Cloud and Server

All you need to know about designing, building, and managing your
OpenStack private cloud, Kubernetes cluster or Ubuntu Server scale-out deployment.


Canonical
21 May 2013

Cyberport offers innovative cloud-based services for Hong Kong’s technology entrepreneurs

Case study Cloud and server

OpenStack and Ubuntu provide secure, cost-effective cloud infrastructure Summary To give local start-ups and entrepreneurs access to infrastructure and services on demand, Hong Kong’s digital community Cyberport built a new, open-source cloud computing environment on OpenStack and Ubuntu. Following 18 months of...

Canonical
21 May 2013


Canonical
26 April 2013

Ubuntu 13.04 in context

Article Cloud and server

The past couple of years have seen a fundamental shift in the way enterprise IT is done. This trend started with the consumerisation of corporate devices, and the gradual introduction of BYOD policies. This has paved the way to the “user voice” being heard more than ever. We’re seeing this trend continuing into the backend

Canonical
26 April 2013


Canonical
16 April 2013

Enterprise cloud computing with Ubuntu on Windows Azure

News Cloud and server

The emergence of public cloud computing has changed the IT landscape for developers and enterprises, making it significantly easier and more cost effective to develop and deploy new applications, services and infrastructure. Enterprises can choose among cloud providers to meet their needs for performance, features,...

Canonical
16 April 2013


Canonical
21 January 2013

Ubuntu at the heart of Obama for America success

Article Cloud and server

Harper Reed, CTO for the Obama For America presidential campaign talks to Canonical

Canonical
21 January 2013


Canonical
14 December 2012

Top 10 questions about Ubuntu

Article Cloud and server

It’s the end of the year, we met with lots of people from all around the world, at various conferences and events and wherever they were from and whatever their role in IT was, the same questions always seem to come back. So we thought we’d list the top 10 questions we get, here, for

Canonical
14 December 2012


nickbarcet
12 December 2012

To prepare for the hybrid future, try OpenStack now

Article Cloud and server

Nigel Beighton, International VP of Technology, Rackspace Cloud computing is changing everything we know. Immense mathematical problems like the sequencing of the human genome and the discovery of the Higgs Boson simply wouldn’t have been solved without access to massive computing power, precisely when it was needed....

nickbarcet
12 December 2012


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


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.

Canonical
29 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


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.

Canonical
21 November 2012


Kyle MacDonald
14 November 2012

Cloud computing: private, public or both?

News Cloud and server

This article was published in Virtual Strategy magazine earlier this month. We think you’ll like it, so here it is. “A growing number of organisations worldwide are seeing the value of cloud computing as a way of increasing IT flexibility and lowering in-house infrastructure costs. However, achieving the right blend of...

Kyle MacDonald
14 November 2012


Mark Baker
12 November 2012

Your questions answered: the best of our webinars Q&A

Article Cloud and server

What protection is available against my organisation infringing another company’s intellectual property when we use open source software? (Question covered in the Ubuntu Cloud webinar) ANSWER The question is a serious one. Thousands of developers from around the world are involved in the creation of open source...

Mark Baker
12 November 2012


Mark Baker
12 November 2012

Do closed clouds slow down time to market?

News Cloud and server

Get close to the business. It is a maxim CIOs live by. It means understanding exactly what drives the organisation. In a downturn, everyone wants to cut costs, but in some businesses, this is not as important as other ambitions, such as accelerating product development. In the pharmaceuticals industry, for example, time...

Mark Baker
12 November 2012


Canonical
18 October 2012

Ubuntu Server 12.10: all you need for cloud

News Cloud and server

Ubuntu 12.10 Server gives cloud developers and enterprises easy access to the latest open cloud technology, including OpenStack Folsom Canonical today announces that Ubuntu Server 12.10 will be available for download on the 18th October 2012. Ubuntu Server 12.10 includes the Folsom release of OpenStack, alongside...

Canonical
18 October 2012