Broadcom and Canonical integrated Ubuntu Pro and chiseled containers into VMware Cloud Foundation to accelerate Kubernetes and AI workload deployment while improving security and efficiency. The integration enables Ubuntu images with pre-compiled virtualized GPU drivers, addressing GPU driver challenges in air-gapped environments. Chiseled Ubuntu containers reduce image size and remove unneeded content, lowering storage and compute demands, speeding network transfers, and shrinking attack surfaces. Ubuntu Pro provides enterprise-grade support across the OS and Kubernetes containers and enables faster security patch deployment. The combined solution aims to simplify AI workload implementation while maintaining operational security and performance.
Broadcom and Canonical have expanded their collaboration to accelerate modern container and AI workloads. By integrating Ubuntu Pro and chiseled containers into VMware Cloud Foundation, both parties aim to help organizations deploy Kubernetes applications faster and more securely. This collaboration comes at just the right time for AI workloads. Broadcom can now offer Ubuntu images with pre-compiled virtualized GPU drivers.
Chiseled containers for better performance A notable element of the collaboration is the use of chiseled Ubuntu containers. These lighter container images for popular programming languages such as Python, .NET, and Go consume significantly less storage space and speed up network transfers. By removing unnecessary content from containers, chiseled containers significantly reduce the attack surface and require less computing power and storage capacity.
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