Kurni Famili and Brad Feehan, Shopify
Slow queries can cripple the reliability of production systems, leading to performance bottlenecks and user dissatisfaction. This session explores a dual-component framework for tackling slow queries, covering preventive measures integrated into CI pipelines and corrective actions utilizing production monitoring. Attendees will gain actionable insights to boost their systems’ reliability by identifying and resolving slow queries effectively.
Kurni Famili is a Senior Site Reliability Engineer at Shopify, originally from Indonesia and now living in Singapore. They have a broad interest in system reliability, with a particular focus on databases and observability. At Shopify, they work alongside teams to improve infrastructure performance, making sure systems are reliable and scalable.
Brad Feehan is a Senior Site Reliability Engineer at Shopify, currently based in Melbourne, Australia. With over a decade of experience in high-traffic web applications, they have a deep understanding of every layer of the tech stack. Starting in full-stack web development, they transitioned to focus on the back-end and then developed expertise in system administration, DevOps, and SRE principles, all while maintaining a passion for exploring new technologies and how things work.
author = {Kurni Famili and Brad Feehan},
title = {Tackling Slow Queries: A Practical Approach to Prevention and Correction},
year = {2025},
address = {Santa Clara, CA},
publisher = {USENIX Association},
month = mar
}