AI Agents & Platform Engineering: Efficiency Boost... Hasith K, Vincent C, Sara Q, Idit L & Carlos S

This talk features a panel of experts, including Hasith Kalpage from Cisco, Vincent Caldeira from Red Hat, Sara Qasmi from the United Nations, Idit Levine from Solo.io, and Carlos Santana from AWS, discussing the role of AI agents in platform engineering. The speakers examine whether AI-assisted tools can enhance efficiency for application developers and platform engineers, or if they introduce new complexities and challenges. Key topics include evaluating agent effectiveness, managing costs in production environments, and building trust in nondeterministic systems. This session provides practical insights and proven patterns for navigating the challenges and opportunities presented by AI in cloud-native environments.