Presidential Commission on Cloud Computing: What you need to know

In this session we will discuss today’s challenges that continue to be under satisfied when it comes to compute and storage at the edge. While there are many ways to increase and grow footprint at any ‘edge’ that work is needed to be done it has traditionally always been at some significant cost. That cost could be in Power, Performance, Footprint, Offload capability and Connectivity. When look at the Edge platform needs of the future, and taking a new paradigm shift view at ways to solve this equation with u-substitution like methods instead of brute forces, the elegance and ease of solving many existing solutions without increases from complicated models that exist today.

Computational Storage Drives from NGD Systems are the first in a line of solutions that are being standardized by the SNIA and other industry organizations to solve many issues at the edge and even core datacenters in ways never before realizable. This unique, made in the USA, hardware and software solution are married through a seamless programming model that makes deployment easy, simple and available anywhere. Including Outer Space – yes, literally space!! Want to know more tune in and see real-world, customer driven solutions and the value they bring to customers, users, as well as power grids, fabrics and all aspects of managing data at the edge.

Devops and the Cloud transformed the way we build and run software. However, traditional devops tools and processes are not adapted to the rigours of the Edge. The main difference between Cloud and Edge environments is that engineers care about the physical location of the hardware. In other words: the Edge is literally anywhere and everywhere outside the data center and the public Cloud.

In this presentation, you will deepen your understanding of the differences between Edge and traditional computing environments. You will also learn about the specific challenges of the Edge, and discover why established devops approaches and tools come up short when confronted with them. Finally, you will explore EdgeOps, a vision for edge computing proposed by the Edge Native Working Group at the Eclipse Foundation.

Join Alex Hilton, CEO of Cloud Industry Forum and David Terrar, Chairman of Cloud Industry Forum as they share the findings in their latest report looking at cloud adoption and usage in the UK.

The manufacturing industry produces more data than any other major industry in the world, & ongoing digitization will further accelerate this development. Nevertheless, the digital mindset, which has already significantly changed other industries, has developed only slowly.

There are different ways to process this data by integrating a harmonized, highly aligned IT & OT environment. The question remains open as to which digital strategy will support a company in the long term in order to be able to profit directly from the generated data & at the same time meet future challenges.

A significant number of companies introduced a Cloud Strategy at a very early stage & thus an expected unlimited availability of resources or central storage of all data generated by their machines & employees. However, in the discussion about the use of Cloud Computing in companies, topics such as data security or compliance problems, but also physical challenges such as the possible data throughput on an industrial level, play a major role. Further strategies like Edge Computing come into play.

Edge Computing addresses precisely those areas in which the centralized approach of cloud computing is not sufficient. It focuses on geographically distributed, latency-sensitive & highly resilient computing & storage resources, which are usually located very close to production facilities. Possible bandwidth limitations, transmission delays & service failures are avoided, real-time & computationally intensive computing & data analysis services are optimized & the processing of sensitive data is better controlled.

The right concepts will be taking up a central role in the successful sustainable development of a company. In this context, my presentation is intended to provide some food for thought on how to meet the challenges & transfer them into reality.

Smart city is a hot topic today. It is exciting because it will bring great convenience to modern living. Think about the time you spend driving around downtown to find a parking place. Imagine if you simply open an app on your smartphone and it will tell you the closest parking place and how much it will cost. Additionally, you can pay the parking fees remotely without worrying that you would get a parking ticket. This is just one example.

Why are IoT manufacturers interested in the concept of smart city? Why are carriers like AT&T and Verizon are investing in creating smart cities? The business opportunities a smart city will bring are enormous. The possibilities smart cities will bring are unlimited.

This session will cover the concept of smart city and the role of IoT in it. What are the requirements for a city to be smart? What role does low-power WAN (LPWAN) play in smart city? What other technologies are needed besides IoT? A smart city case study will also be presented. Key takeaways:

· Smart city is becoming a reality with smart lighting, cars, parking, building, traffic control, healthcare, street lights, and more.

· How IoT makes it happen

· Are all LPWAN created equal?

· The role of artificial intelligence and 5G in smart city

· What to expect in the next five years?

Fasten your seatbelts - the recent COVID-19 Pandemic has just shown the heightened importance of the role of the Chief Digital Officer role:

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
1. Understand the theboardiQ model that plays at the intersection of transformation, innovation, technologies, sustainability and the 7 facets of the CDO role. The model has been arrived at after global conversations - primary and secondary research with CIOs, CDOs, and CTOs globally - Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia Pacific.
2. Understand the special significance of Data and Data Privacy - access a toolkit of global practicess and regulations
3. Understand the importance of sustainable goals at the core - Digital Manufacturing - Spotlight - Automotive Industry:
1. C-ONNECTED
2. A-UTONOMOUS
3. S-USTAINABLE
4. E-LECTRIC

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming pervasive in several sectors. Most of the adoption of AI has been in the Cloud where intelligent models are stored. But due to data transmission and other technology limitations, AI in the Cloud can face latency issues especially when deployed at scale. Hence, there is a need for AI to be deployed on Edge devices as well. This has necessitated an increase in investment on Edge Intelligence and Storage. This talk will present these Corporate and Venture Capital Investment Trends in Edge AI. It will depict how Edge AI can be the next frontier of Corporate Innovation. It will showcase these Corporate Investment trends in the context of the sectors that are primed for adoption of Edge AI. The talk will give a solid view of how Edge AI is here to stay and has the potential to become the underlying platform for driving the next generation consumer experience across applications like autonomous vehicles, media production and streaming, etc.

The webinar will provide CIOs and C-suite insights into the future of work from anywhere. As part of the webinar we will review the industry’s most comprehensive CXO study into the future of the enterprise network and security, along with challenges faced as digital transformation was accelerated by COVID-19 in the new normal of Office Anywhere.

Overview of the Asavie Global CXO Study:
- Digital Business Acceleration study by Ecosystem
- 1,000+ global C-Suite leaders in Cybersecurity & IT
- 700+ organizations with 500+ employees
- 25+ industry verticals

Throughout the webinar we explore the role that mobile plays within an organization and the
importance of securing mobile employees anywhere. We will discuss key findings on  enterprise
CIO priorities going forward into 2021. As network and security continues to evolve, we will
discuss the role of emerging WAN technologies in digital business transformation. We will also
look at the critical role that SASE solutions such as the Branch of One has in delivering a secure
Office Anywhere experience for employees anywhere.

Key take-ways:
- Learn about the strategic goals and initiatives that CIOs in enterprise are planning for 2021
- Evolution of emerging SASE solutions to secure individual employees as a Branch of One
- Importance of mobile security in delivering productivity for employees anywhere

One of the key enterprise adoption patterns that we are witnessing in the telecommunications marketplace is CSPs moving towards an end-to-end and intelligent form of automation to build more impactful applications.

As we are now entering the era of 5G; Mobile traffic is expected to grow by 31 percent annually between 2019 and 2025 (source: Ericsson). Mobile operators must now look to introduce a sustainable ecosystem with hyperautomation at its core, enabling them to meet and service new market demands in 2021 and beyond.

Hyperautomation today involves a combination of tools, including Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Process Mining and Artificial Intelligence (AI). In this webinar we are going to discuss how the clever combination of these digital transformation technologies can extend an organisations automation possibility to the next level, so that the previously un-automatable tasks become automated.

By leveraging hyperautomation operators can transform their processes to become more agile and efficient, affording the operators the opportunity to purpose their human workforce towards more complex orders and higher value activities - specifically in introducing new services to non-traditional market segments in emerging industries, untapping the full commercial opportunity of 5G.

This event will focus on automation and DevOps across your applications, your infrastructure, and your secure network. Eric will dispel how large distributed global networks can be secured, automated, and managed from a centrally located SOC/NOC.

This talk will showcase how Corporations are embracing Digitization and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for their next phase of growth. It will show how Corporations are adopting new Venture Capital service models to achieve this goal. Several Fortune 500 Corporations are stagnant in their innovation cycle and are hence looking for partners to bring external innovation from startups. This talk will also discuss how Data and AI are transforming various industries like FinTech, AgTech, Retail, etc. Corporations that fail to adopt Data and AI will become irrelevant in the new world.

Edge has evolved from being an emerging technology situated somewhere between the cloud and distributed computing to a legitimate strategy that enterprises must consider. In fact, according to Valuates Reports August 2020 report, the edge computing market is forecasted to grow by a CAGR of 19.9% by the end of 2025.

Edge has evolved from being an emerging technology situated somewhere between the cloud and distributed computing to a legitimate strategy that enterprises must consider. In fact, according to Valuates Reports August 2020 report, the edge computing market is forecasted to grow by a CAGR of 19.9% by the end of 2025.

Join this expert panel where they analyse the benefits of edge to enterprises - and how enterprises can best approach it. Points of discussion will include:

- How edge computing can help data-driven organizations gain competitive advantage
- How 5G enables edge, and in turn how edge provides superior IoT connectivity
- Best practices for enterprises looking to incorporate edge technologies into their strategies

Presenters:
(Moderator) Jags Kandasamy, Co-Founder and CEO, Latent AI, Inc.
Mick Higgins, SVP Product, Asavie
Tina Gravel, SVP Global Channels and Alliances, AppGate
Matthew Romano, CTO & Board Member, The Wedda Group

From passive monitors, sensor-less electronic departure information through to real-time sensors and networked intelligence, the evolution of IoT is providing supply chain and logistics professionals (and their businesses) the edge today.

In this session we will share how IoT logistics visibility evolution has moved from operational to strategic business importance with 4 real world examples from leading food and beverage and pharmaceutical brands;

• End-to-end parcel/shipment visibility on land, sea, air & in the warehouse
• Efficient utilization & velocity of returnable shipment/packaging assets
• Protecting temperature sensitive goods from temperature/condition excursions
• Monitoring and maintaining capacity and compliance in vaccine distribution

We will also share how the top performing businesses are combining supply chain control towers, artificial intelligence and on-demand IoT business models to stay resilient amidst the pandemic.

Presented by Santosh Takoor, Managing Director - Europe, Roambee: Santosh champions innovation and transformative solutions, helping organizations grow their existing business and accelerate new business models. Santosh brings over 25 years of enterprise experience including leadership roles at KPMG, UBS Warburg, SAP, T-Systems and Salesforce.

In this session, Dr. Charles Greene will be exploring the capabilities and limitations of radio frequency (RF) wireless power technology with a focus on how delivering small amounts of power via radio waves can help unlock the challenge of seemingly impossible IoT implementations. From the basics of RF wireless power systems to the future of battery recharging, this presentation will touch on both high level examples and low-level technical details of wireless power and how this low power technology could be the most scalable way to implement smart devices throughout our public and industrial spaces.

You can expect to learn more about:

- Radio Frequency (RF) Wireless Power & How it Works

- Capabilities and Limitations of RF Wireless Power

- RF Wireless Power vs. traditional wireless charging (Qi, Inductive)

- Existing Deployments of Wirelessly Powered Sensors

- The Future of the IoT and Wireless Battery Charging

Anthony D. Harvey, Managing Partner, Carpe Diem International

Europe is often criticized as falling behind the level of digital transformation of both USA and China. A closer look at the fundamentally different view that central European businesses and politicians have taken towards the goals of IoT will throw some light on why its approach appears cautious and even ponderous.

In this session we will unpack and bring transparency to the complexity of the European digital transformation challenge.

Europe embraces IoT in its own way that is right for its geopolitical reality

The European IoT drive is being led by 2 giant industrial powerhouse groups. Firstly, Automotive R&D, engineering, & manufacturing that dominate vehicle sales volume. And second, a huge privately owned mid-size company supply-chain that enables big industry.

Hajo Noerenberg, CEO Bauer + Kirch, IT Software & Services, Germany

Local champions from German industry and IT are leading this silent digital revolution. A new generation of producers of high-tech equipment is focusing on digital connectivity. Clients are approaching IoT thoughtfully, what is on top of their agenda? How B+K is adapting to digital together with customers in running their own business.

Prof. Stefan Kowalewski, Computer Science Embedded Software, RWTH Aachen University

Industry & supply chain powerhouses succeed through their close links with university R&D and Applied Engineering. Industry has expectations as it looks for bright graduates to help them master IoT. Examples of digitization project collaborations with industry & government. Using new digital connectivity within the university learning environment.

Europe industrial & academic powerhouses are gaining traction to realize their own brand of IoT through its holistic social-economic-environmental Vision

Who is in the BrightTALK Enterprise Architecture community, what topics are of most importance to them, and what type of content do they prefer?

Join this webinar to learn:
- How the community has grown and evolved
- What topics are trending and which are declining
- What to look forward to in the rest of 2020