PANEL DISCUSSION + Live Q&A
Architecting for the Edge
Whether edge means CDN servers, cell towers or user devices, embracing the Edge in applications and services requires different architecture building blocks. We are going to have a discussion on main differences in how one should design and build services when embracing the Edge as part of the system architecture.
Speaker

Jason Shepherd
VP of Ecosystem at ZEDEDA
Jason Shepherd is VP of Ecosystem at edge orchestration company ZEDEDA and the governing board chair of the Linux Foundation’s LF Edge organization. Prior to joining ZEDEDA, Jason was CTO for the Dell Technologies Edge and IoT Solutions Division. His proven track record as a thought leader...
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Max Stoiber
Co-Founder @GraphCDN
Max is the co-founder of GraphCDN, the GraphQL CDN. Previously, he worked at Gatsby, and before that GitHub, who acquired his last startup. He's most widely known for creating open source projects used by millions of developers, including styled-components and react-boilerplate.
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Kaladhar Voruganti
Senior Fellow, CTO Office @Equinix
Kaladhar Voruganti is a Senior Fellow, Technology and Architecture, in the Office of the CTO at Equinix. He is currently working on Distributed AI and AI Marketplace architectures. He previously worked at IBM Research and NetApp CTO office on large scale autonomous systems. He obtained his BSc in...
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