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Fast and reliable telco edge clouds with Intel FlexRAN and Real-time Ubuntu for 5G URLLC scenarios
By Serdar Vural, 30 November 2023
Intel and Canonical have been collaborating to deliver advanced infrastructure that can run the networks of the future. More and more, we see edge cloud...
Generative AI explained
By Hugo Huang, 29 November 2023
When OpenAI released ChatGPT on November 30, 2022, no one could have anticipated that the following 6 months would usher in a dizzying transformation for...
Ubuntu Explained: How to ensure security and stability in cloud instances—part 3
By Aaron Whitehouse, 24 November 2023
Applying updates across a fleet of multiple Ubuntu instances is a balance of security and service uptime. We explore best practices to maximise stability.
Ubuntu Explained: How to ensure security and stability in cloud instances—part 2
By Aaron Whitehouse, 21 November 2023
You probably know that it is important to apply security updates. You may not be clear how to do that. We are going to explain best practices for applying...
Cloud backup: improve your disaster recovery plans
By Philip Williams, 21 November 2023
Say goodbye to tape, and hello to flexible cloud backup. Today the lowest cost media per terabyte for backups is still tape, even after factoring in the...
Canonical at AWS re:Invent – What you need to know!
By Carlos Bravo, 20 November 2023
Though the Las Vegas Grand Prix has come to a close, the Canonical team is gearing up for the next big race at AWS re:Invent, slated for November 27-December...
Netplan brings consistent network configuration across Desktop, Server, Cloud and IoT
By Lukas Märdian, 14 November 2023
Learn how Netplan has established itself as the proven network stack across all variants of Ubuntu – Server, Cloud, Embedded and now Desktop.
Ubuntu Snapshots on Microsoft Azure: Ensuring predictability and consistency in cloud deployments
By Jehudi, 2 November 2023
Canonical and Microsoft Azure integrate Snapshot Service with Azure’s update mechanisms for Ubuntu. Achieve deterministic updates across Ubuntu VM fleets,...
Ceph storage for Kubernetes
By Philip Williams, 19 October 2023
Opposites attract. Stateful and stateless. Storage and container management systems are almost polar opposites of each other. One deals with permanently...
A call for community
By Bill Wear, 16 October 2023
Introduction Open source projects are a testament to the possibilities of collective action. From small libraries to large-scale systems, these projects rely...
Canonical releases Ubuntu 23.10 Mantic Minotaur
By Canonical, 12 October 2023
Fortified security, enhanced desktop app discovery and new hardware support lead the latest release of Ubuntu 23.10 Mantic Minotaur.
SmartNICs in telco: benefits and use cases
By Serdar Vural, 11 October 2023
In our previous blog, we introduced smartNICs as technology enablers for next-generation converged data centres. We covered how smartNICs can increase...