Evolving Critical Systems With gRPC - Bidirectional at Scale — What Works, What Hurts, What's Next?

Learn how to evolve critical systems using gRPC bidirectional streaming at scale in this 35-minute conference talk from CNCF's KubeCon + CloudNativeCon. Discover practical insights from Mastercard's engineering team as they share their real-world experience implementing gRPC bidirectional communication in mission-critical financial systems. Explore what strategies and approaches have proven successful in their large-scale deployment, understand the pain points and challenges they encountered during implementation, and gain visibility into their roadmap for future improvements. Examine the technical considerations, architectural decisions, and lessons learned when scaling bidirectional gRPC communication across critical infrastructure. Get actionable guidance on best practices, common pitfalls to avoid, and emerging patterns that can inform your own gRPC implementation strategy for high-stakes production environments.