SRE-Ready NDC Shopping: Caching at Scale Without Pricing Drift | Mukul Kumar Gaur | Conf42 SRE 2026

Presenters Mukul Kumar Gaur Source Conf42 SRE 2026 Hello everyone, and a huge thank you for joining this insightful session with Mukul Kumar Gaur! Today, we鈥檙e diving deep into a pressing challenge many airlines and Online Booking Platforms (OBPs) face: how to scale NDC shopping traffic while keeping prices accurate and systems reliable. Get ready to discover how intelligent caching is revolutionizing airline distribution! The NDC Challenge: Navigating a Skyrocketing Demand 馃挜 The world of airline distribution is evolving rapidly, moving towards modern retailing and dynamic offers. While this brings incredible flexibility, it also creates a massive headache for infrastructure. Mukul Kumar Gaur highlights a dramatic increase in shopping requests, not just in volume but also in complexity. Each request now demands significantly more computation than ever before, involving intricate calculations for fares, taxes, inventory, availability, and merchandising rules. ...

March 19, 2026 路 5 min

AI-Assisted Incident Response Using LLMs and MCP | Makarand Gujarathi | Conf42 SRE 2026

Presenters Makarand Gujarathi Source Conf42 SRE 2026 From Chaos to Clarity: Revolutionizing Incident Response with AI and MCP 馃殌 In the world of modern software, the transition from monoliths to microservices has brought unparalleled scale but also a massive headache for on-call engineers. If you have ever been paged at 2:00 AM, you know the drill: a single user request might touch five to 10 microservices, each with its own database, cache, and deployment pipeline. When things break, the noise is deafening. ...

March 19, 2026 路 4 min

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

Presenters Prajakta Talathi Source Conf42 SRE 2026 馃殌 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 路 4 min

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

Presenters Abhiram Potharaju Source Conf42 SRE 2026 馃 Reliable AI for Safer Healthcare: Elevating Clinical Handoffs with Site Reliability Engineering 馃殌 Hey tech enthusiasts and healthcare innovators! 馃憢 Abhiram Potharaju here, and today we鈥檙e 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鈥檛 just about making software smarter; it鈥檚 about fundamentally improving patient safety during those pivotal moments when care responsibility shifts. ...

March 19, 2026 路 7 min

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

Presenters Bhargavaram Potharaju Source Conf42 SRE 2026 馃殌 SRE for National-Scale Regulatory Reporting: Building Resilience and Compliance from the Ground Up! Hello everyone! Bhargavaram Potharaju here, and I鈥檓 thrilled to share insights into a critical yet often misunderstood area: Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) for national-scale regulatory reporting. This isn鈥檛 your typical enterprise application; the stakes are immensely higher, and the demands for reliability, accuracy, and auditability are non-negotiable. 馃挕 Why Regulatory Reporting Demands a Different SRE Approach Imagine a system where a mere delay isn鈥檛 just a service issue, and an incorrect output isn鈥檛 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 路 5 min