When working with complex, distributed systems, the art of "connecting" is not a one-time feat but an ongoing journey. That journey covers everything from the essential role of APIs and protocols as the building blocks of connectivity, to the necessity of observability for understanding how a system behaves.
This track features a diverse array of perspectives and stories from experts that have built, maintained, and evolved the connections that weave together to become the fabric of distributed systems. As systems become more complex, we'll provide critical knowledge to help you master the art of connecting systems.
From this track
Sidecar-Less or Sidecars for Your Applications in Istio Service Mesh?
Sidecar-less functionality has emerged as an alternative approach in service mesh architectures, addressing concerns related to costs and complexity associated with sidecars.

Lin Sun
Open Source @solo.io, Istio TOC Member, CNCF TAG Network Cochair & Ambassador
Are You Done Yet? Mastering Long-Running Processes in Modern Architectures
Navigating the challenges of long-running processes is an important skill to survive modern architecture. The complexities arise from the growing distribution of systems and the need to address issues related to remote communication and the unavailability of peers.

Bernd Ruecker
Co-Founder and Chief Technologist @Camunda
gRPC Migration Automation at LinkedIn
LinkedIn is in the process of migrating from Rest.li, an internally developed open source framework for building RESTful APIs to gRPC for better framework capabilities, runtime efficiency, and developer productivity.

Karthik Ramgopal
Distinguished Engineer @LinkedIn

Min Chen
Principal Staff Software Engineer @LinkedIn
Operable Software
More details coming soon.

Martin Thwaites
Principal Developer Advocate @Honeycomb
Transitioning Healthcare Integration to a Cloud-Native Architecture
More details coming soon.

Leander Vanderbijl
Senior Software Engineer @Livi
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