Partial Multi-Tenancy on Kafka Using Strimzi - Managing Multiple Applications

Explore the challenges and solutions of implementing partial multi-tenancy on Kafka using Strimzi in this conference talk. Learn how LittleHorse manages multiple applications within a single Kafka platform, addressing key concerns such as topic creation, enforcing least privilege, and mitigating noisy neighbor problems. Discover how Strimzi's Kubernetes-native approach provides answers to these challenges. Gain insights into LittleHorse Cloud's use of Strimzi to manage Kafka clusters, particularly in their Enterprise product. Understand the role of Strimzi CRDs in enabling partial multi-tenancy, including KafkaTopic for simplifying new cluster provisioning, KafkaUser for tenant isolation, and KafkaRebalance for leveraging Cruise Control. Get a glimpse of upcoming Strimzi features like KRaft support with KafkaNodePool and topic replication factor changes with the Unidirectional Topic Operator, and their potential impact on delivering new functionality to users.