Dell Expands AI at the Edge with NativeEdge Enhancements

Dell Technologies has unveiled significant advancements to its Dell NativeEdge software platform, designed to simplify the deployment, scaling, and management of AI at the edge. As more businesses move data processing to the edge, AI is playing a pivotal role in accelerating edge workloads. According to Gartner®, over 50% of enterprise-managed data will be processed outside data centers or the cloud by 2025, highlighting the growing demand for agile, connected, and secure edge systems.

Dell’s latest NativeEdge advancements address these challenges, offering high-availability (HA) features and software integrations to help organizations deploy and manage AI at scale. The updates are part of Dell’s broader AI Factory capabilities, ensuring greater resiliency and reliability in edge AI deployments.

Dell NativeEdge now supports multinode high-availability (HA) clustering, enabling endpoints such as Dell PowerEdge servers, OptiPlex and Precision workstations, and Dell Gateways to operate as a unified system. This clustering capability enhances the reliability of critical edge AI workloads, ensuring business continuity even in the event of network disruptions or device failures. Features like automatic application failover, VM migration, and compute storage failover provide continuous operations and increased resilience for edge AI applications.

The Dell NativeEdge platform also makes it easier to scale AI deployments across diverse environments—from retail stores to factory floors and utility companies. The platform’s ability to integrate seamlessly with external storage solutions, including Dell PowerStore and Dell PowerVault, enables the efficient training and deployment of AI models with the flexibility of single, two-tier, or three-tier storage solutions at the edge.

To further streamline AI deployments, Dell offers more than 55 pre-built NativeEdge Blueprints, which automate the setup of AI applications and frameworks. These Blueprints help organizations reduce manual setup time and errors while accelerating time to value. The catalog has been expanded to include open-source tools such as Apache Spark™, Apache Airflow®, MLflow, and Grafana, designed to support continuous MLOps workflows for edge AI use cases.

Additional updates to the catalog include Aveva Unified Operations Center, which aids city infrastructure modernization, EPIC iO for retail analytics, and Intel® Geti™ software for developing computer vision AI models at the edge. Furthermore, updates to the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software platform provide enhanced capabilities for deploying AI inferencing solutions securely and efficiently.

“AI is driving new edge workloads and opportunities at an unprecedented pace,” said Gil Shneorson, Senior Vice President, Solutions and Platforms at Dell Technologies. “With these new NativeEdge innovations, we’re making it easier for organizations to manage AI deployments at the edge, ensuring business continuity and driving operational success.”

Keith Bradley, Vice President of Information Technology at Nature Fresh Farms, shared how Dell NativeEdge has helped streamline operations: “With over 1,000 IoT-enabled facilities, Dell NativeEdge helps us monitor real-time infrastructure, ensuring optimal conditions for our produce. It has reduced costs and enhanced our ability to innovate in yield optimization and environmental monitoring.”

Dell’s enhanced NativeEdge platform empowers businesses across industries to simplify the deployment of AI at the edge, ensuring greater efficiency, reliability, and operational resilience in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.