Blog posts tagged
"Ubuntu on AWS"

7 posts

Aaron Whitehouse
30 August 2024

Integrating the Ubuntu Snapshot Service into systems management and update tools

Article Cloud and server

Ubuntu recently released a snapshot service to use the archive as it was at a point in history. This article explains how to integrate this into systems management or update tools.

Aaron Whitehouse
30 August 2024

Aaron Whitehouse
24 November 2023

Ubuntu Explained: How to ensure security and stability in cloud instances—part 3

Article Cloud and server

Applying updates across a fleet of multiple Ubuntu instances is a balance of security and service uptime. We explore best practices to maximise stability.

Aaron Whitehouse
24 November 2023

Aaron Whitehouse
21 November 2023

Ubuntu Explained: How to ensure security and stability in cloud instances—part 2

Article Cloud and server

You probably know that it is important to apply security updates. You may not be clear how to do that. We are going to explain best practices for applying Ubuntu updates to single instances and what the built-in unattended-upgrades tool does and does not do.

Aaron Whitehouse
21 November 2023

Aaron Whitehouse
5 October 2023

Securing open source software dependencies in the public cloud

Article Cloud and server

Building stable and secure software requires understanding build systems and having a plan for vulnerabilities in your software dependencies.

Aaron Whitehouse
5 October 2023

Aaron Whitehouse
12 September 2023

Ubuntu Explained: How to ensure security and stability in cloud instances—part 1

Article Cloud and server

The LTS philosophy, releases, updates and repositories explained Since we launched Ubuntu Pro’s Expanded Security Maintenance for additional packages, and we now integrate more closely with public cloud update management tools, more people have been asking us about the Ubuntu archive and how this is divided and security...

Aaron Whitehouse
12 September 2023

Marina Khachatryan
22 May 2023

Canonical at AWS Summit Washington, DC 2023

Article Cloud and server

We will discuss the most cutting-edge cloud solutions for the Public Sector, such as security and compliance, AI/ML solutions and improved functionality.

Marina Khachatryan
22 May 2023

Canonical
30 March 2023

Time to prepare for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS end of standard support on 31 May 2023 – Options for AWS users.

Article Cloud and server

As mentioned in our recent blog post, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS ‘Bionic Beaver‘ will reach the end of the standard five-year maintenance window on 31 May 2023. This means that Ubuntu 18.04 LTS servers will stop receiving updates unless you are an Ubuntu Pro subscriber. With an Ubuntu Pro subscription, your Ubuntu 18.04 LTS...

Canonical
30 March 2023