Utilizing Tech - Season 7: AI Data Infrastructure Presented by Solidigm

Great AI needs excellent data infrastructure, in terms of capacity, performance, and efficiency. This episode of Utilizing Tech serves as a preview of season 7, brought to you by Solidigm, and features co-hosts Jeniece Wnorowski and Ace Stryker along with Stephen Foskett. Solidigm's partners are discovering just how important it is to optimize every element of the Ai infrastructure stack. With ever-larger AI datacenters being built, efficient storage can make a big difference, from power and cooling to physical density to performance. As we will hear throughout season 7, different AI environments will need specialized data infrastructure, from the edge to the cloud. With retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) emerging as a new trend in AI, it makes high-performance even more important at run-time. Hosts: Stephen Foskett, Organizer of Tech Field Day: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/ Jeniece Wnorowski, Datacenter Product Marketing Manager at Solidigm: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeniecewnorowski/ Ace Stryker, Director of Product Marketing at Solidigm: https://www.linkedin.com/in/acestryker/ Follow Utilizing Tech Website: https://www.UtilizingTech.com/ X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/UtilizingTech Tech Field Day Website: https://www.TechFieldDay.com LinkedIn: https://www.LinkedIn.com/company/Tech-Field-Day X/Twitter: https://www.Twitter.com/TechFieldDay Tags: #UtilizingTech, #AIDataInfrastructure, #AI, @SFoskett, @TechFieldDay, @UtilizingTech, @Solidigm,

We knew that 2024 would be the year of AI right from the start, but this season of the podcast has seen incredible development and change. This final episode of Utilizing Tech Season 6 features hosts Frederic Van Haren, Allyson Klein, and Stephen Foskett discussing the current state of AI infrastructure half-way through 2024. In addition to AI Field Day, we experienced NVIDIA GTC and numerous product introductions over the last few months. It's truly an ecosystem play now, with every company showing how well they can partner to build AI infrastructure. At the same time, a few superusers of AI are responsible for the basic models, including Google, Amazon, and Microsoft, and of course OpenAI and the other dedicated generative AI firms. The key to bringing this to the enterprise market is transfer learning, which will see a few base models tuned and trained for specific use cases. This season saw a range of guests discussing storage, data platforms, connectivity, and application development, and every one is focused on delivering practical AI solutions in the enterprise. Hosts: Stephen Foskett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/ Allyson Klein: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allysonklein/ Frederic Van Haren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredericvharen/ Follow Utilizing Tech Website: https://www.UtilizingTech.com/ X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/UtilizingTech Tech Field Day Website: https://www.TechFieldDay.com LinkedIn: https://www.LinkedIn.com/company/Tech-Field-Day X/Twitter: https://www.Twitter.com/TechFieldDay Tags: #UtilizingAI, #UtilizingTech, #YearofAI, @UtilizingTech, @TechFieldDay, @TheFuturumGroup, @SFoskett, @FredericVHaren, @TechAllyson,

Both AI and quantum computing seemed entirely theoretical just a few years ago, yet generative AI is everywhere today. This episode of Utilizing Tech considers the promise of quantum computing generally and the applicability of this technology in AI with Dr. Bob Sutor of The Futurum Group, Alastair Cooke, and Stephen Foskett. One big challenge for quantum computing is the difficulty of storing data for calculations, a severe limitation for using the technology in AI. But there is the possibility of pairing classical computers with quantum processors to bring the best of both concepts. Both AI and quantum computing deal with linear algebra, so there is an affinity between the technologies, but it is likely that each will find use cases in different areas. Ultimately there is still a lot of development to do but quantum technology shows great promise in AI and beyond. Hosts: Stephen Foskett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/ Alastair Cooke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke/ Guest: Bob Sutor, Vice President and Practice Lead od Emerging Technologies at The Futurum Group: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobsutor/ Follow Utilizing Tech Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.UtilizingTech.com/⁠⁠⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/UtilizingTech ⁠⁠⁠ Tech Field Day Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.TechFieldDay.com⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.LinkedIn.com/company/Tech-Field-Day ⁠⁠⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠⁠https://www.Twitter.com/TechFieldDay Tags: @UtilizingTech, @GestaltIT, @TechFieldDay, @SFoskett, @DemitasseNZ, @TheFuturumGroup, #UtilizingAI, #AI,

As we consider the impact of AI on modern applications, we should consider the ways that this technology will improve these products. This episode of Utilizing Tech brings Matthew Wallace, CTO of Kamiwaza AI, to discuss the adoption of AI in application development with Allyson Klein and Stephen Foskett. Large SaaS providers were the first to add AI-powered features but this technology is rapidly coming to market across the spectrum of applications. Matthew likens this to the evolution from spreadsheets to SaaS tools and cloud, which was a similar revolution. He mentions tools like ?, Cursor, Llama2, Mixtral, and more. We also discuss retrieval-automated generation (RAG), which enables LLMs to bring in external data at run time. We must also consider the source of the data, both in training and RAG, and questions of sovereignty, privacy, copyright, and safety. Looking forward, Matthew expects companies to customize their own models based on use case specific data. Looking forward, we expect new frameworks and models to be adopted rapidly to bring maturity and reliability to AI in enterprise applications throughout 2024. Hosts: Stephen Foskett, Organizer of Tech Field Day: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/⁠⁠ Allyson Klein: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/allysonklein/ Guest: Matthew Wallace, CTO and Cofounder of KamiwazaAI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewwallaceco/ Follow Utilizing Tech Website: ⁠⁠https://www.UtilizingTech.com/⁠⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/UtilizingTech ⁠⁠ Tech Field Day Website: ⁠⁠https://www.TechFieldDay.com⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.LinkedIn.com/company/Tech-Field-Day ⁠⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠https://www.Twitter.com/TechFieldDay Tags: @UtilizingTech, @SFoskett, @TechAllyson, @KamiwazaAI, @TechFieldDay, #AIFD4, #AI, #UtilizingAI,

AI is accelerating application development and modernization in many ways, but developers are just ramping up their use of the technology. This episode of Utilizing Tech includes Paul Nashawaty, who focuses on application development at The Futurum Group, discussing this topic with Allyson Klein and Stephen Foskett. Use cases for AI include documentation, chatbots, data integration, programming co-pilots, and more. Regardless of how AI is used, organizations must accept that they are ultimately responsible for the products and outputs produced. Accelerating testing and thus the entire DevOps release cycle is one area where AI is making incredible growth. Another popular concept is retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) which brings existing datasets to generative AI to improve results. There is currently a lack of confidence in AI-based solutions and concern about the complexity and level of effort required to bring them to market, so vendors must help make deployment easier and better integrated. Product vendors are addressing this by delivering solutions with partners and popular platforms and frameworks. Open source tools and open data are also helping to move AI technologies forward. Developers want invisible infrastructure and platforms that just work, and the emerging AI PC segment promises more processing power on the desktop. 2024 is shaping up to be the year of AI in application development. Hosts: Stephen Foskett, Organizer of Tech Field Day: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/⁠ Allyson Klein: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/allysonklein/ Paul Nashawaty, Practice Lead, Application Development Modernization at The Futurum Group: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulnashawaty/ Follow Utilizing Tech Website: ⁠https://www.UtilizingTech.com/⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠https://www.twitter.com/UtilizingTech ⁠ Tech Field Day Website: ⁠https://www.TechFieldDay.com⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.LinkedIn.com/company/Tech-Field-Day ⁠ X/Twitter: https://www.Twitter.com/TechFieldDay Tags: #UtilizingAI, #AppDev, #AI, @TheFuturumGroup, @GestaltIT, @TechFieldDay, @SFoskett, @TechAllyson, @PNashawaty,

We are at a turning point, as AI has matured from theoretical experimentation to practical application. In this episode of Utilizing Tech, Neeloy Bhattacharyya joins Allyson Klein and Stephen Foskett to discuss how VAST Data's customers and partners are making practical use of AI. Data is the key to successful AI-powered applications, and VAST Data supports both unstructured and structured data sets. Neeloy emphasizes the interactive nature of AI application development and the flexibility required to support this. He also discusses the need for structured data to support LLMs and the challenges of keeping these up to date and synchronized. One of the biggest issues in deploying AI applications is the complexity inherent in these systems. That's why it's heartening to see companies working together to created integrations and standardized platforms to make AI easier to deploy. Collaboration is the key to making AI practical. Hosts: Stephen Foskett, Organizer of Tech Field Day: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/ Allyson Klein: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allysonklein/ Guest: Neeloy Bhattacharyya, Director of AI/HPC Solutions Engineering at VAST Data: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neeloybhattacharyya/ Follow Utilizing Tech Website: https://www.UtilizingTech.com/ X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/UtilizingTech Tech Field Day Website: https://www.TechFieldDay.com LinkedIn: https://www.LinkedIn.com/company/Tech-Field-Day X/Twitter: https://www.Twitter.com/TechFieldDay Tags: #UtilizingAI, #AI, #Data, @VAST_Data,

Ultra Ethernet promises to tune Ethernet for the needs of specialized workloads, including HPC and AI, from the lowest hardware to the software stack. This episode of Utilizing Tech features Dr. J Metz, Steering Committee Chair of the Ultra Ethernet Consortium, discussing this new technology with Frederic Van Haren and Stephen Foskett. The process of tuning Ethernet begins with a study of the profile and workloads to be served to identify the characteristics needed to support it. The group focuses on scale-out networks for large-scale applications like AI and HPC. Considerations include security, latency, ordering, and scalability. The goal is not to replace PCIe, CXL, or fabrics like NVLink but to extend Ethernet to address the connectivity and performance needs in an open standardized way. But Ultra Ethernet is more than hardware; the group is also building software features including a Libfabric interface and are working with OCP, DMTF, SNIA, and other industry groups. Hosts: Stephen Foskett, Organizer of Tech Field Day: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Frederic Van Haren, CTO and Founder of HighFens, Inc.: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredericvharen/⁠⁠ Guest: J Metz, Chair of the Ultra Ethernet Consortium and SNIA, Technical Director at AMD: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmetz/

Everyone uses AI today, whether they know it or not, and it's critical for users of this technology to understand its capability and limitations. This episode of Utilizing Tech features Chris Grundemann, a fellow podcast host and Tech Field Day delegate, talking the many ways we use AI every day. Like Frederic Van Haren and Stephen Foskett, Chris uses AI to assist with content creation in many ways, from summarization and organization of data to image generation. Content creators are using AI tools like ChatGPT, Stable Diffusion, and more to process data, but we all agree that it's best to spend time and effort to refine the output, especially when it comes to tone and voice. We are also using AI based tools for coding and structuring data, especially interactively. Although some have suggested that AI will replace content creators or coders, the technology is instead democratizing access and making it easier to use on a daily basis. It also makes computing more available to those who were previously locked out, expanding the impact of the technology we have spent decades creating. Hosts: Stephen Foskett, Organizer of Tech Field Day: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/⁠⁠⁠ Frederic Van Haren, CTO and Founder of HighFens, Inc.: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredericvharen/⁠ Guest: Chris Grundemann, Managing Director at Grundemann Solutions: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cgrundemann/ Follow Gestalt IT and Utilizing Tech Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.GestaltIT.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Utilizing Tech: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.UtilizingTech.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/UtilizingTech⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT #UtilizingAI #Storage #AI #Datacenter #Hyperscale @UtilizingTech

Many people involved in artificial intelligence don't spend much time considering storage infrastructure. That's the topic of this episode of Utilizing AI, which features Ace Stryker of Solidigm discussing the role of flash storage in AI infrastructure with Frederic Van Haren and Stephen Foskett. Considering the cost of GPUs and the rest of the AI stack, idle time is the enemy. That's why it's critical to have a low-latency storage layer to support tasks like training. Hosts: Stephen Foskett, Organizer of Tech Field Day: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/⁠⁠⁠ Frederic Van Haren, CTO and Founder of HighFens, Inc.: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredericvharen/⁠ Guest: Ace Stryker, Director of Product Marketing at Solidigm: https://www.linkedin.com/in/acestryker/ Follow Gestalt IT and Utilizing Tech Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.GestaltIT.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Utilizing Tech: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.UtilizingTech.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/UtilizingTech⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT Tags: #UtilizingAI #FlashStorage #AI @Solidigm @UtilizingTech

AI training is a uniquely data-hungry application, and it requires a special data pipeline to keep expensive GPUs fed. This episode of Utilizing Tech focuses on the data platform for machine learning, featuring Molly Pressley of Hammerspace along with Frederic Van Haren and Stephen Foskett. Nothing is worse than idle hardware, especially when it comes to expensive GPUs intended for ML training. Performance is important, but parallel access and access to multiple systems is just as important. Building an AI training environment requires identifying and eliminating bottlenecks at every layer, but many systems are simply not capable of scaling to the extent required by the largest GPU clusters. But a data pipeline goes way beyond storage: Training requires checkpoints, metadata, and access to different data points. And different models have unique requirements as well. Ultimately, AI applications require a flexible data pipeline not just high-performance storage. Hosts: Stephen Foskett, Organizer of Tech Field Day: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/⁠⁠⁠ Frederic Van Haren, CTO and Founder of HighFens, Inc.: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredericvharen/⁠ Guest: Molly Presley, Head of Global Marketing at Hammerspace: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mollyjpresley/ Follow Gestalt IT and Utilizing Tech Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.GestaltIT.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Utilizing Tech: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.UtilizingTech.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/UtilizingTech⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT Tags: #UtilizingAI #AI #AITraining @Hammerspace_Inc @UtilizingTech

AI is powering breakthroughs across all domains. In this episode of Utilizing AI Podcast brought to you by Tech Field Day, part of The Futurum Group, David Kanter, Founder and Executive Director of MLCommons, joins hosts, Stephen Foskett and Frederic Van Haren, to talk about MLCommons’ role in driving valuable AI solutions, and helping organizations overcome the challenges around AI safety. MLCommons’ set of benchmarks provides transparent ratings and reviews of a wide range of products guiding buyers towards better purchase decisions. Hosts: Stephen Foskett, Organizer of Tech Field Day: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/⁠⁠ Frederic Van Haren, CTO and Founder of HighFens, Inc.: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredericvharen/⁠ Guest: David Kanter, Founder and Executive Director, MLCommons: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kanterd/ Follow Gestalt IT and Utilizing Tech Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.GestaltIT.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Utilizing Tech: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.UtilizingTech.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT⁠⁠⁠⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/UtilizingTech⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT Tags: #UtilizingTech #AI #MLPerf #UtilizingAI #AISafety @MLCommons @UtilizingTech

AI is all about data, so it is no surprise that enterprises are deploying their own private AI inside the firewall. This episode of Utilizing Tech brings Chris Wolf, Global Head of AI and Advanced Services at VMware by Broadcom, to discuss private AI with Frederic Van Haren and Stephen Foskett. Companies looking to deploy AI are finding that it doesn't require nearly as much hardware as expected, software is widely available, and are reluctant to trust sensitive data to a service provider. VMware by Broadcom is deploying their own private AI code assist, keeping proprietary software and standards inside the firewall. But the solution also helps the AI team be more agile and responsive to the needs of the business and customers. One of the first use cases they found for private AI was customer support, and this is tightly integrated with internal documentation and sources to ensure valid responses. The biggest challenge is to integrate unstructured data, which can be spread across many locations, and this is actively being investigated by companies like Broadcom as well as projects like LlamaIndex. VMware has contributed back to the open source community, notably with the Ray workload scheduler, open source models, and related projects. It's important to build community and long-term engagement and support for open source as well, and this is in keeping with the overall trends in the AI community. Organizations looking to get started with private AI should consider the VMware by Broadcom reference architecture, which incorporates best practices at a smaller scale and pick a use case that provides immediate value. Hosts: Stephen Foskett, Organizer of Tech Field Day: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/⁠ Frederic Van Haren, CTO and Founder of HighFens, Inc.: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredericvharen/⁠ Chris Wolf, Global Head of AI and Advanced Services at VMware by Broadcom: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cswolf/ Follow Gestalt IT and Utilizing Tech Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.GestaltIT.com/⁠⁠⁠ Utilizing Tech: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.UtilizingTech.com/⁠⁠⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT⁠⁠⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/UtilizingTech⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT Tags: #UtilizingAI, #AI, #PrivateAI, @VMware, @Broadcom, @UtilizingTech, @GestaltIT, @SFoskett, @FredericVHaren,

Data is the foundation on which AI models are built, and integration of enterprise data will be the key to generative AI applications. This episode of Utilizing Tech brings Nick Magnuson and Clive Bearman from Qlik to discuss the integration of data and AI with Frederic Van Haren and Stephen Foskett. Enterprises sometimes worry that their data will never be ready for AI or that they will feed models with too much low-quality data, and overcoming this issue is one of the first hurdles. Another application for machine learning is improving data quality, organizing and tagging unstructured data for applications. The concept of curated data is an interesting one, since it promises to elevate the value of enterprise data. But what if a flood of data causes the model to make the wrong connections? If data is to be a product it must be profiled, tagged, and organized, and ML can help make this happen. The trend of generative AI is driving budgets and priorities to make data more useful and organized, but even unstructured data streams can be valuable. The application of large language models to structured data is promising as well, since it enables people to query these data sets even if they lack the background and skills to construct queries. Hosts: Stephen Foskett, Organizer of Tech Field Day: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/ Frederic Van Haren, CTO and Founder of HighFens, Inc.: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredericvharen/ Guests: Nick Magnuson, Head of AI, Qlik: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-magnuson-0a253931/ Clive Bearman, Senior Director of Product Marketing, Qlik: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clivebearman/ Follow Gestalt IT and Utilizing Tech Website: ⁠⁠https://www.GestaltIT.com/⁠⁠ Utilizing Tech: ⁠⁠https://www.UtilizingTech.com/⁠⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT⁠⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/UtilizingTech⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT

In the two years since we focused on AI on this podcast, OpenAI added a simple conversational interface to their deep-learning model and AI has exploded on society. This season of Utilizing Tech focuses on practical applications for artificial intelligence and features co-hosts Frederic Van Haren and Mark Beccue along with Stephen Foskett. In this episode we return to AI with a look back at the incredible impact that generative AI has had on society. Humans traditionally interfaced with machines using keyboard and mouse, touch and gesture, but ChatGPT changed all that by enabling people to communicate with computers verbally. But this is just one of many potential AI model components that can be used to build business applications. The true power of generative AI will be realized when these other components appear, and when they are able to integrate custom data. We will also see innovation in the AI infrastructure stack, from GPUs to NPUs to CPUs, storage and data platforms, and even client devices. Follow Gestalt IT and Utilizing Tech Website: ⁠https://www.GestaltIT.com/⁠ Utilizing Tech: ⁠https://www.UtilizingTech.com/⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠https://www.twitter.com/UtilizingTech⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT Tags: @UtilizingTech, @GestaltIT, @TheFuturumGroup, @SFoskett, @FredericVHaren, @FutureBec, #UtilizingAI, #AI, #GenerativeAI, #AINetworking,

As we've discussed all season on Utilizing Edge, innovation is coming from all directions, including hardware, software, and applications. This special crossover episode of the On-Premise IT and Utilizing Tech podcasts features Edge Field Day delegates Brian Knudtson, Ned Bellavance, and Jody Lemoine discussing their perspectives about edge innovation with Stephen Foskett. The primary drivers at the edge are integration, efficiency, and connectivity, as well as the unique needs of the applications there. Starting with hardware, customers are headed in two directions, with more enterprise availability features deployed in some locations and less-capable hardware in others, both in terms of compute and networking. At the software level, most edge infrastructure is hyper-converged, meaning that multiple layers of the stack are integrated in software and managed as one. Although intended as an application platform, Kubernetes is being deployed as a packaging abstraction and distribution solution at the edge. Host: Stephen Foskett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/ Guests: Ned Bellavance: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ned-bellavance/ Brian Knudtson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bknudtson/ Jody Lemoine: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodyl/ Follow Gestalt IT and Utilizing Tech Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Utilizing Tech: https://www.UtilizingTech.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/UtilizingTech LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT Tags: #EFD2, #Edge, #UtilizingEdge, @UtilizingTech, @GestaltIT, @SFoskett, @Ned1313, @GhostInTheNet, @BKnudtson,

Edge is leading the hardware industry into a new era of innovation. In this episode of Utilizing Tech, Stephen Foskett, and co-hosts, Allyson Klein and Alistair Cooke, sit down to dissect this. In the wake of Intel’s discontinuation of its NUC product line, a question that is in everyone’s mind is, what’s next. Intel, and many behemoths like it, have a proud legacy of knowing how to break a stalemate and preserve the churn, and even if that means stepping up and pulling the plug on an old product. It oxygenates the marketplace, welcoming new solutions and keeping the wheel of innovation moving. In the context of the emerging paradigm of edge, this change will likely propel the market towards a new breed of powerful, low-cost, pocket-size hardware that delivers breakthrough energy-efficiency and compute performance with little infrastructure. Hosts: Stephen Foskett: https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett Alastair Cooke: https://www.twitter.com/DemitasseNZ Allyson Klein: https://www.twitter.com/TechAllyson Follow Gestalt IT and Utilizing Tech Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Utilizing Tech: https://www.UtilizingTech.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/UtilizingTech LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT Tags: #UtilizingEdge, #Edge, #NUC, @UtilizingTech, @GestaltIT, @SFoskett, @TechAllyson, @DemitasseNZ,

Personal devices are increasingly being used across enterprise IT, from smartphones to wearable devices, and these are becoming the true edge. This episode of Utilizing Edge brings Field Day delegates Mark Houtz and Jim Czuprynski together with Stephen Foskett to discuss the personal side of the edge. Mobile Device Management (MDM) has been used to manage smartphones and similar technology is used for personal computers, but it seems inevitable that there will be a mixing of business and private data. The mix and match of personal devices at the edge is sure to be a topic of future focus. Host: Stephen Foskett: https://www.Twitter.com/SFoskett Guests: Jim Czuprynski: https://mastodon.social/@jimthewhyguy@techfieldday.net Matt Houtz: https://www.Twitter.com/Marko_With_A_K Follow Gestalt IT and Utilizing Tech Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Utilizing Tech: https://www.UtilizingTech.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/UtilizingTech LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt Tags: #UtilizingEdge, #EdgeComputing, Edge, #RaspberryPi, @UtilizingTech, @SFoskett, @JimTheWhyGuy, @Marko_With_A_Why, @GestaltIT, #EFD2,

Although blockchain technology has been tainted by scammers, the core idea of distributed consensus is relevant for certain edge applications. This episode of Utilizing Edge focuses on practical application of blockchain technology in edge and IoT, featuring Jason Benedicic, Alastair Cooke, and Stephen Foskett. Two key concepts in blockchain are the distributed ledger and consensus approach. There is a lot of work being done to apply blockchain in medical, finance, IoT, and proof of provenance. Although many applications can rely on authority or quorum, larger and more heterogeneous applications might benefit from consensus instead. The other aspect of blockchain, chain of custody and immutability of data, is potentially relevant in preventing supply chain attacks and dealing with transient devices. It's important to remember that many of the things that have put people off blockchain, from financialization to public exposure of transactions, are not necessarily required in all blockchains. Guest: Jason Benedicic: https://www.twitter.com/JBenedicic Hosts: Stephen Foskett: https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett Alastair Cooke: https://www.twitter.com/DemitasseNZ Follow Gestalt IT and Utilizing Tech Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Utilizing Tech: https://www.UtilizingTech.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/UtilizingTech LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt Tags: #UtilizingEdge, #Edge, #Blockhain, #IoT, @GestaltIT, @UtilizingTech, @SFoskett, @DemitasseNZ, @JBenedicic,

Computing and sensors have been deployed at the edge for decades, and this is certainly true in the agriculture sector. This episode of Utilizing Edge features Edge Field Day delegates Ben Young and Alastair Cooke discussing with Stephen Foskett the evolution of connectivity and orchestration at the edge. Governmental policies can have a huge impact on the deployment of technology, from connectivity to environmental regulations, as has the emergence of inexpensive sensors, batteries, and processors thanks to the mobile phone industry, along with solar power. Cloud-inspired automation and orchestration is another key enabler of technology in agriculture and at the edge, with zero-touch provisioning, management, and central maintenance. Containerized applications, caching, and cloud-derived control planes are very popular at the edge, though not exactly the same way as in the cloud. Hosts: Stephen Foskett: https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett Alastair Cooke: https://www.twitter.com/DemitasseNZ  Guest: Ben Young: https://www.twitter.com/BenYoungNZ Follow Gestalt IT and Utilizing Tech Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Utilizing Tech: https://www.UtilizingTech.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/UtilizingTech LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT Tags: #Orchestration, #Edge, #UtilizingEdge,

VMware Explore 2023 featured a broad set of products and technologies, all of which could be included under the banner of edge. This episode of Utilizing Edge considers this dynamic and varied world with Roy Chua and Brian Knudtson, along with host Stephen Foskett. Virtualization, networking, storage, and orchestration are all key edge technologies, and VMware and its partners are deeply involved in bringing these technologies to the edge. VMware announced Edge Cloud Orchestrator, new security capabilities, integrated networking, client integration, and the exciting potential of private 5G networks. Dive into this episode to unravel the complexities and promising future of edge computing. Host: Stephen Foskett: https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett Guests: Brian Knudtson: https://www.twitter.com/BKnudtson Roy Chua: https://www.twitter.com/WireRoy Follow Gestalt IT Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ https://www.UtilizingTech.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT Tags: #EdgeComputing, #UtilizingEdge, #EFD2, @UtilizingTech, @SFoskett, @BKnudtson, @WireRoy, @GestaltIT