Split-screen visualization: A glowing blue local agent chip connected via fiber optics to a vast golden remote cloud brain.

Local vs. Remote Agents: Deployment Topologies for SRE

When we talk about “Agentic SRE,” we often focus on the what—what the agent can do, what models it uses, or what access it has. But in 2026, the critical architectural decision is actually the where. Does your SRE agent live inside your cluster, running as a Kubernetes operator with direct access to the control plane? Or does it live in a SaaS vendor’s cloud, ingesting telemetry and sending commands back over an API? ...

February 16, 2026 · 67 AI Lab