Using Ubuntu's New Snapshot Service at Scale with Azure and AKS

Explore the new Ubuntu snapshot service and its integration with Azure and AKS in this comprehensive conference talk from Ubuntu Summit 2023. Learn about the technical changes made to Launchpad and apt to support the snapshot service, which provides full history of the Ubuntu archive since February 2023. Discover how this service enables developers to explore archive evolution and allows admins to update Ubuntu systems using safe deployment practices. Gain insights into the integration of the snapshot service with Azure Guest Patching Service and Azure Kubernetes Systems, providing a consistent and predictable roll-out mechanism for updates. Understand the challenges that led to this project, the changes made in response, and how Azure users can leverage these new mechanisms for improved system reliability and update management.

Using Ubuntu’s new snapshot service at scale with Azure and AKS