System Architecture and Design

Presenters Dmytro Hlotenko Source Conf42 Cloud 2026 Cloud Compliance in Europe: Navigating the Sovereignty Maze (AWS Outposts vs. European Sovereign Cloud) 🌐💡 Hey there, tech enthusiasts! 👋 Dmytro Hlotenko, Senior Cloud Operations Engineer at Sage Gamai, AWS Community Builder, and AWS User Group Leader in Vienna, recently took us on an illuminating journey through the complex world of cloud compliance. With 6 AWS certifications and a deep understanding of both telecommunications and business management, Dmytro shared invaluable insights into keeping your cloud operations compliant without abandoning your tech stack. ...

Presenters Gautham Paspala Source Conf42 Cloud 2026 Fighting the $48 Billion “Friendly” Problem: How AI and Cloud-Native Tech Are Redefining Fraud Detection 🚀 In the world of financial services, not all fraud involves shadowy hackers in hoodies. Sometimes, the threat comes from a legitimate customer making a legitimate purchase. Gautham Paspala, a Stack Software Engineer at ServiceNow, is tackling one of the most expensive and elusive challenges in the banking industry: Friendly Fraud. ...

Presenters Purushotham Jinka Source Conf42 Cloud 2026 The Database Revolution: How Cloud-Native Architectures are Learning to Think for Themselves! 🚀 Hello, tech enthusiasts! Have you ever wondered how the databases powering our increasingly dynamic digital world keep up? For decades, we built our data systems on assumptions of stability: predictable workloads, fixed infrastructure, and manual tuning. But as Purushotham Jinka, a Vice President at Citi focusing on large-scale data and cloud platforms, brilliantly explains, those days are over. We are now witnessing a profound shift in database design, moving from rigid, on-prem models to intelligent, self-optimizing cloud-native architectures. ...

Presenters Devinder Tokas Source Conf42 Cloud 2026 🚀 Scaling Distributed Systems: The Power of Interoperability In the era of cloud-native development, managing complex workflows is no longer just about writing code—it is about orchestrating a vast ecosystem of services. Devinder Tokas, a Software Engineer at Microsoft with over 20 years of experience in large-scale infrastructure, shares a blueprint for building systems that are portable, observable, and easy to scale. 🧩 The Cloud-Native Paradox While containers, microservices, and Kubernetes have abstracted infrastructure and enabled rapid deployment, they have introduced a new class of coordination challenges. Developers are now forced to manage dozens of services across boundaries, leading to integration debt. ...

Presenters Murtuza J Merchant Source Conf42 Cloud 2026 Stablecoins: The Cloud-Native Payment Infrastructure Revolution 🚀 Are you tired of the slow, expensive, and clunky traditional payment systems? Imagine sending money from London to Jakarta not in two to five business days with fees between $20 and $40, but in under 5 seconds for less than a tenth of a cent. This isn’t a futuristic dream; it’s the reality stablecoins offer today, and they’re rapidly becoming the first cloud-native payment infrastructure. ...