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June 2024

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Managed Apps on Public Cloud: Why Operations Matter, Part II

Jun 30, 2024 By agmatei In Canonical
In the first part of this blog journey (I’d call it a post, but it’s actually two posts) we explored what operational excellence looks like in public cloud deployments. And while I do not want to spoil it for you, the main takeaway was that it is not easy and can become resource-intensive. With this in mind, you might should be wondering what you can do to achieve excellence without focusing all your resources on operations.
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Managed Apps on Public Cloud: Why Operations Matter, Part I

Jun 27, 2024 By agmatei In Canonical
You might be tempted to think that running an app on a public cloud means you don’t need to maintain it. While that would be wonderful, it would require help from the public cloud providers and app developers themselves, and possibly a range of mythological creatures with magic powers. This is because any app, regardless of the infrastructure on which it runs or its output, requires maintenance in order to yield accurate and reliable outputs.
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Navigating the cost of cloud storage in the public sector

Jun 20, 2024 By Philip Williams In Canonical
Like many other industries, organisations in the public sector have been keen to make use of the flexibility offered by cloud computing, but are now observing unpredictable and rising costs. Much of which can be mitigated through careful planning and on-premise infrastructure. Government guidance now recommends switching to a strategy of the most appropriate solution for a problem, rather than a one-size-fits-all or carte blanche approach of shifting all applications to the cloud.
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A CISO's comprehensive breakdown of the Cyber Resilience Act

Jun 18, 2024 By Stephanie Domas In Canonical
Strong, wide-reaching regulation can bring safety to communities – but it can also bring uncertainty. The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) has proven no exception to this universal rule. Across the open source community and the wider tech landscape, people have been greeting the news with the whole spectrum of reactions: concern, anxiety, hope. But is there anything to fear? Does the CRA really change things in open source? And how should your teams be preparing for this legislation?
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Top 5 reasons to use Ubuntu for your AI/ML projects

Jun 17, 2024 By Andreea Munteanu In Canonical
For 20 years, Ubuntu has been at the cutting edge of technology. Pioneers looking to innovate new technologies and ideas choose Ubuntu as the medium to do it, whether they’re building devices for space, deploying a fleet of robots or building up financial infrastructure. The rise of machine learning is no exception and has encouraged people to develop their models on Ubuntu at different scales.
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Pair Programming: The Ubuntu Way

Jun 16, 2024 By Aaryan Porwal In Canonical
At our core, we believe in Ubuntu: “I am what I am because of who we all are.” This philosophy of interconnectedness is woven into everything we do, including how we approach software development. This belief in our interconnectedness extends to how we build software. Pair programming, a practice where two developers work side-by-side, isn’t just a reflection of our values—it’s a powerful driver of quality, innovation, and team cohesion.
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Ubuntu Security Notices now available in OSV format

Jun 11, 2024 By Canonical In Canonical
Canonical is now issuing Ubuntu Security Notices (USNs) in the open source OSV format. Using the information provided, developers can identify known third-party, open source dependency vulnerabilities that pose a genuine risk to their application and its environment. This collaboration between Canonical and OSV aims to simplify vulnerability management and further enhance security for Ubuntu users.
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A look into Ubuntu Core 24: Your first Linux-powered Matter device

Jun 6, 2024 By Gabriel Aguiar Noury In Canonical
Welcome to this blog series which explores innovative uses of Ubuntu Core. Throughout this series, Canonical’s Engineers will show what you can build with this Core 24 release, highlighting the features and tools available to you. In this third blog, Farshid Tavakolizadeh, engineering manager from our Industrial team, will show you how to build a Matter lighting device with a Raspberry Pi.
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Canonical launches Ubuntu Core 24

Jun 4, 2024 By Canonical In Canonical
London, 4 June 2024. Today, Canonical announced the general availability of Ubuntu Core 24, with a 12 year Long Term Support (LTS) commitment. This ‘immutable’ flavour of Ubuntu puts every system component, and the system itself, into a set of containers with strict kernel-enforced confinement, rich managed component integration, reliable over-the-air updates and failsafe rollbacks to enable intelligent edge and IoT applications.
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Ubuntu Core 24 | Run Your Devices on Ubuntu

Jun 4, 2024 By Canonical In Canonical
Secure and reliable open source IoT - everywhere. Introducing Ubuntu Core 24, the operating system optimised for IoT and Edge, allowing you to run your devices on Ubuntu. Ubuntu Core delivers high performance, ultra-low latency and workload predictability for time-sensitive industrial, telco, healthcare, and robotics use cases.
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Best practices for scheduling security patching automations

Jun 4, 2024 By Canonical In Canonical
In this webinar, you’ll learn about Canonical's release schedule for Ubuntu and its security updates, and how you can use this information to set optimal manual and automated security patching maintenance intervals. There are a variety of tools, such as Livepatch, Landscape, Snaps, and command line utilities like unattended-upgrades that provide security patching automation capabilities. We’ll cover how each one works, and how you can combine them for maximum benefit. We’ll also cover the nuances between reboot recommended and reboot required.
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Vehicle cybersecurity: the journey towards ISO 21434 compliance

Jun 3, 2024 By Bertrand Boisseau In Canonical
Automotive is going through considerable technological advancement, centred around the software that vehicles and their manufacturers use. A large part of this software evolution is the move towards open source software. Ensuring the safety and security of critical systems is extremely important, especially in safety-critical use cases.
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Deploy GenAI applications with Canonical's Charmed Kubeflow and NVIDIA NIM

Jun 2, 2024 By Andreea Munteanu In Canonical
It’s been over two years since generative AI (GenAI) took off with the launch of ChatGPT. From that moment on, a variety of applications, models and libraries were launched to address market needs and simplify enterprise activity. As Deloitte observes in its State of Generative AI Q2 2024 report, organisations are now at a stage where they are ready to move beyond pilots and proof of concepts and start creating value – but bringing AI models to production can prove highly complex.
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