Transition to Apache Kafka on Kubernetes With Strimzi

Explore a comprehensive case study on Maersk's migration from Confluent Platform and Confluent Cloud to self-managed Apache Kafka on Kubernetes using Strimzi. Dive into the architecture, design, and implementation of Maersk's 3rd generation Event Streaming Platform, built on Kubernetes in Azure. Learn about the reasoning behind this transition and discover how Maersk leverages Strimzi to operate Apache Kafka at scale with high reliability and data segregation. Gain insights into their monitoring setup using Grafana and Prometheus, alerting system with GoAlert, and self-service solutions implemented in GoLang. Understand the GitOps deployment model utilizing Flux and Kustomization. If time permits, witness a demonstration of an open-source self-service tool for cluster monitoring and exploration, featuring topic message browsing and connector configuration capabilities.