Streaming Audio: A Confluent Podcast about Apache Kafka
Listen to Tim Berglund and guests unpack a variety of topics surrounding Apache Kafka®, Confluent, real-time data streaming, and the cloud.
Distributed Systems Engineering with Apache Kafka ft. Gwen Shapira
Gwen Shapira shares about what it's like to be a distributed systems engineer at Confluent and best tips for approaching a project like Apache Kafka. She talks through the steps she took to get to Confluent and how she got started working with Apache Kafka, including her experience as on the PMC for the Apache Software Foundation.
Towards Successful Apache Kafka Implementations ft. Jakub Korab
Jakub Korab discusses what professional services actually is and how it relates to customer success. It all centers around what customers want to do, and you’ll hear about trends, Kafka use cases, and real-life examples of professional services in action within various industries over the last year.
Knative 101: Kubernetes and Serverless Explained with Jacques Chester
What is Knative and how does it simplify Kubernetes-related processes through seamless extension? Jacques Chester is publishing a book called “Knative in Action” that walks through the problems Knative is trying to solve, the relationship between Knative and serverless, and simplifying your Kubernetes cluster.
Paving a Data Highway with Kafka Connect ft. Liz Bennett
Liz Bennett explains how she implemented Apache Kafka® at Stitch Fix, her previous employer, where she successfully introduced Kafka first through a Kafka hackathon and then by pitching it to the management team.
Distributed Systems Engineering with Apache Kafka ft. Jun Rao
Jun Rao (Co-founder, Confluent) explains what relational databases and distributed databases are, how they work, and major differences between the two. He also delves into important lessons he’s learned along the way through the transition from the relational world to the distributed world.
Meet your host
Tim Berglund
Tim Berglund is a teacher, author, and technology leader with Confluent, where he serves as the senior director of developer advocacy. He can frequently be found at speaking at conferences in the U.S. and all over the world. Tim is the co-presenter of various O'Reilly training videos on topics ranging from Git to distributed systems, and he is the author of "Gradle Beyond the Basics." He lives in Littleton, CO, U.S., with the wife of his youth.
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