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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

By Mark Baker, 17 April 2014

Today is a big day for Ubuntu and a big day for cloud computing: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS is released. Everyone involved with Ubuntu can’t help but be impressed and...

An insight into supporting OpenStack

By Mark Baker, 27 March 2014

It is pretty well known that most of the OpenStack clouds running in production today are based on Ubuntu. Companies like Comcast, NTT, Deutsche Telekom,...

When it comes to cloud and scale out, Ubuntu has the winning model

By Mark Baker, 20 February 2014

Two of the most frequently asked questions about Ubuntu and Canonical are: * So, just how do you make money when Ubuntu is free? and * Ubuntu is great for...

Ubuntu: Web OS of the year…. ….for the 3rd year in a row

By Mark Baker, 9 January 2014

It is with great pride that we saw Ubuntu winning W3tech’s Operating System of the year award. For those of us that work on Ubuntu, increased adoption is one...

Trademarks, community and criticism

By Canonical, 8 November 2013

Recently some concerns were expressed by fixubuntu.com, a website focusing on Ubuntu privacy, about a routine trademark enforcement email that Canonical sent....

Ubuntu the challenger?

By Mark Baker, 10 September 2013

When it comes to using Linux on an enterprise server, Ubuntu is generally seen as the new challenger in a market dominated by established vendors specifically...

Taking the ‘fun’ out of OpenStack

By Mark Baker, 11 June 2013

“May you live in interesting times.” This Chinese proverb probably resonates well with teams running OpenStack in production over the last 18 months. But, at...

Ubuntu helped set the stage for today’s inauguration

By Jane Silber, 21 January 2013

Today’s inauguration of Barack Obama to his second term provides a good opportunity to look back at last year’s campaign and appreciate it in a bit more...

Cloud Model Checklist

By Canonical, 14 November 2012

You have critical decisions ahead as you take your first steps into cloud computing. One of them will be whether to build a private cloud infrastructure in...

Catch the cloud with OpenStack webinars

By Canonical, 8 November 2012

OpenStack, your foundation for Cloud computing 14 November 2012 at 4pm GMT   The open cloud, based on OpenStack, is fast becoming one of the most popular...

Introducing Ubuntu Web Apps: setting the web free of the browser

By Canonical, 19 July 2012

These days, we spend more time online – working with docs, email, music and occasionally even accessing social media. But, our online and desktop experiences...