Retail AI applications are rapidly moving from labs and pilots to deployment across the entire store chain. But AI applications are not like the older retail systems. They are often built using microservices, use special GPU hardware, and require tight cloud integration. Deployment and managing this new generation of AI systems requires edge computing. Join this conversation for a candid discussion on the challenges, costs, security requirements of deploying AI with edge and leave with a clear-eyed view of what production-grade edge AI really takes.