Customer Summit 2018 - Reliant Solutions · for retail’s digital transformation A common...
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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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