This talk will focus on the latest developments affecting the SRE space, including the proliferation of AI tools and how both Platform Engineering and Observability influence SRE. There will be information from the latest events, enterprises and the SRE Report 2026. Key takeaways are, learning about the latest developments influencing the SRE space, the technologies in demand and upcoming that help SRE practitioners and strategic tips on how to navigate the high seas of supporting business services by crafting an SRE Operating Model.
Richard Simon is a CTO and a Cloud Native, Open Source and GenAI advocate with 36 years of IT industry experience, focusing on Cloud Computing, in the last 15 years. He is a highly structured, pragmatic and opinionated IT leader who's accumulated a vast set of varied experiences, working at prestigious IT vendors, Cloud Consultancies and Global Systems Integrators, such as IBM, Lenovo, SUSE, Mirantis, Heptio, World Wide Technology (WWT), Contino and T-Systems. Richard is the host of the YouTube channel, Cloud Therapist, and enjoys sharing his insights and challenging his audience with thought-provoking content, as well as during his public speaking engagements through conference keynotes and as host to various events.
