Technologies for batching requests in an edge infrastructure include a compute device including circuitry configured to obtain a request for an operation to be performed at an edge location. The circuitry is also configured to determine, as a function of a parameter of the obtained request, a batch that the obtained request is to be assigned to. The batch includes a one or more requests for operations to be performed at an edge location. The circuitry is also configured to assign the batch to a cloudlet at an edge location. The cloudlet includes a set of resources usable to execute the operations requested in the batch.

Methods and systems for implementing a highly available distributed queue using replicated messages are disclosed. An enqueue request is received from a client at a particular queue host of a plurality of queue hosts. The enqueue request comprises a message and a replica count greater than one. One or more copies of a replication request are sent from the particular queue host to one or more additional queue hosts. The replication request comprises the message. The quantity of copies of the replication request is determined based at least in part on the replica count. An initial replica of the message is enqueued at the particular queue host. One or more additional replicas of the message are enqueued at the one or more additional queue hosts. A quantity of the one or more additional replicas is determined based at least in part on the replica count.

Technologies for providing attestation for function as a service flavors include a compute device including circuitry configured to obtain function definition data indicative of a set of operations to be performed in a function and a set of hardware resources to be utilized by the function, execute a benchmark operation to produce benchmark data indicative of a measured performance of the function, and sign the function definition data and the benchmark data to produce function flavor data. The circuitry is also configured to provide the function flavor data to one or more other compute devices for validation that the function, when executed on the hardware resources, provides the measured performance and write, to a distributed ledger, the function flavor data.

Task delegation and cooperation for automated assistants is presented. A method comprises receiving, at a centralized support center that is in contact with a plurality of automated assistants including a first automated assistant and a second automated assistant, a request to perform a task on behalf of an individual, formulating, at the centralized support center, the task as a plurality of sub-tasks including a first sub-task and a second sub-task, delegating, at the centralized support center, the first sub-task to the first automated assistant, based on a determination at the centralized support center that the first automated assistant is capable of performing the first sub-task, and delegating, at the centralized support center, the second sub-task to the second automated assistant, based on a determination at the centralized support center that the second automated assistant is capable of performing the second sub-task.

Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method and system for task orchestration. A method may include: providing, by a task master control unit, an execution instruction of a task related to a module in an application container to a node agent service unit in an auxiliary application container bound to the application container, the auxiliary application container sharing a file system with the application container; and executing, by the node agent service unit, a command for completing the task, in response to acquiring the execution instruction of the task.

Technologies for providing efficient data access in an edge infrastructure include a compute device comprising circuitry configured to identify pools of resources that are usable to access data at an edge location. The circuitry is also configured to receive a request to execute a function at an edge location. The request identifies a data access performance target for the function. The circuitry is also configured to map, based on a data access performance of each pool and the data access performance target of the function, the function to a set of the pools to satisfy the data access performance target.

Techniques disclosed herein relate to migrating virtual computing instances such as virtual machines (VMs). In one embodiment, VMs are migrated across different virtual infrastructure platforms by, among other things, translating between resource models used by virtual infrastructure managers (VIMs) that manage the different virtual infrastructure platforms. VM migrations may also be validated prior to being performed, including based on resource policies that define what is and/or is not allowed to migrate, thereby providing compliance and controls for borderless data centers. In addition, an agent-based technique may be used to migrate VMs and physical servers to virtual infrastructure, without requiring access to an underlying hypervisor layer.

A method for identifying a second device by a first device for establishing a communication between the first device and the second device is described here. The method includes receiving, by a processor of a first device, a voice command from a worker in a workplace. In an example, the method comprises pausing, by the processor, a workflow operation executing on the first device. The method further comprises performing, by the processor, a voice recognition to analyze the voice command of the worker. The method includes activating, by the processor, a communication module of the first device based on the voice recognition, to identify a second device in proximity to the first device. The method includes terminating, by the processor, a connection between the first device and the wearable electronic device. Thus, terminating, by the processor, a second connection of the first device with the second device.

Technologies for batching requests in an edge infrastructure include a compute device including circuitry configured to obtain a request for an operation to be performed at an edge location. The circuitry is also configured to determine, as a function of a parameter of the obtained request, a batch that the obtained request is to be assigned to. The batch includes a one or more requests for operations to be performed at an edge location. The circuitry is also configured to assign the batch to a cloudlet at an edge location. The cloudlet includes a set of resources usable to execute the operations requested in the batch.

Mobile agents can be deployed to location aware mobile devices within specific regions of interest to achieve specific goals in respect of events occurring in the region of interest. In order to ensure that the agent can persist within the region of interest until the agent goals are achieved, the agent is configured to locate other devices within the region of interest and to propagate itself, by moving or copying itself, to those other devices. When a device hosting the agent exits the region of interest, the agent is terminated, thereby freeing device resources.