Partial Multi-Tenancy on Kafka Using Strimzi

Explore the challenges and solutions of managing partial multi-tenancy in Kafka using Strimzi in this 42-minute conference talk by Colt McNealy, Founder of LittleHorse. Learn how to effectively create topics, enforce the principle of least privilege, and mitigate the noisy neighbor problem using Strimzi's Kubernetes-native features. Discover how LittleHorse Cloud leverages Strimzi Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) to enable partial multi-tenancy, allowing multiple LittleHorse clusters to share a single Kafka cluster. Gain insights into using KafkaTopic CRD for simplified provisioning, KafkaUser CRD for tenant isolation, and KafkaRebalance CRD to utilize Cruise Control. Additionally, get a glimpse of upcoming Strimzi features like KRaft support with KafkaNodePool's and topic replication factor changes with the Unidirectional Topic Operator, and understand how these advancements will enhance functionality for users.