This week on The Business of Cloud Native, I talked with Brian Gracely about using Kubernetes for edge workloads as well as the difference between “cloud” and “edge.” 

Highlights

Is edge part of the cloud, is cloud a part of edge or are they completely separate but slightly related environments? 

What makes something a data center vs what makes something an edge device? 

How enterprises think of edge vs how Telcos think about edge. 

How the edge has gone from being a cost center to a competitive advantage for enterprises.

Why Telcos have always thought of edge as a market opportunity. 

Why Kubernetes can help standardize environments and make it easier to deploy software to the edge, but there are still challenges to overcome. 

Why edge deployments require re-thinking many basic environmental factors like bandwidth and compute capacity. 

Why consistency at the edge is so important. 

Why you can’t ignore the physical conditions that make edge environments unique. 

Links

Brian on Twitter

The Cloudcast

RedHat OpenShift