Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
From AppWorld 2026, Buu Lam and Liam Crilly discuss the integration of AI workloads with NGINX, focusing on the latest features introduced in NGINX Plus R37, particularly around agentic traffic flows and Agentic Observability. The speakers examine how NGINX can efficiently inspect and manage these flows to optimize performance, maintain security, and align with existing infrastructure without necessitating major changes. They cover the challenges and strategies in dealing with agentic protocols, emphasizing the importance of metadata and decision-making in traffic routing for AI applications.
**Key Topics:**
- Integration of AI workloads with NGINX
- Introduction of NGINX Plus R37 and Agentic Observability
- Managing agentic traffic flows and inspection strategies
- The role of metadata in traffic routing and decision-making
- Challenges of using agent protocols like MCP in enterprise environments
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From AppWorld 2026, Buu Lam and Liam Crilly discuss the integration of AI workloads with NGINX, focusing on the latest features introduced in NGINX Plus R37, particularly around agentic traffic flows and Agentic Observability. The speakers examine how NGINX can efficiently inspect and manage these flows to optimize performance, maintain security, and align with existing infrastructure without necessitating major changes. They cover the challenges and strategies in dealing with agentic protocols, emphasizing the importance of metadata and decision-making in traffic routing for AI applications.
**Key Topics:**
- Integration of AI workloads with NGINX
- Introduction of NGINX Plus R37 and Agentic Observability
- Managing agentic traffic flows and inspection strategies
- The role of metadata in traffic routing and decision-making
- Challenges of using agent protocols like MCP in enterprise environments
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