Addison Huddy (@addisonhuddy, Sr Dir of PM @Confluentinc) talks about the evolution of cloud-based Kafka platforms, and how this might reshape how all OSS software moves into the cloud.
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Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Tell us a little bit about your background, and what you focus on at Confluent.
Topic 2 - Let’s start with Confluent Cloud. What happens when you take an open source project and make it a cloud service?
Topic 3 - After many years of learning, Confluent decided to build Kora. Walk us through that design process and the goals of this new 10x Kafka-compatible service.
Topic 4 - As I’m looking through the capabilities of Kora (see below), can you give us a sense of how these compare to the previous Confluent Cloud?
Topic 5 - Kora remains compatible with existing Kafka. How did you go about essentially maintaining the API/protocol while essentially re-writing the entire backend of the system?
Topic 6 - Obviously you can’t speak for other open source projects, but given what Confluent has learned with Kora, do expect to see other companies potentially trying to build cloud-specific versions? (e.g. Kubernetes)
Topic 7 - What sort of feedback do you get from users of the Kora system vs. the previous Confluent Cloud?
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