Getting Started with Apache Kafka and Kubernetes

The text discusses the release of open-source Helm Chart deployment templates for Confluent Platform components on GitHub, enabling developers to quickly provision Apache Kafka, ZooKeeper, Schema Registry, REST Proxy, and Kafka Connect on Kubernetes. It also mentions a white paper providing best practices for deploying Apache Kafka on Kubernetes, which will be updated as the ecosystem evolves. The end goal is to make streaming data ubiquitous by combining Kubernetes' ability to run applications anywhere with Kafka's instantaneous accessibility of data anywhere.