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AI agents: Enterprises weigh building vs. buying runtime infrastructure

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The article discusses the architectural decision enterprises face regarding AI agent runtimes in 2026, specifically whether to build or buy the necessary infrastructure. It highlights that the engineering bottleneck has shifted from agent development to securely integrating these agents into enterprise systems for widespread use. The decision hinges on whether to develop a custom runtime layer handling aspects like authorization, credential vaulting, and auditing, or to purchase an off-the-shelf solution. AI

IMPACT Guides enterprise AI strategy by outlining build vs. buy trade-offs for agent runtime infrastructure, impacting deployment costs and security.

RANK_REASON The article discusses architectural decisions and trade-offs for enterprise AI agent infrastructure, offering opinion and analysis rather than a specific product launch or research finding.

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AI agents: Enterprises weigh building vs. buying runtime infrastructure

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The article discusses architectural decisions and trade-offs for enterprise AI agent infrastructure, offering opinion and analysis rather than a specific product launch or research finding.
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  1. dev.to — MCP tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Manveer Chawla ·

    Should you build or buy an MCP runtime for enterprise AI agents in 2026?

    <p>The engineering bottleneck for enterprise AI has shifted. Your team has built agents. They work in single-user environments on LangChain or Mastra. The wall hits when you try to wire those agents into secure enterprise systems for thousands of employees without creating new se…

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