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Data centre networking: SDDC

To build modern data centre networking, learn about Software Defined Data Centre and its main components.

OpenStack vs AWS: which one is better for you?

OpenStack vs AWS (Amazon Web Services) is a discussion that almost every organisation must conduct when adopting a cloud strategy. This is because OpenStack and AWS are undoubtedly leading technologies in the public and private cloud spaces. While AWS is the most popular commercial cloud platform, OpenStack remains its most popular open s

OpenStack Xena and OpenStack Charms 21.10

The release of OpenStack Charms 21.10 brings native support for OpenStack Xena in Charmed OpenStack. This latest version of OpenStack comes with initial support for SmartNICs in Nova and further improvements around Neutron Open Virtual Network (OVN) driver integration.  In order to further simplify the job of the cloud operations teams, t

Data centre networking: SDN fundamentals

To build your Data center networking, learn about Software Defined Netowrking and its architecure, its main components and different flavours

Where configuration management falls short: model-driven OpenStack

Have you ever installed OpenStack from scratch? I know, it sounds geeky, unnecessary and maybe even overcomplicated … It is after all 2021, OpenStack is mature, there are hundreds of OpenStack distributions available out there, configuration management tools are all the way around and installing OpenStack from scratch almost sounds like c

Ubuntu becomes #1 OS for OpenStack deployment

One of the core values of Canonical, that we all identify with, is the mission of bringing the power of open source to everyone on the planet. From developing to developed countries. From individuals to big enterprises. From engineers to CEOs. And there is only one way to find out if we are efficient in

OpenStack Wallaby: OpenStack Charms 21.04

OpenStack Charms 21.04 release brings native support for OpenStack Wallaby and Ceph Pacific in Canonical’s Charmed OpenStack. Those latest versions of OpenStack and Ceph come with numerous performance improvements, making the open infrastructure stack even more suitable for network and storage intensive workloads. In order to simplify Cha

OpenStack CentOS alternatives:7 reasons to migrate to Ubuntu

Looking for OpenStack CentOS alternatives after recent changes in the CentOS project? Think Ubuntu – the most popular Linux distribution for OpenStack deployments across development and production environments. Wondering what makes Ubuntu different? Here are seven reasons you should consider Ubuntu when planning your CentOS migration. Ubu

What is cloud native?

The term cloud native is widely used when thinking about computing and software development, encompassing a wide range of concepts that are regularly used in technology. Let’s break it down and take a closer look – what does cloud native really mean? What you need to know As a concept, cloud native is a set

OpenStack Ironic, Cinder volume replication and Glance multi-store – OpenStack Charms 21.01

Canonical is proud to announce the availability of OpenStack Charms 21.01. This new release includes: a tech-preview version of OpenStack Ironic operators (charms), Cinder volume replication and Glance multi-store support for Charmed OpenStack. OpenStack Ironic The latest version of OpenStack Charms brings initial support for the OpenStac

Hybrid cloud – everything you need to know

Hybrid cloud allows businesses to optimise their costs associated with cloud infrastructure maintenance. It also brings many other benefits, such as business continuity, compliance, better scalability and improved agility. According to the Forrester Wave: Hybrid Cloud Management, Q4 2020, hybrid cloud is an essential technology that every

SUSE OpenStack Cloud reaches the end of life

Time passes by! A year has passed since SUSE announced its decision to discontinue SUSE OpenStack Cloud, and many enterprises are already affected. This is because SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 reaches the end of life (EOL) in late May 2021. There are 6 months left to solve this problem. So it is time to think

Forecasting the future of cloud with OpenStack experts

OpenStack, the cloud computing platform, has proved to be a beacon of success for open source. It rounds off 10 years in existence this year, a period which has seen it reach nearly 200 countries, and we want to look ahead to what the future holds for the technology.  We’ve spoken to a number of

10 years and 10 million cores: charting OpenStack’s greatest achievements

Technology anniversaries have become more commonplace in recent years. The iPhone at 10 years old, indeed Canonical itself turned 15 last year. Here though, we want to look at OpenStack reaching double figures this year.  Starting off as a joint project between NASA and Rackspace in 2010, over 500 companies have now joined the OpenStack

OpenStack at 10 – from peak to plateau of productivity

This week is the latest Open Infrastructure Summit, in a week where the OpenStack Foundation became the Open Infrastructure Foundation to reflect the expansion of the organisation’s mission, scope and community to advance open source over the next decade to support open infrastructure. It is also ten years since OpenStack launched and a l

Trilio and Canonical extend partnership to enable data protection for Charmed OpenStack

Canonical and Trilio, announced today an extension of their partnership to include TrilioVault data protection capabilities with Charmed OpenStack as a tested and validated joint solution. TrilioVault for OpenStack is a cloud-native, application-centric data protection platform that was designed to provide native backup and recovery for p