IBM has announced new services and solutions backed by a broad ecosystem of partners to help enterprises and telecommunications companies speed their transition to edge computing in the 5G era at its Think Digital conference. This effort combines IBM’s experience and expertise in multicloud environments with Red Hat’s open source technology. Red Hat became part of IBM last year in one of the biggest tech acquisitions of all time.
“The convergence of 5G, edge computing and hybrid multicloud is redefining how businesses operate—speeding innovation, creating better user experiences, and improving employee and customer engagement,” said Rob Thomas, Senior VP, Cloud and Data Platform, IBM.
“IBM is helping enterprises capitalise on the opportunities created by this new computing model, offering a comprehensive set of open edge solutions and a robust open ecosystem. By drawing on our acquisition of Red Hat and industry expertise, we’re helping enterprises realise the opportunities of edge computing.’’
The new solutions include:
IBM Edge Application Manager
An autonomous management solution designed to enable artificial intelligence (AI), analytics and Internet of Things (IoT) enterprise workloads to be deployed and remotely managed, delivering real-time analysis and insight at scale. The solution is the first to be powered by a breakthrough open source project, Open Horizon, created by IBM engineers designed to enable a single person to securely manage a vast network of edge devices.
IBM Telco Network Cloud Manager
A new solution offered by IBM and powered by Red Hat, IBM Telco Network Cloud Manager delivers intelligent automation capabilities to orchestrate virtual and container network functions in minutes. Built on Red Hat OpenShift with the ability to manage workloads there and on Red Hat OpenStack Platform, this will be critical as telcos increasingly look for ways to modernise their networks for greater agility and efficiency, and to provide new services today and as 5G adoption expands.
New dedicated IBM Services teams
These teams will specialise in edge computing and telco network cloud and draw on IBM’s deep expertise to help clients deliver 5G and edge-enabled solutions across all industries.
IBM ecosystems
In addition, IBM is announcing the IBM Edge Ecosystem, through which independent software vendors (ISVs), global systems integrators (GSIs) and more will help enterprises capture edge computing opportunities with solutions built on IBM technology. IBM is also creating the IBM Telco Network Cloud Ecosystem, bringing together a set of partners across the telecommunications industry that offer a breadth of network functionality that helps providers deploy their network cloud platforms.
These open ecosystems of equipment manufacturers, networking and IT providers and software providers include Cisco, Dell Technologies, Juniper, Intel, NVIDIA, Samsung, Packet & Equinix, Hazelcast, Sysdig, Turbonomics, Portworx, Humio, Indra Minsait, EuroTech, Arrow, ADLINK, Acromove, Geniatech, SmartCone, CloudHedge, Altiostar, Metaswitch, F5 Networks and ADVA as members.
Businesses that have already been working with IBM to deploy edge computing technologies include Vodafone Business, which is working with IBM to help improve worker safety and productivity in remote locations such as oil rigs, factories, warehouses, ports and mines. Combining Vodafone Mobile Private Networks, IBM Edge Application Manager and Red Hat OpenShift, the new solution uses sensors, AI, as well as predictive and video analytics to understand and respond to incidents in milliseconds.
"At Vodafone Business, our primary focus is keeping our customers and their employees connected and safe, whether remote working or working from remote locations. Vodafone Mobile Private Networks, IBM edge computing and AI technologies enable companies to oversee operations even in the most remote locations, where rapid action can mean the difference between a near miss and a disaster," said Vinod Kumar, CEO, Vodafone Business.
Equinix is building a reference architecture that brings the IBM Cloud Paks ecosystem to the edge of the network. "Working with IBM on our Edge Metal private beta is a perfect example of how collaboration can enable enterprises to tap into the power of hybrid cloud for low-latency use cases," said Zac Smith, MD, Bare Metal at Equinix.
"With interconnected, automated bare metal paired with edge computing and hybrid multi-cloud solutions from IBM and Red Hat, our customers can tap into a blueprint for rapid innovation at the network edge. Our Metro Edge locations will also have the advantage of enabling consolidation from the remote on-premises locations (edge-in) or migration from the cloud (cloud-out) and yet still remain close enough to where data is created and actions are taken to reduce latency, avoid bandwidth constraints, and retain a high level of operational resilience."
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