Taming Apache Kafka Using GitOps

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Deploys Apache Kafka on Kubernetes using Strimzi operator and syncs cluster, topics and users from Argo CD via Git repo manifests; demo shows a 3‑broker Kafka cluster (ZooKeeper backend), Helm charts creating topics and secrets, and a permission change applied through a pull request that immediately allows a previously blocked consumer to read—everything works. Notes include resource tuning for large fleets (example: running 15 Kafka clusters required increasing the operator JVM resources) and using MirrorMaker for cross‑cluster replication.

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1. 0:00Introduction and context
2. 3:13Data streaming and GitOps overview
3. 7:52StreamZ Kafka Kubernetes operator
4. 11:49GitOps methodology explained
5. 17:32Argo CD GitOps controller demo setup
6. 20:04Live demo Kafka cluster creation
7. 26:30Demo Kafka users and topics
8. 33:16Demo Kafka permissions and pull requests
9. 34:19Key takeaways and resources

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