S3EP12: Building Solutions for the Edge

This episode of Over the Edge features an interview between Bill Pfeifer and Dan Cummins, Dell Technologies Fellow / VP of Edge Computing. The two sit down to discuss the challenges and constraints at the edge, and the associated obstacles to building edge solutions. Dan dives into NativeEdge, a new edge operations software platform that centralizes deployment and management of edge infrastructure, sharing the thought process behind its creation.

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Key Quotes:

“Solving for the edge is really solving for distributed computing. And then you need to understand the constraints on each of those locations based on the vertical that you're in.”

“The thing that most excites me is the ability to federate your processing at these edge locations, right? I mean, the only way the world is going to scale is by federating this processing where the data is being generated.”

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Show Timestamps:

(01:10) How Dan got started in technology

(03:19) Dan’s journey to Dell

(05:54) What prompted Dan’s move into edge technologies

(08:24) The evolution of the edge and the need for a horizontal platform

(17:53) Cloud-out versus edge-in

(21:18) The process of building NativeEdge

(25:58) The connection between edge and multicloud

(27:52) Challenges with orchestrating across the edge

(33:29) Challenges the edge still needs to evolve to address

(36:17) Silicon diversity and hardware at the edge/core

(39:10) Possibilities that Dan is excited about at the edge

(42:05) Edge’s impact on business and society

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Sponsor:

Over the Edge is brought to you by Dell Technologies to unlock the potential of your infrastructure with edge solutions. From hardware and software to data and operations, across your entire multi-cloud environment, we’re here to help you simplify your edge so you can generate more value. Learn more by visiting dell.com/edge for more information or click on the link in the show notes.

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Links:

Follow Bill Pfeifer on LinkedIn

Connect with Dan Cummins on LinkedIn

You can learn more about NativeEdge through these resources: NativeEdge website, NativeEdge Vlog and NativeEdge webinar