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Blog posts tagged
"Performance"

Igor Ljubuncic
28 March 2019

Snap startup time improvements

Desktop Ubuntu tech blog

Several months ago, we shared an article titled I have a need, a need for snap that detailed the application performance results of snaps compared to their classic repo counterparts. We tested GIMP and VLC on both Ubuntu and Fedora, with some rather interesting findings. The one aspect of the application usage sequence we did ...

Christian Reis
24 January 2018

Meltdown, Spectre and Ubuntu: What you need to know

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

As details of the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities1 have become clearer a number of statements have been published by the multiple vendors affected; Canonical has issued advisories and updates on fixes and mitigations, the latest of which includes a first round of Spectre mitigations. However, most of these statements focus on the mec ...

rharding
15 June 2017

Juju 2.2.0 and conjure-up 2.2.0 are here!

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

We are excited to announce the release of Juju 2.2.0 and conjure-up 2.2.0! This release greatly enhances memory and CPU utilisation at scale, improves the modelling of networks, and adds support for KVM containers on arm64. Additionally, there is now outline support for Oracle Compute, and vSphere clouds are now easier to deploy. conjure- ...

Canonical
22 February 2016

Canonical creates first VNF Performance Interoperability Lab (V-PIL)

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

Canonical announces the creation of the first VNF Performance Interoperability Lab for scale out infrastructure Enables service providers to rigorously test their VNF performance and interoperability before deploying in live network architecture Dramatic reduction in cost and time for deploying new services Affirmed, Metaswitch and GENBAN ...

Barry McGee
2 February 2016

Trimming the fat from the Ubuntu online tour

Ubuntu Ubuntu tech blog

Maybe, like me, you seen more of the inside of your gym in January than you had for the six months previous. New year, new diet, new me.. or something like that. A big creeping problem in recent years is that websites have been on an all out binge, and not just over the winter holidays ...

Canonical
21 April 2015

Ubuntu 15.04: What’s new for cloud users?

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

Ubuntu 15.04: OpenStack ready to roll with Kilo and first outing of Snappy Core Adds LXD, a new hypervisor with incredible density and speed First release of Snappy Ubuntu Core for cloud container hosts and smart devices OpenStack “Kilo” – Ubuntu leads with choice of SDNs, easy install and management Updated developer tools for cloud ...

Mark Baker
2 August 2013

When it comes to scale, size doesn’t matter

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

This is the first in a series of articles about the best ways to manage scale out workloads. Scale. We hear a lot about managing scale being one of the key challenges in a world where numbers can grow very large very fast. Whether it’s huge amounts of data being collected for analysis, websites that ...

Canonical
20 May 2013

Ubuntu 13.04 brings dramatic graphical performance enhancements

Desktop Ubuntu tech blog

Ubuntu 13.04 includes the Developer Preview SDK for developers to build native applications for Ubuntu devices. ...

Canonical
21 September 2012

Server Density deploys Ubuntu to deliver server and website monitoring as a service

Ubuntu Ubuntu tech blog

Ubuntu helps Server Density developers innovate services, streamline server admin and increase security Summary Server Density delivers server and website monitoring as a fully managed service, delivering significant infrastructure and management savings for its customers. Until recently, the company used CentOS as its server operating sy ...

Canonical
2 April 2012

Ubuntu big data environment provides new insight into music industry trends

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

Innovative London tech company Music Metric enables a comprehensive, up-to-the-hour view of artists’ popularity Summary Music Metric, an innovative London technology company, provides unique insight for music industry players and artists. It does this by analysing vast quantities of online data from music download sites, social networks, ...

Canonical
31 January 2012

Krux creates revenues from audience data and helps protect privacy

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

Ubuntu and AWS cloud used to capture, protect and monetise data across platforms Summary Krux helps website operators responsibly drive new revenues from consumer data while protecting that data from unauthorised skimming and theft. With massive storage and processing requirements, and a rapidly growing customer base, the organisation dec ...

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