What Is Model Context Protocol (MCP) and How Does It Work?

How do autonomous software agents transition from answering questions to completing real work for your company? Overview Host Dan Ciruli (VP and General Manager of Cloud Native at Nutanix) sits down with Leslie Lee (Chief Product Officer at Squid AI) to explore the evolution of autonomous agents in business environments. They discuss combining structured and unstructured data, automating complex tasks through backend execution, and maintaining strict security in enterprise settings. Discove...

Can enterprise IT run resilient, cloud-like infrastructure on standard commodity hardware? In this episode of I/O You an Explanation, host Dan Ciruli (VP, GM Cloud Native) and Steve Carter (Director of Product Marketing) trace the origins of Nutanix AOS from Google File System principles to modern multi-cloud operations. Discover how hyperconverged architecture eliminated single points of failure in IT infrastructure and why Kubernetes is maturing for stateful applications. CHAPTERS ...

What is an AI Gateway, and why are traditional API gateways no longer enough for modern generative AI applications? In this episode of I/O You an Explanation, host Dan Ciruli sits down with Ashwini Vasanth, Principal Product Manager, to demystify the critical role of AI Gateways in managing enterprise LLM workloads. What You’ll Learn: What is an AI Gateway? How AI gateways extend beyond legacy API gateways to handle token-based metering, streaming outputs, and vendor lock-in prevent...

Technology moves fast, but some of the most important infrastructural shifts are happening way out at the absolute edge of the network. In this episode of I/O You an Explanation, host Dan Ciruli sits down with Lynn Comp, Head of Data Center Group Market Readiness at Intel, to unpack why edge computing has become the hottest topic in modern architecture. From the streaming platforms caching your favorite holiday movies to the high-stakes world of real-time sports analytics, edge computing is q...

What does it take to turn a tech trend into a global standard? In this episode of I/O You an Explanation, recorded live at Nutanix .NEXT, host Dan Ciruli sits down with the "Explainer-in-Chief," Kelsey Hightower, to discuss the intersection of open-source legacy and the next frontier of automation. Kelsey bridges the gap between "The Before Times"—the grit of 80s gaming and the birth of Linux—and today’s rapid shift toward Agentic AI. He shares a masterclass in tech adoption, using a brilli...