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Leia Ruffini
on 22 July 2021


The Ubuntu in the wild blog post ropes in the latest highlights about Ubuntu and Canonical around the world on a bi-weekly basis. It is a summary of all the things that made us feel proud to be part of this journey. What do you think of it?

Ubuntu in the wild

Improving data center efficiency with digital twins

Being able to create a digital copy of a system easily allows engineers and designers to improve and optimise said system. The advances in AI/ML tooling and capacity are now making it possible to use digital twins to model data centers and optimize facilities’ design, as well as to detect potential operational issues.

Read more on that here! 

Kubernetes: Portability vs Standardization

What if the ultimate goal of Kubernetes adoption was not to enable portability between clouds, but standardization? This article explores what people are really expecting from Kubernetes and cloud native technologies in general.

Read more on that here! 

The future of Fintech

Curious to know what’s next for Fintech? The Fintech Five by Five report is exploring the tech trends that are shaping the future of the fintech sector. Read on for insights on edge computing, artificial intelligence, low-code, and more.

Read more on that here! 

Surfacing Kubernetes challenges

The folks at the Channel Happy Hour analyse and report on the latest IT news. Following Canonical’s Kubernetes and cloud native operations report, the latest episode covers some of the challenges that companies are still facing today with Kubernetes.

Listen to the episode here!

Bonus: Wallpaper competition for Impish Indri

There is still one month left to participate in the wallpaper competition for Impish Indri – Ubuntu 21.10. We are still waiting to see some Macaroni art submissions, so don’t hesitate to submit yours!

Read more on that here!

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