Customer Summit 2018

…and growing

43 retail and hospitality brands

12,000 Platform deployments

80 employees

Consistently profitable and growing

Investing more in our product and business than ever

before

Version 1

Version 2

Version 3

2006

Today

Edge Computing

PCI-in-a-Box

Build an in-store Private Cloud

Converged Infrastructure

Retail Technology Automation

What is Reliant’s Product?

Edge computing is the infrastructure

that exists close to the sources and

consumers of data

versus

Promise & Benefits of the Cloud Reality of the Retail Store

Cloud, IoT, and the Edge: the new Retail Architecture

Cloud

Edge

IoT

• Core Enterprise Applications• Big data processing• MicroServices / SOA

• Low latency application hosting• Disconnected operation• Network services / SD-WAN• Local security• Local content

• Fixed POS and Mobile POS• Payment terminals• Kiosk• Environmental Sensors• Video• Network devices

Key benefits for edge

computing

1. Speed

2. Reliability

3. Security

4. Versatility

5. Scaleability

Edge and Today’s Retail Environment

Legacy client/server POS systems are still in use

Supported on an Edge Platform as a VM

Light weight, web centric micro services for mPOS

Edge Platforms support containers for local delivery

Web services architectures

Cloud to store integration via an edge platforms with support for offline operation

Client engagement on their endpoint devices

Edge Platforms facilitate content and application delivery and manage for IoT devices

Complex, multichannel payment infrastructure

Local payment applications are supported on the Edge Platform while payment

terminals and related devices are managed as IoT systems

Yesterday Today and Tomorrow

Closed Linux on an applianceEnterprise Linux, integration with

Windows

Unique web-based central

management

Ubiquitous cloud based

management with open API

Proprietary networking Open SDN and SD-WAN solutions

Proprietary securityAdaptive, SD-security, service

chaining, 3rd party integration

Virtualization through proprietary

containers

Open container delivery and

management via Docker

What the hell is DevOps?!? Meet our DevOps team

Single purpose, single vendor

solution

Open multivendor Edge Computing platform

Reliant’s evolution as an Edge computing Platform Provider

Edge computing is a key facilitator

for retail’s digital transformation

A common application architecture between cloud and

store

Support for legacy applications

Standard frame work for services including networking,

security, and application delivery

Launch point for Infrastructure 3.0: IoT, machine

learning, low-latency application support, mass storage.

Machine learning Hundreds of cameras RFID

Robust content Sensors Security

Tight cloud to store integration Electronic shelf labels Robust networking

Reliant isn’t Alone Anymore

Why the cloud is so compelling

Pick a cloud provider

Design

Select the virtual instances you need, configured with the apps you want from

marketplace

Select the storage you need, and services like backup

Configure networking, load balancing, and application firewall

Customize with your content and code

Scale up or down by adding more instances, storage, and bandwidth

Launch!

Google Cloud

…at lower cost, greater reliability, and highly agile

Now let’s do the same for the Store

Deploy an edge computing solution

Design

Package your application as a VM or container, or use a vendor provided container

or VM, or have Reliant do the packaging

Allocate storage, memory and CPU

Configure networking in Platform Manager, or snap in a SD-WAN VNF

Configure security in Platform Manager, or add a SD-security VNF

Upload VM or Container to Platform Manager

Deploy to one or more stores

Launch!

…and save money, while increasing reliability and agility

What is Reliant Doing to Make this Happen?

Docker

SD-WAN

Complex data structures in RPM

API

Application management beyond the store

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