18: Building an Agentic Future: AI and Optimization with Sachin Gharge

On today's episode, Andrew Hillier chats with Sachin Gharge, Head of Cloud Platform at Scandinavian Airlines (SAS). They discuss AI, agents, Kubernetes, MCP, and optimization. Sachin shares how he and his team are optimizing cloud costs, leveraging automation, and experimenting with agentic AI, including bots and Slack integrations, to make operations easier and more effective for developers and the business.

They explore the organizational challenges of AI adoption, including change management, education, and the leadership commitment required to successfully embrace new technologies. Sachin also shares his perspective on where the airline industry is headed and how SAS is putting AI to work today. This episode offers an inside look at the opportunities and challenges of AI and automation, and how organizations can implement them effectively.

ABOUT OUR GUEST

Sachin Gharge Sachin Gharge is Head of Cloud Platform at Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), where he leads Cloud Platform and Developer Experience strategy. He has spent his career building and leading high-performing platform teams focused on enabling developers to deliver business value through technology. Sachin is passionate about driving innovation, efficiency, and productivity through the adoption of modern tools and practices across the software development lifecycle (SDLC). ABOUT KUBEX TALKS Kubex Talks is a podcast hosted by Andrew Hillier, Co-Founder and CTO of Kubex, a Kubernetes, cloud, and AI company. Each episode features conversations with IT and technical leaders who have first-hand experience delivering cloud and Kubernetes-based infrastructure in large enterprises.

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