Canonical is trying to position the Ubuntu OS as integral to enterprises expanding onto cloud and scale-out computing platforms. That ambition is reflected in the make-up of Ubuntu Server 14.04 LTS, ...

Two vulnerabilities in the Ubuntu implementation of a popular container-based file system allow attackers to execute code with root privileges on 40% of Ubuntu Linux cloud workloads, researchers have ...

OK, it’s not too surprising that Canonical, Ubuntu Linux’s parent company, has switched to OpenStack for its Ubuntu cloud foundation technology. After all, Canonical started flirting with OpenStack ...

Reports of Dell’s decision to deliver Ubuntu-powered cloud infrastructure should motivate you to evaluate Ubuntu as an alternative to Red Hat in the cloud. Red Hat still stuck in cloud positioning ...

Canonical's newest versions of Linux are due Thursday. Notable features: synchronization for PCs and a built-in replica of Amazon Web Services for servers. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 ...

Canonical continues to aggressively equip its flagship Ubuntu Linux server software with more tools to help users build and run clouds. The open-source OS now comes with the latest edition of the ...

Canonical, the UK-based developer of Ubuntu, on Thursday released the latest version of the Linux distribution extremely popular with developers, one offering even closer integration with several ...

Microsoft has lowered the prices of its OneDrive to match those of Google Drive. This looks like a move meant to catch some of the migrating Ubuntu One users, after Ubuntu One was shut down in early ...

Canonical is shutting down its Ubuntu One cloud-storage service rather than continue to go up against competitors such as Dropbox, Google Drive and EMC Syncplicity. The service will be available until ...

If you’re building an internal or private cloud, Canonical wants you to use Ubuntu Linux 10.04 as your operating system of choice. To that end, the newest version of Ubuntu includes a feature set ...