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Igor Ljubuncic
1 October 2020

How to make snaps and configuration management tools work together

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

In environments with large numbers of client machines, configuration management tools are often used to simplify and standardize the target state of each host in a seamless, automated and consistent manner. Software like CFEngine, Chef, Ansible, and others offer a high degree of granular control over software packaging and system configur ...

Alex Chalkias
28 September 2020

Canonical at OSM Hackfest MR#9

OSM Ubuntu tech blog

The 12th OSM Hackfest, or OSM mid-release NINE (MR#9) Hackfest, is one for the books and Canonical happily shared the presenter floor with the rest of the Open Source MANO (OSM) community. The event spanned the whole week from September 7th to 11th, with Wednesday September 9th afternoon being used for the OSM Ecosystem day. ...

Alan Pope
25 September 2020

Stepping Down Gracefully

Desktop Ubuntu tech blog

The Snap Store has been designed to enable upstream developers and enthusiastic community contributors to publish snaps. As with most Linux packaging solutions, the wider community are often responsible for starting and maintaining software packages. This is a double-edged sword, especially for humans with limited life spans and other shi ...

Kris Sharma
23 September 2020

A ‘Connected’ Bank – The power of data and analytics

Financial Services Ubuntu tech blog

The next 10 years will redefine banking. What will differentiate top banks from their competitors? Data and derived insights. Banks across the globe have been immersed in their digital agenda and with customers adopting digital banking channels aggressively, banks are collecting massive volumes of data on how customers are interacting at ...

nilayshrugged
23 September 2020

Lenovo expand enterprise desktop range preinstalled with Ubuntu

Desktop Ubuntu tech blog

Today, Lenovo announced the expansion of its Linux program to include selected ThinkPad and ThinkStation PCs preinstalled with Ubuntu Desktop 20.04 LTS. Designed to be the daily drivers for developers across the globe, the ThinkPad and ThinkStation ranges, including the popular X1, can now be purchased globally, with Ubuntu preinstalled, ...

Kris Sharma
22 September 2020

NoSQL databases: what is MongoDB and its use cases for financial services?

Financial Services Ubuntu tech blog

Databases like MongoDB, a NoSQL document database, are commonly used in environments where flexibility is required with big, unstructured data with ever-changing schemas. This post explains what a NoSQL database is, and provides an overview of MongoDB, its use cases and a solution for running an open source MongoDB database at scale. What ...

Igor Ljubuncic
18 September 2020

The Expandables – snapcraft extensions and the secret code

Desktop Ubuntu tech blog

If you’re a snap developer, you know that snap development is terribly easy. Or rather complex and difficult. Depending on your application code and requirements, it can take a lot of effort putting together the snapcraft.yaml file from which you will build your snap. One of our goals is to make snap development practically easier ...

Anthony Dillon
16 September 2020

Design and Web team summary – 16th September 2020

Design Ubuntu tech blog

The web team here at Canonical run two-week iterations. Here are some of the highlights of our completed work from this iteration. Web squad Our Web Squad develops and maintains most of Canonical’s promotional sites like ubuntu.com, canonical.com and more. CloudNative Days Tokyo 2020 This year will see a lot of physical events move to ...

Igor Ljubuncic
15 September 2020

Security corner: snap interface & snap connections

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

One of the defining features of snaps is their strong security. Snaps are designed to run isolated from the underlying system, with granular control and access to specific resources made possible through a mechanism of interfaces. Think of it as a virtual USB cable – an interface connects a plug with a slot. Security and ...

Ted Kern
14 September 2020

An Introduction to Testing Robot Code

Robotics Ubuntu tech blog

The myriad of different fields that make up robotics makes QA practices difficult to settle on. Field testing is the go-to, since a functioning robot is often proof enough that a system is working. But online tests are slow. The physical environment must be set up. The entire system has to be in a workable ...

Kyle Fazzari
12 September 2020

The State of Robotics – August 2020

Robotics Ubuntu tech blog

So that’s the summer gone (hopefully, that heat was awful). Or winter if that’s where you are. Seasons change and so does the state of robotics. Fortunately, that’s what we’re here for. Before we get into it, as ever, If you’re working on any robotics projects that you’d like us to talk about, be sure ...

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