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VMware by Broadcom Builds Software-Defined Edge for Manufacturing Facilities
VMware offers a platform solution – the VMware Edge Compute Stack – that is edge-optimized and designed to help manage edge at scale with limited resources.
The goal, VMware says, is to reduce the number of dedicated function devices and enforce a single operating model to manage workloads at factories. The VMware Edge Compute Stack is based on VMware ESXi which provides it real-time capabilities to keep applications up-to-date automatically. The Edge Compute Stack adopts a proven management model called pull mode approach. This ensures that connected devices scan for updates and maintain a desired state autonomously.