MCP vs gRPC: How AI Agents & LLMs Connect to Tools & Data

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Ready to become a certified watsonx AI Assistant Engineer v1? Register now and use code IBMTechYT20 for 20% off of your exam → https://ibm.biz/BdeNSV Learn more about Model Context Protocol (MCP) here → https://ibm.biz/BdeNSJ Learn more about gRPC here → https://ibm.biz/BdeNSA 🤖 How do LLM-powered AI agents connect to tools and data seamlessly? Martin Keen explains MCP and gRPC, comparing how these protocols overcome context limits and enable smarter integrations for modern AI systems. Discover the future of agentic AI and next-gen workflows! 🚀 AI news moves fast. Sign up for a monthly newsletter for AI updates from IBM → https://ibm.biz/BdeNSu #aiagents #grpc #aiintegration #agenticai

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