IN-PERSON! ksqlDB and KIP-500

Hello everyone! Join us for an IN PERSON Apache Kafka® meetup on October 19th from 6:30 pm, hosted by Setel in Kuala Lumpur!

📍 Venue:
Setel Office
Suite 11-01, Level 11 Vertical Corporate Tower B, Avenue 10, The Vertical, Bangsar South City, No.8, Jalan Kerinchi, 59200 Kuala Lumpur

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🗓 Agenda:

• 18:30pm-19:00pm: Food , Drinks & Networking
• 19:00pm-19:30pm: Talha khan kakerzai, Engineering Manager, Setel
• 19:30pm-20:00pm: Jeffrey Lam, Staff Solutions Engineer, Confluent
• 20:00pm-20:30pm: Additional Q&A / Networking

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💡 Speaker:
Talha khan kakerzai, Engineering Manager, Setel

Talk:
Accelerating Actionable-Insights: ksqlDB's Impact on Our Business Challenges

Abstract:
In today's data-driven landscape, businesses face a myriad of challenges in extracting actionable insights from vast and ever-growing datasets. Traditional batch processing methods often fall short in meeting the demands of real-time decision-making. Discover how ksqlDB's stream processing capabilities have empowered us to process, analyze, and act upon data as it flows, leading to more agile, data-driven strategies. Gain insights tangible benefits that ksqlDB has brought to Setel.

Bio:
I'm Talha, a seasoned professional who embarked on my career journey as a Software engineer. With over 8 years of hands-on experience in software development, I've honed my skills in crafting innovative solutions and driving technological advancements. Currently, I hold the role of Engineering Manager at Setel, where my focus lies in spearheading personalization initiatives. I'm passionate about harnessing technology to enhance user experiences and contribute to the growth and success of Setel.

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💡 Speaker:
Jeffrey Lam, Staff Solutions Engineer, Confluent

Talk:
Introduction to KRaft and KIP-500

Abstract:
KRaft is the consensus protocol that was introduced to remove Apache Kafka’s dependency on ZooKeeper for metadata management (KIP-500). It addresses many urgent scalability and performance issues in Kafka and greatly simplifies the architecture. In this meetup, you will learn about the basic concept of Kraft and KIP-500.

Bio:
Jeffrey Lam is a Staff Solutions Engineer from Confluent. He is big data specialist, pre-sales and enterprise architect with 20+ year experience with global technology leaders, namely Confluent, Splunk, ServiceNow, IBM and Oracle. Jeffrey has solid consulting skills, able to drive technology thought leadership at C-level in multiple disciplines such as big data strategy, MLOps, cloud, and enterprise architecture solutions.

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DISCLAIMER
BY ATTENDING THIS EVENT IN PERSON, you acknowledge that risk includes possible exposure to and illness from infectious diseases including COVID-19, and accept responsibility for this, if it occurs.
As the classroom is a mask-on setting, please be reminded that masks should still be worn at all times unless actively eating or drinking
NOTE: We are unable to cater for any attendees under the age of 18.