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Ubuntu available in Microsoft’s new WSL distribution format

New format in Windows Subsystem for Linux makes adoption easier in enterprise environments by enabling image customization and deployments at scale

The role of FIPS 140-3 in the latest FedRAMP guidance

Good news in the US federal compliance space. The latest FedRAMP policy relaxes past restrictions that prevented organizations from applying critical security updates.

How to reduce data storage costs by up to 50% with Ceph

Canonical Ceph with IntelⓇ Quick Assist Technology (QAT) In our last blog post we talked about how you can use Intel® QAT with Canonical Ceph, today we’ll cover why this technology is important from a business perspective – in other words, we’re talking data storage costs. Retaining and protecting data has an inherent cost based

How to utilize CPU offloads to increase storage efficiency

Canonical Ceph with IntelⓇ Quick Assist Technology (QAT) When storing large amounts of data, the cost ($) to store each gigabyte (GB) is the typical measure used to gauge the efficiency of the storage system. The biggest driver of storage cost is the protection method used.  It is common to protect data by either having

Bringing multiple windows to Flutter desktop apps

Over the past 5 years, Canonical has been contributing to Flutter, including building out Linux support for Flutter applications, publishing libraries to help integrate into the Linux desktop and building modern applications for Ubuntu, including our software store. Last year we announced at the Ubuntu Summit that we’ve been working on br

Ubuntu Summit 2024 Reflections

As we move into 2025, we wanted to reflect on the crowning event of the year: the Ubuntu Summit. Just over two months ago, we celebrated Ubuntu’s 20th birthday in The Hague, the Netherlands. We’re still buzzing from the electric atmosphere you all brought to this event, as we came together to showcase what open

A comprehensive guide to NIS2 Compliance: Part 3 – Setting the roadmap and demonstrating NIS2 compliance.

In this third and final part of the series, I’ll provide some tips on how to set up your roadmap and effectively demonstrate compliance without overburdening your teams.  If you’re just joining the fun now, in our two previous editions we covered who NIS2 applies to and what requirements it sets out. Be sure to

Bringing 12-year LTS to 32-bit Arm processors as CRA comes into force

With the release of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) and Ubuntu Core 24, Canonical introduced a 12-year Long Term Support commitment for 32-bit Arm® processors, addressing the critical time_t overflow issue, commonly known as the “Year 2038 problem.” These processors, essential for critical IoT devices requiring a smaller DRAM footprint an


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A comprehensive guide to NIS2 Compliance: Part 2 – Understanding NIS2 requirements

In my previous blog, we ran through what NIS2 is and who it applies to. In this second part of the series, I’ll break down the main requirements you’ll find in NIS2 and help translate them into actionable and practical measures you can take to achieve NIS2 compliance. Join me in this post and start understanding what NIS2 is all about.

A comprehensive guide to NIS2 Compliance: Part 1 – Understanding NIS2 and its scope

The EU NIS2 directive, which calls for strengthening cybersecurity across the European Union, is now active in all member states. Join me for this 3-part blog post series  in which I’ll explain what it is, help you understand if it is applicable to your company and how you can become NIS2 compliant. In this first

Rsync remote code execution and related vulnerability fixes available

Canonical’s security team has released updates of the rsync packages for all supported Ubuntu releases. The updates remediate CVE-2024-12084, CVE-2024-12085, CVE-2024-12086, CVE-2024-12087, CVE-2024-12088, and CVE-2024-12747.

Your data applications, contained and maintained

Introducing trusted open source database containers  It’s time to stop proclaiming that “cloud native is the future”. Kubernetes has just celebrated its 10 year anniversary, and 76% of respondents to the latest CNCF Annual Survey reported that they have adopted cloud native technologies, like containers, for much or all of their productio

How to build your first model using DSS

GenAI is transforming how we approach technology. This blog explores how you can use Canonical’s Data Science Stack (DSS) to set up your environment and dive into Hugging Face’s new self-paced course on LLMs. Learn how to build your first model and explore new GenAI topics this year!

How we used Flask and 12-factor charms to simplify Canonical.com development

Learn how Canonical is using Python Flask and the 12-factor charm framework to simplify the development of Canonical.com and Ubuntu.com

Web Engineering: Hack Week 2024

At Canonical, the work of our teams is strongly embedded in the open source principles and philosophy. We believe open source software will become the most prevalent method of software development and delivery in the future. Being open source is more than making the source of your software available, it’s also about contributing to other

What to know when procuring Linux laptops

Technology procurement directly influences business success. The equipment you procure will determine how your teams deliver projects and contribute to your success. So what does being “well-equipped” look like in the world of Linux laptops?  In this blog, we’ll lay down the best practices for procurement professionals who have been taske


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