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The AI-enabled edge has fast become a part of nearly every enterprise IT architecture, but the machines that we deploy at the edge don't always look like the equipment in the data center. Edge requires a different way of thinking about IT architecture. Scott Hamilton, senior director of product marketing and management at Western Digital, joins hosts Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell to talk about deploying data solutions at the edge. Western Digital recently announced new edge-targeted enhancements to its Ultrastar line: the Western Digital Ultrastar Edge Server and the Western Digital Ultrastar Edge-MR. The group talks about what makes edge different before getting into the new platforms from Western Digital. 00:00 The podcast begins. 01:06 Introductions with Scott 02:05 Before talking about the edge, a diversion into composable infrastructure 03:25 How is edge infrastructure different from traditional IT infrastructure? 06:20 The impact of AI at the edge 07:25 Western Digital's new Ultrastar Edge 08:17 The Ruggedized/Militarized Edge 11:10 Getting small at the edge 12:38 Are there verticals or workloads that dominate the edge? 14:00 How does WD view the future of edge computing? 15:50 Maneagabilty at the edge 18:00 Western Digital's differentiation at the edge 21:54 Matt & Steve digest the conversation, give their thoughts on both edge & Western Digital 23:30 Matt sings us out 23:44 The podcast ends. This podcast is not sponsored. Special Guest: Scott Hamilton.

Dell Technologies entered the as-a-service market with full-force earlier this year when it unveiled its APEX portfolio of offerings. Adam Glick, senior director of product marketing for Dell Technologies APEX, joins hosts Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell, senior technology analysts at Moor Insights & Strategy, to talk about the trends and drivers that makes as-a-service attractive to IT shops of every size. Adam also helps us navigate Dell's APEX offerings, taking us through what's being offered, as well as some of the thinking behind the various services. For Dell, APEX is all out delivering the desired outcomes to IT practitioners, without having to worry so much about the technology. Whether you're intestered in Dell APEX, or just want to get a better handle on what as-a-service means to IT, this episode has you covered. Topics 00:00 Opening 02:30 What's motivating the increasing adoption of as-a-service? 04:09 Delivering a 'cloud-like' experience, where outcomes out-weigh technology. 07:10 What is Dell APEX? 07:55 Dell is Delivering Software and Services on a scale not seen from Dell before 15:38 APEX and Equinix 18:15 Is there strong vertical pull for APEX? 19:45 How does Edge fit into this model? 25:53 Partner-centric engagement 28:34 AI/ML and APEX 31:56 What's Dell's Long-Term Vision in this space? 37:37 What does As-a-Service really mean to IT? 40:00 Over-and-Out!Special Guest: Adam Glick.

How should IT professionals think about cyber-security in a world where business-impacting ransomware and malware attacks have become a daily occurrence? Hosts Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell, senior technology analysts for Moor Insights & Strategy, have a wide-ranging conversation about the current state of cyber-security with Timothy Liu, Senior VP and CTO, as well as a co-founder of Hillstone Networks. HIllstone Networks has been a player in the IT security market since 2006. The group hits a broad set of related topics, including: Current trends in data protection: breach vs post-breach protection, ransomware, secured access services How to think about security differently for cloud, edge, and core. Using AI and advanced analytics to detect malware before the time of impact What's on the horizon of security defence? It's a great and timely discussion. Special Guest: Tim Liu.

It's been a big year for Arm in server. Arm announced its Armv9 architecture and new Neoverse cores. Ampere Computing announced its processor roadmap while delivering Arm-based server technology into the market. Oracle Cloud has announced Ampere-based instances. Hosts Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell, senior technology analysts with Moor Insights & Strategy, go deep into all of this with a special roundtable with Arm, Ampere Computing, and Oracle Joining the podcast are Leo Leung, Senior Director, Products and Strategy for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure; Jeff Wittich, Chief Product Officer for Ampere Computing; and Eddie Ramirez, Senior Director of Marketing and Ecosystem Development, Infrastructure Line of Business at Arm. Special Guests: Eddie Rameriz, Jeff Wittich, and Leo Leung.

It's an as-a-service world as Dell goes big with Project APEX. APEX delivers storage and HCI as-a-service, plus delivers some custom solutions. Ampere Computing, the ARM-based server player, continues its journey as it unveils its next generation Altra CPUs for the cloud world -- with a few cloud partners up on the stage (including Azure). Hosts Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell, senior technology analysts at Moor Insights & Strategy, talk about what it all means.

Investment in Digital Transformation projects continues to accelerate. The move to cloud-native and data-first architectures bring new challenges and considerations for IT practitioners undertaking digital transformation projects. Rajan Sethuraman, the CEO of LatentView Analytics, joins hosts Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell to talk about these challenges, as well as what IT organizations can do to help smooth the path to a successful digital transformation project. It's a great conversation on the practical considerations involved in any digital transformation project. Special Guest: Rajan Sethuraman.

Arm9 is Arm's first major architectural update in nearly a decade. Neoverse enables Arm's ecosystem of partners to bring the new Arm9 architecture into the data center. This episode goes deep into the value that Arm9 and Neoverse bring to data center workloads, as hosts Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell talk with Arm's Brian Jeff, Senior Director of Product Management for Arm's infrastructure business. The group has a wide-ranging conversation about what's motivated some of the architectural enhancements delivered in Arm9, the shifting enterprise landscape, and where Neoverse fits into it all. Special Guest: Brian Jeff.Links:Matt's Forbes Column on the Arm Neoverse Launch — Arm’s Neoverse microarchitecture focuses on supporting the needs of the datacenter, This includes everything from high throughput switching to low power radio access networks, from general-purpose computing to high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI). Think of Neoverse as taking the underlying ArmV9 architecture and tailoring it for the datacenter through modifications and specific instructions.

AI and Machine Learning have become mainstream enterprise workloads. At the same time, these technologies force us to rethink IT architecture. NVIDIA's Tony Paikeday and IBM Storage's Doug O'Flaherty join host Steve McDowell to talk about how to think about the unique placed on the infrastructure by machine learning workloads. Tony is the director of product marketing for the NVIDIA DGX portfolio of AI supercomputers and NVIDIA accelerated data science platform. Doug is the global ecosystem leader for IBM Storage. This episode is sponsored by NVIDIA. Special Guests: Doug O'Flaherty and Tony Paikeday.

AMD continues its impressive run at conquering the server market as it introduces its latest generation EPYC processor, "Milan". Hosts Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell, both senior technology analysts at Moor Insights & Strategy, talk about what AMD's launch means to the server industry. The guys also find time to talk about the latest infrastructure market numbers. On the latest DataCentric podcast.

Professional Services teams can bring tremendous value to an IT organization. A professional services engagement brings a trusted advisor into your organization, one who can bring targeted expertise to help increase both the momentum and success rates for digital transformation and IT modernization projects. Joining hosts Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell, senior technology analysts at Moor Insights & Strategy, tare a couple of seasoned professional services experts. Tom Schroeder, vice president of professional services at Pure Storage, and Don McCullough, the senior product marketing manager for professional services at Pure Storage. The Pure teams goes into detail of its "evaluate, activate, innovate" philosophy to help move digital transformation and IT modernization programs forward. This includes everything from strategy workshops, through project planning and scoping, all the way through projects such as legacy data migration. Professional services isn't just about bringing more hands to help accelerate an IT projects. It's really about helping IT organizations understand where they're heading and why. Don't miss this eye-opening conversation. Special Guests: Don McCullough and Tom Schroeder.Links:Moor Insights & Strategy Paper: Overcoming the Risks & Complexities of Legacy Data MigrationThe Top Five Cliches of Data Migration Challenges