Name: October 1st Meetup: Stream Processing Smackdown: Kafka Streams vs. Apache Flink
Start: 2025-10-01T17:30:00-06:00
End: 2025-10-01T20:30:00-06:00
Location: Thrive Workplace

\*\*Everyone, please note that our October Meetup will be on the first Wednesday in October.

5:30-6:00: Food, Soda, Beer, and Networking

6:00-6:15: Announcements

**6:15-7:45:** **Stream Processing Smackdown: Kafka Streams vs. Apache Flink**

Attention, Data Streaming Engineers! In a world where speed is everything, choosing the proper stream processing framework is crucial. Want to supercharge your apps with real-time data processing? Should you opt for the streamlined Kafka Streams, a lightweight library for building streaming applications, or the feature-rich Apache Flink, a powerful and flexible stream processing framework? Viktor will walk you through the nuts and bolts of these two leading technologies.

**About Viktor Gamov**
Viktor Gamov is a Principal Developer Advocate at Confluent, founded by the original creators of Apache Kafka®. With a rich background in implementing and advocating for distributed systems and cloud-native architectures, Viktor excels in open-source technologies. He is passionate about assisting architects, developers, and operators in crafting systems that are not only low in latency and scalable but also highly available.

As a Java Champion and an esteemed speaker, Viktor is known for his insightful presentations at top industry events like JavaOne, Devoxx, Kafka Summit, and QCon. His expertise spans distributed systems, real-time data streaming, JVM, and DevOps. Viktor has co-authored “Enterprise Web Development” and “Apache Kafka® in Action”.

Follow Viktor on X - @gamussa to stay updated with Viktor’s latest thoughts on technology, his gym and food adventures, and insights into open-source and developer advocacy.

7:45: Door prizes

Thanks to our sponsors!

* [TEKsystems](https://www.teksystems.com/)
* [Strides Staffing and Consulting](https://www.stridesstaffing.com/)
* [Agile Developer](https://agiledeveloper.com/)
* [JetBrains](https://www.jetbrains.com/)
* [Thrive Workplace](https://www.thriveworkplace.com/centennial/)

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