Why the world’s largest digital signage networks use Linux

has become commonplace to see some OpenStack users choose to remain on old unsupported versions of OpenStack, forgoing new features and security updates rather than face the disruption, stress and complexity of upgrading. At Canonical we call this a StuckStack, a cloud that cannot or will not be upgraded.
In this webinar we will show you how to get unstuck and onto an OpenStack path where upgrades between releases are guaranteed. Access to compelling new features in OpenStack becomes easy as systems can be upgraded with little or no downtime.

The Canonical Distribution of Kubernetes is a pure-upstream distribution that delivers you the latest version of Kubernetes with built-in community operational knowledge.

In this on-demand webinar we cover:
*How to set up your own Kubernetes cluster on Amazon Web Services
*Initial configuration, installation, and validation
*How to horizontally scale your cluster for future growth
*Other lifecycle tasks, such as upgrades, backups, logging, and monitoring

Kubernetes and containers are an exciting and evolving technology which can be daunting for teams and organisations to plan for. As the landscape evolves, building a strategy around containers and finding a good place to get started is a challenge for most teams. Watch this webinar to learn how to get started on your Kubernetes strategy.

4 things you’ll learn
*What’s the state of the container landscape today?
*When should you consider containers as a delivery mechanism?
*Why and when should you leverage Kubernetes or another container coordinator?
*How can you quickly pilot and evaluate Kubernetes / containers?

The majority of IoT deployments across smart city, industrial or smart home are still relatively small scale and their benefits kept within the confines of the respective organisations. Slow deployments and costs are often to blame which prevent IT managers to go from proof of concepts to production. But for all to fully reap the benefits of IoT, large deployments scaling across cities and multiple sites will be required. In this session, Mike Bell will share some of the insights of deploying Ubuntu in production across IoT verticals: digital signage, smart city, industrial, retail, telecoms...

In this latest instalment of the "IoT builder series" , azeti Networks, a software company with a strong focus on Industrial IoT and Automation, will be sharing the experience they have gained through projects in Telecommunications and Manufacturing. Are you planning IoT deployments in sites with difficult access, demanding requirements or with rough conditions? Are you looking to roll out smarter solutions to your remote assets?

A few things you'll learn from the webinar:

- 5 things to look out for when deploying solutions in harsh industrial environments
- Addressing challenges and requirements of industrial projects with IoT
- Finding your path through the IoT maze
- Using Ubuntu for industrial gateway deployments

IoT is being embraced by an increasingly diverse set of sectors and one which is reaping the benefits is the retail sector, specifically supermarkets and how they are using data in cold-chain (refrigeration) solutions. For this webinar, join Paul Edrich, CTO of IMS Evolve, who is helping major supermarket chains to manage billions of data points in real time to inform operational processes, reduce energy consumption and increase product quality.

This webinar will include the following topics:

- Refrigeration and IoT: problems, new industry trends and benefits
- What IMS Evolve does to solve the problem
- The technologies enabling their solution today

Kubernetes releases new major versions every three months, and multiple point releases of those major versions. With each new release comes new features, some of which might still be in preview mode, as well as bugfixes, improvements, and other changes that you’ll likely want.

For the uninitiated, an upgrade plan is one of the most challenging aspects of running a cluster, however our team has been focusing specifically on how to make this process as smooth, predictable, and transparent as possible.

A webinar diving in the technology inside Ubuntu Core, the version of Ubuntu dedicated to IoT Hosted by Oliver Grawert, the Engineer behind the Ubuntu Core images for Raspberry Pi and DragonBoard,

What will you learn?
* Ubuntu Core in depth technical coverage
* Building an Ubuntu Core device image
* Packaging apps as snaps for IoT deployment

While Deep Learning and AI are considered the fuel of IT growth for 2017, little has been done out of the cloud to help enterprises to adopt it. In this on-demand webinar, we discuss how such commoditization can be achieved using Kubernetes, nVidia GPUs, and the operation toolbox provided by Canonical.

Validation is an important step in the lifecycle of a Kubernetes cluster, it ensures that every major operation you complete on your cluster has completed successfully and left the cluster in a healthy state.

In this on-demand webinar we’ll cover:
*A recap on how to get a Kubernetes cluster up and running on a private / public cloud, or even bare metal
*Running an end-to-end test suite to ensure your cluster is up and healthy
*How to evaluate and measure test suite results
*Keeping your end-to-end test suite up to date as new tests are added

Are you working on an IoT, point of sale or digital signage device? Are you looking for a secure, supported solution to build it on? Do you have needs for graphic performance and complex UI? Did you know you could build great solutions using Qt on Ubuntu and Ubuntu Core?

To find out how why not join this upcoming webinar. You will learn the following:

- Introduction to Ubuntu and Qt in IoT and digital signage
- Using Ubuntu and Ubuntu Core in your device
- Packaging your Qt app for easy application distribution
- Dealing with hardware variants and GPUs

Please note: webinar registrants’ contact information will be shared with the co-presenter, The Qt Company.

It's nearing the end of the year! Time to take a breather and plan for 2017. As part of our 'IoT builders' webinar series, we have asked some of the most prominent technologists, community builders and visionaries in this space for their advice and practical predictions on what's worth working on next! Speakers include Dominique Guinard (CTO & Co-founder EVRYTHNG), Ian Skerrett (VP Marketing, Eclipse Foundation) and Maarten Ectors (VP, IoT at Canonical.) Join us on December 13th at 17:00 (GMT.)

In this webinar, the speaker will go through an explanation of the architecture, new features and use cases behind Ubuntu Core 16.

What you will learn:

★Lessons learned by Ubuntu in IoT and the need for a new approach to security and software management

★Choosing the right Operating System for your IoT devices, hardware choices and long-term maintainability

★How Ubuntu Core is being used by various partners to build solutions across home gateways, industrial, building automation and digital signage

Most embedded devices today never see a software update once shipped from the factory. Even if a software update is available, it's still very cumbersome to apply. More often than not, the update process is riddled with artifacts relying entirely on the end consumer. Given the complexities of keeping/maintaining the device, it's no surprise that adding to it capabilities with new software is challenging.
In this session, we are going to introduce novel ways to manage a device life cycle. This new paradigm of software design enables transactional updates, application isolation and security as fundamental building blocks.

Sixteen:Nine editor Dave Haynes will talk with product manager, Jody Smith, from BroadSign about the story behind the company - an industry-leading digital signage CMS company that runs the largest and most successful networks worldwide.

They’ll discuss the evolution of BroadSign, the vast networks they work with that include some of the largest media agencies, how Linux has helped them grow and the state of the industry.

In this webinar, Nextcloud founder, Frank Karlitschek, will tell the story of the Nexcloud box, a secure self-hosted cloud and IoT platform that lets consumers take back control over their personal data. He'll go into detail about how they brought the device to consumers in just a few months and why they chose to use Ubuntu snaps to deliver Nextcloud to customers.

Frank Karlitschek is the founder of Nextcloud, founder of ownCloud, free Software Developer, former KDE e.V. board member, photographer and founder of openDesktop .org - read more here http://karlitschek.de/about/

This webinar explores the convergence of Operational and Information technology as one of the key benefits of the Internet of Things; and how to use this convergence as a way to build a new generatin of integrated digital supply chains which are the base of Industry 4.0.

This webinar will cover the following topics:

* Industry 4.0 and IoT Trends
* Higher efficiency and productivity through end to end integrated digital supply chains
* New business opportunities for all players in the manufacturing supply chain
* Real life examples on industrial process improvements through the use of IoT

About the speaker: Jimmy Garcia-Meza is the co-founder and CEO of CloudPlugs Inc. He has over 20 years of experience running startups and large divisions in private and public U.S. multinational companies. He co-founded nubisio, Inc. a cloud storage company acquired by Bain Capital. He was CEO of FilesX, a backup software company acquired by IBM. He held various executive positions at Silicon Image (SIMG) where he was responsible for driving the world-wide adoption of HDMI. He was a venture director at Index Ventures and held several executive positions at Sun Microsystems where he has in charge of a $1.7B global line of business.