"Managing Edge Infrastructure will be hard" - yeah, we heard that too and then fixed it.

Sometimes, by a combination of luck and perseverance, you look up and realize you've built the right thing at the right time. Now is one of those times and over the next few weeks we'll be posting more blogs, podcasts and white papers explaining that. Here's the are basics...

I'm a big believer in "cloud first" thinking but I'm also some crazy fool who thinks managing hardware is still relevant. Cloud is the winning pattern; consequently, the simple reality is that if you need to manage hardware (either Enterprise or Edge) then you need to be doing in a way that is 100% aligned with your cloud processes. This is not optional - it's the only path that will work because cloud demands API driven, immutable and continuously delivered. Traditional IT Ops Management (aka #DevOps) tools are not designed this way.

We've (RackN with open Digital Rebar) built some very simple tools that completely solve the very specific challenge of running physical infrastructure via remote APIs in an easy to automate, scalable way. We also worked hard to provide a simple migration path from existing tools like Cobbler that only require a few hours of training to master.

Why is this critical? Old processes are worse than ineffective. If you are fighting in Enterprise to keep on-prem alive then you have already lost. It's not that on-prem infrastructure is going away, but the way we management must be changed to match cloud processes. If you are building for the Edge then you already know there's a massive management problem in front of you. The way we manage edge infrastructure will also follow cloud process AND bring new scale and distribution challenges.

If you are an enterprise or ISV trying to manage physical infrastructure then check out the fast, simple and open software approach that we've put together. If you are an investor understanding that Edge is the next frontier then you should be talking to us ASAP.

Happily, We've built the right thing for today's cloud+edge class of problems.