Storage
Cloud and server
LXD networking: lxdbr0 explained
by Canonical on 7 April 2016
Recently, LXD stopped depending on lxc, and thus moved to using its own bridge, called lxdbr0. lxdbr0 behaves significantly differently than lxcbr0: it is...
Cloud and server
LXD 2.0: Image management [5/12]
by Stéphane Graber on 1 April 2016
This is the fifth blog post in this series about LXD 2.0.Container imagesIf you’ve used LXC before, you probably remember those LXC “templates”, basically...
Cloud and server
LXD 2.0: Resource control [4/12]
by Stéphane Graber on 30 March 2016
This is the fourth blog post in this series about LXD 2.0.Available resource limitsLXD offers a variety of resource limits. Some of those are tied to the...
Cloud and server
LXD 2.0: Your first LXD container [3/12]
by Stéphane Graber on 22 March 2016
This is the third blog post in this series about LXD 2.0.As there are a lot of commands involved with managing LXD containers, this post is rather long. If...
Cloud and server
LXD 2.0: Installing and configuring LXD [2/12]
by Stéphane Graber on 16 March 2016
This is the second blog post in this series about LXD 2.0.Where to get LXD and how to install itThere are many ways to get the latest and greatest LXD. We...
Cloud and server
Delivering Cloud Storage using Ubuntu
by Christian Reis on 14 March 2016
Are you offering cloud storage solutions to your end-customers? You could be, and given the potential, we reckon you should be. In the past 5 years...
Cloud and server
What are the different types of storage: block, object and file?
by Canonical on 18 May 2015
Networked storage services are generally classified in the way they are consumed and interfaced with on the client side. The most traditional service type is...
Cloud and server
What is software-defined storage?
by Canonical on 18 May 2015
What is software-defined storage, and how do NAS and SAN appliances compare to software-defined storage? Large-scale storage presents an inherent scalability...
Cloud and server
EMC partners with Ubuntu for OpenStack storage
by John Zannos on 4 November 2014
Canonical is pleased to announce an expansion of EMC’s participation as an Ubuntu Cloud Partner. Today at the OpenStack Paris Summit, EMC announced two new...
Ubuntu
Interested in Ceph Cloud storage? Come and join us at a Ceph Day.
by Canonical on 25 July 2013
We are pleased to announce Canonical are participating in Inktank’s forthcoming Ceph Days, taking place on: – 1st August – New York, NY – 12th September –...