Cloud Chatter: September 2016

Welcome to the latest issue of Cloud Chatter. This month, don’t miss:

• A look at Facebook’s new lab, testing software solutions including Juju and MAAS
• The launch of our new Ubuntu Advantage store
• QTS’s new private, fully managed Ubuntu OpenStack cloud
• An in depth analyst report on Opus 2’s new cloud
• Linux celebrates its 25th birthday
• A round up of top blog posts and industry news

Canonical certifies Big Software solutions in Facebook’s new lab

Facebook announced the grand opening of its new hardware lab in Menlo Park to validate and certify software solutions and Canonical was one of the first to test its solutions are  Open Compute Project (OCP) compliant.

At the new lab, enterprise and carrier-grade Big Software solutions were deployed including OpenStack Mitaka and Ubuntu Storage on OCP Leopard, Honey Badger and Knox. These solutions were deployed to bare metal in minutes and hours instead of days or weeks due to the use of two key technologies: Juju and MAAS, both of which are tested and validated at Facebook’s new facilities. Read More

In other news

• New Ubuntu Advantage store launched – Visit the store
• QTS and Canonical unveil private, fully managed OpenStack cloud – Learn more
• Analyst report: Ubuntu OpenStack helps Opus 2 broaden their portfolio – Read the report
• 25 years and Linux still going strong – Read more
• Try Ubuntu on POWER8 for FREE for 30 days – Get promo code

Top blog posts from Insights

• [Tutorial] Lunch and learn with OpenStack containers
• [Tutorial] Layer Docker deep dive
• [Video] IBM and Canonical: This is just the beginning
• [Tutorial] Howdy Windows. A six part series about Ubuntu on Windows for Linux

Ubuntu Cloud in the news

• C-Suite Talk Fav Tech: Jane Silber, Canonical
• The telecoms industry and NFV – how the cloud is virtualising
• QTS unveils OpenStack cloud product
• Ubuntu founder sets the bar for successful OpenStack implementations
• As Linux turns 25, its lies beyond desktops and mobile devices