In this episode, Ryan and Bhavin interview Justin Lee, Principal Solutions Engineer at Confluent, about all things Kafka on Kubernetes. The discussion focuses on what Kafka is, how it helps developers build applications, and then dives into how developers or operators can deploy and run Kafka on Kubernetes using either Confluent for Kubernetes (CFK) operator from Confluent, or using Strimzi, an open source alternative. The hosts and Justin talk about the different custom resources needed for running Kafka on Kubernetes and then discuss best practices and case studies around the same.
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Show Links:

• Isovalent raises $40M Series B round - https://member.fintech.global/2022/09/09/open-source-technologies-dev-isovalent-nets-40m/
• EKS Anywhere Curated Packages - https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2022/08/amazon-eks-anywhere-curated-packages-generally-available/
• AWS Karpenter Cluster Consolidation - https://karpenter.sh/preview/tasks/deprovisioning/
• VMware Explore - VMware Tanzu updates - https://www.storagereview.com/news/vmware-tanzu-gets-aria-mission-control-kubernetes-grid-updates
• Kubecon EU Call For Papers now Open - https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/program/cfp/
• CloudCasa and ONDAT partnership - https://www.catalogicsoftware.com/press-releases/cloudcasa-by-catalogic-and-ondat-announce-partnership-to-protect-kubernetes/
• Google adds Hyperdisk support - https://containerjournal.com/features/google-adds-additional-storage-service-for-gke/
• Kubernetes Complexity - https://driftingin.space/posts/complexity-kubernetes
• Confluent for Kubernetes - https://docs.confluent.io/operator/current/overview.html
• Strimzi - Kafka on Kubernetes - https://strimzi.io/
• Upcoming Current (Data Streaming Summit hosted by Confluent): https://2022.currentevent.io/website/39543/welcome
• Confluent for Kubernetes Quick Start: https://docs.confluent.io/operator/current/co-quickstart.html
• Confluent Home Page: https://www.confluent.io/
• Confluent Developer Podcast: https://developer.confluent.io/podcast/