Data Engineering

Presenters Venkata Kundavaram Source Conf42 SRE 2026 Hello Development Managers! Ever feel like you’re drowning in data, struggling to keep your services performant and your teams agile? You’re not alone. In the modern SRE landscape, it’s not just about the service itself; it’s also about leveraging the right tools to build performance and capture those crucial insights. Today, we’re diving deep into the world of data scale, comparing traditional data tools with cutting-edge unified data platforms. We will explore how to decide which fits best, especially in dynamic environments like mobile, and uncover why handling data has become so much harder. Get ready to rethink your data strategy! ...

Presenters Sylvain Kalache Source Conf42 SRE 2026 🚀 The SRE Survival Guide in the Age of GenAI: Navigating the 100x Code Explosion The world of software engineering is moving at a breakneck pace. As of late 2025, the landscape has shifted permanently. Microsoft reports that 30% of their codebase is now written by Generative AI (GenAI), while Anthropic reports a staggering 90%. In mid-2025, the founder of Cursor noted that users accepted 1 billion lines of code every single day. ...

Presenters Rohit Wadhwa Source Conf42 SRE 2026 Predictive Workflow Integrity: The Future of SRE and Autonomous Triage at Global Scale 🚀 In today’s fast-paced, distributed world of microservices, ensuring the smooth operation of complex systems is a monumental task. Traditional monitoring often reacts after an issue has occurred, leading to significant downtime and disruption. But what if we could predict and prevent problems before they even happen? Enter Predictive Workflow Integrity (PWI), a revolutionary approach that’s transforming Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and enabling autonomous incident triage at a global scale. ...

Presenters Murali Varma Source Conf42 SRE 2026 Unlocking Frontend Reliability: Why Your UI Needs SRE Thinking! 🚀 Hello, fellow tech enthusiasts! Ever found yourself wrestling with a slow, clunky web application, even when the backend feels lightning-fast? You’re not alone! Many of us in the tech world have, and it turns out that frontend performance isn’t just about pretty pixels; it’s a critical operational reliability challenge. Today, we’re diving deep into a fascinating talk by Murali Varma, a Senior Staff Software Engineer at Galileo Financial Technologies. Murali unveils how Galileo transformed their agent-facing platforms by applying hardcore Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles to their frontend architecture. Get ready to rethink everything you thought you knew about client-side performance! ...

Presenters Ajay Srinivas Kiran Gemidi Source Conf42 SRE 2026 Reliability First: Building AI Systems That Don’t Break the Bank (or the Internet!) 🚀 Hey tech enthusiasts! Ever wondered how those lightning-fast fraud detection systems or those eerily accurate recommendation engines actually work without bringing everything crashing down? We’re diving deep into the world of reliable AI with insights from Ajay Srinivas and Kiran Gemidi, system engineers with a combined 20 years of experience keeping large-scale production environments humming. ...