Public Sector Tech Talk E29: Converting the Edge from Danger Zone to Intelligent Hub

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Event Overview

Like their commercial counterparts, public sector entities want to extend their infrastructures and operations to the edge. The term “edge” has become overused and overloaded, and few consumers and technologists genuinely understand it in depth. Many fear the edge due to security concerns or the required changes affecting people, processes, and culture. Those that have adopted edge technology have done so in a fashion that limits its benefits. Simply “storing and ignoring” information without insight or passing all data from the edge back to the core or the cloud – where it degrades network performance and may arrive too late to be relevant – undervalues the edge. To fully get their return on their edge investments, public sector entities must implement “the intelligent edge.” During this Public Sector Tech Talk, Hewlett Packard Enterprise joins WWT to explore what that means and how to achieve the objective.

Featured Speakers

Earl Dodd

World Wide Technology

HPC Architect and Alchemist

I provide HPC/HPDA/Supercomputing strategy, technology enablement and business development to WWT’s global enterprises and governments. I help achi...

Jeff Winterich

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Distinguished Technologist

Jeff is responsible for providing strategic technology design and architecture expertise to HPE’s Federal Government customers, partners and system...

What to expect

The intelligent edge operates at the speed of relevance, collecting and analyzing data where it originates by applying the right resources at the right place at the right time. By leveraging a complete framework of applications and accelerators, the intelligent edge delivers data provenance and governance, more robust security and assurance, and reduced risk. In so doing, it compounds value and moves it up the chain while empowering public sector entities to execute their digital transformation initiatives more effectively. During this episode, subject matter experts from WWT and Hewlett Packard Enterprise will discuss:

Differences between "the edge" and "the intelligent edge"
Obstacles impeding adoption of the intelligent edge and how to overcome them
Practical public sector applications for the intelligent edge and their advantages
Tips for how to speed solution adoption and mitigate risk
Today's state of the technology and how it likely will evolve in the short-to-medium-term

Goals and Objectives

After viewing this episode, you will understand more about intelligent edge technology, why the edge must be intelligent and automated to deliver on its promise, what are the latest advances in intelligent edge capabilities and solutions, and how public sector entities can extract maximum value from the intelligent edge to promote disruptive business models and accelerate their digital transformation efforts.

Who should attend?

Public sector IT professionals looking to learn about emerging technologies and drivers shaping the future of government. This series is geared towards those developing and executing solutions that address the unique challenges faced by government agencies. In this case, a focus on the intelligent edge.