Beyond Boundaries: Game Days, War Stories, Innovation and Scale

Dive into the world of Zomato’s real-time machine learning inference platform where data scientists and ML engineers tackle challenges like predicting kitchen preparation time and rider assignment time. Nikunj Jain, a software engineer at Zomato, shares insights into the platform’s architecture, addressing deployment challenges and significantly reducing the time it takes models to go live. more

For Hotstar, autoscaling doesn’t really work for large events like the Cricket World Cup, which usually has a Tsunami-like traffic pattern - a typical app killer. Scaling to 25.3 million concurrent viewers on the day of the event involves multiple Game Days and load tests. Gaurav Kamboj, Cloud Architect at Hotstar, shares how Hotstar got through the epic scale event that was the IPL Cricket World… more

Embark on Freshworks’ fascinating journey from a startup to a scalable operation. This in-depth talk covers the evolution of their tech stack, architectural transformations at each growth stage, and the strategies employed for cost optimization. Gain valuable insights into their approach, from early startup challenges to achieving efficiency at scale. more

Join Ankur Jain, a member of the Platform-as-a-Service team at Flipkart, as he unveils Shatabdi, a P2P network designed to transparently convert HTTP resources to torrents. Learn about the system’s capability to manage downloads/uploads while abstracting out noise and providing a local REST API for effective control. more

Reducing a whopping 75% cost for SQL Server infrastructure while increasing business verticals, products and capabilities sounds difficult - but it’s exactly what Udaan achieved. It takes deliberate effort to choose the right cloud offerings, updating or even removing database indexes and understanding which tables to compress to improve query times and save storage. Lokesh Devnani, Software Engi… more