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January 15, 2026 – Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu and provider of open source security, support, and services, announced today that it is a launch partner for the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, a new independent cloud for Europe, with Ubuntu and Ubuntu Pro now available. Canonical’s Ubuntu Pro delivers a securely designed, stable, and enterprise-ready foundation for open source innovation while providing customers with the same security, availability, and performance they expect from AWS.

Security data collection has become a first-class architectural concern for modern SOCs. Once collection is treated as a dedicated layer, separate from analytics and detection, the next question becomes practical: how should telemetry be collected in a way that aligns with this architecture? In the previous article, we examined why this shift occurred. Here, we focus on how different collection models (agent-based, agentless, and hybrid) fit into modern security data collection architectures.

The hardest part of modern infrastructure isn’t choosing your deployment environments — it’s bridging communication between them. Large enterprises are constantly facing the challenge of keeping everything connected, secure, and fast when their infrastructures are spread across different clouds and on-premises systems.

Container security has finally gone mainstream. When Docker announced hardened container images in late 2025, complete with minimal attack surfaces, non-root defaults, continuous CVE scanning, and automated updates, the response was enthusiastic. For teams managing their own infrastructure, this was a real step forward. Secure-by-default containers are no longer niche or expensive. They are expected.

Service desk leaders are being asked to do more with less. Ticket volumes keep climbing. SLAs keep tightening. Headcount rarely follows. Dashboards fill up fast, and before long, every conversation seems to start with a metric that’s in the red. Automation is pitched as the answer. But when it’s introduced only as a way to move faster or cut costs, it can backfire.

Redgate Flyway’s January update brings faster drift resolution, AI-powered deployment descriptions, and a look back at everything we shipped in 2025. Plus, we want to hear from you about how you’re managing database changes.