Conf42 Cloud 2026

Presenters Uudit Misra Source Conf42 Cloud 2026 Hello everyone! I’m Uudit Misra, and I was thrilled to speak at Con 42 Cloud Native 2026. My daily life at Salesforce’s Kubernetes platform team involves living and breathing Kubernetes and cloud-native tech, so today’s topic, “Beyond Dashboards: Deep Dive Network Observability with eBPF,” comes straight from the trenches. Before joining Salesforce, I developed distributed and scalable applications in cloud networking at Microsoft. I know firsthand how incredibly hard it is to debug high-stakes on-call issues. Ever been on call, pulled up your dashboards, seen everything green, yet your users are having a terrible time? That frustrating gap – where your dashboards lie and something is clearly broken – is exactly what we’re tackling. By the end, you’ll understand why this happens at the network layer and what you can do about it. Let’s dive in! ...

Presenters Karthik Ravva Source Conf42 Cloud 2026 🛡️ Stop Building “Messy” AI: Why Data Governance is Your Most Critical Engineering Discipline In the high-stakes world of utility management, a single prediction error can leave thousands in the dark. Karthik Ravva, a Senior Product Manager at Austin Energy, recently shared a sobering story: a major utility deployed a sophisticated AI model to predict power outages. It had all the bells and whistles—smart meters, real-time weather feeds, and historical data. ...

Presenters Aleksandra Drobnjak Source Conf42 Cloud 2026 Azure Attacks Unpacked: Real-World Threats and Lessons Learned 🚀 In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, staying ahead of cyber threats is paramount. Aleksandra Drobnjak’s insightful session, “Azure Attacks Unpacked: Real-World Threats and Lessons Learned,” draws directly from the Microsoft Digital Defense Report (MDDR) 2025 to provide a practical, actionable guide to navigating the complexities of Azure security. This isn’t just a recap of a report; it’s a deep dive into how attackers are succeeding and what we can do to defend ourselves. ...

Presenters Sharath Reddy Polu Source Conf42 Cloud 2026 🛡️ Beyond Rules: How Behavioral Analytics is Revolutionizing Fraud Prevention In an era where digital transactions happen in the blink of an eye, the battle against financial fraud has moved beyond simple checkboxes. At Conference 42 Cloud Native 2026, Sharath Reddy Polu, a distinguished researcher and USC alumnus, unveiled how the industry is ditching rigid, “one-size-fits-all” security for something far more sophisticated: behavioral analytics. ...

Presenters Anton Solomonov Source Conf42 Cloud 2026 🚀 Beyond the Demo: How Computer Vision Transformed Warehouse Accuracy In the world of AI, we are often dazzled by impressive neural network demos. However, the true test of technology isn’t a flashy showcase—it’s how effectively it embeds into real-world operations to deliver measurable value. Anton Solomonov recently shared a compelling case study from a manufacturing company supplying the mining industry. By integrating computer vision into their warehouse receiving workflow, they reduced spare parts mismatches by 99%. ...