Big Data LDN | FastMCP: Model Context Pragmatism | Adam Azzam

"FastMCP: Model Context Pragmatism" Adam Azzam VP of Product, Prefect From Big Data LDN, the UK's leading free to attend data, analytics & AI event. AI, Data Science & MLOps Theatre CONTENT: 0:00 Intro & Overview 1:08 The Problem: Why MCP? What are the deployment challenges? 1:27 About Adam & Prefect 2:19 Why Do We Need Another Protocol? 3:00 Understanding Day-to-Day Workflows & Context 5:14 The Coordination Problem Across Systems 8:57 How MCP Solves Context Challenges 10:48 MCP Servers Explained 12:09 Distribution & Deployment Considerations 16:32 Real-World Problems We're Seeing 21:00 Client & Server Examples 23:48 Focus on Server Description 27:05 Why People Get Into MCP 30:06 Docker & MCP Server Management 31:49 Closing & Q&A