Gil Shneorson, SVP Edge Portfolio, Strategy and Execution at Dell Technologies, joins Lisa Martin for a conversation for Dell Technologies World. #DellTechWorld #theCUBE #DellTechnologies @SiliconANGLE theCUBE @Dell Technologies https://siliconangle.com/2020/10/21/uses-cases-rise-real-time-data-processing-edge-dell-responds-delltechworld/ As uses cases rise for real-time data processing at the edge, Dell responds BY BETSY AMY-VOGT The days when data was corralled neatly in a data center, or even in a cloud, are fading fast. By 2025, 75% of data will be created on the edge, according to a Gartner report, which means the tech giants are pivoting, making sure they are offering their customers the best product and services for edge applications. “You know you need to move towards the edge to analyze your data, to make decisions,” said Gil Shneorson (pictured), senior vice president of edge computing offers, strategy, and execution at Dell Technologies. “We are here to solve that problem and allow you to do this without making a significant trade-off.” Shneorson spoke with Lisa Martin, host of theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio, during the Dell Technologies World Digital Experience event. They discussed how Dell is supporting its clients’ edge strategy with both product and services. (* Disclosure below.) Dell offers enterprise-grade edge solutions Edge may have been around a while, but what is new is the amount of use cases that demand real-time processing for the never-ending data they are generating. “That’s why compute and storage and networking are moving towards where the data is created,” said Shneorson. On example is a Dell agricultural client that employs robots to monitors its fruit plants. One robot checks plant health and decides what action to take if a plant isn’t healthy. A second robot follows behind and executes the action. “I suggested that they should have another robot to just eat the fruits and, you know, none of us would be required anymore,” Shneorson joked. The idea of robot farmers would have been futuristic just a few years ago, but artificial intelligence has entered the mainstream. “Every conversation is about tangible things that people do. They manufacture; they save lives; they are growing plants. It has a very physical element that makes it so much more interesting,” Shneorson said. Dell identifies a three-prong edge strategy The physical constraints of managing edge devices is a problem the industry is currently debating. But Dell has identified two other equally important edge strategy issues, according to Shneorson. First is to recognize that edge is part of a larger data strategy. Edge is always coupled with a data center, cloud, or as part of a hybrid strategy. Second is to make sure effective management is in place. “The ability to provision with zero touch, simplifying that experience,” Shneorson said. “It’s the management, it’s the physical environment and the support that you may require,” he said. Rather than a novelty for entertaining use cases, edge has become a serious business concern. “The workloads that are now going to the edge require enterprise-grade treatment end to end,” Shneorson concluded. Watch the complete video interview below, and be sure to check out more of SiliconANGLE’s and theCUBE’s coverage of the Dell Technologies World Digital Experience event. (* Disclosure: TheCUBE is a paid media partner for Dell Technologies World. Neither Dell Technologies, the sponsor for theCUBE’s event coverage, nor other sponsors have editorial control over content on theCUBE or SiliconANGLE.)