Accepted at Nordic APIs 2026 Platform Summit
I am thrilled to announce that my talk “The API Guardrails Behind Safe Multi-Tenant AI Platforms” has been accepted for the Nordic APIs 2026 Platform Summit — taking place October 13–14, 2026 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Nordic APIs is one of the most respected API-focused conferences in Europe, bringing together API architects, platform engineers, and technology leaders who are shaping how modern systems communicate. Being selected by their speaker review board is a huge honor.
The talk
This session takes a different angle on the multi-tenant AI platform story. While my KubeCon and Red Hat Summit talks focus on GPU orchestration and infrastructure, this one zooms in on the API layer — the contracts, guardrails, and safety mechanisms that sit between your users and your AI infrastructure.
What I will cover
When multiple teams share an AI platform, the API layer becomes the critical control plane. Every request to run inference, fine-tune a model, or provision GPU resources flows through APIs. Get the guardrails wrong, and one team can starve another — or worse, compromise the entire platform.
- API rate limiting for GPU workloads — why traditional rate limiting breaks down when a single inference request can consume an entire GPU for seconds
- Quota enforcement at the API gateway — translating business policies (team budgets, priority tiers, fairness) into API-level controls
- Authentication and authorization patterns — multi-tenant identity, RBAC, and workload-level access control for AI endpoints
- Request validation and input safety — preventing prompt injection, oversized payloads, and resource exhaustion through API contracts
- Observability through API telemetry — using API metrics to detect abuse, optimize utilization, and charge back accurately
- API versioning for ML models — managing model versions, A/B testing, and canary deployments through API abstractions
Who this is for
- API architects designing platforms that serve AI workloads
- Platform engineers building internal developer platforms with GPU-backed services
- Security engineers concerned about multi-tenant isolation at the API layer
- Engineering leaders planning enterprise AI infrastructure investments
Why Nordic APIs
Nordic APIs has built a reputation for deep technical content with a practical, no-hype approach. The Platform Summit specifically focuses on the intersection of API design, platform engineering, and developer experience — exactly where this talk lives.
Stockholm in October is also not a bad deal.
Event details
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Event | Nordic APIs 2026 Platform Summit |
| Date | October 13–14, 2026 |
| Location | Stockholm, Sweden 🇸🇪 |
| My Session | The API Guardrails Behind Safe Multi-Tenant AI Platforms |
| Speaker | Luca Berton |
| Website | nordicapis.com |
2026 speaking journey
This adds a fifth conference to an incredible 2026:
| Conference | Location | Topic | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| KubeCon EU 2026 | Amsterdam 🇳🇱 | Multi-Tenant GPUs on Bare Metal | ✅ Delivered |
| Cloud Native Rejekts EU | Amsterdam 🇳🇱 | Master of Ceremonies | ✅ Delivered |
| Red Hat Summit 2026 | Atlanta 🇺🇸 | GPUs Take Flight: Safety-First Platform Engineering | 🔜 May 12 |
| PlatformCon 2026 | Virtual 🌐 | Multi-Tenant GPUs on OpenShift AI with NVIDIA KAI | 🆕 Accepted |
| Nordic APIs 2026 | Stockholm 🇸🇪 | API Guardrails for Multi-Tenant AI | 🆕 Accepted |
Each conference reaches a different community with a different lens on the same core expertise. From infrastructure at KubeCon, to platform engineering at PlatformCon, to API architecture at Nordic APIs — the multi-tenant AI platform story keeps evolving.
Stay updated
I will share slides and recording links as they become available:
- 📺 YouTube — Luca Berton
- 💼 LinkedIn — Luca Berton
- 📅 Book a consultation if you are designing API guardrails for AI platforms
