Harnessing the power of edge computing is crucial for powering data-driven decisions and delivering superior user experiences, with intelligence at the edge playing a pivotal role.

Recognizing the challenges posed by resource constraints in deploying AI at the edge, Kyndryl Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. have teamed up to eliminate these barriers, paving the way for more efficient and effective edge solutions, according to Mayur Bharath (pictured, left), vice president of the global partner ecosystem at Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company.

Aruba’s Mayur Bharath and Kyndryl’s Paul Savill talk to theCUBE about the benefits of intelligence at the edge.

“I think basically intelligence at the edge, you’re talking about making real time decisions to drive superior business outcomes,” Bharath said. “Anytime you talk about AI and running these large language models, you need this high-performance computing power. The other aspect is security at the edge. We’re going to be talking a lot about the edge and I’m happy to say that at the HPE Partner Awards on Monday, Kyndryl won the Edge Partner of the Year award.”

Bharath and Paul Savill (right), global practice leader of networking and edge compute at Kyndryl, spoke with theCUBE Research’s John Furrier and Dave Vellante at HPE Discover, during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. They discussed why intelligence at the edge is vital in the modern enterprise world. (* Disclosure below.)

Intelligence at the edge refines operations

Given that edge security continues to be a burning issue, intelligence at the edge seeks to be a game-changer based on the streamlining of operational technology. As a result, consistent security policies are required across the whole landscape from core cloud to the edge, according to Savill. 

“It’s opening up a different world, another new vector for security that we got to worry about and largely because the edge is related to operational technology,” he noted. “Historically, you got to understand that in these manufacturing plants, in these big facilities, these energy facilities, that operational technology was never really a point of concern because it wasn’t connected to anything .. now it is very different and it’s changing that whole dynamic around the security front.” 

Since AI injection across different sectors is going to be massive, networking will be a major beneficiary. As a result, this will accelerate the AI for networking and networking for AI narratives, which will significantly benefit the edge, Savill pointed out.

“Kyndryl itself has been really building in a lot of AI capabilities into its management systems and its operating structure,” he said. “That integration of AI into networking and the role that networking plays in supporting AI is what I think is really exciting right now.”

Here’s the complete video interview, part of SiliconANGLE’s and theCUBE Research’s coverage of HPE Discover:

(* Disclosure: TheCUBE is a paid media partner for HPE Discover. Neither Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. and Intel Corp., the primary sponsors of theCUBE’s event coverage, nor other sponsors have editorial control over content on theCUBE or SiliconANGLE.)

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