A talk discussing the rise of Apache Kafka and data in motion plus the impact of cloud native data systems. This talk will cover how Kafka needs to evolve to keep up with the future of cloud, what this means for distributed systems engineers, and what work is being done to truly make Kafka Cloud Native.
Presenter
Jay Kreps
ConfluentJay Kreps is the CEO and co-founder of Confluent, the foundational platform for data in motion built on Apache Kafka. As a pioneer in a new category of data infrastructure, Confluent’s significant growth underscores the importance of data in motion across all industries. Prior to Confluent he was the lead architect for data and infrastructure at LinkedIn. He is the initial developer of several open source projects, including Apache Kafka.