Edge and cloud orchestration — same same but different (part 1 of 2)
We all are engineers, and as engineers, we are solution focused: “Give me a problem, and I have a solution for it”. But in some cases, we are too solution…
What is edge computing?
Edge computing is one of those terms that produce a reluctant nod representing some vague recognition of the term but leaves a big disconnect between the term and real-world examples….
Edge Shifting – what is it and why should you think about it a little differently?
As development and operations teams start using the tools provided by the cloud-native ecosystem, they have good reasons to celebrate the improvements in efficiency and agility brought on by this…
The second application challenge for distributed edge clouds
I spend my days thinking about the value edge-applications can bring to my users and business, but I had not given any thought about the implications of not having a…
Towards an application-centric PaaS for Retail Stores
Re-calibrating the digital experience in the physical realm Retail enterprises are working towards a comprehensive set of omnichannel capabilities with a keen eye on a post-COVID world where customers are…
Place and placement in distributed edge clouds
The original cloud operational model made life significantly easier for developers and operations teams. It gave them access to on-demand compute, made their applications location-independent and allowed applications to automatically scale out based on traffic loads. This changed the way enterprises thought about IT and applications.