I Hated AI… Until This Changed Everything (Real-World MCP Use at ClickHouse)

Dmitry Pavlov

What happens when a hardcore data infrastructure guy goes from hating AI to building production-grade AI agents?

In this talk, Dmitry Pavlov from ClickHouse shares how Model Context Protocol (MCP) completely shifted his view—and how he used it to give every team in his company instant access to data insights without BI dashboards.

Key Takeaways:

✅ Why most AI tools fail inside enterprises

✅ The real challenge with getting business teams to use AI

✅ How ClickHouse built their own internal AI agent (“Dwayne”)

✅ What MCP is, and why MCP 2.0 could change the game

✅ Live examples: AI querying real databases on the fly

Recorded at the Push to Main Baby! Meetup in Amsterdam.