Over The Edge

How will generative AI impact the factory floor? In this conversation, Bill sits down with Jason Nassar, who is responsible for Dell Technologies’ global strategy for manufacturing edge products and solutions as a Senior Consultant Product Manager. The two dive into the future of generative AI on the factory floor, musing about the role of robots and small language models.---------Key Quotes:“I think as the technology improves itself and it's going to happen faster than we think, there will likely be robots and even humanoid robots that are going to be performing tasks that in the past people performed.”“At the end of the day, these LLMs or large language models, they're best put in the cloud right now, large data centers actually processing this. But this is quickly going to move directly to the edge. And that means that this technology is going to be utilized on the factory floor.”--------Timestamps: (02:00) How did Jason get started in tech? (02:40) IT and OT in manufacturing (06:45) Evolution of customer needs in manufacturing (20:54) What is possible with traditional AI?(14:54) The potential of generative AI in manufacturing (19:00) Hallucinations and human error(20:50) The future of work and education (33:32) Robots on the factory floor--------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.--------Credits:Over the Edge is hosted by Bill Pfeifer, and was created by Matt Trifiro and Ian Faison. Executive producers are Matt Trifiro, Ian Faison, Jon Libbey and Kyle Rusca. The show producer is Erin Stenhouse. The audio engineer is Brian Thomas. Additional production support from Elisabeth Plutko.--------Links:Follow Bill on LinkedInConnect with Jason Nassar on LinkedInRead Jason’s latest blog on CIOLearn more about https://edgeresources.dell.com/?industry=manufacturing

What is a mirrored consumer and how can digital twins be used in retail? In this conversation, Bill speaks with Deepak Chaudhary, Lead for Intelligent Edge Solutions at Accenture, where he is focused on driving digital transformation, modernization, and platform development, particularly emphasizing intelligent edge computing, data analytics, and artificial intelligence at the edge. Deepak and Bill dive into mirrored consumers, digital twins in the retail space that mimic consumer behavior. They also discuss the complexities of digital transformation and some of the challenges being tackled with edge technologies in retail. Key Quotes:"Mirrored consumers are the digital representation of our customer's profile persona. And that profile is being derived from first- or third-party data points. Maybe it can be variables, it can be sensors, it can be history, haptic technologies we are using. And by understanding the consumer through a mirrored consumer, we can understand what will be the next step of the consumer journey in daily life?"--------Timestamps: 01:15 How Deepak got started in tech 05:18 Why do customers turn to Accenture?09:43 How have customer needs evolved in recent years? 12:02 What is a mirrored consumer?14:34 How is technology changing the consumer landscape? 19:23 Creating digital twins 23:12 Digital twin examples 30:00 Hyper-personalization in retail and dynamic pricing 33:50 Generative AI at the edge and small language models --------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.--------Credits:Over the Edge is hosted by Bill Pfeifer, and was created by Matt Trifiro and Ian Faison. Executive producers are Matt Trifiro, Ian Faison, Jon Libbey and Kyle Rusca. The show producer is Erin Stenhouse. The audio engineer is Brian Thomas. Additional production support from Elisabeth Plutko.--------Links:Follow Bill on LinkedInConnect with Deepak Chaudhary on LinkedIn

How can we create a “digital nervous system” and how will this change the edge? In this conversation, Bill speaks with David Sprinzen, the VP of Marketing at Vantiq, an application development platform for real-time edge-native applications. David and Bill discuss how modern technology can pull inspiration from the human nervous system, and dive into the future of generative AI at the edge. They also talk about data privacy, hallucinations, and small language models.  Key Quotes:“In the new world what we're looking at with technology is effectively creating a digital nervous system. That means, how do you take data in from sensory inputs from cameras, from sensors, from IOT devices, from humans, and how do you make sense of it? How do you react to it? How do you store it?”“Data is not value in and of itself, data is a mechanism by which you derive value.”--------Timestamps: (01:20) How David got started in tech (07:37) What drives people to the edge? (12:08) What does edge native mean to David(20:30) What does naturally distributed mean?(22:11) How Vantiq thinks about “low code”(28:33) Data management needs more attention (30:40) The role of generative AI(33:42) The future of small language models at the edge (36:08) AI at the edge in healthcare (40:08) Digital twin city project (42:26) How does Vantiq identify the best projects? --------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.--------Credits:Over the Edge is hosted by Bill Pfeifer, and was created by Matt Trifiro and Ian Faison. Executive producers are Matt Trifiro, Ian Faison, Jon Libbey and Kyle Rusca. The show producer is Erin Stenhouse. The audio engineer is Brian Thomas. Additional production support from Elisabeth Plutko.--------Links:Follow Bill on LinkedInConnect with David Sprinzen on LinkedIn

This episode features an interview between Bill Pfeifer and Arnaud Langer, Global Managing Partner Edge and IoT at Atos. At Atos, Arnaud is focused on helping customers navigate their legacy-to-edge or cloud-to-edge transformations, leveraging the power of 5G, Edge, and IoT technologies.They dive into Arnaud’s work in the energy industry and the complexities of digital transformations in that space. They also discuss sustainability, optimization, and forward looking edge trends.---------Key Quotes:“When you think about the inertia of a power plant, think about a gas or oil based power plant, you've got about a 24-hour inertia on it. So, that means that you need to plan ahead 24 hours how much power will be consumed. A nuclear power plant is about a week and solar is about 10 seconds. If you've got a cloud your solar array shuts down. So we're definitely looking at a different type of management for the grid.”--------Timestamps: 01:15 How Arnaud got started in tech05:53 The complexity of the tech stack needed to solve business problems09:22 The intricacies of edge and IoT in the energy industry13:26 Coordinating energy consumption and use 17:02 Modernizing old tech 19:36 The OT mindset in the energy industry and refresh cycles 26:02 The surprising cost of sensors 30:13 Forward looking edge and IoT trends36:12 Advice for companies on edges strategies --------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.--------Credits:Over the Edge is hosted by Bill Pfeifer, and was created by Matt Trifiro and Ian Faison. Executive producers are Matt Trifiro, Ian Faison, Jon Libbey and Kyle Rusca. The show producer is Erin Stenhouse. The audio engineer is Brian Thomas. Additional production support from Elisabeth Plutko.--------Links:Follow Bill on LinkedInConnect with Arnaud Langer on LinkedInLearn more about Atos and Dell Technologies collaboration on the NativeEdge platform to unlock new business value across edge environments (Case Study / Video)  Learn more about Atos

Why are vector databases important at the edge? In this episode, Bill sits down with Dr. Vivien Dollinger, CEO at ObjectBox, to discuss the growing significance of vector databases in the AI tech stack and how this will impact the future of edge computing. They dive into the future of edge AI data management and why more data isn’t yet stored at the edge.---------Key Quotes:“Vector databases are an essential piece of the AI tech stack and will become even more so.”“We will see more infrastructure software for edge computing coming up to empower the market to really make the edge as easy as the cloud.”“I believe there will be more data staying in the edges, residing in edges, than on the cloud. But this is going to take time.”“This whole terminology around edge computing and edge is not doing edge computing a favor.”--------Timestamps: (06:54) What are vector databases? (excel ata similarity search)(11:30) What makes it an edge vector database?(16:43) Data sync and future of data management at the edge (20:05) What are people doing with the data (24:30) connections between edge computing and sustainability(28:30) The future of edge AI data management(36:00) What’s exciting about edge over the next couple of years?--------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.--------Credits:Over the Edge is hosted by Bill Pfeifer, and was created by Matt Trifiro and Ian Faison. Executive producers are Matt Trifiro, Ian Faison, Jon Libbey and Kyle Rusca. The show producer is Erin Stenhouse. The audio engineer is Brian Thomas. Additional production support from Elisabeth Plutko.--------Links:Follow Bill on LinkedInConnect with Dr. Vivien Dollinger on LinkedIn

Where do multi-cloud and edge intersect?  What is the dividing line between them? In this episode, Bill sits down with Jeff DeVerter, Chief Technology Evangelist at Rackspace Technology, to dive into relationships between edge, multi-cloud, managed hosting, and colos. They discuss the never-ending decisions that have to be made regarding where to host data.---------Key Quotes:“I don't like thinking about things from the angle of how can I save money? What I do like on the fin-up side, is how do I ensure that every dollar, every peso, every euro I'm going to spend on technology is going to drive meaningful business outcomes?”“What excites me about the future of edge computing? First of all, because it is a first class citizen today and not a buzzword. That one gets me excited, that it is a core component of most enterprise architectures these days and a first-class citizen there.” --------Timestamps: (01:00) How Jeff got started in tech(06:43) The lin between edge, cloud, and colos(12:43) IT has to understand the business side (14:51) Views on multi-cloud(26:36) Managed hosting at Rackspace (28:12) Navigating egress fees(32:08) Is moving to the cloud the riskiest thing a company will do? (38:08) Do customers care about edge as a term? (41:20) What excites Jeff about the future of the edge?--------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.--------Credits:Over the Edge is hosted by Bill Pfeifer, and was created by Matt Trifiro and Ian Faison. Executive producers are Matt Trifiro, Ian Faison, Jon Libbey and Kyle Rusca. The show producer is Erin Stenhouse. The audio engineer is Brian Thomas. Additional production support from Elisabeth Plutko.--------Links:Follow Bill on LinkedInConnect with Jeff DeVerter on LinkedIn

How will edge technologies and AI shape the future of our cities? In this episode, Bill sits down with John Lockhart, Lead Sustainability Technologist, Global Digital Cities at Dell, to discuss all things digital cities. They dive into how city leaders can approach digital transformation and tackle the problems in their cities, and discuss digital twins and the impact of AI. ---------Key Quotes:“What's happening at the edge from an IOT perspective, as well as what's happening in the data center, they're able to really drive insights from the value they're gaining at the edge. And then that in turn delivers on the outcomes that leaders are providing their, whether it's constituents from a city perspective or whether it's shareholders from an enterprise perspective."“Cities have really been dealing with a lot of different technology challenges as they come across a problem over the past 30, 40 years, they'll apply a solution that solves a particular problem. But that's really like putting a band-aid, rather than trying to find the root cause and see how they can drive different results.”--------Show Timestamps:(01:05) How John got started in tech (03:26) Applied IOT in digital cities (05:46) What makes a smart city smart? (08:56) Where can city leaders begin?(10:23) What obstacles do city leaders face? (13:53) John’s work at the live lab incubator (16:48) How do cities decide what problems to tackle? (20:45) Greenfield versus brownfield(26:31) Digital twins in cities (29:57) Understanding ROI in digital cities (38:42) How will AI change our cities? --------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.--------Credits:Over the Edge is hosted by Bill Pfeifer, and was created by Matt Trifiro and Ian Faison. Executive producers are Matt Trifiro, Ian Faison, Jon Libbey and Kyle Rusca. The show producer is Erin Stenhouse. The audio engineer is Brian Thomas. Additional production support from Elisabeth Plutko and Eric Platenyk.--------Links:Follow Bill on LinkedInConnect with John Lockhart on LinkedInArtificial Intelligence and Gen AI in Smart Cities, white paper by John Lockhart

What is the future of edge computing in the space age? In this episode, Bill sits down with Elizebeth Varghese, Partner / Principal, Space Economy Acceleration Leader at Deloitte to discuss her work on bitcoin and the spacefaring economy, and how it relates to the future of edge computing. They dive into space as the ultimate edge computing use case and how space technologies will change society.Key Quotes:“In combining that aspect of edge computing and the blockchain aspect, you can manage digital identities. Individuals can have control and self sovereign control over their individual identities because they can control what's shared, they can control how it's shared, and that's not something that they need to rely on a third party.”“Lots of IT folk are going to have to understand the non-terrestrial aspect of data management... I think IT leaders and technologists are going to have to understand this intersection with data that gets piped from somewhere else.”“I'd expect edge computing to decentralize space data marketplace where users could buy and sell data directly from satellites.”--------Show Timestamps:(01:15) Elizabeth’s work and background (05:56) The human side of blockchain (16:56) What is the space economy? (20:16) Primary non-terrestrial use cases(23:30) Managing space-based data (28:59) What comes next? --------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.--------Credits:Over the Edge is hosted by Bill Pfeifer, and was created by Matt Trifiro and Ian Faison. Executive producers are Matt Trifiro, Ian Faison, Jon Libbey and Kyle Rusca. The show producer is Erin Stenhouse. The audio engineer is Brian Thomas. Additional production support from Elisabeth Plutko and Eric Platenyk.--------Links:Follow Bill on LinkedInConnect with Elizebeth Varghese on LinkedIn

What is the future of IT and how does it affect careers at the edge? In this episode, Bill sits down with Brad Maltz, Senior Director of the DevOps Portfolio and DevRel at Dell Technologies to discuss DevRel, EdgeOps and how IT can adapt to the momentum of edge technologies. They explore how people in IT should navigate their careers at this technology juncture, and whether the terms edge, cloud and data center will remain relevant.Key Quotes:“Do you truly need to designate that physical destination as an edge versus cloud versus data center? I don't think you do.”“The DevOps movement is well positioned to help the edge going forward.”“DevOps to me is an operating model. It's all about IT technology-oriented folks needing to become more agile to partner and satisfy their end users.”--------Show Timestamps:(01:10) How Brad got started in tech (02:47) What is DevRel and why is it important? (06:28) How should IT adapt to growth at the edge?(09:39) Who is IT at this point? (12:24) How can IT prepare and stay relevant?(24:56) If Brad were starting in tech now, what would he focus on?(28:50) The role of platform engineering (31:15) Will the terms data center, cloud and edge matter in the future?(37:43) What is Brad looking forward to in Devrel and IT?--------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.--------Credits:Over the Edge is hosted by Bill Pfeifer, and was created by Matt Trifiro and Ian Faison. Executive producers are Matt Trifiro, Ian Faison, Jon Libbey and Kyle Rusca. The show producer is Erin Stenhouse. The audio engineer is Brian Thomas. Additional production support from Elisabeth Plutko and Eric Platenyk.--------Links:Follow Bill on LinkedInConnect with Brad Maltz on LinkedInCheck out Brad’s DevOps Thought Leadership vlog and Webinar

Once a boutique operation, New Belgium Brewing is now producing millions of barrels of beer. In this episode, Bill sits down with Adam Little, who has been with the company for nearly nine years and currently serves as Senior Manager, Enterprise Security and Compliance. They dive into how New Belgium has used edge technologies to scale their production to meet increasing demand and to improve their distribution processes.---------Key Quotes:“As we've grown over the years, we said look, the only way we can do this is looking at the data and really using our power of IT to drive that business forward. How can we save time in the brewing process? How can we get a couple more cans off the line? How can we get a couple more cases out the door? Are we brewing the right things at the right time so that we're prepared for demand?”“One thing's for sure, if you never collect the data you can't make the right decision with it.”--------Show Timestamps:(02:05) How technology supports beer production (06:15) Scaling production through automation(07:03) What data do they collect, and how do they collect it? (13:03) Using data to support distribution (19:03) Increasing canning speed and capacity (23:47) The process of automating (26:37) Processing data and determining what to keep (30:37) Identifying the business problem (37:23) What is next for New Belgium? --------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.--------Credits:Over the Edge is hosted by Bill Pfeifer, and was created by Matt Trifiro and Ian Faison. Executive producers are Matt Trifiro, Ian Faison, Jon Libbey and Kyle Rusca. The show producer is Erin Stenhouse. The audio engineer is Brian Thomas. Additional production support from Elisabeth Plutko and Eric Platenyk.--------Links:Follow Bill on LinkedInConnect with Adam Little on LinkedInLearn more about what New Belgium Brewing is doing at the edge: Video, Case Study