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IN PERSON Apache Kafka® Meetup Hyderabad - Sep 2026
EPAM, Salarpuria Sattva Knowledge City, Plot No. 2, Rai Durg, Hyderabad, Telangana 500032, Hyderabad, INHello everyone! Join us for an IN PERSON Apache Kafka® meetup on Sep 27th from 11:00 am hosted by EPAM!
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Venue:
EPAM, Salarpuria Sattva Knowledge City, Plot No. 2, Rai Durg, Hyderabad, Telangana 500032Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/J1dPXm9aam1xDMov9
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Agenda:- 10:30: Doors Open
- 11:00 AM to 11:10 AM: Welcome by Harsh Gulati
- 11:10 AM to 11:50 AM: Bala Vignesh N V, Lead Software Engineer, Microsoft
- 11:50 AM to 12:30 PM: Mohammed Ashfaq Ahmed, Senior Solutions Engineer, Confluent
- 12:30 PM to 12:45 PM: Break
- 12:45 PM to 13:25 PM: Jitin Chugh, Delivery Manager, EPAM
- 13:25 PM to 14:30 PM: Lunch
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💡 Speaker:
Mohammed Ashfaq Ahmed, Senior Solutions Engineer, ConfluentTalk:
Kafka, Demystified: How Your Swiggy Order Reaches Everyone Who Needs ItAbstract:
Topics covered:- Kafka Core — what Kafka actually is, and why not SQS/RabbitMQ
- Kafka Connect — getting data in and out without custom code
- Schema Registry — keeping everyone honest about the data shape
- Kafka Streams — computing things in real time
- Confluent Cloud — the same thing, fully managed
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If you would like to speak or host our next event please let us know! community@confluent.io230 attendees
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