The Problem With Moving AI From Cloud to Edge

Petri Dish

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Enterprise AI has moved well beyond the experimentation phase, yet many organizations still struggle to turn successful pilots into operational systems that deliver measurable business value. Across industries such as manufacturing, utilities, and oil & gas, the challenge is often less about identifying compelling use cases and more about navigating the realities of deployment, integration, governance, and operational ownership.

In this episode of Petri Dish, I’m joined by Richard Achee, Head of Partnerships at Edgescale AI. We discuss the obstacles organizations underestimate, and why ecosystems of technology and services partners are increasingly critical to bridging the gap between AI ambition and real-world outcomes.

Russell Smith

Russell Smith, the Editorial Director at Petri IT Knowledgebase, has over two decades of hands-on experience in IT, in both small business settings and government IT infrastructure projects. Russell started writing for Windows IT Pro Magazine in the early 2000s. Since then, he has contributed insights to various IT publications, including Petri and CDW. His authoritative voice has resonated across industry blogs, where he dissects complex topics into an ‘easy read’. Russell has authored over a thousand articles, each a testament to his depth of knowledge. His expertise doesn’t stop there: he wrote a book on Privilege Management and co-authored another for Microsoft’s MOAC series. Moreover, Russell’s commitment to education shines through in the courses he crafted for Pluralsight. He is also presenter on his own YouTube channel, This Week in IT, and the current presenter of Petri Dish.