TIME: 13:00 - 13:40
LOCATION: Bill Gallagher - Trailblazing CIOs

When milliseconds matter, sending data far from where it’s created starts to look like a design flaw. The rise of real-time operations is forcing a rethink: what if the smartest place to compute is exactly where the data is generated? This session dives into the realities of edge computing in South Africa – what it takes to manage distributed hardware, secure environments outside the data centre, and navigate local connectivity constraints. Gain practical insight into how processing data at the edge can improve operational speed, reduce bandwidth costs, and enable faster, more responsive decision-making.