IT at Web Speed: How Cloud Computing can help your Business

It's 2020, and it's no longer just Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP — open source ecosystems like Java, NodeJS, Python and Go are everywhere in the enterprise, as are modern workloads like Kafka, Elasticsearch and Cassandra. In opting for open source, development teams in every organisation are optimising for velocity, flexibility and ideal economics, and the result has been an incredible ramp up in software product delivery.

Join us to discuss how this phenomenon has changed the way the IT and Security need to approach software provenance, patching and compliance, and how Ubuntu Pro for Azure can help address those challenges.

We provide substantial documentation and content to share and support the Ubuntu Core architecture and approach, but we don’t want anyone to have to take our word for it when choosing Ubuntu: We brought in Rule4 for an independent, third-party review of Ubuntu Core’s security architecture controls.

In this webinar, we’ll talk about the testing process and findings, digging into hardening, complexity management, DevOps and SOAR alignment, high velocity deployment, lifecycle management, sandboxing, and more. We’ll discuss strengths and operational security considerations, and find out why Rule4 concluded that Ubuntu Core “provides a comprehensive, secure ecosystem that solves many of the challenges associated with traditional Linux distribution models while providing developers with flexibility and control.”

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is the best Ubuntu yet. It’s been over a month since it got released, and it has excellent reception among both desktop and server users. Many organisations are already starting using the latest Ubuntu. Others might be using previous versions of Ubuntu which are still supported under LTS or ESM - such as 19.10, 18.04 LTS, 16.04 LTS or even 14.04 LTS. If you use the previous version of Ubuntu you are probably wondering if you should migrate, when is the right time, and what factors should you take into account when planning a migration. During this webinar, we will explore those questions and provide guidance from the industry and from Ubuntu developers.

It is a highly practical webinar. We will explore factors that should be taken into account to deliver successful migration at the right pace covering most popular infrastructure components such as OpenStack, Kubernetes and Ceph. There is no one-size-fits-all solution, so we will explore different variants and scenarios driven by potential benefits and best practises from the industry. We will also point out some risks and mitigation strategies.

Our special guest speaker expert - László Angyal from Deutsche Telekom Pan - Net Hungary Kft. will share a practical approach to managing migrations of Ubuntu on OpenStack in an NFVI environment. László is an expert in that area who has over 25 years of experience. From Canonical we will hear from Josh Powers - senior engineer who led Ubuntu 20.04 LTS delivery and Tytus Kurek - product manager for Ubuntu Server and OpenStack who will elaborate on best practises on migration to the latest Ubuntu 20.04 LTS in the business environment.

Kafka is a key technology in the cloud datastack that enables data pipelines between apps and microservices. Increasingly, developers are accessing advanced features of Kafka and face challenges in deploying, configuring and then managing it.

Configuring the correct amount of replicas and topic partitions to achieve the throughput and resilience an organisation needs can be challenging. Further, organisations that deploy Kafka for the first time want to make sure it's done correctly, whether that be on-premise or in AWS, Azure or Google Cloud.

In this webinar you will learn:
- Architecture, configuration and security recommendations for Kafka deployments on private cloud, container and public cloud environments
- The challenges with Kafka operations around topic management, upgrading and scaling
- A management solution to reduce strain, complexity and costs for DevOps teams

Watch this webinar to understand the key design decisions in creating a resilient and secure Kafka streaming pipeline, and options to achieve operations at scale.