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The journey from mir-kiosk to Ubuntu Frame

We now deliver Ubuntu Frame, a display server for embedded devices that makes it easy for developers to deploy their graphics applications on Linux. Ubuntu Frame simplifies the development of embedded displays such as digital signage solutions, kiosks, IoT devices, robots, and more. In this blog, we will discuss the migration from mir-kiosk to Ubuntu Frame.

Get Back to the Basics for World Backup Day 2022

In recent weeks, international headlines have been dominated by the Russia-Ukraine war and its potential to escalate into cyberspace due to punishing economic sanctions by the west. On March 21st, 2022, the Biden administration released a statement calling for the public and private sector to “accelerate efforts to lock their digital doors” in light of the Russian cyber threat.

Obkio Vision Release: Free Visual Traceroute Tool

After a year of hard work, Obkio is proud to announce the release of our brand new free Visual Traceroute tool! Learn about the story behind our new tool and how IT pros can leverage Obkio Vision visual traceroute tool to quickly identify and troubleshoot network and Internet problems faster than ever before.

Get your Puppet fundamentals free with new instructor-led training

Want to land one of the 20,000 jobs calling for Puppet experience? Or perhaps you already know Puppet but want to advance your skills in order to scale your infrastructure even more quickly and securely? Starting this May, we’re making it easier than ever for you to learn Puppet with an all-new instructor-led curriculum and the opportunity to take all of our Fundamental Core instructor-led training for free.

Where Will Process Historians Fit in the Modern Industrial Technology Stack?

When Rolls Royce Power Systems recently needed to improve its operational efficiency within its manufacturing plants, it didn’t expand its use of a legacy process historian or purchase historian connectors to export data to their business intelligence systems. Instead, it decided to go with a modern time series database, InfluxDB. Graphite Energy, another customer we featured in our recent IIoT announcement, also chose InfluxDB over the legacy process historian vendors. Why?

400% Increase in User Adoption in 1 Month? How This Company Made It Happen

After three months of no activity, this organization breathed life back into its new self-service portal with a creative outreach campaign. “Fast” and “user adoption” rarely go hand in hand. In fact, 83% of senior executives said their biggest challenge with digital transformation was getting their staff to use the software. But that doesn’t mean we have to accept this as the status quo.

ServiceNow named a Leader in low-code development platforms

Software users have spoken, confirming the power of ServiceNow’s innovative low-code and no-code development platform. We’re delighted that G2 has recognized ServiceNow® App Engine as a Leader in: These rankings, driven entirely by software users, consider customer satisfaction and scale according to market share, vendor size, and social impact.

ValidKube Update: Adding Polaris to Auto-Audit K8s YAMLs

A month and a half ago we released ValidKube, our first OS project that fused the capabilities of three other popular OS tools (kubeval, kubectl-neat and trivy) in a single easy-to-use microsite. Using the microsite, any user could ensure the security and hygiene of their K8s YAML, with just a few clicks of the button, pretty much on the fly. ValidKube was born out of a straightforward concept and we were happy to see its user-friendly approach resonate almost immediately.