Agent Harness
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Podcast: Strands Agents with Clare Liguori
Welcome to the podcast! Today, Thomas Betts speaks with Clare Liguori, technical lead for the Strands Agents SDK, a rapidly evolving open-source project. The discussion charts Strands Agents’ progression from a Python SDK to a robust, production-ready agent harness. Clare shares valuable lessons gleaned from scaling agents, including the strategic shift to a model-driven architecture. As the underlying LLMs continue to advance, explore what's next for this transformative technology—a topic further illuminated in "Many Companies Use AI.
Agents think in milliseconds, legacy infrastructure doesn't. LinkedIn, Walmart and Zendesk shared how they closed the gap at VB Transform 2026
Agents operate at lightning speed, but legacy infrastructure often lags behind. A key takeaway from VB Transform 2026 was clear: the real bottleneck in AI agent deployment isn't the models themselves, but rather the underlying infrastructure. LinkedIn, Walmart, and Zendesk shared their experiences navigating this challenge, highlighting the need for a shift from human-centric systems to those optimized for agentic workflows. Discover how these leaders are building for model and context independence to unlock greater productivity and innovation.