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August 2024

Upgrade your desktop: Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS is now available

Whether you’re a first time Linux user, experienced developer, academic researcher or enterprise administrator, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Noble Numbat is the best way to benefit from the latest advancements in the Linux ecosystem — just in time for Ubuntu’s 20 year mark. The release of Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS represents the consolidation of fixes and improvements identified during the initial launch of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

STIG hardening on Ubuntu 22.04 with Ubuntu Security Guide

In this webinar, Henry Coggill will showcase USG (the Ubuntu Security Guide) and demonstrate how it can automate compliance requirements. We will discuss the hardening profiles that are available, including DISA-STIG and CIS benchmarks, then cover setting up and configuring the tool and demonstrate the configuration options that you can make for maximum security and coverage of the STIG rules.

A data lake on your cloud with Spark, Kubernetes and OpenStack

Data lake is a very large scale data processing paradigm that disrupts the conventional data warehousing model. Data lakes can offer greater flexibility whilst retaining the benefits and efficiency of centralised data governance. With Canonical OpenStack private cloud platform, Kubernetes and Charmed Spark solutions, your data lake architecture can also benefit from extended flexibility and scalability whilst remaining cost effective to operate.

How Ubuntu keeps you secure with KEV prioritisation

The Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog (KEV) is a database published by the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) that serves as a reference to help organisations better manage vulnerabilities and keep pace with threat activity. Since its first publication in 2021, it has gone beyond its US federal agency scope and has been adopted by various organisations across the globe as guidance for their vulnerability management prioritisation frameworks.

Optimise your ML workloads on Kubernetes

Kubernetes has proven to be a vital tool for developing and running ML models. It enhances experimentation, workflow management, and ensures high availability while handling the resource-intensive nature of AI workloads. With optimizations, Kubernetes can further improve resource utilization, making AI/ML projects more efficient.

Exploring Ubuntu Confidential VMs with Intel TDX on Google Cloud

Confidential computing is a revolutionary technology that disrupts the conventional threat model of public clouds. In the past, vulnerabilities within the extensive codebase of the cloud’s privileged system software, including the operating system and hypervisor, posed a constant risk to the confidentiality and integrity of code and data in operation. Likewise, unauthorized access by a cloud administrator could compromise the security of your virtual machine (VM).

The Cyber Resilience Act: What it means for open source

The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is nearly upon us. This wide-reaching piece of legislation will introduce new requirements, checks and balances on developers, retailers and device manufacturers; many of the looming demands haven’t gone down well in the open source community.

AI Summer Camp | Episode 4: AI on public cloud with open source

Welcome to AI Summer Camp. Join 5 essential trainings on AI from Canonical experts and level up your skills while on holiday. Episode 4: AI on public cloud with open source This will cover: Scenarios in which open source tooling on public cloud solves a problem for AI initiatives Main benefits of using open source tooling on the public cloud for AI projects Use cases from our customers Hybrid cloud and multi cloud opportunities for AI projects.

AI Summer Camp | Episode 5: AI on private cloud in the hyperscalers era

Welcome to AI Summer Camp. Join 5 essential trainings on AI from Canonical experts and level up your skills while on holiday. Episode 5: AI on private cloud - why is it relevant in the hyperscalers era? This will cover: Why consider a private cloud for AI? Key considerations when building a private cloud for AI projects Performance acceleration options for private cloud Guidance for Kubernetes on OpenStack for AI initiatives.

Why OpenStack is the Best Solution for Your Cloud Strategy | Open Source Cloud Computing

Operating in the cloud has become the norm in today's business world. However, depending solely on public clouds can introduce several challenges such as increased costs, privacy issues, and performance limitations. Enter OpenStack, the world's leading open-source cloud platform. OpenStack empowers you to create your own cloud infrastructure, giving you control over your digital future.

What is the telco core network?

The telecommunications industry relies heavily on their core network, which is essential for enabling communication and data transfer. As technology advances and data demand increases, these core networks pose significant challenges. Telcos may face immense difficulties in ensuring fast data transfer, maintaining network reliability, and securing communications. At the same time, the transition to technologies like 5G adds to these challenges, requiring substantial infrastructure changes.

AI Summer Camp | Episode 3: Vector databases for generative AI applications

Welcome to AI Summer Camp. Join 5 essential trainings on AI from Canonical experts and level up your skills while on holiday. Episode 3: Vector databases for generative AI applications Join us for a deep dive into the role of vector databases in generative AI applications.

How Canonical enables PCI-DSS compliance

Anyone who deals with online payments will have heard of PCI-DSS. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard is a comprehensive security control framework that is designed to keep payment card data safe from hackers and misuse. Merchants who accept debit or credit card payments (and service providers who process this information) will know this standard particularly well, as it’s a mandatory requirement for them to ply their trades.

Charmed Kubeflow 1.9 enters general availability with new support for GenAI

Kubeflow 1.9. Kubeflow is a fully open source MLOps platform, part of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) as an incubation project. Canonical is one of the project’s official distributors, ensuring security maintenance of the container images, tight integration with the wider AI/ML ecosystem, and delivering enterprise support and managed services. The latest release offers new features related to GenAI, enabling organisations to run any new initiative in production.