Nobody Understands Kafka Costs
The latest episode of the podcast discusses the complexities of Kafka costs and the misleading nature of pricing in the streaming industry. Host Hugh Evans and guest Stanislav Kozlovski, a recognized figure in the Kafka community, delve into the intricacies of what users are actually paying for. The conversation aims to provide clarity on a topic that is often obscured by technical jargon and marketing strategies.
- ▪Stanislav Kozlovski is an Apache Kafka committer and a well-known voice in the Kafka community.
- ▪The episode addresses the hidden costs associated with Kafka and the inaccuracies in pricing calculators.
- ▪The podcast aims to provide technical insights without the typical sales pitch found in the industry.
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Playback speed×Share postShare post at current timeShare from 0:000:00/32Nobody Understands Kafka Costs, Stanislav Kozlovski - S2 Episode 5In this episode we're going somewhere the streaming industry rarely goes honestly: Kafka costs, calculator lies, and all the ways pricing obscures what you're actually paying.Hugh Evans and Stanislav KozlovskiMay 21, 202632ShareStanislav Kozlovski is an Apache Kafka committer, software engineer, and the author of 2 Minute Streaming, a newsletter with over 7,000 subscribers focused on real-time event streaming and data engineering. With over 50k followers across social media, he's one of the most recognised voices in the Kafka community.
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