Cloud-Native Databases on Kubernetes for AI Agents, with Sergey Pronin
Sergey Pronin, founder of Solanica and former Percona engineer, joins the panel to discuss why the SaaS-only data model is fracturing. The conversation covers 'Dark Matter Data' trapped inside enterprises, treating databases like cattle on Kubernetes, API-driven self-service provisioning, and why donating Open Everest to the CNCF matters for license-stable infrastructure.
Special Guests
Sergey Pronin
Founder of Solanica and former Percona engineer, building Open Everest, a Kubernetes-native platform for running databases as portable, self-service infrastructure.
Timestamps
00:00Intro: The intersection of Cloud-Native Data and AI Agents01:04Meet Sergey Pronin: From Percona to Founding Solanica02:20The 'Lego Mindset': Building interchangeable infrastructure blocks06:09Data as Fuel: Why 80% of valuable data is 'Dark Matter'08:52The Risk of Model Collapse11:35The Resurgence of Postgres13:06Building on Open Everest and the Sovereign AI niche15:21Databases as Containers: Portability without vendor lock-in16:59Persistence on Kubernetes: Treating databases like cattle18:26Decoupling storage and compute21:15When Agents Control the Data: API-driven provisioning26:37Internal Development Platforms (IDPs) and private RAG33:48Short-term vs. Long-term Memory for agents35:08The 'Internet of Agents'38:12The Reliability Threshold: Trusting an agent42:53Open Source Strategy: Donating Open Everest to the CNCF46:28Building Community: The 'Two Bucket' approach50:56Closing ThoughtsAbout This Episode
- What is "Cloud-Native Databases on Kubernetes for AI Agents, with Sergey Pronin" about?
- Sergey Pronin, founder of Solanica and former Percona engineer, joins the panel to discuss why the SaaS-only data model is fracturing. The conversation covers 'Dark Matter Data' trapped inside enterprises, treating databases like cattle on Kubernetes, API-driven self-service provisioning, and why donating Open Everest to the CNCF matters for license-stable infrastructure.
- What topics does this episode cover?
- This episode is filed under Data & Databases, AI & Agents, Open Source on Agentic SaaS Talks.
- How long is this episode, and when was it published?
- "Cloud-Native Databases on Kubernetes for AI Agents, with Sergey Pronin" runs 52 min and was published on February 19, 2026.
- Who is featured in this episode?
- This episode features Sergey Pronin as a guest, in conversation with the Agentic SaaS Talks hosts.
- What are the key moments in this episode?
- Key moments include: Meet Sergey Pronin: From Percona to Founding Solanica; The 'Lego Mindset': Building interchangeable infrastructure blocks; Data as Fuel: Why 80% of valuable data is 'Dark Matter'; The Risk of Model Collapse; The Resurgence of Postgres; Building on Open Everest and the Sovereign AI niche; Databases as Containers: Portability without vendor lock-in; Persistence on Kubernetes: Treating databases like cattle. The timestamps on this page jump to each one on YouTube.
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