September 2021 - Edge-computing

Exploring hardware for the edge
by Ildiko Vancsa 22 Sep '21

22 Sep '21

Hi, Following up the presentation from the Chameleon project last Monday[1] we will deep dive into the topic of hardware at the edge. While hardware design is not in the scope of this working group we still keep track of needs and options to make sure that the integration between the hardware and software layer is smooth in order to leverage the best of both layers. We will be discussing hardware needs for the edge to fulfill the requirements of new and demanding use cases. We will also be discussing the challenges of testing and evaluating specialized hardware as well, since that task is not as straight forward as it might seem. Join us on Mondays at 6am Pacific / 9am Central / 1300 UTC to discuss this topic and more! For further details and dial-in information please see our wiki: https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Edge_Computing_Group#Meetings If you would like to add topics to the meeting agenda, please add them on the wiki or reply with your thoughts and suggestions to this mail. Thanks and Best Regards, Ildikó [1] https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Edge_Computing_Group#CHI.40Edge_-_recording… ——— Ildikó Váncsa Senior Manager, Community & Ecosystem Open Infrastructure Foundation

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Weekly calls are on MEETPAD again
by Ildiko Vancsa 16 Sep '21

16 Sep '21

Hi, It is a friendly reminder that next Monday (September 20) our weekly calls will return to Meetpad that we have been using for a little while now. For the meeting details and agenda please check out this wiki: https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Edge_Computing_Group#Meetings Thanks, Ildikó ——— Ildikó Váncsa Senior Manager, Community & Ecosystem Open Infrastructure Foundation

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Edge for scientific research session on September 13
by Ildiko Vancsa 13 Sep '21

13 Sep '21

Hi, I’m very excited to invite you to a session with the Chameleon project to discuss how edge computing is powering education, scientific research and more! As always in the area of edge there are challenges and gaps that we need to solve together. In that sense the session will start with a presentation that we will then turn into a discussion to turn towards discussing solutions. The session will take place on the weekly call on __September 13, at 1300 UTC / 6am Pacific__. Please find the details of the session below. Thanks and Best Regards, Ildikó Title: Chameleon: a cloud to edge infrastructure for science Abstract: The NSF-funded Chameleon project (www.chameleoncloud.org) provides an OpenStack-based bare metal reconfigurable cloud that supports systems research, education, and emergent application projects in science. The facility has been in existence for 6+ years, and has served ~6,000 users working on a variety of projects ranging from networking, operating systems design, and security, to innovative applications in astronomy, physics, and life sciences. Recent research trends in IoT and edge computing, as evidenced by increased numbers of project applications in those areas, made it clear that Chameleon needed to expand into the edge space. Remaining within the OpenStack framework allowed us to leverage end-user features that we developed for Chameleon, such as access via federated identity and Jupyter integration. Accordingly, we developed infrastructure called CHI@Edge that adapts Zun to provision containers on edge devices and significantly expands its capabilities to work in the edge space. The talk will describe our use case and the emergent product definition, the OpenStack adaptations we made to the current preview implementation, the directions we plan to take in our further work, as well as the ecosystem of projects and NSF infrastructure deployments leveraging this work and collaborating with us. ——— Ildikó Váncsa Senior Manager, Community & Ecosystem Open Infrastructure Foundation

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Today's meeting is on ZOOM
by Ildiko Vancsa 13 Sep '21

13 Sep '21

Hi, It is a friendly reminder that today’s meeting will be on Zoom! For the dial in details please check this wiki: https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Edge_Computing_Group#Meetings Thanks, Ildikó ——— Ildikó Váncsa Senior Manager, Community & Ecosystem Open Infrastructure Foundation

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