Speaker
Description
In this talk, we’ll take a look at how Ubuntu is used in public clouds. Whether it’s AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or any of the other popular public cloud platforms, you’ll find that Ubuntu has a major presence. Why is that so? What goes on behind the scenes that enables Ubuntu to be the most popular cloud OS?
We’ll see how Ubuntu images are customised for each cloud and how teams from multiple companies collaborate to seamlessly provide features like confidential computing and high-end GPU support. We’ll learn how critical CVEs are handled and how bugs are taken care of.
Finally, we’ll also look at some actual data to understand the scale of Ubuntu usage on clouds.
Biography
Dimple Kuriakose has been working in the tech industry for 22 years. With an MS in Computer Science, an MBA and an LL.B., her roles have ranged from software development and system administration to handling intellectual property and company operations. She was also a professor for 3 years and is now working as a technical author in the public cloud team at Canonical.
Summary
A session that talks about Ubuntu on public clouds - about image customizations, feature collaborations, scale of usage, reasons for popularity and the underlying processes that make it all work.
What audience can learn
The audience will develop an understanding of the different interactions between hardware (cloud) and software (OS) that result in the smooth functioning of a cloud platform. They’ll get a peek into the processes involved in providing a secure and reliable system. Finally, they’ll also get to see how cloud providers collaborate with OS vendors and chip manufacturers to create new functionalities.
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