IBM Edge Workshop

Goals:

• Help developers and administrators get a better understanding of Edge Computing fundamentals.
• Onboard developers to IBM edge application development environment (Hands-On Lab).
• Enhance developer experience by familiarizing them with ESF emulated manufacturing edge application development (Hands-On Lab).
• Full automation of IBM Edge infrastructure provisioning (Hands-On Lab).

Audiences

• Application Developers
• Solution Designers & Architects
• AI Data Scientists
• (IoT) Embedded Systems developers

Sandbox Roles

• Sandbox Administrator – Provision OpenShift cluster and install IEAM.
• Node Administrator – Deploy and manage workloads on the edge node.
• Node Owner – Register the edge node with IEAM.
• Developer - Develop and publish service.

Note: All these roles can be fulfilled by a single person, if needed.

Prerequisites

• Distributed Architecture 101
• Linux CLI skills
• Basic knowledge of Linux containers
• Knowledge of docker container registries
• Access to cloud and/or edge resources

Content

• Edge Overview
• IBM Edge Application Manager (IEAM) Overview
• IEAM Reference Architecture for Devices
• IEAM Reference Architecture for Clusters
• IBM Edge Developer Workshop
• IBM Edge Admin Workshop