Course Outline

Introduction to Edge AI and Kubernetes

  • Understanding the role of AI at the edge
  • Kubernetes as an orchestrator for distributed environments
  • Typical use cases across industries

Kubernetes Distributions for Edge Environments

  • Comparing K3s, MicroK8s, and KubeEdge
  • Installation and configuration workflows
  • Node requirements and deployment patterns

Architectures for Edge AI Deployment

  • Centralized, decentralized, and hybrid edge models
  • Resource allocation across constrained nodes
  • Multi-node and remote cluster topologies

Deploying Machine Learning Models at the Edge

  • Packaging inference workloads with containers
  • Using GPU and accelerator hardware when available
  • Managing model updates on distributed devices

Communication and Connectivity Strategies

  • Handling intermittent and unstable network conditions
  • Synchronization techniques for edge-to-cloud data
  • Message queues and protocol considerations

Observability and Monitoring at the Edge

  • Lightweight monitoring approaches
  • Collecting telemetry from remote nodes
  • Debugging distributed inference workflows

Security for Edge AI Deployments

  • Protecting data and models on constrained devices
  • Secure boot and trusted execution strategies
  • Authentication and authorization across nodes

Performance Optimization for Edge Workloads

  • Reducing latency through deployment strategies
  • Storage and caching considerations
  • Tuning compute resources for inference efficiency

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • An understanding of containerized applications
  • Experience with Kubernetes administration
  • Familiarity with edge computing concepts

Audience

  • IoT engineers deploying distributed devices
  • Cloud-native developers building intelligent applications
  • Edge architects designing connected environments
 21 Hours

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