In this episode of the AI Savants Podcast, host John Rice sits down with Eric Aquaronne, a seasoned technologist whose career spans IBM, open source AI, and now AnyLog, a company pioneering edge-based data management.
Eric shares his journey from writing mainframe networking code at IBM to helping design AI systems for autonomous ships, and how those experiences led him to join AnyLog. We dive into the Mayflower autonomous ship project, data sovereignty challenges, and how AnyLog is reimagining data management by processing queries at the edge instead of relying on the cloud.
This conversation touches on:
Eric’s career path from IBM hardware/software to AI strategy and open source
The story behind the Mayflower autonomous ship and its AI-driven navigation
How AnyLog enables secure, scalable edge data processing
Real-world use cases in smart cities, shipping, and utilities
Challenges MSPs face in today’s cloud-dominated landscape
The future of AI, edge computing, and even space-based data centers
Whether you’re a tech leader, MSP, or just curious about the future of AI and edge computing, this episode is packed with insights.
Episode Highlights
IBM, open source, and the AI shift
The Mayflower autonomous ship project
AnyLog’s edge-first approach to data
Why sovereignty matters in data management
MSP challenges and opportunities
The future: AI at the edge & space data centers
Tags/KeywordsAI, Edge Computing, Data Management, IBM, AnyLog, MSP, Cloud, Open Source, Data Sovereignty, Autonomous Ships, AI Savants Podcast
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