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Enhancing the Ubuntu Experience on Azure: Introducing Ubuntu Pro Updates Awareness

Canonical works closely with Microsoft to ensure that running Ubuntu on Azure is a great experience. One of the key aspects of this collaboration is ensuring the longevity and security of Ubuntu releases, such as Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, even beyond their Standard Security Maintenance period. We are excited to announce the integration of Ubuntu Pro update awareness into Azure through the Azure Guest Patching Service (AzGPS) and Update Management Center (UMC).

LinkPool: Laying the foundations of a crypto ecosystem

Blockchain-generated smart contracts are transforming the way the world creates and settles agreements. Jonathan Huxtable and the team at LinkPool are using platformEDGE™ to connect these contracts with real-world data sources. In 2017, Google searches for the term Bitcoin peaked. It seemed like everyone was talking about cryptocurrencies. For Jonathan Huxtable, this surge in interest didn’t come as a surprise. In fact, he’d predicted it.

Azure's Robust Journey with GDPR Compliance

In an age where data is the new gold, safeguarding personal information has become more vital than ever before. The General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, is no longer a buzzword in the corporate corridors of Europe; it’s a binding legislation that has set the global standard for privacy and security. Enter the world of Microsoft Azure, one of the leading cloud computing platforms that’s shaping the way businesses store, manage, and analyze data.

Solving the Never Ending Requirements of Authorization - Civo Navigate NA 2023

In this talk, Alex Olivier shares their personal experience with the challenges of constantly changing authorization requirements in software systems. They discuss the drawbacks of traditional if-else statement-based authorization logic and propose a more efficient and scalable solution using an authorization service called Cerbos. The talk explores the benefits of decoupling authorization logic into policies, providing a centralized and maintainable approach with a clear audit trail.

Why you need an internal status page

When we launched incident.io Status Pages a few months ago, we stressed the importance of communicating clearly with your customers about ongoing issues. To help with this, we spent a lot of time carefully designing a status page that’s easy to understand for everyone - whether they come from a technical background, work in a different area, or just want to get on with their day.

Reducing latency in industrial systems with real-time Ubuntu on Intel SoCs

Delivering a comprehensive real-time solution for industrial systems requires careful work at every layer of the stack. Since standalone hardware or software components are not sufficient, Canonical and Intel have joined forces to deliver an out-of-the-box real-time solution. This solution is now generally available on Intel Core processors.

Low Disk Space Remediation: Triaging the Explosion of Data and Closing the Loop

Today, there is an explosion of data in IT. This data explosion of critical infrastructure living in the cloud, on premises in the data center, or even orchestrated in containers can be subjected to low disk space issues. How do you respond to the challenging inconvenience of low disk space?

Are you ready for DORA?

Not to be confused with the popular children’s TV character, DORA is a new EU regulation for the financial sector, which stands for the Digital Operational Resilience Act. DORA became law on 16 January 2023 and will start to apply from 17 January 2025, so it’s crucial that senior executives in the financial sector, such as Chief Risk Officers and Chief Information Security Officers, understand its implications and prepare for compliance from day one.

Prometheus Monitoring 101

Prometheus is an increasingly popular tool in the world of SREs and operational monitoring. Based on ideas from Google’s internal monitoring service (Borgmon), and with native support from services like Docker and Kubernetes, Prometheus is designed for a cloud-based, containerized world. As a result, it’s quite different from existing services like Graphite. ‍ Starting out, it can be tricky to know where to begin with the official Prometheus docs and the wave of recent Prom content.