We’re excited to announce our participation in NLIT 2024. As our collaboration with the Department of Energy (DOE) is strengthening, we’re looking forward to meeting our partners and customers on-site to discuss the critical topics for 2024: Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence and open-source innovation.

AI/ML Solutions for the DOE 

The public sector, including DOE, invests heavily in AI, aiming to develop predictive algorithms for some of the most cutting-edge research. Agencies kickstart initiatives with different use cases in mind, such as predicting weather patterns, power plant maintenance, and collecting and processing carbon data, looking for tooling that enables them to run AI at scale. 

Secure your AI stack 

We understand the difficulty of ensuring compliance and security while building AI applications and models at scale. We secure and maintain the widest open-source software library and solutions like Charmed Kubeflow, MLFlow, Spark and Kafka with reliable security patching and up to 10 years of support. We simplify the AI journey with an integrated and secure stack. 

Kubeflow, for example, helps professionals focus on the development and deployment of machine learning models, offering security patching, user management and a wide range of integrations on top of any Kubernetes. 

Read more about AI in public sector

To provide the most complete AI solutions to DOE, we’ve partnered with the leading hardware, silicon and cloud providers, such as NVIDIA, DELL, AWS, Google Cloud, HPE, Intel, Azure and more. 

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS – Powering Diverse Computing Environments with Security and Intelligence

Join us for an excerpt discussion on April 9th at 4:30 PM in Room #618.

This session explores the latest Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, showcasing its roles from powering edge devices to orchestrating core high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure. We will explore Ubuntu’s seamless integration across the computing landscape, highlighting its capacity to support diverse and secure systems. 

We speak about Ubuntu’s newly available Confidential Computing integrations, a crucial feature for protecting guest workloads in cloud and on-premise environments against unauthorized access. We will also discuss defense-in-depth best practices for security hardening any Canonical solutions like FIPS/STIG/CIS Benchmarks.

Finally, we will present Ubuntu’s comprehensive, open-source MLOps solution, designed to accelerate the deployment of AI models from experimentation to production. Attendees will gain a holistic understanding of how Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is shaping the future of computing with secure, scalable, and intelligent computing.

Cybersecurity with Ubuntu Pro

With our commitment towards securing open source, last year, we announced the general availability of Ubuntu Pro subscription. It secures an organisation’s Linux estate from OS to the application level. Pro is available on-prem, in the cloud and air-gapped environments, automating security patching, auditing, access management and compliance. Ubuntu Pro delivers FIPS compliance and automation for security standards such as DISA’s Ubuntu STIG, and CIS hardening via the Ubuntu Security Guide (USG).

One of the growing concerns for 2024 is application security. Many open-source packages for applications and toolchains exist in a space with no guarantee or SLA for security patching. With Ubuntu Pro, we secure over 23,000 + open source applications.

Schedule a meeting with our Federal  Directors, Devin Breen and Kelley Riggs, for an in-person discussion or a demo!

DEMOS

At NLIT, our Field Software Engineer Ethan Myers will showcase a few of Canonical’s software products, including Landscape, Kubeflow, and Microcloud.

Landscape is a systems management tool for Ubuntu. It automates security patching, auditing, access management, and compliance tasks across your Ubuntu estate. Use it in well-connected or airgapped environments: at sea, in space, and everywhere in between.

Kubeflow is an open-source machine learning toolkit based on Kubernetes. It gives data scientists the tools they need to develop, test, and deploy machine learning models to production on top of Kubernetes.

MicroCloud – an easy-to-deploy, highly available cloud suitable for private clouds, edge compute, and as an high-power eddev/test test environment. MicroClouds offer virtualization and containerization (LXD), distributed storage (Ceph) and software-defined networking (OVN), all wrapped up in a simple deployment and easy-to-use web interface.

Schedule a meeting or in-person demo

Schedule a meeting with our Federal Directors  Kelley Riggs and Devin Breen for an in-person discussion or a demo!

We are excited to share that Canonical participates in America Digital Congress in Santiago, Chile, for the first time ever. It’s one of the leading events in the region about digital transformation bringing together VPs and experts from the most relevant global tech companies. 

Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, provides open source security, support and services. In addition to the OS, Canonical offers an integrated data and AI stack. With customers that include top tech brands, emerging startups, governments and home users, Canonical delivers trusted open source for everyone.

Join us at the booth A31 to learn how Canonical can support your digital transformation journey securely and cost-efficiently.

Canonical Expert Talk:
How to build a digital transformation strategy

Date & Time: April 11, 16:15 – 16:55.
C-Level Forum AI & Digital Transformation

Juan Pablo Noreña, Canonical Cloud Field Software Engineer, is delighted to be speaking at America Digital Congress about digital transformation and AI. In this talk, he will explore the significant benefits of introducing open source solutions in all stages of the infrastructure implementation process, from virtualization to AI platforms.

Juan Pablo will also showcase how this approximation improves security, reduces costs in the infrastructure life cycle, and makes them predictable, offering companies a competitive advantage in the market.

Key topics:

• A general perspective of the open source role in infrastructure and its benefits.
• A guide for decision-makers on how and where to start the development of an infrastructure strategy using open source solutions.
• Explanation of the relevance of support for the solutions to ensure the sustained success of the strategy.

Canonical Partner Programmes

At Canonical, we provide the services our partners need to ensure their hardware and software works optimally with the Ubuntu platform. We operate a range of partner programmes, from essential product certification to strategic collaboration, help with QA and long-term strategic alliances. For technology customers, this has created a thriving market of suppliers with Ubuntu expertise. 

Are you interested to learn more about our partner programmes? Talk to the team at the booth or visit our partner webpage. 

Come and meet us at America Digital 

Come visit us at the booth to learn how Canonical could support you in the digital transformation journey. Check out our Data and AI offerings to learn more about our solutions.

Embedded World is almost here. With 930+ exhibitors, 200 nonstop hours of knowledge sharing, and an exciting programme structured along 9 tracks with 60+ sessions and 18 classes, Embedded World is the must-attend global event for the embedded community.

Join us at Booth 4-354 in Hall 4 to find out how Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, can support your technology stack from cloud to device with unrivalled security. Meet the Canonical team on-site to pick our technical experts’ brains about your embedded Linux business. 

Book a meeting with our experts

Raising the bar for embedded Linux with Ubuntu Core 24

At Canonical we are committed to supporting device manufacturers and IoT pioneers across their deployment journeys by providing a best-in-class experience for embedded Linux in production with Ubuntu Core. 

Building on 20 years of innovation within Canonical, Ubuntu Core is a proven embedded Linux OS for Internet of Things (IoT), devices and edge systems. At Embedded World, you’ll connect with manufacturers engaging in large-scale, mass-deployments of Linux boards. Those innovators are pushing the envelope of digital infrastructure with the help of Ubuntu Core, the most popular Linux-based operating system (OS) purposefully designed for the embedded world. By relying on an enterprise-grade Linux distribution supported over 10+  years, they empower their enterprise customers to focus on what drives their business, shortening time-to-market.

Meet our experts at  Booth 4-354 in Hall 4 to learn about Ubuntu Core 24, see industry demos, and hear customer stories about running Ubuntu Core. In this release, Core 24 leaps forward in production build and installation, fleet management, graphics operations and cloud integration. 

What to expect at our booth

At Embedded World, we will also showcase how we are setting the stage for the future of digitisation in manufacturing and accelerating industrial transformation. We’re eagerly looking forward to presenting our automotive and IoT offerings, showing you how you can integrate security into your technology stack from cloud to device. 

In our booth you’ll find demos spotlighting how our customers and partners are using Ubuntu in their devices. Read more about our demos below:

Meet the Husarion Panther 

Since its inception in 2013, Husarion has been pioneering the commercialization of ROS in the robotics industry. As an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) manufacturer and innovator, Husarion’s commitment lies in making robotics efficient and accessible for all.

Panther is Husarion’s new professional-grade AMR. Engineered for robustness, with independent BLDC motors for each of its four wheels, Panther is a testament to adaptability – flourishing in diverse landscapes from agriculture to construction.

With their decision to use Ubuntu Core, Husarion has upgraded their software deployment for AMR. Snaps provide a solution for consistent software deployment on robots, by bundling ROS applications with their necessary dependencies.

Book a demo with the Husarion team to learn more

Discover EV charging infrastructure with DFI

Together with our partners DFI we are presenting our EV charging station solution. DFI is a global leading provider of high-performance computing technology across multiple embedded industries. With its innovative design and premium quality management system, DFI’s industrial-grade solutions enable customers to optimize their equipment and ensure high reliability, long-term life cycle, and 24/7 durability in a breadth of markets including factory automation, medical, gaming, transportation, smart energy, mission-critical, and intelligent retail.

Their EV charging solution is based on x86 architecture, running on Intel’s Virtualization of Graphic Card (SR-IOV) and Intel Neural Mistral 7B AI model, leveraging advanced connectivity (TSN) and Out-Of-Band Management from the Intel technologies. 

Book a demo to learn more

Introducing security devices from Bosch

At our booth you will find the Bosch Eyes indoor and outdoor security cameras. Part of the Bosch Smart Home ecosystem, these camera’s marry award-winning design with technical excellence built with security in mind using Ubuntu Core. 

The second generation Bosch Eyes Outdoor camera comes with person detection, real-time notifications and an integrated alarm system. Its DualRadar technology with two cutting-edge radar sensors enables the camera to detect movements with an exceptionally wide 180° detection range. It can also determine exactly how far away the suspicious movement occurred as well as the exact direction – for twice the security.

Book a demo to find out more

Experience innovation first-hand

At this year’s Embedded World we are showcasing our world-leading ecosystem of partners. Canonical partners with silicon vendors, board manufacturers and ODMs to shorten enterprises’ time-to-market. At the Canonical booth you will find demo boards which are certified on Ubuntu  from AMD, Ampere, Mediatek, Nvidia, Qualcomm, Advantech, Aaeon, Adlink, DFI, IEI, ASRock, and Eurotech. Come and ask us about certified hardware on our booth or our partners booths!

Ubuntu Core – the operating system for embedded devices

Our devices field engineering team will be showcasing a set of applications running on Ubuntu Core.

These demos run on multiple platforms which are all enabled and optimised for Ubuntu Core such as: Intel NUC, Mediatek i1200, AMD Kria KV260, Raspberry Pi and even the RISC-V Si-Five board.

The demos will showcase some of Ubuntu Core’s key features including over-the-air (OTA) updates, secure boot and full disk encryption. We’ll also demonstrate how you might use Ubuntu Core as your operating system for smart home, robotics and automotive devices.

Let’s keep in touch 

Your learning journey doesn’t end at Embedded World. Discover more about defining your software stack for embedded devices in our latest whitepaper.

Which embedded Linux distribution should you choose? In this whitepaper, we discuss how Yocto and Ubuntu Core solve the most pressing challenges facing any developer working on an embedded device: board bring-up, maintenance, updates, security, and many more to help you decide whether you should make or buy your operating system.

Google Next is making its way to Las Vegas, and Ubuntu is joining the journey. As a proud sponsor, Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu , invites you to join us at the event and visit booth #252 in the Mandalay Bay Expo Hall. As one of the most popular Linux operating systems, Canonical is dedicated to providing commercial support and driving open source innovation across a diverse range of industries and applications. Stop by and learn more about how Canonical and GCP are collaborating to empower businesses with secure and scalable solutions for their cloud computing needs. 

Ubuntu ‘Show you’re a Pro’ Challenge: Find and patch the vulnerabilities and earn awesome swag!

Are you an Ubuntu Pro? Test your skills at our booth! Sit down at our workstation and discover any unpatched vulnerabilities on the machine. Showcase your expertise by securing the system completely, and receive exclusive swag as a token of our gratitude.

Security maintenance for your full software stack

At Canonical, security is paramount. Ubuntu Pro offers a solution to offload security and compliance concerns for your open source stack, allowing you to concentrate on building and managing your business. Serving as an additional layer of services atop every Ubuntu LTS release, Ubuntu Pro ensures robust protection for your entire software stack, encompassing over 30,000 open source packages. Say farewell to fragmented security measures; Canonical provides a holistic approach, delivering  security and support through a unified vendor. Additionally, relish the assurance of vendor-backed SLA support for open source software, providing peace of mind for your operations.

Confidential computing across clouds

Confidential computing is a revolutionary technology that disrupts the conventional threat model of public clouds. In the past, vulnerabilities within the extensive codebase of the cloud’s privileged system software, including the operating system and hypervisor, posed a constant risk to the confidentiality and integrity of code and data in operation. Likewise, unauthorized access by a cloud administrator could compromise the security of your virtual machine (VM). 

Ubuntu Confidential VMs (CVMs) on Google Cloud offer enhanced security for your workloads by utilizing hardware-protected Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs). With the broadest range of CVMs available, Ubuntu enables users on Google Cloud to benefit from the cutting-edge security features of AMD 4th Gen EPYC processors with SEV-SNP and Intel Trust Domain Extensions (Intel TDX).

Scale your AI projects with open source tooling

Empower your organization with Canonical’s AI solutions. We specialize in the automation of machine learning workloads on any environment, whether private or public cloud, or hybrid or multi cloud. We provide an end-to-end MLOps solution to develop and deploy models in a secure, reproducible, and portable manner that seamlessly integrates with your existing technology stack. Let us help you unlock the full potential of AI.

Join Us at Google Next 2024

Mark your calendars and make plans to visit Canonical at Google Cloud Next 2024. Whether you’re seeking cutting-edge solutions for cloud computing, robust security measures for your software stack, or innovative AI tools to propel your organization forward, our team will be on hand to offer insights, demonstrations, and personalized consultations to help you harness the power of open source technology for your business. Join us at booth #252 to discover how Canonical and Ubuntu can elevate your digital journey. See you there!

Prompts:

Canonical at Google Next – What you need to know!

Canonical is excited to sponsor Google Cloud Next in Las Vegas, NV April 9-11, 2024. 

visit to the Canonical-Ubuntu booth #252 in the Mandalay Bay Expo Hall. 

Our team will be available to discuss the following:

• Protect your full software tech stack with Ubuntu Pro providing security coverage for 30,000+ software packages.
• Single vendor for security requirements – delivery, security, support; Vendor-backed SLA support for open source  
• Confidential computing – OS support across all clouds (multi-cloud/hybrid cloud)
• AI
  • Canonical provides tailored solutions to enable your organisation to efficiently run machine learning workloads. Canonical offers an end-to-end MLOps solution that can be used across all layers of the technology stack.

While at our booth, earn some awesome swag by showing that you’re an Ubuntu Pro. Take a seat at our workstation to find the unpatched vulnerabilities on the machine! Upgrade the machine to be fully secure to earn awesome swag! 

See you at the event

Google Next is making its way to Las Vegas, and Ubuntu is joining the journey. As a proud sponsor, Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu , invites you to join us at the event and visit booth #252 in the Mandalay Bay Expo Hall. As one of the most popular Linux operating systems, Canonical is dedicated to providing commercial support and driving open source innovation across a diverse range of industries and applications. Stop by and learn more about how Canonical and GCP are collaborating to empower businesses with secure and scalable solutions for their cloud computing needs. 

Ubuntu ‘Show you’re a Pro’ Challenge: Find and patch the vulnerabilities and earn awesome swag!

Are you an Ubuntu Pro? Test your skills at our booth! Sit down at our workstation and discover any unpatched vulnerabilities on the machine. Showcase your expertise by securing the system completely, and receive exclusive swag as a token of our gratitude.

Security maintenance for your full software stack

At Canonical, security is paramount. Ubuntu Pro offers a solution to offload security and compliance concerns for your open source stack, allowing you to concentrate on building and managing your business. Serving as an additional layer of services atop every Ubuntu LTS release, Ubuntu Pro ensures robust protection for your entire software stack, encompassing over 30,000 open source packages. Say farewell to fragmented security measures; Canonical provides a holistic approach, delivering  security and support through a unified vendor. Additionally, relish the assurance of vendor-backed SLA support for open source software, providing peace of mind for your operations.

Confidential computing across clouds

Confidential computing is a revolutionary technology that disrupts the conventional threat model of public clouds. In the past, vulnerabilities within the extensive codebase of the cloud’s privileged system software, including the operating system and hypervisor, posed a constant risk to the confidentiality and integrity of code and data in operation. Likewise, unauthorized access by a cloud administrator could compromise the security of your virtual machine (VM). 

Ubuntu Confidential VMs (CVMs) on Google Cloud offer enhanced security for your workloads by utilizing hardware-protected Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs). With the broadest range of CVMs available, Ubuntu enables users on Google Cloud to benefit from the cutting-edge security features of AMD 4th Gen EPYC processors with SEV-SNP and Intel Trust Domain Extensions (Intel TDX).

Scale your AI projects with open source tooling

Empower your organization with Canonical’s AI solutions. We specialize in the automation of machine learning workloads on any environment, whether private or public cloud, or hybrid or multi cloud. We provide an end-to-end MLOps solution to develop and deploy models in a secure, reproducible, and portable manner that seamlessly integrates with your existing technology stack. Let us help you unlock the full potential of AI.

Join Us at Google Next 2024

Mark your calendars and make plans to visit Canonical at Google Cloud Next 2024. Whether you’re seeking cutting-edge solutions for cloud computing, robust security measures for your software stack, or innovative AI tools to propel your organization forward, our team will be on hand to offer insights, demonstrations, and personalized consultations to help you harness the power of open source technology for your business. Join us at booth #252 to discover how Canonical and Ubuntu can elevate your digital journey. See you there!

Prompts:

Canonical at Google Next – What you need to know!

Canonical is excited to sponsor Google Cloud Next in Las Vegas, NV April 9-11, 2024. 

visit to the Canonical-Ubuntu booth #252 in the Mandalay Bay Expo Hall. 

Our team will be available to discuss the following:

• Protect your full software tech stack with Ubuntu Pro providing security coverage for 30,000+ software packages.
• Single vendor for security requirements – delivery, security, support; Vendor-backed SLA support for open source  
• Confidential computing – OS support across all clouds (multi-cloud/hybrid cloud)
• AI
  • Canonical provides tailored solutions to enable your organisation to efficiently run machine learning workloads. Canonical offers an end-to-end MLOps solution that can be used across all layers of the technology stack.

While at our booth, earn some awesome swag by showing that you’re an Ubuntu Pro. Take a seat at our workstation to find the unpatched vulnerabilities on the machine! Upgrade the machine to be fully secure to earn awesome swag! 

See you at the event

Canonical, a leading advocate for open-source technology, is excited to announce its participation in the HPE Tech Jam 2024, set to take place in Atlanta and Vienna. This prestigious event will convene presales consultants and enterprise architects to delve into groundbreaking strategies powered by HPE’s edge-to-cloud workload solutions and products.

Promoting Open Source Technology

Canonical’s sponsorship of the Tech Jam event underscores its steadfast dedication to promoting open-source technology within the tech industry. This event serves as a prime opportunity for the company to showcase its innovative solutions, forge connections with like-minded professionals, and explore potential collaborations. Attendees can anticipate gaining invaluable insights into open-source solutions and their potential to drive business growth.

What to Expect from Canonical at the Tech Jam?

As a Silver sponsor of the event, Canonical will present its cutting-edge open-source solutions designed to foster innovation and cost savings for businesses. Visitors to Canonical’s booth can engage in interactive games demonstrating the significance of securing open-source applications.

Canonical’s participation in the event will offer attendees insights into various open-source solutions and their application in driving innovation and growth. Key highlights include:

AI by Canonical

• Take you models to production with open source MLOps platforms
• Run AI at scale with Canonical and Nvidia
• Ensure security of the entire AI open source development environment

Ubuntu Pro

• Why Ubuntu security matters
• Why DevSecOps security matters

Open Source Cloud

• A strategy to transition away from VMware  
• A full open source solution for new and developing customers
• Delivered as a service with Greenlake Flex Solutions
• MicroCloud – a composable and flexible solution to future-proof any edge computing deployment

Canonical’s presence at HPE Tech Jam underscores its unwavering commitment to promoting the adoption of open-source solutions in the tech industry. The event provides an ideal platform for Canonical to engage with industry professionals, spotlight its innovative products, and advocate for the benefits of open-source technology worldwide.

About the Canonical and HPE Partnership

Canonical and HPE boast a longstanding partnership aimed at delivering comprehensive open-source solutions spanning infrastructure to cutting-edge, secure, cloud-native MLOps platforms. Together, they assist customers in achieving significant cost savings, optimizing operations, and enhancing performance while prioritizing top-notch security for both physical and virtual environments.

Canonical’s participation in HPE Tech Jam 2024 promises to be a milestone in advancing open-source technology and fostering collaboration within the tech community. Stay tuned for updates on Canonical’s innovative contributions at the event!

Join Canonical, the publishers of Ubuntu, as we proudly return as a gold sponsor at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU 2024. Hosted by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, the conference unites adopters and technologists from top open source and cloud-native communities. Mark your calendars for March 20-22, 2024, as we gather in Paris for this exciting event.

Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, provides open source security, support and services. Our portfolio covers critical systems, from the smallest devices to the largest clouds, from the kernel to containers, from databases to AI. With customers that include top tech brands, emerging startups, governments and home users, Canonical delivers trusted open source for everyone. 

Engaging with cloud-native enthusiasts and open source communities is a cornerstone of our mission. We’re excited to connect with attendees at KubeCon EU to share insights, foster collaboration, and contribute to this vibrant ecosystem.

BOOK A MEETING WITH US

Future-proof your infrastructure with the Canonical team at KubeCon EU

Build applications with ultra-small and secure containerisation that works on any infrastructure

Ubuntu containers are designed for modern software deployment. Our container portfolio ranges from an ecosystem of base OCI images, ultra-optimised chiselled container images to our long-term supported Docker images .   

While building applications, developers can rely on Ubuntu’s seamless containerisation experience from development to production, while getting timely updates, security patches and long term support with a consistent, predictable lifecycle and support commitment.

 Chiselled Ubuntu is where ultra-small meets ultra-secure. Developers can keep building with Ubuntu and rely on Chisel to extract an ultra-small, bitwise identical image tailored for production. No more worries about library incompatibilities, just seamless development to deployment.

Deploy and orchestrate your containers with the same Kubernetes: from your laptop through the cloud to the data centre

At Canonical, our aim is to streamline Kubernetes cluster management by removing unnecessary manual tasks. Be it the developer workstation, the data centre, the cloud or an IoT device- deploying applications on Kubernetes should not be a different experience just because the infrastructure changes. 

MicroK8s is a lightweight Kubernetes distribution that enables you to run enterprise-grade Kubernetes on your laptop, Raspberry Pi, or in any public cloud while consuming minimal resources. MicroK8s applies security updates automatically by default, and rolls them back on failure. 

That’s not all. We understand how maintaining Kubernetes upgrades can extract a toll on development efficiency. With MicroK8s you can upgrade to a newer version of Kubernetes in a single command.

Get your infrastructure ready for GenAI workloads

The Linux Foundation recently published a report that confirms that almost half the organisations prefer open source solutions for GenAI initiatives. Open source enables organisations to iterate faster and accelerates project delivery, by taking away the burden of licensing and tool accessibility. Yet, GenAI comes with several challenges, such as the need for extensive compute resources and associated costs . To optimise the use of their compute resources, organisations need efficient and scalable AI infrastructure, from bare metal to Kubernetes to their MLOps platforms. Our Kubeflow distribution, Charmed Kubeflow, is designed to run on any infrastructure, enabling you to take your models to production in the environment that best suits your needs. 

Canonical also works with leading silicon vendors like NVIDIA to optimise its open source solutions for AI infrastructure and enable efficient resource utilisation. This is especially relevant for large-scale deployments, where a large number of GPUs live under the same cluster. 

Increasing GPU utilisation on K8s clusters for AI/ML workloads

Join Maciej Mazur’s keynote at KubeCon EU on 22 March, to see how all layers of the stack can be optimised for  AI/ML workloads. The ratio increase of GPU sharing in the open source world will be the subject of his talk. During the talk, Maciej will cover some pitfalls, best practices, and recommendations based on four projects of similar scale.

From the hardware layer, which benefits from networking capabilities such as NVIDIA MIG to Kubernetes schedulers such as Volcano, Maciej will go through different opportunities organisations have to optimise their infrastructure for AI workloads and scale their projects.  MLOps platforms like Charmed Kubeflow go a level beyond and enable application layer optimisation. For instance, Charmed Kubeflow provides access to  frameworks like PaddlePaddle, which  distributes training jobs in a smarter way.

Deliver innovation at scale with reliable security patching and support

Whether you’re building new products or AI models, it’s crucial to ensure that the pace of innovation is not hindered by security vulnerabilities. That’s why Canonical’s open source solutions come with reliable security maintenance, so you can consume the open source you need at speed, securely.  

Meet our team to learn more about Ubuntu Pro,  our comprehensive subscription for open source software security. With Ubuntu Pro organisations reduce their average CVE exposure from 98 days to 1 day (on average). It enables development teams to focus on building and running innovative applications with complete peace of mind.

Join us at Booth E25

If you are attending KubeCon EU  in Paris between 20-22 March, make sure to visit booth E25. Our team of open source experts will be available throughout the day to answer all your questions. 

You can already book a meeting with our team member Teresa Lugnan using the link below.

BOOK MEETING

As a key technology partner with NVIDIA, Canonical is proud to showcase our joint solutions at NVIDIA GTC again. Join us in person at NVIDIA GTC on March 18-21, 2024 to explore what’s next in AI and accelerated computing. We will be at booth 1601 in the MLOps & LLMOps Pavilion, demonstrating how open source AI solutions can take your models to production, from edge to cloud.

Register for GTC now!

AI on Ubuntu – from cloud to edge

As the world becomes more connected, there is a growing need to extend data processing beyond the data centre to edge devices in the field. As we all know, cloud computing provides numerous resources for AI adoption, processing, storage, and analysis, but it cannot support every use case.  Deploying models to edge devices can expand the scope of AI devices by enabling you to process some of the data locally and achieve real-time insights without relying exclusively on the centralised data centre or cloud. This is especially relevant when AI applications would be impractical or impossible to deploy in a centralised cloud or enterprise data centre due to issues related to latency, bandwidth and privacy. 

Therefore, a solution that enables scalability, reproducibility, and portability is the ideal choice for a production-grade project.  Canonical delivers a comprehensive AI stack with the open source software which your organisation might need for your AI projects from cloud to edge, giving you:

• The same experience on edge devices and on any cloud, whether private or public or hybrid
• Low-ops, streamlined lifecycle management
• A modular and open source suite for reusable deployments

Book a meeting with us

To put our AI stack to the test, during NVIDIA GTC 2024, we will present how our Kubernetes-based AI infrastructure solutions can help create a blueprint for smart cities, leveraging best-in-class NVIDIA hardware capabilities. We will cover both training in the cloud and data centres, and showcase the solution deployed at the edge on Jetson Orin based devices. Please check out the details below and meet our expert on-site.

Canonical’s invited talk at GTC

“Accelerate Smart City Edge AI Deployment With Open-Source Cloud-Native Infrastructure [S61494]”

Abstract:

Artificial intelligence is no longer confined to data centres; it has expanded to operate at the edge. Some models require low latency, necessitating execution close to end-users. This is where edge computing, optimised for AI, becomes essential. In the most popular use cases for modern smart cities, many envision city-wide assistants deployed as “point-of-contact” devices that are available on bus stops, subways, etc. They interact with backend infrastructure to take care of changing conditions while users travel around the city. That creates a need to process local data gathered from infrastructure like internet-of-things gateways, smart cameras, or buses. Thanks to NVIDIA Jetson modules, these data can be processed locally for fast, low-latency AI-driven insights. Then, as device-local computational capabilities are limited, data processing should be offloaded to the edge or backend infrastructure. With the power of Tegra SoC, data can first be aggregated at the edge devices to be later sent to the cloud for further processing. Open-source deployment mechanisms enable such complex setups through automated management, Day 2 operations, and security. Canonical, working alongside NVIDIA, has developed an open-source software infrastructure that simplifies the deployment of multiple Kubernetes clusters at the edge with access to GPU. We’ll go over those mechanisms, and how they orchestrate the deployment of Kubernetes-based AI/machine learning infrastructure across the smart cities blueprint to profit from NVIDIA hardware capabilities, both on devices and cloud instances.

Presenter: Gustavo Sanchez, AI Solutions Architect, Canonical

Build and scale your AI projects with Canonical and NVIDIA

Starting a deep learning pilot within an enterprise has its set of challenges, but scaling projects to production-grade deployments  brings a host of additional difficulties. These chiefly relate to the increased hardware, software, and operational requirements that come with larger and more complex initiatives.

Canonical and NVIDIA offer an integrated end-to-end solution – from a hardware optimised Ubuntu to application orchestration and MLOps. We enable organisations to develop, optimise and scale ML workloads.

Canonical will showcase 3 demos to walk you through our joint solutions with NVIDIA on AI/ML:

• Accelerate smart city Edge AI deployments with open-source cloud-native infrastructure – Striving for an architecture to solve Edge AI challenges like software efficiency, security, monitoring and day 2 operations. Canonical, working alongside with NVIDIA, has developed an open-source software infrastructure that simplifies training on private and public clouds as well deployments and operations of AI models on clusters at the edge with access to NVIDIA GPU capabilities.

• End-to-end MLOps with Hybrid Cloud capable Open-Source tooling –  Cost optimization, data privacy, and HPC performance on GPUs are some of the reasons companies have to consider private cloud, hybrid cloud and multi cloud solutions for their Data and AI infrastructure. Open-source cloud agnostic infrastructure for Machine Learning Operations gives companies flexibility to expand beyond public cloud vendor lock-ins, alignment with restricted data compliance constraints and capabilities to take full advantage of their hardware resources, while automating day to day operations.

• LLM and RAG open-source infrastructure – This demo shows an implementation of an end-to-end  solution from data collection and cleaning to training and inference usage of an open-source large language model integrated using the retrieval augmented generation technique on an open-source vector database. It shows how to scrape information out of your publicly available company website to be embedded into the vector database and to be consumed by the LLM model.

Visit our Canonical booth 1601 at GTC to check them out.

Come and meet us at NVIDIA GTC 2024

If you are interested in building or scaling your AI projects with open source solutions, we are here to help you. Visit ubuntu.com/nvidia to explore our joint data centre offerings.

Book a meeting with us

Learn more about our joint solutions

• Announcement:  Scale Enterprise AI with Canonical and NVIDIA
• Solution brief:  Charmed Kubeflow delivered on NVIDIA DGX systems
• Solution brief:  Kubernetes by Canonical delivered on NVIDIA DGX systems
• Whitepaper: Run AI at Scale: Build Your Performant ML Stack with NVIDIA DGX and Kubeflow
• Webinar: How Canonical and NVIDIA can help operationalise your AI models quickly (DGX + Kubeflow)
• Reference architecture: Use MicroK8s with Charmed Kubeflow on NVIDIA EGX platform

Explore Canonical & Ubuntu at Past GTCs

• Canonical & Ubuntu at NVIDIA GTC 2022
• Canonical & Ubuntu at NVIDIA GTC Fall 2021
• Canonical & Ubuntu at NVIDIA GTC Spring 2021