Heavy Networking 698: Integrating Edge Networking And Compute With VMware Edge Cloud Orchestrator (Sponsored)

On today’s Heavy Networking we explore the edge. But where is the edge? In the context of today’s conversation with sponsor VMware it’s a remote location where data is being generated. It could be end users in a branch office, or IoT devices and sensors on a factory floor. These edge locations needs integrated compute and networking to run application workloads while also being able to  connect to cloud applications and services. VMware recently announced the VMware Edge Cloud Orchestrator. It provides unified management for VMware SASE, which provides SD-WAN and cloud-delivered security; and the VMware Edge Compute Stack, which runs applications and workloads at the site. Using VMware Edge Cloud Orchestrator, you can provision virtual services at remote locations, get zero-touch deployment, monitor link performance and capacity, deliver business policies, automate software and security updates, and get real-time visibility into application performance. Our guest is Anand Srinivas the Head of Software Development for Edge Compute at VMware. We talk about how VMware Edge Cloud Orchestrator works, the components it includes and how the product is delivered, and discuss use cases. We also discuss Project Keswick, a showcase that lets you test-drive VMware Edge Cloud Orchestrator. Show Links: VMware Edge Cloud Orchestrator – VMware VMware Delivers Powerful Business Operation Transformation at the Edge – VMware VMware Edge Cloud Orchestrator – VMware Blogs Edge Management at Scale: Announcing free availability of VMware Project Keswick – VMware Project Keswick Documentation – VMware