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VP, Head Data Platform Engineering & Personalization at MakeMyTrip

๐Ÿš€ Reflecting on Kafka Summit: Transforming Data Streams into Business Value Kafka Summit Bangalore 2024 was not only enlightening but also provided a delightful reunion with Jay Kreps, co-founder and CEO at Confluent, and my former colleague at NexTag. It's inspiring to see how Confluent is shaping the future of Streaming with Apache Kafka & Apache Flink Unified for the Data Streaming Era (Two(2) big communities coming together) Here are some pivotal learnings from the summit that resonate deeply with our objectives at MakeMyTrip and the broader trends within the tech industry: 1.  ๐’๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐š ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: Confluent is focused on making it easier for users to process data streams more quickly and efficiently than before, emphasizing the importance of moving beyond mere data movement to achieve transformative business impacts while Addressing Data Infrastructure Complexity. 2. ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐š ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ: Confluent aims to transition from a model where data consumers pull data from systems, to a model where producers present well-formed data that multiple downstream subscribers can use. This approach is embodied in their concept of "data products," which are well-curated, reusable data sets with a clear ownership and governance structure. 3. ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐„๐ง๐ก๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ: The new features in Confluentโ€™s streaming platform are designed to federate data effectively across operational and analytical domains. The platformโ€™s capabilities are extended to ensure data is not only real-time but also reusable, governed, and securely connected across all systems. 4. ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐š ๐„๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ: Confluent team introduced a significant development called "TableFlow," which seamlessly integrates streaming data with analytical systems. This integration aims to make real-time data available in data lakes or warehouses instantly, supporting both operational responsiveness and analytical depth. Confluent added support for Iceberg to Confluent Cloud, allowing customers to convert Kafka topics, schemas, and metadata into Iceberg tables seamlessly. 5. ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐š ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ : The overarching theme was the strategic shift towards a holistic view of data management, where streaming is not just a method of transporting data but a fundamental aspect of how data is structured, processed, and consumed across businesses. While they might not be explicitly calling it Kappa architecture, their focus on data streams suggests they're on a similar path. ๐Ÿ“ธ Hereโ€™s a snapshot of Jay Kreps, me, Aditya & Confluent team at the event. Looking forward to many more such reunions and fruitful collaborations! #KafkaSummit #DataStreaming #Personalization #Confluent #MakeMyTrip

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Anil Kanwar

Data in Motion , Sales Leader - India at Confluent

2mo

Thanks a lot Piyush Kumar for joining us at KSB ! It was pleasure to hear from you about Amazing journey of Data at MMT. Also hearing from about Apache Kafka is amazing !!! Looking forward for strong partnership ahead !!! Thanks again

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