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Igor Ljubuncic
19 March 2020

Snapcraft tricks: Improve release flexibility with pull and build overrides

Desktop Ubuntu tech blog

Sometimes, software projects are simple – one architecture, one version, one release. But often, they can be complex, targeting multiple platforms, and with different versions at that. If you are packaging your apps as snaps, you might wonder about the optimal way to accommodate a multi-dimensional release matrix. One yaml to rule them al ...

Alex Chalkias
18 March 2020

Kubernetes 1.18 release candidate available for testing

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

The latest release of Kubernetes is now available for download and experimentation, with the MicroK8s Kubernetes 1.18 release candidate. The easiest, fastest way to get the latest Kubernetes is to install MicroK8s on your machine. Just run: sudo snap install microk8s –channel=1.18/candidate –classic Or from snapcraft.io: https://snapcraft ...

Alex Cattle
17 March 2020

SBI Group unlocks infrastructure automation with secure, on-premises OpenStack cloud

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

SBI BITS provides IT services and infrastructure to the SBI Group — Japan’s market leading financial services company group — which is made up of over 250 companies, and 6,000 employees. To increase time to market and meet heavy client requirements, SBI BITs was looking for alternative solutions beyond bare metal servers and decided upon ...

Anthony Dillon
16 March 2020

Design and Web team summary – 16 March 2020

Design Ubuntu tech blog

The Web and design team spent the last week in an in-person sprint in Frankfurt. We have a number of members of the team that are remote so it is always great to all get together and go for dinners and coffees together. This takes us out of our usual work so this was a ...

Galem KAYO
16 March 2020

Turning your Raspberry Pi 4 into an edge gateway – Part 2

Internet of Things Ubuntu tech blog

In the first part of this tutorial, we installed and configured EdgeX foundry on a Raspberry Pi 4, turning it into an edge gateway. In this tutorial, the gateway will be connected to dummy IoT devices. These dummy devices will be virtually simulated by software. They will send messages transmitting random measurements to an MQTT ...

Rhys Davies
13 March 2020

How to install Ubuntu with the new Raspberry Pi Imager

Internet of Things Ubuntu tech blog

The Raspberry Pi Foundation recently released their new “Raspberry Pi Imager” and we love it.  It’s a new tool that makes getting going with the Raspberry Pi easier than ever. All it takes is a simple install and three clicks before you have an SDcard ready for Pi. In this article, I’m going to talk ...

Tytus Kurek
13 March 2020

OSM-MR#8 Hackfest: the highlights

OSM Ubuntu tech blog

The Canonical team is getting back from the OSM-MR#8 Hackfest with a lot of excitement and a fresh view on the OSM (Open Source MANO) project. Although due to the Coronavirus COVID-19 complication around the world the leadership group re-organised the Hackfest in the last moment to be fully remote, many people joined and we’ve ...

Bill Wear
11 March 2020

MAAS controller communication

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

Much of the functionality of MAAS is contained in controllers. There are two basic types: a region controller and a rack controller. It’s useful to pull back and take a quick look at how these controllers work and interact. This will help you get a better picture of how MAAS operates. Region controller The region ...

toto
11 March 2020

Tutorials for everyone from everyone

Ubuntu Ubuntu tech blog

TL:DR The tutorials site was refreshed. Tutorials are written in Discourse. They are then pulled and displayed on different sites: ubuntu.com, snapcraft.io, maas.io and jaas.ai. Contributing to open source tools goes beyond writing code. Some of the best contributions simply explain to others how to use the software through tutorials and ...

joemcmanus
10 March 2020

On boxing, tabletop exercises and threat models

Ubuntu Ubuntu tech blog

‘Everybody has a plan until they get hit. Then, like a rat, they stop in fear and freeze.’ Mike Tyson At Canonical we have recently performed a series of cyber tabletop exercises (TTX). A TTX is an information security preparedness drill where a cyber incident scenario is played out to improve your tactics, techniques and ...

Alex Cattle
10 March 2020

Interana uses ESM to maintain system security while upgrading its customers to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS across public clouds

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

Interana, an analytics software provider, enables users to run advanced big data queries on raw customer data and delivers answers in seconds. Their customers include Microsoft, Comcast and Salesforce. Interana’s leading-edge platform is based on Ubuntu and deployed directly inside customers’ public cloud environments. This empowers users ...

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