Get Kafka-Nated - Episode 1

Grab your cup and prepare to get Kafka-Nated! In this series we’ll be digging into everything from Apache Kafka®, from the pre history of Kafka to the latest Kafka Improvement Proposal (KIP). We’ll be joined by a range of guests who have been at the forefront of Kafka for many years. And to ensure you don’t kip (I know - we’re sorry) we’re offering every attendee a free coffee voucher.

What We’ll Cover in Episode 1:

- Early days: Starting as an internal tool for LinkedIn how has Kafka become the backbone of modern infrastructure?

- Major Architectural Shifts: How major changes like KIP-500 (removing Zookeeper) and now KIP-1150 (diskless topics) reflect the changing demands on streaming infrastructure.

- Enterprise Adoption Patterns: In 12 years of working with Kafka Filip will discuss how enterprise adoption has changed, and how the problems that existed in 2012 were different from those in 2025.

- The Innovation Cycles: Kafka has gone through distinct phases - early adoption, enterprise scaling, cloud-native transformation. What drives these major shifts, and what stage we’re in now.

Is this session for you?

If you’re interested in Kafka and how and why it came to be, this is the session for you.