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Blog posts tagged
"Ubuntu Pro"


Hugo Huang
29 November 2021

Launch Ubuntu Desktop on Google Cloud

Cloud and server Article

This tutorial shows you how to set up a Ubuntu Desktop on Google Cloud. If you need a graphic interface to your virtual desktop on the cloud, this tutorial will teach you how to set up a desktop environment just like what you can get on your own computer. We need four steps to set ...


Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos
23 November 2021

Cloud-optimized Linux kernels – what makes Ubuntu the top OS across the clouds

Cloud and server Article

Ubuntu is the platform of choice for deploying and running workloads on public clouds. No other operating system gives you better performance and consistency of experience across public clouds, including Amazon, Azure, Google, IBM and Oracle. There is a reason behind this exceptional experience. By design, Ubuntu images in public clouds i ...


Oliver Smith
22 November 2021

Ubuntu Desktop Accessibility: Our VPAT Conformance Report

Desktop Article

Canonical is pleased to share that our latest Ubuntu Desktop Accessibility Conformance Report is now available for download, based on the VPAT Version 2.4. ...


robgibbon
10 November 2021

SQL Server on Ubuntu Pro: bringing it all back home

Cloud and server Article

Not going to lie, the Microsoft SQL Server is my all-time favourite Microsoft product. For a long time, SQL Server was only available for Windows, but not much is really sacred. So now Microsoft, in collaboration with Canonical, are distributing and supporting several flavours of SQL Server on Ubuntu Pro for Azure. I’m going to ...


Hugo Huang
9 November 2021

CIS-Harden your Ubuntu in Google Cloud

Cloud and server Article

CIS Benchmarks are best practices for the secure configuration of a target system. The Center for Internet Security, Inc. (CIS®) is the authority backing CIS Benchmarks. Ubuntu Pro is entitled to be CIS compliant and packaged with CIS toolings from Canonical. Let’s SSH into your Ubuntu Pro virtual machine. If you haven’t yet upgrade your ...


Hugo Huang
1 November 2021

Securing the Open-Source supply chain with Ubuntu Pro on Google Cloud

Cloud and server Article

It’s official: since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, cybercrime has increased by 600%. Among these, ransomware attacks are estimated to cost $6 trillion in 2021 alone. And there were nearly 550,000 ransomware attacks per day in 2020. The question is: are your workloads secure enough? In this blog, we will discuss how to make ...


Canonical
1 November 2021

Ubuntu Pro-based Microsoft SQL Server Instances available for Azure

Ubuntu Article

1st November 2021: Today, Canonical announced support with Microsoft for Microsoft SQL Server with Ubuntu Pro on Microsoft Azure. Canonical has worked with Microsoft to bring a highly performant and fully supported solution for SQL Server to market, based around the Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS operating system. Customers on Microsoft Azure can l ...


Lech Sandecki
28 October 2021

Enhance the security of your open-source applications and share feedback

Ubuntu Article

Are you spending time on high-impact, high-value activities, or are you constantly derailed by maintenance, support, and deployment challenges? Does your organisation consume open-source software that needs security patching? Where do you get the security updates from, and how do you track what’s available? Are you responsible for vulnera ...


Running FIPS 140 workloads on Ubuntu

Cloud and server Article

This is the first article in a two-article series regarding FIPS 140 and Ubuntu. The first part of this series, this article, covers running FIPS 140 applications on Ubuntu while the second part, is covering the development of FIPS applications on Ubuntu. What is FIPS and why do I need it? Even though cryptography is ...


Canonical
14 June 2021

Introducing Ubuntu Pro for Google Cloud

Canonical announcements Article

June 14th, 2021: Canonical and Google Cloud today announce Ubuntu Pro on Google Cloud, a new Ubuntu offering available to all Google Cloud users. Ubuntu Pro on Google Cloud allows instant access to security patching covering thousands of open source applications for up to 10 years and critical compliance features essential to running work ...


Lech Sandecki
9 March 2021

Open source enterprise support vs free open source use

Cloud and server Article

Many enterprises use open source enterprise support from a vendor, such as Red Hat or Canonical, to boost uptime and peace of mind. Others choose to use open source without any additional vendor support, relying on one of the major benefits of open source – the robust community support that is freely available. Oftentimes, those ...


Kris Sharma
12 January 2021

PostgreSQL: The PgMiner botnet attacks & Postgres database security

Ubuntu Article

Assuring the security of PostgreSQL and all open source database systems is critical as many learned with the PgMiner botnet attacks in December 2020. Having an understanding of, and visibility into, how these attacks happen and following standard best practices is the best way to make sure that your data is not at risk. This ...