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Canonical
27 October 2022

Understanding AWS pricing

Article Cloud and server

Have you ever wondered how AWS pricing actually works? You launch a startup or a new project in your organisation. You decide to use Amazon Web Services (AWS) as your primary cloud platform. You estimate costs based on listed prices, and rest assured that your startup/project will meet its budget. However the actual bill does

Canonical
27 October 2022


Andreea Munteanu
26 October 2022

Kubeflow just applied to join CNCF – what does it mean for you?

Article AI

Google just announced that they have submitted an application for Kubeflow to become an incubating project in the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). It is an initiative supported by the Kubeflow Project Steering group. The request is visible to everyone and it represents a game changer for the rhythm which...

Andreea Munteanu
26 October 2022


liam zheng
26 October 2022

Charmed Kubernetes and Huawei OceanStor Dorado All-Flash storage integration verification reports

Article Kubernetes

The verification report is built with Charmed Kubernetes v1.21-v1.23 and eSDK(huawei-csi) v2.2.16. Project Overview Project background Huawei OceanStor Dorado V6 all-flash storage systems are designed for enterprises’ mission-critical services. The SmartMatrix full-mesh architecture ensures hardware redundancy and fast...

liam zheng
26 October 2022


Hanna Neuborn
25 October 2022

How we hire at Canonical

Article People and culture

Hiring in a global remote first organisation is complex and takes considerable effort to create a truly fair and consistent process. Assessing talent from a large, globally remote talent pool means that we need to do things a little differently. Hear our CEO, Mark Shuttleworth and Global Head of Talent Science, Hanna...

Hanna Neuborn
25 October 2022


Nathan Hart
25 October 2022

Two approaches to IoT prototyping

Engineering Ubuntu

Taking a new device from an idea to production readiness can be a challenge. Hacks or workarounds can help you deliver a proof of concept, but they can negatively impact production devices. A development kit can be great for quickly proving out an idea, but oftentimes the hardware constraints will be more stringent in...

Nathan Hart
25 October 2022


Edoardo Barbieri
25 October 2022

Accelerate IT/OT convergence in Industry 4.0 [Part I]

Article Internet of Things

Welcome to this three-part mini-series on bridging the gap between operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) in Industry 4.0. Throughout this series, we will discuss the key challenges industrial manufacturers face when trying to accelerate their digital transformation. We will understand why legacy...

Edoardo Barbieri
25 October 2022


Canonical
25 October 2022

Canonical enables Ubuntu on Sipeed’s LicheeRV RISC-V board

Article Internet of Things

Canonical continues to expand the availability of Ubuntu running on RISC-V processors and hardware. Followed by a few announcements during the RISC-V Summit China 2022 we are proud to announce the Ubuntu release for additional RISC-V hardware – Sipeed’s LicheeRV board. RISC-V, defining of open computing Open standards...

Canonical
25 October 2022


Michael C. Jaeger
25 October 2022

Participate in the Kubernetes and Cloud Native Operations Survey 2023

Article Charms

Canonical has conducted surveys about Kubernetes and Cloud Native Operations in the past two years. As a member of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) and an active part of the community, we contribute the anonymised results back, along with our analyses and the insights of industry experts. Everyone can submit...

Michael C. Jaeger
25 October 2022


Holly Hall
24 October 2022

What does OTA mean? [Part I]

Article Internet of Things

In the second part of this blog series, we cover the top 3 reasons why OTA updates are important. Read more about the importance of OTA technology in the blog post here. OTA is a term commonly used when working with any type of device. Simply, the abbreviation OTA means ‘over-the-air’, and refers to the

Holly Hall
24 October 2022


Oliver Smith
21 October 2022

What? The Steam snap is evolving!

Article Desktop

The Steam snap has evolved a lot over the last six months. Join us for a tour of the current state of play and help inform our plans for the future.

Oliver Smith
21 October 2022


Adam Szopa
21 October 2022

What’s new in Ubuntu Desktop 22.10, Kinetic Kudu

Article Desktop

The latest release of Ubuntu Desktop comes with improved productivity features, a new official flavour and performance improvements for Bluetooth devices.

Adam Szopa
21 October 2022


Shunde Zhang
21 October 2022

Integrating Charmed Kubernetes with AWS via OIDC

Article Cloud and server

Canonical’s Charmed Kubernetes is a suite of open-source Kubernetes software bundled with many addons, including CNIs, CSIs, monitoring tools and cloud integrations. As Juju supports AWS, Charmed Kubernetes can be deployed and run on AWS seamlessly. In fact, many of our customers run their Charmed Kubernetes on AWS for...

Shunde Zhang
21 October 2022


Bill Wear
20 October 2022

Join our Ubuntu circle

Article Canonical announcements

The Ubuntu circle: We are because you are The MAAS 3.3 Beta 1 release is out.  You should take a look. Normally, a blog like this would wait for the final release.  And that blog will still happen, later, but this feels like a watershed moment: There are some significant new features, including better search

Bill Wear
20 October 2022


Rajan Patel
20 October 2022

Landscape beta: test the Landscape Server migration to Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Article Cloud and server

The new Landscape beta makes it easier than ever to administer your entire Ubuntu estate across any architecture, from amd64, riscv, to arm64. Landscape beta’s charms have been rewritten in Juju’s new operator framework, and offer high availability in 3 simple steps.

Rajan Patel
20 October 2022