Async-First: Architecting for Event-Driven Connectivity

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From Fan-Out to Fast: Sub-100ms API Design in Distributed Systems

Monday Mar 16 / 10:35AM GMT

A “simple” API request rarely stays simple. In distributed systems, one call quickly turns into fan-out across gateways, services, caches, and databases — and your p99 becomes the sum of every hop and every flaky dependency.

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Saranya Vedagiri

Senior Staff Engineer @eBay

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APIs for Agents: Rethinking API Programs in the MCP Era

Monday Mar 16 / 11:45AM GMT

As API programs mature, a familiar gap emerges: some teams operate with strong standards, reusable platforms, and clear governance,  while others rely on informal guidance and best-effort consistency.

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Jim Gough

Distinguished Engineer, API Platform Lead Architect @Morgan Stanley, Co-Author of Optimizing Java

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Andreea Niculcea

Vice President @Morgan Stanley

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Beyond the Dashboard: Why 'Query-ability' is the New Observability

Monday Mar 16 / 01:35PM GMT

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Uncorking Queueing Bottlenecks with OpenTelemetry

Monday Mar 16 / 03:55PM GMT

Queues are an essential component in a scalable distributed system, but going beyond the simple implementation creates an explosion of complexity to manage.

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Julian Wreford

Team Lead of Operability Team @Gearset, Software Engineer Turned Accidental SRE

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Oli Lane

Engineering Team Lead @Gearset, Focusing on Engineering Culture, Observability, and Platform Reliability

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Unconference: Connecting Systems

Monday Mar 16 / 02:45PM GMT