Platform engineering for AI agents ft. Tushar Katarki

A decade ago, the shift from monolithic applications to microservices created an explosion of complexity that only Kubernetes could tame. Today, the enterprise is facing a similar inflection point. We are moving beyond simple chatbots to "Agentic AI"—autonomous systems capable of planning, tool calling, and executing complex workflows. But with this innovation comes fragmentation: how do you manage security, memory, observability, and scale across thousands of agents and models? In this episode of Technically Speaking, Red Hat CTO Chris Wright sits down with fellow Red Hatter Tushar Katarki to explore the critical infrastructure needed for the next wave of AI. They discuss why the agentic era needs its own "Kubernetes," the rise of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for connecting data, and the emerging concept of an "Agent Mesh" to handle identity and security. Tune in to discover how platform engineering can bridge the gap between AI innovation and production stability, enabling enterprises to build scalable, open platforms for the future of automation.