Hi and welcome to another in the Arm “What Is” program series. In each episode, we dive into a
tech topic to give you insight and perspective into some of today’s hottest design trends. I’m
Brian Fuller, editor-in-chief at Arm and today we’re going to find out what is Arm DevSummit?
And to help us with that, I want to introduce Robert Wolff, who is senior manager,
developer ecosystem evangelist, with Arm’s infrastructure group. When he’s not helping
us understand what is Arm DevSummit, Robert is an electrical engineer,
who enjoys volunteering and working with STEM programs in his area.
Let's dive right in!
So Robert, what is Arm DevSummit?
Arm DevSummit is more than just an event. It's a developer experience and this
three-day virtual conference will serve up insights into the latest technology trends,
give you an opportunity to level-up your skills in technical sessions and hands-on workshops,
and offer up the chance to meet like-minded software developers and hardware designers – all
focused on sparking the world's potential with Arm technology. With over 1,000 partners, millions of
active developers, and over 180 billion processors produced to date, the Arm ecosystem is one of the
world's largest vibrant technology communities. It's also the community that is setting up the
agenda for a secure future powered by AI, IoT, 5G, and sustainable cloud computing.
And how is Arm DevSummit different from Arm TechCon?
So Arm TechCon had an amazing run, though its focus leaned more toward hardware designers
and their business objectives. While this is still very important, it was clear that we needed
to share this focus with those who are building on top of the Arm technologies out there.
And this is where the software developers come into play. So enablement is key and
without the vast ecosystem of developers. Much of what we do or what we are capable
of doing on Arm now and in the future would not be possible. So Arm DevSummit offers the
perfect balance between hardware and software, so attendees can enjoy a little bit of everything.
Very good. So is Arm DevSummit virtual or live this year?
So this year it's a virtual event, but with a bit of a twist. There are several components that
allow for a very engaging experience with folks at Arm and your fellow developers around the world.
We will have areas for gaming, fun interactive experience, and of course many opportunities to
learn from industry experts around the world about your favorite Arm tech and software developments.
So is it free or is there a fee associated with it?
This event is free, so you can go register now, it's free. Though there may be some associated
costs for certain workshops. Now the bright side of this is that these workshops usually include a
hardware component that is shipped to you, and you get to keep this hardware for yourself forever.
Now if I'm a hardware engineer or software developer, why would I attend Arm DevSummit?
I think the question is why wouldn't you want to attend?
It's the world's biggest ecosystem of developers and spans everything from IoT to cloud. That's end
to end so it's an end-to-end experience with learning components and fun opportunities to
engage with your fellow developers so why wouldn't you want to be a part of where tomorrow starts.
Now what are the hot topics this year at Arm DevSummit?
So Arm DevSummit is going to be covering just about a bit of everything as I mentioned earlier,
from the endpoint all the way up to the cloud high performance computing. So we have multiple tracks
from cloud native development, endpoint edge, and cloud development. Looking at the future of
mobility and how we see it software defined. Developing interactive customer experiences,
practical software development for IoT (Internet of Things). AI in the real world so not just
theoretical views of what AI is capable of, but actually applying AI into the real world
from development to deployment. Hardware design, of course, is keeping true to you
know the heart of what Arm is, looking at hardware design and methodology, and then
optimizing Arm technology for high performance compute cloud, 5G, infrastructure as well.
Well, that sounds like a really packed agenda.
Thanks so much Robert! We’re really looking forward to Arm DevSummit this fall!
Now to register for Arm DevSummit please visit devsummit.arm.com.