Autonomy with Guardrails: Operating Agentic Automation | Ajay Athitya Ramanathan | Conf42 SRE 2026

Presenters Ajay Athitya Ramanathan Source Conf42 SRE 2026 From Chatbots to Agents: Engineering Safe Autonomy in Production 🚀 In the rapidly evolving world of Artificial Intelligence, we are witnessing a massive shift. AI is no longer just a tool that assists humans; it is becoming a system that takes action. Ajay Athitya Ramanathan, a Data and AI Engineer at Fort Square, specializes in this very frontier: integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) into enterprise systems and designing workflows where AI interacts with real production data. ...

March 19, 2026 · 5 min

From Alerts to Answers: Modern SRE with Observability & Agentic Ops | Savi Grover | Conf42 SRE 2026

Presenters Savi Grover Source Conf42 SRE 2026 From Alerts to Answers: Revolutionizing SRE with Observability, AI, and Agentic Ops 🚀 The world of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) is facing a monumental challenge: data deluge. We’ve moved from monolithic applications to sprawling microservices, a shift that has amplified our telemetry data by a staggering 100x. Yet, despite this flood of information, SREs are drowning in noise, experiencing alert fatigue, and finding themselves information-poor when it truly matters. The core problem? Traditional monitoring alerts us to symptoms, but leaves us to manually hunt for the causes. ...

March 19, 2026 · 5 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