary – 21 August 2018

Article Cloud and server

The purpose of this communication is to provide a status update and highlights for any interesting subjects from the Ubuntu Server Team. If you would like to reach the server team, you can find us at the #ubuntu-server channel on Freenode. Alternatively, you can sign up and use the Ubuntu Server Team mailing list. Spotlight:

Joshua Powers
21 August 2018


Joshua Powers
7 August 2018

Ubuntu Server development summary – 07 August 2018

Article Cloud and server

The purpose of this communication is to provide a status update and highlights for any interesting subjects from the Ubuntu Server Team. If you would like to reach the server team, you can find us at the #ubuntu-server channel on Freenode. Alternatively, you can sign up and use the Ubuntu Server Team mailing list. cloud-init

Joshua Powers
7 August 2018


Joshua Powers
1 August 2018

Ubuntu Server development summary – 31 July 2018

Article Cloud and server

The purpose of this communication is to provide a status update and highlights for any interesting subjects from the Ubuntu Server Team. If you would like to reach the server team, you can find us at the #ubuntu-server channel on Freenode. Alternatively, you can sign up and use the Ubuntu Server Team mailing list. Spotlight:

Joshua Powers
1 August 2018


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