You're reading from Real-World Edge Computing Scale, secure, and succeed in the realm of edge computing with Open Horizon

Product type Paperback

Published in Jun 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781835885840

Length 296 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Java

Tools

EdgeDB

Concepts

Edge Computing

Authors (2):

Robert High

Sanjeev Gupta

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Table of Contents (24) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Managing the Edge FREE CHAPTER

2. Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Edge Computing

3. Chapter 2: Practicalities of Edge Computing

4. Chapter 3: Designing and Building Edge Software

5. Chapter 4: Edge Container Platforms

6. Chapter 5: Application Placement and Life Cycle Management

7. Part 2: Working on the Edge

8. Chapter 6: Installing an Edge Agent on an Edge Node

9. Chapter 7: Registering an Edge Node

10. Chapter 8: Using the Open Horizon CLI and API

11. Chapter 9: Autonomous and Flexible Management of Edge Services

12. Chapter 10: Managing Edge Scale with Policy-Based Workload Placement

13. Part 3: Advancing the Edge System

14. Chapter 11: Machine Learning Workload and Model Deployment

15. Chapter 12: Security at the Edge

16. Chapter 13: Network Connectivity at the Edge

17. Part 4: Edge Management in Practice

18. Chapter 14: Building a Real-World Example Application

19. Chapter 15: Troubleshooting at the Edge

20. Chapter 16: Follow-on Topics

21. Chapter 17: Using the IBM Edge Application Manager Web UI

22. Index

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