Data Centre Magazine September 2025 | Page 179

CHARLES FERLAND
TECH & AI

CHARLES FERLAND

TITLE: VP AND GENERAL MANAGER OF EDGE COMPUTING & TELECOM
COMPANY: LENOVO
Charles Ferland, an IT professional with over 25 years of experience in leadership roles, particularly in software-defined networking( SDN) and networking technologies. He drives strategy, product development and go-to-market initiatives.
System at BMW, told Device Chronicle how the company uses edge-deployed AI for quality checks:“ The picture gets labelled, recognises different situations and light effects, and can get feedback constantly on the actual quality status of the car.”
The German automaker’ s approach to predictive maintenance reveals a crucial insight about AI deployment at the edge.“ If there are too many parameters in the algorithm then the goal of the use case will not be reached,” Michael explains. This focused approach – enabled by local processing power