Data Engineering

Presenters Asif Waquar Source apidays Australia 2025 Unleash the Power of Real-Time Insights: Building AI-Driven Lakehouse APIs 🚀 In today’s lightning-fast digital world, waiting for data insights is like trying to catch a train that’s already left the station. Companies that fail to adapt to real-time trends risk becoming relics of the past, a lesson sadly learned by giants like Blackberry and Nokia. The key to staying ahead? Embracing real-time data processing and harnessing the transformative power of Artificial Intelligence. This isn’t just about better reporting; it’s about unlocking deeper understanding and driving immediate, impactful decisions. ...

Presenters Saul Caganoff Source apidays Australia 2025 APIs: A Journey Through Time, From Floppy Disks to AI Agents 🚀 Ever wondered how we got from clunky floppy disks to the seamless digital interactions we have today? The world of APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) has a fascinating, and surprisingly cyclical, history. Our journey through this evolution, inspired by a recent tech conference presentation, reveals that understanding the past is our secret weapon for navigating the future. Prepare to be amazed by how fashion, vendor ambitions, and our innate desire for guidance have shaped the very fabric of modern technology. ...

Presenters Hiranya Abeyrathne Abeyrathne Source apidays Australia 2025 GraphQL Security: Fortifying Your API with AI-Powered Defenses 🚀 GraphQL has revolutionized how we build applications, offering unparalleled flexibility for developers to fetch exactly the data they need. From powering lightning-fast e-commerce checkouts to securing sensitive payment processing, its agility is a game-changer. But, as WSO2’s Technical Lead, Hiranya, pointed out, this very power can be a double-edged sword. An uncontrolled GraphQL endpoint can easily become a gaping security vulnerability, an open invitation for attackers. ...

Presenters Will Betts Jay Chauhan Source EnvoyCon NA 2025 Beyond Quotas: How Tesco Mastered Dynamic Rate Limiting with Envoy 🚀 Hey tech enthusiasts! Ever felt the sting of a rate limit kicking in when you least expect it, even when you know you’re not going overboard? Well, the brilliant minds at Tesco, the UK’s retail giant, have been wrestling with this very challenge. They’ve built a massive, distributed API gateway using Envoy and shared their journey from the complexities of quota-based rate limiting to a more dynamic, percentage-driven solution. Let’s dive into how they achieved this, making their API ecosystem robust and user-friendly! 👨‍💻 ...

Presenters Dipti Pai Source FluxCon 2025 Get Push, Sit Back: Supercharging Your Deployments with Managed GitOps on Azure 🚀 Ever felt like managing Kubernetes deployments across multiple environments is a tangled mess of scripts, manual steps, and “oops, that didn’t work” moments? You’re not alone! The journey to true, scalable GitOps can be a bumpy one. But what if you could leverage the power of GitOps, make it incredibly robust, and manage it all from a single pane of glass, even across hybrid and multi-cloud setups? That’s exactly what Azure is enabling with its managed GitOps offering, built on the solid foundation of Flux CD! 🛠️ ...