Crisis-Ready Health and Financial Systems | Rakesh Kumar Kavsari Gopal | Conf42 SRE 2026

Presenters Rakesh Kumar Kavsari Gopal Source Conf42 SRE 2026 Building Unbreakable Systems: A Resilient AI Platform for Crisis-Ready Healthcare and Finance 🚀 Hello, tech enthusiasts! Rakesh Kumar Kavsari Gopal here, a Technical Architect with 17 years of experience steering enterprise-level software solutions across vital sectors like healthcare, banking, finance, and e-commerce. My passion lies in crafting distributed systems, resilient platform designs, and AI infrastructure for mission-critical environments. As a certified Google Professional Cloud Solution Architect, AWS Solution Architect Professional, and AWS Certified Machine Learning Specialty with hands-on expertise in Kafka (both on-premises and cloud), I bridge the gap between enterprise reliability engineering and real-world crisis preparedness, especially for the vulnerable communities served by healthcare and financial systems. ...

March 19, 2026 · 6 min

Operating Predictive Analytics at Scale | Prajakta Talathi | Conf42 SRE 2026

Presenters Prajakta Talathi Source Conf42 SRE 2026 🚀 Beyond Accuracy: Operating Predictive Analytics with SRE Precision In the high-stakes world of education finance, a model is only as good as the decisions it enables. Imagine shipping a model with stellar test results, only to watch it stumble in the real world when student funding and tuition timelines are on the line. I am Prajakta Talathi, and I work at the intersection of data strategy, analytics, and business execution. Today, we explore how to move beyond simply shipping models to operating them as reliable services using Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles. ...

March 19, 2026 · 4 min

Reliable AI for Clinical Handoffs: SRE Lessons | Abhiram Potharaju | Conf42 SRE 2026

Presenters Abhiram Potharaju Source Conf42 SRE 2026 🤖 Reliable AI for Safer Healthcare: Elevating Clinical Handoffs with Site Reliability Engineering 🚀 Hey tech enthusiasts and healthcare innovators! 👋 Abhiram Potharaju here, and today we’re diving deep into a topic that sits at the intersection of cutting-edge AI and critical patient care: reliable AI for clinical handoffs. This isn’t just about making software smarter; it’s about fundamentally improving patient safety during those pivotal moments when care responsibility shifts. ...

March 19, 2026 · 7 min

SRE for National-Scale Regulatory Reporting | Bhargavaram Potharaju | Conf42 SRE 2026

Presenters Bhargavaram Potharaju Source Conf42 SRE 2026 🚀 SRE for National-Scale Regulatory Reporting: Building Resilience and Compliance from the Ground Up! Hello everyone! Bhargavaram Potharaju here, and I’m thrilled to share insights into a critical yet often misunderstood area: Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) for national-scale regulatory reporting. This isn’t your typical enterprise application; the stakes are immensely higher, and the demands for reliability, accuracy, and auditability are non-negotiable. 💡 Why Regulatory Reporting Demands a Different SRE Approach Imagine a system where a mere delay isn’t just a service issue, and an incorrect output isn’t just a data glitch. In the world of regulatory reporting, these become complicated failures that can lead to severe penalties for financial institutions. Why? ...

March 19, 2026 · 5 min

Why K8s Default Load Balancing Doesn’t Work for HTTP/2 Traffic | Mariem Sboui | Conf42 SRE 2026

Presenters Mariem Sboui Source Conf42 SRE 2026 Decoding Kubernetes & HTTP/2: Why Default Load Balancing Just Doesn’t Cut It 🤯 Hello, tech enthusiasts! Today, we’re diving deep into a real-world Kubernetes incident that Mariem Sboui, a brilliant Site Reliability Engineer. Mariem spends her days running and scaling Kubernetes platforms in production, making her insights invaluable. She walked us through a fascinating challenge: why Kubernetes’ default load balancing falls short for HTTP/2 traffic. Get ready to uncover the mysteries behind unexpected traffic patterns and learn how to build more resilient systems! ...

March 19, 2026 · 5 min