Ep. 301 Edge Computing for Government: Rancher's Role in Secure Hybrid Federal Environments

Twenty years ago, the concept of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) entered the federal IT landscape with the advent of network-connected devices like Blackberries—sometimes even within secure federal networks.

This slow start has exploded into a federal information technology system with sensors on satellites, submarines, and everywhere in between. That "in between" can include on-prem networks, multiple clouds, and hybrid clouds.

Today, we sit down with Ryan Leiws, the CEO of Rancher Government Solutions, to look at some of the challenges in managing this dispersed environment and how to manage it.

Lewis describes how Rancher connects hybrid environments using containers and Kubernetes for secure orchestration.

Lewis emphasizes continuous compliance and DevSecOps via Rancher's Carbide stack, SBOM-level visibility, and rapid recovery in contested, denied/disconnected/intermittent/limited (DDIL) environments.

Lewis notes that Rancher's declarative stack reduces maintenance and allows simple app redeployment.

They also emphasize portability, cost efficiency, and alignment with zero-trust principles, with upcoming hardened features.

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