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Still running Ubuntu 18.04? What you need to know

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, installed by millions of users and continuing to have a massive footprint on AWS, hit its End of Standard Support in May 2023. When using an unsupported version of Ubuntu LTS, your system and your end users are vulnerable to security risks. Not every company has the time or resources to undertake a migration project to a later and supported Ubuntu LTS distribution which is why many are adopting Ubuntu Pro.

Introduction to Charmed Spark, A cloud-native Apache Spark solution on Kubernetes

🚀 A cloud-native Apache Spark® solution on Kubernetes with 10 years of support, compliance, and security maintenance, Charmed Spark® is now available! Enterprise data engineers want Apache Spark® with the ease and long-term security commitment of Ubuntu, and Charmed Spark is the first of many Canonical open-source data solutions designed for reliability and multi-cloud operations.

Simplifying MongoDB Operations

In the dynamic realm of database technology, MongoDB has emerged as the leader among document databases. A growing number of enterprises are deploying MongoDB on diverse infrastructures, such as the public and private cloud. This approach is unlocking the advantages of containerisation, virtualisation, and orchestration for MongoDB instances. The benefits are compelling, but achieving them is a highly complex undertaking.

Ubuntu Pro explained in 2 minutes

What is Ubuntu Pro? Learn about Canonical’s subscription for enterprise-grade security, compliance and support in 2 minutes. Ubuntu Pro is an extra service on top of Ubuntu that gets you extra security maintenance, compliance and support features for the OS, infrastructure and popular open source applications. Free for personal use in up to 5 machines, and offered at transparent pricing for organisations.

Canonical Data Episode 1: Inside Spark and Kafka with Rob Gibbon and Enrico Deusebio

Welcome to the first episode of our brand new series, "Canonical Data," where we dive deep into the world of data with Canonical. In this episode, we shine a spotlight on Charmed Spark and Charmed Kafka, Canonical's solutions for harnessing the power of Apache Spark and Apache Kafka on Kubernetes, with support, CVE patching, and security updates for 10 years through Ubuntu Pro.