Several definitions of a fully managed Apache Kafka® service have floated around, but Ricardo Ferreira (Developer Advocate, Confluent) breaks down what it truly means and why every developer should care. Addressing a handful of questions around Apache Kafka®, Confluent Cloud, hosted solutions, and how they all work, Ricardo describes the benefits of using a fully managed service as a means of simplifying the lives of developers and letting them get back to building—which is why they started out as developers in the first place! 

EPISODE LINKS

• The Rise of Managed Services for Apache Kafka
• Excerpt from The Beginner's Guide to Mathematica, Version 4
• Jay Kreps’ keynote at Kafka Summit SF 2019
• Neha Narkhede’s keynote at Kafka Summit London 2019
• Demos by Ricardo Ferreira
• Join the Confluent Community Slack
• Fully managed Apache Kafka as a service! Try free.