Why modern software engineering needs Durable Objects

Agent Cloud

About the session

As software shifts toward autonomous, long-running agentic systems, traditional stateless serverless architectures are reaching their limits. Modern engineering requires a new default: a persistent, low-latency, colocated state. Join Ashley Peacock, Senior Engineer on the Durable Objects team at Cloudflare, for a practical look at building production-grade, resilient agents on stateful edge infrastructure. Learn how to architect impenetrable systems by taking advantage of recent platform-level enhancements, including built-in platform-driven retries and failure recovery, graceful code deployments that protect long-lived running states, and recent updates to Durable Object lifecycle management. Plus, get an inside look at what’s coming next as we continue to evolve and expand the Durable Objects platform.

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title: "Why modern software engineering needs Durable Objects"
url: "https://www.cloudflare.com/connect/2026/session/why-modern-software-engineering-needs-durable-objects"
year: 2026
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# Why modern software engineering needs Durable Objects

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## Session details

- **Track:** Agent Cloud
- **Topics:** Programmable Platforms
- **Solution areas:** Developer Platform

## About this session

As software shifts toward autonomous, long-running agentic systems, traditional stateless serverless architectures are reaching their limits. Modern engineering requires a new default: a persistent, low-latency, colocated state. Join Ashley Peacock, Senior Engineer on the Durable Objects team at Cloudflare, for a practical look at building production-grade, resilient agents on stateful edge infrastructure. Learn how to architect impenetrable systems by taking advantage of recent platform-level enhancements, including built-in platform-driven retries and failure recovery, graceful code deployments that protect long-lived running states, and recent updates to Durable Object lifecycle management. Plus, get an inside look at what’s coming next as we continue to evolve and expand the Durable Objects platform.

## Speakers

- [Ashley Peacock](https://www.cloudflare.com/connect/speakers/2421223) — Senior Software Engineer, Cloudflare

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