14 DAY TRIAL // If you’re in the market for a network security appliance running a Linux-based operating system, you should know that Fing’s Fingbox adopted Canonical’s Ubuntu Core embedded operating system for IoT devices and its Snappy technologies for seamless software updates.
Fingbox is a plug’n play network security appliance and mobile application for Android and iOS that promises to help you protect your smart home from a wide range of online attacks. To achieve this goal, Fingbox uses the Ubuntu Core operating system, a slimed-down variant of the world’s most popular Linux-based operating system used by millions of computer users worldwide.
Ubuntu Core’s key feature is Snaps, an open-source, universal binary package format that makes software deployments and updates a breeze for IT administrators and companies like Fing, which have to deliver security and software updates to more than 30,000 homes using their Fingbox network security appliance to secure their networks and smart devices.
“From their own perspective, Fing also wanted to ensure that they could build a sustainable business from Fingbox that wasn’t reliant on shipping new hardware and opened up a new revenue stream throughout its lifecycle,” says Sarah Dickinson, Global Head of PR, IoT & Devices at Canonical in a blog story.
Ubuntu Core enabled Fing to deliver Fingbox in less than a year
By adopting the Ubuntu Core embedded operating system, Fing managed to cut their production time by four months, delivering Fingbox in less than a yer and also saving about US $100,000 in development costs. With the Snap universal binary format, Fing is now able to update more than 30,000 Fingbox devices in only a few hours with the latest critical security patches.
On top of that, Fing is also using Canonical’s App Store for IoT (Internet of Things) devices to deliver and manage new features and functionality to Fingbox users all over the world. By design, Ubuntu Core future-proofs IoT devices, so Fingbox isn’t the only smart appliance that can deliver seamless security updates to its customers. To learn more about Fingbox, visit the official website.