Categoría: dpu

Canonical Kubernetes meets NVIDIA DOCA Platform Framework (DPF): building the future of DPU-driven infrastructure

Ubuntu blog canonical kubernetes, Ciencia, Conocimientos Generales, dpu, networking, nvidia junio 11, 2025

The combined solutions simplify infrastructure operations and accelerate time-to-value for AI, telecom, and enterprise computing workloads. Accelerate deployment and operations of BlueField DPUs with Canonical Kubernetes At GTC Paris today, Canonical announced support for the NVIDIA DOCA Platform Framework (DPF) with Canonical Kubernetes LTS. This milestone strengthens the strategic collaboration between the two companies and […]

Achieving Performant Single-Tenant Cloud Isolation with IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers, Ubuntu Core, Snaps, and AMD Pensando Elba Data Processing Unit

Ubuntu blog AMD, Ciencia, Cloud security, Conocimientos Generales, dpu, IBM, smartnic, Ubuntu Core abril 22, 2024

Discover how IBM Cloud’s bare metal servers offer highly confined and high-performing single-tenant cloud isolation through the use of Ubuntu Core and Snaps, supported by the AMD Pensando Elba DPU (Data Processing Unit). This setup enables the creation of secure and efficient environments for each tenant. Its design ensures the total separation of their servers […]

What is a smartNIC and how is the technology shaping modern data centres?

Ubuntu blog Ciencia, Conocimientos Generales, Data center networking, dpu, ipu, OVN, smartnic octubre 6, 2023

Data centres are going through a transformation. Gradually, we will see a new type of equipment attached to servers in almost every data centre: smartNICs are here. They will be the enablers of converged data centres where common infrastructure tasks are offloaded from a host server to attached network interface cards (NIC). Think of it […]

Canonical solutions reduce SmartNIC time-to-market and drive efficiency in enterprise data centres

Ubuntu blog Ciencia, Conocimientos Generales, dpu, networking, smartnic junio 13, 2023

Data centre efficiency is a central cost factor in enterprise IT environments. So, in the face of rising energy costs and increasingly resource-intensive workloads, it is more important than ever for businesses to seek out greater optimisation. Traditionally, CPUs have been used for the majority of data centre workloads, including network related tasks. However, it […]

Join Canonical at SmartNICs Summit 2022

Blog Ciencia, Conocimientos Generales, Data center networking, dpu, Events, OVN, smartnic abril 14, 2022

SmartNICs, the programmable network adapters that make data center networking, security and storage efficient, scalable and modular, have started to play a significant role in the industry. Canonical believes that SmartNICs are an integral part of cloud infrastructure and we work with partners to integrate our cutting-edge products, such as Ubuntu, Snaps, Snapstore, MAAS, Openstack, […]

Security at the Edge: hardware accelerated AI-based cybersecurity with Canonical Ubuntu and the BlueField-2 DPU

Blog AI/ML, Ciencia, Conocimientos Generales, dpu, edge, gtc, Hardware, kubernetes, machine learning, nvidia, Security abril 13, 2021

During GTC last fall, NVIDIA announced an increased focus on the enterprise datacenter, including their vision of the datacenter-on-a-chip. The three pillars of this new software-defined datacenter include the data processing unit (DPU) along with the CPU and GPU. The NVIDIA BlueField DPU advances SmartNIC technology, which NVIDIA acquired through their Mellanox acquisition in 2020. […]