Cluster management of edge compute nodes

An apparatus, comprising:

• one or more network interfaces to communicate with a network;
• a processor coupled to the one or more network interfaces and configured to execute one or more processes;
• and
• a memory configured to store a process that is executable by the processor, the process when executed configured to:
• assign a set of one or more endpoints in a network to a particular edge networking device in the network to process data generated by those one or more endpoints prior to sending the data to a remote application;
• monitor performance metrics for the particular edge networking device comprising available memory or CPU resources of the particular edge networking device;
• make, based on the performance metrics, a determination to whether performance of the particular edge networking device is below a defined threshold;
• and
• re-assign at least a portion of the set of one or more endpoints to a second edge networking device in the network when it is determined that the performance of the particular edge networking device is below the defined threshold.

A tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing program instructions that cause a controller to execute a process comprising:

• assigning, by the controller, a set of one or more endpoints in a network to a particular edge networking device in the network to process data generated by those one or more endpoints prior to sending the data to a remote application;
• monitoring, by the controller, performance metrics for the particular edge networking device comprising available memory or CPU resources of the particular edge networking device;
• making, by the controller and based on the performance metrics, a determination as to whether performance of the particular edge networking device is below a defined threshold;
• and
• re-assigning, by the controller, at least a portion of the set of one or more endpoints to a second edge networking device in the network when it is determined that the performance of the particular edge networking device is below the defined threshold.