26/05/2026
💡 What does it take to run microservices reliably once they reach production?
Our colleague, Raluca Bica, answered that question on stage at Cloud Native Days, sharing practical insights into one of the key challenges modern engineering teams face: managing traffic, securing service-to-service communication, and understanding system behaviour at scale.
Drawing on her experience, Raluca walked attendees through the fundamentals of Istio and what operating it in production looks like from an SRE perspective. She went beyond theory, showing how platform-level control can help teams build systems that are not only scalable, but also secure, observable, and resilient.
🍋 Between talks, many visitors stopped by our stand to discover our work and recharge before the next sessions. The unexpected crowd favourite? Our signature lemonade with smoke bubble effects.
🛡️ At Systematic, we believe knowledge grows when it's shared. Events like Cloud Native Days are a chance to contribute to the community while continuing to learn from it.
Thank you to everyone who joined Raluca's session and stopped by to say hello. What's the most valuable insight you took away from the event?