IoT at the Edge Digital SymposiumWednesday, 17 March 2021 - EST/EDT (Eastern Daylight, GMT-4)

The Perfect Edge Case: Fresh Hot Domino's Pizza:

• Before the technology existed, Domino's Pizza was using the edge.

The Crust Needs the Cloud:

• If data is processed at the edge but the cloud never sees it, was it even processed at all?

Quality Delivered:

• The edge of the network is only as good as the product deployed and delivered at the edge.

Delivering Pizza in Containers:

• How workloads are deployed at the edge matters.

Domino's at the Edge:

• Delivering pizza at the edge with Domino's Next Generation Store Systems.

Power to the Edge: Delivering business results by building an efficient Edge-to-Cloud intelligence layer

• Thin edge, thick edge, containerization, and cloud deployments: How do you determine which approach is right for your business needs?

• In this session, we will discuss strategies to manage the complexities of your implementation. Learn how to monitor distributed and decentralized endpoints while not compromising on security and quality-of-service.

5G. AI. Edge Analytics. All three and others are poised to transform the way business and industry interact with customers, partners and internally across their global environments. With advances in compute performance in the cloud and at the edge, we are entering a new era of innovation. Data innovation. With these amazing new opportunities to drive more digital interactions also comes new risks. Being able to unlock silos of real time data will help you manage risks such as cybersecurity, operational downtime, quality control and - more critical than ever - physical security.

During this discussion, you will learn how data innovation will help your business or organization benefit from new technologies and be better prepared to manage the risk associated with them. As a real life example, Splunk and Intel will share details around their new IOT Edge/AI innovation platform and showcase some of the ecosystem players that are bringing innovation to the Edge through this powerful new joint platform.

This presentation will discuss:

• The role of Data in IOT Edge investment risk and reward scenarios.

• How data and AI work together at the edge to secure and transform your enterprise

• How AI/Edge technologies will power new innovation in security and operations

• Monetizing the right data the Edge to reduce costs

• Building trust at a scale across the ecosystem and overcoming issues of fragmentation

• Understanding approaches of businesses from startups vs large corporates to level set expectation in creating a fruitful engagement

• Overcoming issues for security when implementing edge and managing data

Edge-native applications are a new class of latency sensitive and data-intensive applications that cannot exist without edge compute infrastructure. There are use cases in almost every industry and a new generation of applications will be able to take advantage of the edge ecosystem for massive IoT device and sensor deployments, high-definition video processing and analytics, virtual and augmented reality, gaming, AI/ML, robotics and remote control, among others. Edge infrastructure solutions address the requirements for local high-speed processing, data security and privacy, low latency and scalable bandwidth that edge-native applications depend upon. Edge cloud services also enable mobile solutions, provide resilience and enable global platforms for enterprise applications.

We regularly hear from customers who are very interested in the industrial edge and how IoT implementations can benefit their business, but are confused by all the hype around IoT, leaving them unsure of where to begin and how they can make use of this technology. This session will eliminate the confusion and show clear, easy-to-understand examples of how customers have deployed real IoT solutions at the edge to meet and exceed their business needs and goals. What about cybersecurity, you ask? We will explain why properly securing the industrial edge is critical to any deployment and review the different approaches customers take to meet security standards mandated by the IT departments, without impeding their business objectives in any way.

Economics and business models are in fluctuation as uncertainty, global pandemic, emerging cryptocurrencies and social unrest grip society. Well established business models are being turned upside down in a matter of months or years. Is your business prepared for the impact and disruption of a shift to the emerging Usage Economy? Find out how you can prepare your business for this coming wave of economic disruption.

In his presentation, Anthony will:

• Introduce the topic of re-imagining the utility industry in the context of his work,
• Provide an overview of the related R&D projects, and
• Share lessons learned with reference to several internally/externally-funded applied research projects and studies focusing on application of IoT concepts and other emerging technologies.