This talk delves into how Rhiagano Consulting, a Sofia based consultancy, is leveraging cloud-native technologies for revolutionizing logistics with AI-agent based automation and decision-making. We'll explore the practical application of Kubernetes, Kafka, and RAG-based AI agents to address critical business challenges in logistics with a substantial upside.

The logistics industry is a trillion-dollar multi-regional industry which is ripe for disruption. The winners will be those that in real-time, with accuracy and with cost-efficiency can provide quotes, route changes, warehouse and intermodal management etc.

Key takeaways include:
* A real-world, advanced cloud-native, real-time AI-agents architecture deployed on Kubernetes.

*Highlighting the strategic use of Kubernetes based edge computing for data sovereignty, robustness and cost optimization.

* Illustrating the power of Kafka for high-throughput, real-time event processing from diverse data sources.

* Showcasing how RAG AI agents enable dynamic pricing and routing, driving efficiency and resilience.

* Providing concrete implementation patterns for AI model serving, event-driven architectures, and hybrid cloud strategies using Kubernmets as the underlying platform.

Why This Talk Is Relevant to KCD Sofia:

Global Expertise, Local Connection:
Rhiagano Consulting is a highly advanced technology consulting company bringing local expertise to a global industry challenge. Palle Simonsen, the speaker, has operated out of Sofia since 2021

Cutting-Edge Cloud-Native AI:
The talk focuses on the practical implementation of cloud-native AI, a rapidly growing area of interest within the Kubernetes community. This provides attendees with actionable insights and knowledge.

Real-Time Data and Edge Computing:
The topics of real-time data processing with Kafka and edge computing for data sovereignty are highly relevant to modern cloud-native architectures.

Community Contribution:
This talk will provide valuable insights into how Kubernetes and related technologies are being used to solve real-world problems, contributing to the knowledge and growth of the cloud-native community.