The Infra Collective: Agentic AI, Data Platforms & CloudOps at Scale
A focused meetup for engineers and platform teams building modern, production-grade infrastructure. Dive into how data platforms, observability, and CloudOps come together to power scalable, real-world systems, and how these foundations are evolving to support the next generation of agentic AI workloads.
Agenda:
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Registration Starts
10:30 AM - 11: 00 AM
Title: Agentic Engineering for Developers by (Pavan Belagatti, Port.io)
Description: The talk is all about Agentic Engineering, the new way of doing software development and delivery at scale using AI Agents and workflows, the complete Agentic way. At the end, you will also see a simple demo/tutorial of Agentic Engineering.
11:00 AM - 11: 30 AM
Title: Faster. Cheaper. Somehow More Expensive by (Mayank Raj, Stripe)
Description: Cloud infrastructure keeps getting faster and cheaper, yet our bills somehow keep going up. This talk explores Jevons paradox through the lens of AI workloads, CloudOps, and hyperscale platforms, where every efficiency gain unlocks even more consumption. A practical look at the hidden feedback loops shaping modern infrastructure.
11:30 AM - 12: 00 PM - Break
12:00 PM - 12: 30 PM
Title: SQL Meets Vectors: Querying LanceDB with Presto by (Pratyaksh Sharma, IBM)
Description: AI applications generate a new kind of data embeddings, vectors, and high-performance columnar formats like Lance. But how do you analyze this data using familiar tools? This talk introduces the Presto - LanceDB connector and demonstrates: Querying vector-backed datasets using SQL Combining structured + AI data in one query engine Practical use cases for analytics, search, and ML pipelines Includes a live demo to show everything in action.
12:30 PM - 1: 00 PM
Title: Beyond Observability: Closing the Loop by (Aryan Mehrotra, ZopDev)
Description: Everyone's using agents now. That's the easy part. The hard part is your cloud bill — still the biggest line on your invoice, and now growing at agent speed. Every push is a cost decision. Most of them are happening on your behalf, by something that has never seen your budget. You only find out what it cost when finance forwards the invoice — three weeks late, in someone else's dashboard.
1:00 PM - 1: 30 PM
Title: Enterprise Use Cases for Managing OpenTelemetry Collectors at Scale with OpAMP by (Bikram Debnath, IBM)
Description: This session explores real-world enterprise use cases for managing OpenTelemetry Collectors at scale using OpAMP (Open Agent Management Protocol) and the OpAMP Supervisor. The talk focuses on the operational and architectural challenges organizations face when running large collector fleets across hybrid environments.
1:30 PM Onwards
Lunch & Networking
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Note: Parking facility will be available within IBM Premises