Esteemed author and keynote speaker Joe Weinman joins the conversation with Mark as they navigate through the topic of 5G, its relationship with edge, use cases and the need for digital transformation.

About Joe Weinman: Joe Weinman is a frequent global keynote speaker and noted authority on cloud computing economics and the business value of IT. He has spoken at well over 100 events on 6 continents. He is the author of "Cloudonomics", available in English and 2 Chinese editions, and "Digital Disciplines", also available in Chinese. He is also a contributor to "Regulating the Cloud" and the Cloud Economics editor for IEEE Cloud Computing Magazine.

Joe is currently a member of several technology advisory boards, conducts expert network consulting for financial institutions, is chair of the IEEE Intercloud Testbed executive committee, and is an analyst for GigaOm Research. Joe has been awarded 22 patents in diverse technologies such as pseudo-ternary line coding, homomorphic encryption, distributed and cloud computing and storage, mobile telephony, and consumer products.

About the Host: Mark Thiele is the CEO and Founder of Edgevana. Mark has over 30 years of experience in IT executive roles at HP, Gilead, VMware, Brocade, Switch, Apcera, and Ericsson. Mark is an industry spokesperson on trends of modernization and efficiency for data centers. He is also an expert in virtualization, cloud technologies, IT adoption strategies and advises several technology startups.