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A call for community

Introduction Open source projects are a testament to the possibilities of collective action. From small libraries to large-scale systems, these projects rely on the volunteer efforts of communities to evolve, improve, and sustain. The principles behind successful open source projects resonate deeply with the divide-and-conquer strategy, a

MAAS Outside the Lines

Far from the humdrum of server setups, this is about unusual deployments – Raspberry Pis, loose laptops, cheap NUCs, home appliances, and more. What the heck is stormrider deploying this week?

No more DHCP(d)

“He’s dead, Jim.”  Dr. McCoy DHCP is dead; long live DHCP. Yes, the end-of-life announcement for ISC DHCP means that the ISC will no longer provide official support or updates for the software. Our ever-faithful, omnipresent friend — the familiar dhcpd daemon — is retiring, albeit over a really long walk to that cabin in the

Help us build better doc

We want you to join our Ubuntu circle, and help us document MAAS. More minds, more eyes, more hands make better doc.

MAAS 3.3 is now available

In this blog, you will learn about some of the new features now available in the latest MAAS release.

High-performance computing (HPC) technologies: what does the future hold? [part 6]

his is a very exciting time for HPC, as we are seeing a lot of innovation in the space. Servers are taking on advanced capabilities in terms of compute and networking and we are seeing compatibility increase. Overall cluster deployment and usage is being driven by ease of use.

Open Source in HPC [part 5]

Introduction to open source HPC focused applications and components.

Join our Ubuntu circle

The Ubuntu circle: We are because you are The MAAS 3.3 Beta 1 release is out.  You should take a look. Normally, a blog like this would wait for the final release.  And that blog will still happen, later, but this feels like a watershed moment: There are some significant new features, including better search


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Compassionate doc

Being the best open-source company in the world means building the best open-source documentation. That’s means giving appropriate respect for ownership and prior art. We crave your feedback about how to best make that happen.

High-performance computing (HPC) cluster architecture [part 4]

This article describes what HPC clusters are, their various components and their particular purposes. It also covers the different types of HPC clusters.

Bare metal Kubernetes as a Service: Canonical MAAS and SpectroCloud Webinar

Developers want Kubernetes infrastructure that is fast, consistent, and without limits! Platform engineering, IT, and DevOps teams are adopting Kubernetes as a Service (KaaS) now more than ever before to streamline efficiency for dev teams and operations. But what happens when the requirement involves deploying clusters directly on top of

Understanding bare metal Kubernetes

Bare metal Kubernetes is a powerful set of technologies that builds on the best ideas behind the public and private cloud, yet abstracts away some toilsome aspects related to virtualisation management and networking. For operators and users, it provides significant benefits, making it easier and faster to ship and maintain complex, distri


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