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Canonical produces Ubuntu, provides commercial services for Ubuntu's users, and works with hardware manufacturers, software vendors and cloud partners to certify Ubuntu.


Canonical
26 October 2018

Low latency and real-time kernels for telco and NFV

Cloud and server White paper

The kernel is the fundamental core of a computer operating system. It is the first program to load, and it manages all core functions of the computer. With the expanding role of the Linux kernel in systems today, Canonical is often asked to provide leadership and support for different offerings for many purposes. Network Functions ...


Canonical
25 October 2018

Ubuntu Advantage successfully passes MSPCV cloud certification process

Canonical announcements Article

Canonical is pleased to share that it’s TechOps team has successfully completed the MSP Cloud Verify Program (MSPCV) certification process which recognises the quality of companies offering cloud and/or managed services. The MSPCV, conducted by the MSPAlliance, is based on the Unified Certification Standard (UCS) for Cloud and Managed Ser ...


Canonical
18 October 2018

Infographic: Snaps in numbers

Cloud and server Article

Coinciding with the release of Ubuntu 18.10 today, we have celebrated the exceptional adoption of snaps by sharing the infographic below. From popular snaps to daily installs, this infographic demonstrates where, when and why users are installing and adopting the secure, Linux application format. For more commentary around these numbers, ...


Canonical
18 October 2018

Ubuntu 18.10:Multi-cloud,new desktop theme & enhanced snap integration

Canonical announcements Canonical News

London, UK, 18th October 2018; Canonical today announced the release of Ubuntu 18.10, focused on multi-cloud deployments, AI software development, a new community desktop theme and richer snap desktop integration. “Ubuntu is now the world’s reference platform for AI engineering and analytics” said Mark Shuttleworth, CEO of Canonical. “We ...


Canonical
16 October 2018

Canonical collaborates with Eurotech on edge computing solutions

Canonical announcements Article

Coinciding with IoT World Solutions Congress in Barcelona this week, Canonical is pleased to announce a dual-pronged technological partnership with Eurotech to help organisations advance their internet of things enablement. Eurotech is a long time leader in embedded computing hardware as well as providing software solutions to aid enterpr ...


Canonical
12 October 2018

Firefox ESR 60 availability on Ubuntu

Desktop Article

Mozilla Release Engineering created a special customised packaging of the Ubuntu version of Firefox intended for our enterprise partners of Canonical.  This is particularly useful if partners decide they need to apply policies to Firefox for an install base they administer.  This Extended Support Release (ESR) is similar in concept to the ...


Canonical
11 October 2018

Plex arrives in Canonical’s Snap Store

Canonical announcements Desktop

The leading streaming media platform is now available to a wider Linux community Visit the Snap Store to see more information on Plex as a Snap and install it on your machine. London, UK: 11th October 2018 – Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, today announces Plex as a Snap, bringing the over-the-top (OTT) media service to millions of ...


Canonical
4 October 2018

Ubuntu at GTC Europe 2018

Cloud and server Article

GTC Europe 2018 Date: October 9 – 11, 2018 Location: Messe Munchen GmbH, Messegelande, 81823, Munich, Germany Venue: ICM – Internationales Congress Center Munich Booth: S11 Join Canonical at GTC Europe 2018 in Munich, Germany from the 9th of October through the 11th, where we will be showcasing our technologies across AI/ML. Canonical wil ...


Canonical
26 September 2018

Canonical’s Current Security Certifications

Cloud and server Article

Canonical has entered the security certifications space by achieving a few important security certifications for the first time on Ubuntu. Canonical has achieved FIPS 140-2 Level 1 certification for several cryptographic modules on Ubuntu 16.04. Canonical has also achieved Common Criteria EAL2 certification for Ubuntu 16.04. In addition, ...


Canonical
19 September 2018

Announcing Extended Security Maintenance for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS – “Trusty Tahr”

Canonical announcements Article

Since the release of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, more than 450 million public cloud Ubuntu instances have launched, making Ubuntu the basis for the majority of cloud-based workloads. In fact, more than 60% of large-scale production clouds are running on Ubuntu operating systems (OS). This includes workloads and use cases across telecommunications, ...


Canonical
17 August 2018

Kubernetes Classes at Cloud Native, Docker, K8s Summit

Cloud and server Cloud

Cloud Native, Docker, K8s Summit Date: September 12 Location: 411 West Arapaho Road, Richardson, TX 75080 Update 4th September: By now you have probably heard that the Cloud-Native, Docker & K8s Summit has been cancelled. However, Canonical will still be providing on-site training to learn how best to deploy and maintain K8s on Ubuntu on ...


Canonical
14 August 2018

Ubuntu updates for L1 Terminal Fault vulnerabilities

Canonical announcements Article

Today Intel announced a new side channel vulnerability known as L1 Terminal Fault. Raoul Strackx, Jo Van Bulck, Marina Minkin, Ofir Weisse, Daniel Genkin, Baris Kasikci, Frank Piessens, Mark Silberstein, Thomas F. Wenisch, Yuval Yarom, and researchers from Intel discovered that memory present in the L1 data cache of an Intel CPU core may ...