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Early experiences with PXE (net-)boot of KVM VMs on Ubuntu for s390x
by Canonical on 20 December 2017
This article originally appeared on the Ubuntu On Big Iron blog This article mainly assumes that an Ubuntu Server 17.10 (artful) is installed in LPAR. Ubuntu 17.10 comes with a qemu-kvm version that is new enough …
Canonical announcements
MAAS 2.3.0 beta 1 released
by Canonical on 5 October 2017
MAAS 2.3.0 (beta1)New Features & ImprovementsHardware TestingMAAS 2.3 beta overhauls and improves the visibility of hardware test results and information. This includes various changes across MAAS:Machine Listing pageSurface progress and failures of hardware tests, actively showing …
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Server Team at the Ubuntu Rally in NYC
by Joshua Powers on 2 October 2017
The Ubuntu Rally occurred last week in New York City where the entirety of the Canonical Engineering teams as well as various members of the community spent time working through final plans for Artful and continued …
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Hardware cryptography with Ubuntu Server on IBM Z and LinuxONE
by Frank on 8 August 2017
Hardware cryptography with Ubuntu Server on IBM Z and LinuxONEThis time I’m proud to blog about the availability of a new technical paper that describes in detail, and based on many examples, how to use hardware …
Internet of Things
MWC17: The future of industrial IoT
by Maarten Ectors on 23 February 2017
The internet of things, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, big data, robots/drones, blockchain, industry 4.0 and other hype terms are popping up everywhere. Our partners will be showcasing real industrial solutions that go far beyond the hype …
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Cloud Chatter: September 2016
by Canonical on 30 September 2016
Welcome to our September edition. This month, We begin with Canonical introducing enterprise support for its own distribution of Kubernetes across public clouds and private infrastructure. Next up we give you a preview of what you …
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IBM and Canonical: This Is Just The Beginning
by Canonical on 5 August 2016
The partnership between Canonical and IBM continues to thrive. As we embark on the era of Containerization, Cloud, NFV, IoT, and Machine Learning, companies like IBM are innovating to meet the demands of modern computing. We …
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Cloud Chatter: August 2016
by Canonical on 3 August 2016
Welcome to the latest issue of Cloud Chatter. This month, don’t miss: An overview of our widely applauded universal “snap” packages launch A fantastic free trial offer for using Ubuntu on POWER8 with IBM’s Softlayer A …
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What’s possible with Ubuntu on Mainframe?
by matt-c-irvine on 5 May 2016
IBM Systems Magazine Webinar “Discover the Cloud and Scale Out World of Ubuntu”held on 27 April 2016 Recently announced support for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on IBM LinuxONE and z Systems has created a paradigm shift in …
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Ubuntu & IBM on POWER and LinuxOne Webinar
by Dustin Kirkland on 27 April 2016
I’m delighted to share the slides from our joint IBM and Canonical webinar about Ubuntu on IBM POWER8 and LinuxOne servers. You can download the PDF here, watch the recording here, or tab through the slides …
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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for IBM LinuxONE and IBM z Systems is now available
by John Zannos on 22 April 2016
With the release of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS we now offer the same great Ubuntu experience on z Systems and LinuxONE servers as x86 and OpenPower platforms. Download now Ubuntu is the platform of choice for new …