Tag: @GestaltIT

The Convergence and Standardization of IT and OT with Andy Foster of IOTech

Post author By Utilizing Tech
Post date August 21, 2023

Industrial control and operational technology systems face the same forces as IT applications and are rapidly being integrated into comprehensive edge infrastructure. This episode of Utilizing Edge brings Andy Foster of IOTech to discuss standardization of industrial IoT with Allyson Klein and Stephen Foskett. There are many more similarities between industrial control systems and information technology systems than many people realize. Both are impacted by standards in commodity hardware, networking and communications protocols, and cloud integration. And OT and IT are colliding at the edge, with a massive opportunity to leverage data.

Tags @GestaltIT, @IOTechSystems, @SFoskett, @TechAllyson, @UtilizingTech, #EdgeComputing, #IoT, #UtilizingEdge

Podcast Season 5

Achieving High Availability at the Edge with StorMagic

Post author By Utilizing Tech
Post date June 5, 2023

Although everyone wants high availability from IT systems, the cost to achieve it must be weighed against the benefits. This episode of Utilizing Edge focuses on HA solutions at the edge with Bruce Kornfeld of StorMagic, Alastair Cooke, and Stephen Foskett. Although it might be tempting to build the same infrastructure at the edge as in the data center, but this can get very expensive. Thinking about multi-node server clusters and RAID storage, the risk of a so-called split brain means not just two nodes but three must be deployed in most cases. StorMagic addresses this issue in a novel way, with a remote node providing a quorum witness and reducing the need for on-site hardware. Edge infrastructure also relies on so-called hyperconverged systems, which use software to create advanced services on simple and inexpensive hardware.

Tags @DemitasseNZ, @GestaltIT, @SFoskett, @StorMagic, #EdgeComputing, #EdgeDeployment, #EdgeStorage, #UtilizingEdge

Podcast Season 5

Designing a Scalable Edge Infrastructure with Scale Computing

Post author By Utilizing Tech
Post date May 22, 2023

One of the main differentiators for edge computing is developing a scalable architecture that works everywhere, from deployment to support to updates. This episode of Utilizing Edge welcomes Dave Demlow of Scale Computing discussing the need for scalable architecture at the edge. Scale Computing discussed Zero-Touch Provisioning and Disposable Units of Compute at their Edge Field Day presentation, and we kick off the discussion with these concepts. We also consider the undifferentiated heavy lifting of cloud infrastructure and the tools for infrastructure as code and patch management in this different environment. Ultimately the differentiator is scale, and the key challenge for designing infrastructure for the edge is making sure it can be deployed and supported at hundreds or thousands of sites.

Tags @AvassaSystems, @GestaltIT, @UtilizingTech, #Edge, #EdgeComputing, #EdgeInfrastructure, #EdgeTechnology, #ScalableEdge, #UtilizingEdge

Podcast Season 5

Developer-Friendly Edge Application Management with Avassa

Post author By Utilizing Tech
Post date May 15, 2023

There is a long-standing gulf between developers and operations, let alone infrastructure, and this is made worse by the scale and limitations of edge computing. This episode of Utilizing Edge features Carl Moberg of Avassa discussing the application-first mindset of developers with Brian Chambers and Stephen Foskett. As we’ve been discussing, it’s critical to standardize infrastructure to make them supportable at the edge, yet we also must make platforms that are attractive to application owners.

Tags @AvassaSystems, @BriChamb, @GestaltIT, @SFoskett, @UtilizingTech, #Edge, #EdgeApplications, #EdgeComputing, #EdgeTechnology, #UtilizingEdge

Podcast Season 5

Stakeholder Demands at the Retail Edge with Simon Gamble of Mako Networks

Post author By Utilizing Tech
Post date May 8, 2023

Edge has many different stakeholders, applications, and needs, and this is especially true in distributed retail environments. This episode of Utilizing Edge features Simon Gamble of Mako Networks talking with Brian Chambers and Stephen Foskett about the complexities of technology at the retail edge. The key according to Gamble is segmentation of brands, franchisees, and technical applications. In some cases a single location might even include multiple separate companies or tenants under the same roof. Video, sensors, IoT, and location-based services are coming to retail locations as well, and some of these leverage outside service providers as well. Although sharing infrastructure is desirable, segmentation and security is key. Retail edge environments are increasingly complicated, but there are many ways to consolidate, converge, and standardize to make them practical to implement.

Tags @BriChamb, @GestaltIT, @MakoNetworks, @SFoskett, #Edge, #EdgeComputing, #RetailEdge, #UtilizingEdge

Podcast Season 4

The Past and Future of CXL with Allyson Klein

Post author By Utilizing Tech
Post date March 6, 2023

CXL grew out of a long history of Intel platform technology and promises to revolutionize this platform. This episode of Utilizing CXL features Allyson Klein of TechArena, who shares her vision for the future of disaggregated servers with Craig Rodgers and Stephen Foskett.