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Massimiliano Gori

Massimiliano Gori

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Massimiliano Gori
21 May 2026

Canonical announces fully Managed Kubeflow AI operations platform on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace

AI Ubuntu tech blog

Canonical has announced the general availability of Managed Kubeflow on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace. This fully managed MLOps platform allows enterprise AI teams to deploy a production-ready environment in under an hour, eliminating infrastructure maintenance. ...

Massimiliano Gori
31 March 2026

How to manage Ubuntu fleets using on-premises Active Directory and ADSys

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

The “hybrid fleet” is today’s reality: organizations diversify operating systems while Microsoft Active Directory (AD) remains the dominant identity “source of truth.” IT administrators must ensure Linux machines, like Ubuntu desktops and servers, behave as first-class citizens in this environment. Efficient Linux management demands unifi ...

Massimiliano Gori
30 March 2026

How to Harden Ubuntu SSH: From static keys to cloud identity

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

30 years after its introduction, Secure Shell (SSH) remains the ubiquitous gateway for administration, making it a primary target for brute force attacks and lateral movement within enterprise environments. For system administrators and security architects operating under the weight of regulatory frameworks like SOC2, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS, ...

Massimiliano Gori
27 March 2026

Modern Linux identity management: from local auth to the cloud with Ubuntu

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

The modern enterprise operates in a hybrid world where on-premises infrastructure coexists with cloud services, and security threats evolve daily. IT administrators are tasked with a difficult balancing act: maintaining traditional local workflows while managing the inevitable shift toward cloud-native architectures. Identity has emerged ...

Massimiliano Gori
2 March 2026

Supporting more identity providers on Ubuntu with the new Authd OIDC broker

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

Today we are announcing the general availability of the new generic OpenID Connect (OIDC) broker for Authd. With enterprises needing to centralise access management controls, the ability to choose your own identity solution is paramount. This new broker snap is our answer to that need, allowing Ubuntu Desktop and Server to integrate with ...

Massimiliano Gori
2 July 2025

Source to production: Spring Boot containers made easy

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

This blog is contributed by Pushkar Kulkarni, a Software Engineer at Canonical. Building on the rise in popularity of Spring Boot and the 12 factor paradigm, our Java offering also includes a way to package Spring workloads in production grade, minimal, well organized containers with a single command. This way, any developer can generate ...

Massimiliano Gori
2 July 2025

Spring support available on Ubuntu

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

This blog is contributed by Vladimir Petko, a Software Engineer at Canonical. The release of Plucky Puffin earlier this year introduced the availability of the devpack for Spring, a new snap that streamlines the setup of developer environments for Spring on Ubuntu. In this blog, we’ll explain what devpacks are and provide an overview of ...

Massimiliano Gori
6 March 2025

Google Authd broker: authenticate to Ubuntu Desktop/Server with your Google account

Ubuntu Ubuntu tech blog

With the Authd broker for Ubuntu you can use your personal or Workspace Google account to authenticate to Ubuntu Server or Desktop ...

Massimiliano Gori
27 November 2024

Entra ID authentication on Ubuntu at scale with Landscape

Ubuntu Ubuntu tech blog

Authd allows Entra ID authentication on both Ubuntu Desktop and Server. Learn how to configure Authd at scale using Landscape and Cloud-init ...

Massimiliano Gori
16 September 2024

Announcing Authd: OIDC authentication for Ubuntu Desktop and Server

Ubuntu Ubuntu tech blog

Today we are announcing the general availability of Authd, a new authentication daemon for Ubuntu that allows direct integration with cloud-based identity providers for both Ubuntu Desktop and Server. Authd is available free of charge on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. At launch, Authd supports Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) ident ...

Massimiliano Gori
22 April 2023

US Public Sector regulatory compliance with Ubuntu Pro and AWS GovCloud

Security Ubuntu tech blog

Ubuntu Pro is available for AWS GovCloud, where it combines comprehensive open-source security with the aforementioned AWS compliance features. ...

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