Enabling Apache Flink Management Platforms as a Service in the AI Stack by Ioannis Stavrakantonakis

00:00 Intro 00:10 Apache Flink Management Platforms as a Service in the AI Stack 01:23 Platforms to manage Apache Flink 03:30 Flink integration with tech stack 04:20 Platform integration with tech stack 05:20 Flink in the AI stack 07:30 Model Context Protocol (MCP) 12:11 MCP for Flink management platforms 13:37 Usage of Ververica MCP server 17:13 Summary 18:50 Q&A AI has revolutionised the way business logic is applied across all the domains. Harnessing the power of Agentic AI, requires seamless integration of SaaS products within the AI stack. In this scope, this talk aims to showcase how to orchestrate Apache Flink Management Platforms as a Service via Model Context Protocol Servers, and discuss the benefits and the potential. The exposure of Flink Management interfaces via an MCP Server enables the users: to unlock new use cases by combining capabilities of various services, reuse data extraction logic from other layers within Flink, reduce operational costs, and bring Flink in the AI stack as a multi-purpose building block.