Cloud and server
Deploying a Spark job using Juju
by Guest on 13 September 2016
Juju makes it easy to setup and monitor a Spark cluster with a few commands. In this guide we will setup a new cluster and deploy a Spark job using this tool. According to the official definition, Juju is a service modelling tool that allows people to model, configure and deploy applications in the cloud. […]
Cloud and server
Pentaho users explore the future of DevOps and Big Data with Juju
by Guest on 4 September 2016
This quarter’s PLUG (Pentaho London User Group) headed to Canonical’s head office which is nicely located just behind the Tate Modern in London. I must admit I don’t know much about what they do, but a bit of research later and I quickly saw they’re at the heart of open source, and they have a […]
Canonical announcements
Canonical certifies big software solutions at Facebook’s new lab
by Canonical on 30 August 2016
Written by David Duffey, Director of Technical Partnerships for Canonical’s cloud division Today at the OCP Technology Day, Facebook announced the grand opening of its new hardware lab space in Menlo Park to validate and certify software solutions and Canonical was one of the first to test its solutions are OCP compliant. At the new […]
Cloud and server
Layer Docker deep dive
by Charles Butler on 5 August 2016
Juju is all about modeling your application. That means that an application can be in a docker container, use a configuration management utility on top of a traditional machine, or is a single binary golang application. This is the beauty of abstracting via models; we can concentrate on the applications themselves instead of their deliver […]
Cloud and server
What is and Why Micro-Segmentation for multi-tenant big software?
by Brent Clements on 26 July 2016
Working with enterprises particularly those in health, financial services and government sectors who are required to be serious about security and who need to meet regulatory compliance requirements, micro-segmentation has emerged as a hot security topic. It is currently the preferred method for securing big software deployments in multi […]
Cloud and server
Introducing the new Juju store
by Elvi on 22 July 2016
Over the past few months, the Juju team has been working on a whole redesign of the Juju store homepage and we’re very happy to announce that it is now live! Juju is an application and service modelling tool that enables you to quickly model, configure, deploy and manage applications in the cloud. Juju comes […]
Cloud and server
Charm Partner Newsletter: July
by Ellen Arnold on 14 July 2016
In this issue… Ecosystem growth: Welcome to our new partners New features and tips: Juju GUI 2.0, using ZFS and LXD, and OPNFV charming Upcoming events: Juju Charmer Summit 12-14 September and upcoming office hours Ecosystem Growth Canonical announced multiple signatories to its Juju Charm Partner Program (CPP) in June. We’ve added leadin […]
Cloud and server
Etisalat partners with Canonical to Deploy NFV Telco Infrastructure
by Canonical on 13 July 2016
Etisalat, the Middle East’s leading telecoms provider announced today (download PDF) that it has built and launched its first live Network Function Virtualization telco cloud in Abu Dhabi. The NFV-based telco infrastructure has been built with Quanta servers, Arista switches and Canonical’s Ubuntu OpenStack, a multi-vendor combination int […]
Cloud and server
e-shelter and Canonical launch Joint Managed OpenStack Private Cloud
by Canonical on 5 July 2016
Quick, easy and cost-predictable way to get a fully functional OpenStack cloud Built on Ubuntu OpenStack and using application management tools Juju and MaaS Fully managed cloud service takes away the hassle of day to day IT operations Frankfurt, Germany and London, U.K. 5th July, 2016 – e-shelter, leading data center operator in Europe a […]
Cloud and server
Juju Made the Deadline
by Konstantinos Tsakalozos on 15 June 2016
Ok… I am exaggerating. Juju did not make the deadline, Panagiotis and his co-authors with their hard work made the deadline. Ah, ok you caught me lying again… One of Panagiotis co-authors (me) did not work hard, actually he did not work on the paper at all! Normally, I would publicly apologize, but let me […]
Cloud and server
LXD 2.0: LXD and Juju [10/12]
by Stéphane Graber on 8 June 2016
Juju is Canonical’s service modeling and deployment tool. It supports a very wide range of cloud providers to make it easy for you to deploy any service you want on any cloud you want.On top of that, Juju 2.0 also includes support for LXD, both for local deployments, ideal for development and as a way to co-locate services on a cloud inst […]
Cloud and server
Apache Bigtop and Juju: a charming approach to big data
by Jorge O. Castro on 7 June 2016
Juju users have been enjoying our collection of Big Data charms for over two years. During this time, we’ve learned a lot about what our users want from this complex corner of big software. The Apache Bigtop community distills best practices for installing big data software. They extensively test and package Apache big data projects […]