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What we’re about
*****Message regarding existing Kafka Group in the area (https://www.meetup.com/Salt-Lake-City-Apach...).
We have been keen to put on some Kafka events in Salt Lake City for some time, we have contacted the owner multiple times to see if we can help or make something happen. It has now been roughly a year since it opened with no activity or responses. If anyone here is able to contact the owner of the group, we’re more than happy to combine these groups into one and collaborate as a community, however we decided to open this group in order to accelerate upcoming events!
In that light, we are interested in running an open and collaborative group, so if you have an interest in contributing through talks, hosting and anything else, we would be grateful if you reach out directly to Community@Confluent.io
Thanks all!
Alice
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If you want to present, host or contribute in another way, see our rules of engagement (https://cnfl.io/roe-desc) and feel free to reach out to community@confluent.io - first time speakers welcome!
This Meetup is all about the Apache Kafka® ecosystem.
That includes Confluent Platform, Confluent Cloud, Kafka Connect, streaming data pipelines, ksqlDB, Kafka Streams as well as stream processing, Security, Microservices and anything else you can name that is related to Kafka! (Code of conduct: https://cnfl.io/coc-desc)
Beyond this group, we also have the following resources to help you learn and develop your skills! See them here:
*Find Kafka Intros at the Meetup Hub*
Find recordings of Kafka Introduction meetups (and many more) at our online meetup hub
https://cnfl.io/meetup-hub-desc
*Slack*
Tens of thousands of community members are collaborating with thousands of messages every month, join them:
*Confluent Developer*
All the resources you need to learn Kafka (sign up to take advantage of new content being added):
https://cnfl.io/dev-signup-desc
*Confluent Community Catalysts*
Nominate the next Community Catalysts (MVPs) and find out more here:
*Confluent Training and Certification discounts!*
Learn Apache Kafka® and become Confluent Certified! Get 20% off training (MU2020TRAIN) and 20% your certification exam (MU2020CERT) (valid until 31 Dec 2020):
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Remember to contact community@confluent.io if you have any questions, ideas, concerns or if you want to contribute in some way!
Upcoming events (1)
See all- Summer Apache Kafka® Meetup (Virtual)Link visible for attendees
Join us for an Apache Kafka® VIRTUAL meetup on Wednesday, July 31st from 6:00 pm PDT.
📍 Zoom [Online]
🗓 Agenda:
- 6:00pm - 6.10pm: Welcome, Networking
- 6:10pm - 6:35pm: Raghav Nehru, Director & Practitioner, Platformatory (20mins talk, followed by Q&A)
- 6:35pm - 7:00pm: Sandon Jacobs, Sr. Developer Advocate, Confluent
- (20mins talk, followed by Q&A)
- 7:00pm - 7.15pm: Networking & Hangout
Have follow-up questions afterward? Log in to Slack or Join our Forum (https://www.confluent.io/community/ask-the-community) to ask any follow-up questions!
💡 Speaker One (6.10 pm):
Raghav Nehru, Director & Practitioner, PlatformatoryTitle: Stories from running Kafka on Kubernetes
Abstract: Running Kafka on Kubernetes introduces a myriad of challenges and opportunities. This talk dives into the journey of deploying and managing Kafka clusters within Kubernetes environments. We will explore real-world stories, lessons learned, and best practices gathered from implementing Kafka in production Kubernetes clusters.Bio: Raghav is a technologist and the Director of Platformatory LLC, based in Vancouver, Canada. Known for his hands-on-keyboard approach coupled with many years of experience in designing and implementing Distributed Systems, Desktop applications, Systems Management applications, and Web services. Outside of tech, he enjoys being the coach for his son who plays Table Tennis.
💡 Speaker Two (6.35 pm):
Sandon Jacobs, Sr. Developer Advocate, ConfluentTitle: Ensuring Data Quality in Apache Kafka®: Great Power and Responsibility
Abstract: The great philosopher Stan Lee once wrote: “with great power comes great responsibility.” Little did he know the lesson he was teaching about data stream quality. But who’s actually responsible for the quality and integrity of Apache Kafka-based data streams? Data contracts and schema evolution are central to building responsible Kafka producers. Let’s discuss the best practices involved in making producer applications good stewards of data streams for downstream consumers.
Bio: Sandon Jacobs is a Senior Developer advocate at Confluent, where we're creating the foundational platform for data-in-motion. He has 20+ years of experience building applications and microservices on the JVM - with about 10 years in the Apache Kafka space. When away from the keyboard, look for Sandon on the golf course or the lake.
We'll update the zoom link before the event.
Online Meetup Etiquette
- Please hold your questions until the end of the presentation or use the zoom chat during!
- Please arrive on time as zoom meetings can become locked for many reasons (though if you get locked out a recording will be available, but you may have to wait a little while for it!)
- Important note: If Zoom asks for a password to join please use 'kafka'
If you would like to speak or host our next event please let us know!
Email: community@confluent.io
Slack community: Confluent slack