The SynAckFinAck Podcast · Robert Rounsavall, Technologist, Startup Founder, and BJJ Blue Belt

Computing at the Edge

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Tom reveals how edge computing processes data locally instead of sending it to distant cloud servers.
Host Robert Rounsavall interviews Tom Mays from NodeWeaver about edge computing, which processes data locally instead of sending it to cloud servers. They discuss how this addresses massive data volumes from AI and IoT, reduces cloud costs, and requires new deployment models for thousands of autonomous locations. Tom shares use cases in retail, healthcare, and telecommunications.

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A clear case for moving compute closer to the data when cloud costs stop making sense.

The episode takes on a familiar frustration: cloud bills that do not always match the pitch. Robert Ronsevall and Tom Mays make the case for edge computing by showing how data and compute often appear far from the data center, and the discussion works best when it shifts from…

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Cloud costs, edge computing, and the case for moving compute to where data is created.

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