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Ubuntu Core with Weave and Docker are ideal to run backend services in any cloud, connecting securely with client devices on the edge. Whether your solution is a bespoke system or an enterprise PaaS, Weave let’s you scale and move applications with ease. Ubuntu Core, Weave and Docker are ideal for implementing open-source Continuous Deliv

Why Drones need Snappy Apps?

Erle-Robotics just showed the world how Snappy Ubuntu Core can power the autopilot in their Erle-Copter drone and push drones to their limits. It is a really cool video but the message is a lot bigger. If you are a drone manufacturer or just a drone hobbyist, you might be an expert in building the

Ubuntu at WHD.global 2015

With MWC2015 barely over, we’re now looking forward to the next big European cloud event – WHD.global 2015 – held at Europa Park in Rust, Germany. WHD.global 2015, now in its 11th year, promises to be as popular and diverse as ever. The event organisers expect over 6,000 vendors, service providers and software developers to

Ubuntu Music App behind the scenes

Ubuntu community devs Andrew Hayzen and Victor Thompson chat with lead designer Jouni Helminen. Andrew and Victor have been working in open source projects for a couple of years and have done a great job on the Music application that is now rolling out on phone, tablet and desktop. In this chat they are sharing

Internet of Things: Siralab Robotics

Siralab Robotics has engineered and built an autonomous surface vehicle named TRASIBOT for environmental monitoring and surveillance tasks, focused on the evaluation of water quality and on providing seabed mapping. Development and production environments are based on Ubuntu OS and on ROS/GazeboSim system which represent the best solution

Dell launches Ubuntu loaded machines across 500 stores in Latin America

Ubuntu has once again expanded its distribution presence by launching across 500 stores in Latin America with Dell. This comes off the back of successful retail efforts in other global markets such as China, India and Southeast Asia. Consumers in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru will be now be able to more readily purchase Ubuntu-based Dell

Introducing lxcfs

Last year around this time, we announced the availability of cgmanager, a daemon allowing users and programs to easily administer and delegate cgroups over a dbus interface. It was key to supporting nested containers and unprivileged users. While its dbus interface turned out to have tremendous benefits (I wasn’t sold at first), there are

Ubuntu at Mobile World Congress 2015

Three Reasons to visit Canonical @ Mobile World Congress 2015 Mobile World Congress 2015 is nearly upon us and, with a host of new demonstrations including the first shipping Ubuntu phones and a number of new cloud and IoT innovations, we’re looking forward to welcoming you to the booth (Hall 8.1 Booth F41). Here’s a


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Canonical Cloud Chatter: February 2015 Newsletter

This month, we had news on Big Data, Juju and Mojo. We also introduced our global OpenStack roadshow kicking off next month, as well as our new classroom-based OpenStack training courses scheduled for April and May. Finally, we also had some great partner ecosystem news for you. So dive in and enjoy!   OpenStack Events Firstly, Canonical

Juniper and Canonical partner on OpenStack cloud solutions for telcos

Juniper Networks and Canonical Partner to Deliver OpenStack-Based Cloud Solutions for the Telecommunications Industry Extended Partnership Provides Carrier-Grade, Scalable OpenStack Clouds for Telcos to Build IP Platforms that Support Network Functions Virtualisation and Software Defined Networking Solutions SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 26, 20

Nwave

Nwave has a vision to be the leading global enabler of low-power, wide-area wireless network infrastructure, edge-devices and solutions, and is the only company worldwide to be bridging the connectivity gap by providing all the essential building blocks to create full-suite IoT solutions. By combining Nwave’s cutting-edge communications t

Gyrocom & Canonical lead the field for enterprises deploying OpenStack

IT infrastructure specialist Gyrocom has become an Ubuntu partner. It will deliver Canonical products Ubuntu Advantage, Ubuntu OpenStack, BootStack to its EMEA customers as part of its mission to drive efficiency, simplify and automate IT infrastructure. Graham Brown, Gyrocom’s MD comments, “This partnership is key in Gyrocom’s toolkit un

New Ubuntu OpenStack Fundamentals training sessions available

Coming up: training course in Utrecht, Netherlands We are pleased to announce availability of the Ubuntu OpenStack Fundamentals Training programme – designed for companies that have decided to use OpenStack, the world’s most powerful open cloud platform. This new training programme is an intensive 3-day hands-on course that will give you

Alliance Technology Group and Canonical bring Ubuntu OpenStack to telco and enterprise customers

Partnership will deliver OpenStack cloud solutions, and training based on the world’s most popular cloud operating system, Ubuntu. Hanover, MD – February 17, 2015 — Alliance Technology Group, a national solutions integrator that delivers scalable cost-effective infrastructure solutions to telecom and enterprise customers, has announced it

Canonical Announces New Partnerships for Industrial and Telecoms IoT

Canonical is pleased to announce key partnerships for industrial and telecoms IoT, underscoring the importance of security for critical infrastructure by investing in fast, automated, reliable updates for the machines that drive networking and industrial systems. Critical infrastructure systems are now an attack vector for espionage and d

Join us for Canonical’s 2015 OpenStack Roadshow

Join Canonical for “OpenStack In Action” See the world’s most popular Openstack implementation in action, gain insights from the world’s largest OpenStack deployments in telco, finance, media and government environments, meet the architects of Canonical’s OpenStack strategy, and exchange views on requirements for enterprise private clouds


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