Skip to main content

Your submission was sent successfully! Close

Thank you for signing up for our newsletter!
In these regular emails you will find the latest updates from Canonical and upcoming events where you can meet our team.Close

Thank you for contacting us. A member of our team will be in touch shortly. Close

An error occurred while submitting your form. Please try again or file a bug report. Close

Blog posts tagged
"operations"

Maksim Beliaev
10 December 2025

The rhythm of reliability: inside Canonical’s operational cadence

People and culture Article

At Canonical, time is fixed. Ubuntu releases never slip because we run on a strict rhythm: six-month cycles, two-week pulses, and in-person sprints. Every change is deliberate, ensuring stability without losing agility. This discipline is what enables us to provide 15 years of Long-Term Support. Reliability is built into everything we do. ...

David Beamonte
20 June 2025

Effective infrastructure automation to reduce data center costs

Cloud and server Article

To truly reduce OpEx, you must shift your perspective from seeing operations as custom, artisanal work to one where operations are standardized, automated, and repeatable.  In other words, commoditized. ...

agmatei
30 June 2024

Managed Apps on Public Cloud: Why Operations Matter, Part II

Apps Article

In the first part of this blog journey (I’d call it a post, but it’s actually two posts) we explored what operational excellence looks like in public cloud deployments. And while I do not want to spoil it for you, the main takeaway was that it is not easy and can become resource-intensive. With this ...

agmatei
27 June 2024

Managed Apps on Public Cloud: Why Operations Matter, Part I 

Apps Article

You might be tempted to think that running an app on a public cloud means you don’t need to maintain it. While that would be wonderful, it would require help from the public cloud providers and ...

Michael C. Jaeger
21 December 2023

Missed Operator Day at KubeCon NA 2023? – Catch the Replay!

Charms Article

If you missed Operator Day, we have good news: starting January 4th, we will present weekly on-demand events week covering the presentations step by step. ...

Paul Collins
3 December 2020

Migrating the Launchpad Keyservers from SKS to Hockeypuck

Ubuntu Article

Ubuntu and Launchpad use OpenPGP keys heavily. Each source package is signed with the uploader’s key, and binary and source package downloads from Ubuntu’s primary archives and from users’ Personal Package Archives (PPAs) are indirectly signed by the publisher process with per-archive keys of its own. Access to Launchpad’s bug-manipulatio ...

Canonical
13 November 2020

Canonical’s Open Operator Collection extends Kubernetes operators to traditional Linux and Windows applications

Cloud and server Article

13th November 2020: Canonical’s Open Operator Collection, the largest collection of application operators, now supports both cloud-native and traditional applications on Windows and Linux. The collection is hosted at Charmhub.io and follows the Open Operator Manifesto. Next-generation operations unify CAAS and IAAS “The operator pattern s ...

Tytus Kurek
18 May 2020

Managed private cloud cheaper than self-managed?

Cloud and server Article

Outsourcing private cloud operations can significantly accelerate the private cloud deployment process. Although most organisations are successful with the initial roll-out of the cloud, many struggle to operate it effectively post-deployment. This is because private cloud platforms, such as OpenStack, are known to be complex. As a result ...