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Anyone Can Build an Agent, But Running One Requires a Platform

·2026.02.09 22:00

Key point

Advances in AI models have made building agents easy, but the importance of specialized platforms for operating them reliably is growing.

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Advances in AI models now allow anyone to build sophisticated AI agents in minutes. However, while building prototypes has become easy, deploying and operating them in an actual Production environment is an entirely different challenge.

Now, a company's competitiveness comes not simply from the ability to build agents, but from rapidly iterating on AI that solves business problems and operating it reliably at Scale.

In the past, building custom internal tools was the exclusive domain of large enterprises, but now companies of any size—such as OpenAI, Vercel, and Stripe—are building agents themselves to generate immediate ROI.

However, challenges remain, including the Shadow IT problem caused by 'Vibe coding' and a lack of operational expertise in areas such as security, Observability, reliability, and cost optimization. Therefore, a robust internal AI stack and Orchestration platform capable of handling agent workloads are essential for enterprises.

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