What the Heck is Edge Computing Anyway?

The Edge is the new frontier of computing possibilities, offering promises, opportunities, and it’s own set of challenges. In this talk, we’ll break down what it is, why it’s awesome, and how it fits into your application architecture. We’ll cover things like:

What are the benefits
What are the limitations
When it makes sense
When it doesn’t make sense
How to get started

Speaker

Austin Gil Akamai

Austin Gil

Akamai

Austin Gil is a web developer from Portland, Oregon with a decade of experience. In that time, he’s built projects for award-winning agencies, innovative tech start-ups, and government organizations. Today, he creates cool projects for the web and teaches what he’s learned through writing, open-source projects, live streaming on YouTube and Twitch, The Function Call podcast, and speaking at events. He wants to help you build better websites