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Presentation: Mitigating Geopolitical Risks with Local-First Software and atproto

Martin Kleppmann — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:00:00 GMT

Martin Kleppmann discusses the urgent need for technological sovereignty in modern infrastructure. Exploring the shifting landscape of global tech dependencies, he shares how engineering leaders can leverage multi-cloud architecture, de facto API standardization, the AT Protocol, and local-first development paradigms to reclaim user agency and build highly resilient systems.

By Martin Kleppmann

Presentation: Architecting a Centralized Platform for Data Deletion at Netflix

Vidhya Arvind, Shawn Liu — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:26:00 GMT

The speakers discuss the architectural challenges of executing safe data deletion across distributed datastores. Balancing durability, availability & correctness, they explain how to orchestrate multi-system deletion propagation without impacting live traffic. They share lessons on controlling tombstone accumulation, building continuous audit loops, and gaining trust with a centralized platform.

By Vidhya Arvind, Shawn Liu

Presentation: The Human Toll of Incidents & Ways to Mitigate it

Kyle Lexmond — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:50:00 GMT

Kyle Lexmond explains how to handle the high-pressure environment of severe production outages. He discusses the critical distinction between mitigation and root-cause resolution, sharing personal experiences from harrowing incident rooms. He shares valuable operational strategies on overcoming cognitive overload, establishing blameless cultures, and optimizing systems for faster recovery.

By Kyle Lexmond