By the late-1990s Ken was building customized Linux distributions for a variety of workloads, from server infrastructure in the data center to globally distributed high-performance computing clusters in the pharmaceutical and financial sectors.  Always having a passion for the Linux desktop, he spent the past 15 years working in engineering and engineering management roles on the Ubuntu Desktop team at Canonical.

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Simplify Your Data Science Workflow on Ubuntu with Canonical’s Data Science Stack

Data scientists often face complex challenges when setting up their development environments, from managing dependencies to ensuring GPU compatibility for high-performance workloads. Canonical’s Data Science Stack (DSS) removes these hurdles, providing a seamless, ready-to-use environment tailored for Ubuntu.

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Entra ID and Google IAM on Ubuntu Desktop and Server at scale with Landscape

Discover how to bring Entra ID authentication on Ubuntu Desktop at scale with Landscape, Authd, and cloud-init. Join Ken VanDine and Rajan Patel.

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Ubuntu Core Desktop - Immutable, secure, reliable

There's an obvious trend towards immutable systems, and for good reasons. Can we have the familiar Ubuntu experience and still enjoy the benefits of an immutable desktop? The answer is yes! In this talk we'll provide an introduction to Ubuntu Core Desktop, why it's important, who will benefit, and provide a glimpse into the future.

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