Cloud and server archives
45 posts from 2013
Hit the ground running with Ubuntu OpenStack training
By Canonical, 30 October 2013
Canonical was the first company to commercially distribute and support OpenStack, under the Ubuntu Cloud Infrastructure brand. Ubuntu is also the reference...
Hadoop Buyer’s Guide
By Canonical, 29 October 2013
Big Data comes with big choices, in every way! From the tools you use to the investment you make in people and infrastructure. Although Hadoop is arguably the...
The open cloud future is here: Ubuntu 13.10 and OpenStack Havana
By Mark Baker, 17 October 2013
We’re very happy to announce the arrival of Ubuntu 13.10 and OpenStack Havana. Ubuntu is the fastest and easiest way to deploy an OpenStack Havana-based...
Ubuntu 13.10 delivers faster cloud setup and management for scale-out environments
By Canonical, 10 October 2013
Ubuntu Server 13.10 is available from 17th October; first fully supported release of the new OpenStack Havana, with faster node installation and a new version...
Deploying web applications using Juju on EC2 (Part 2/3)
By Canonical, 7 October 2013
The goal of this tutorial series is to demonstrate the power of Juju service orchestration for deploying web applications and infrastructure services. Juju is...
OpenStack India Day and APAC Momentum
By Mark Baker, 3 October 2013
Recently I had the privilege of presenting at OpenStack India Day in Bangalore. I was in great company, alongside speakers from SwiftStack, HP, the OpenStack...
Deploying web applications using Juju on EC2 (Part 1/3)
By Canonical, 26 September 2013
The goal of this tutorial series is to demonstrate the power of Juju service orchestration for deploying web applications and infrastructure services in the...
Charm Championship to be judged by industry leaders
By Canonical, 19 September 2013
As we approach the final month of the Juju Charm Championship, we’re excited to announce the panel of expert judges who will be reviewing submissions and...
Ubuntu on Windows Azure gets the Juju magic
By Mark Baker, 17 September 2013
September 17th, 2013. Today, Canonical, in cooperation with Microsoft, is announcing that Juju fully supports deploying services on Ubuntu into Windows Azure....
Critical workloads, private deployments and market opportunities abound in the cloud
By Canonical, 10 September 2013
In our annual Server and Cloud Survey we asked over 5,800 Ubuntu users from six continents to share their experience of using Ubuntu server and cloud, as well...
Join in UbuntuVoice: be the voice of millions of Ubuntu users
By Canonical, 10 September 2013
In past years, we have had many Ubuntu users getting involved in helping with our user research. Now we feel it’s time to form a user research network, which...
Ubuntu Cloud Guest
By peter-mahnke, 29 August 2013
Ubuntu is the most popular guest operating system in the world’s major public clouds. What makes Ubuntu such a natural choice for cloud providers and users?...